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Polar Bear Plunge 2012

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Polar Bear Plunge to benefit FriendshipWorks About FriendshipWorks We have 28 years of experience matching volunteers with elders and adults with disabilities. Our goal is to reduce social isolation and replace it with the warmth of a caring friend. We make one-on-one friendly visiting matches, provide medical escorts, and bring  pet companions to nursing [...] Read more »

o Join us for a Halloween Concert Saturday, October 29

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PetPals on Groupon

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Our PetPals program was featured on Groupon Boston and Worcester September 13, 2011- September 16, 2011. We raised $1390 to support our efforts to bring our PetPal human-animal teams to local long term care facilities. Thank you to all who supported this campaign!! Your support will help us continue to bringing pets- dogs, [...] Read more »

Recap: Wine, Cheese and Chocolate: An Evening with Friends

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On June 9, 2011 friends and supporters of FriendshipWorks came together at Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers for an evening of  wine tasting, cheese, gourmet chocolates and silent auctions. In addition, the 2011 David Libby Award was presented to Susan Tresch Fienberg. The David Libby Award in Service to Older People is given annually to honor an extraordinary [...] Read more »

Save the Date: Thursday June 9th an evening of o Wine, Cheese, and Chocolate with FriendshipWorks

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Mobility Skills Training

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Fall Newsletter

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Scared For Good: Halloween Benefit Concert

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Scared For Good A Halloween Benefit Concert at Old South Church When: Saturday, October 30th, 7:30 pm Where: Old South Church, Copley Square, Boston Become a sponsor for this event! What puts the fright into Halloween more than eerie music on a pipe organ? Come to a spine-chilling presentation of all [...] Read more »