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The officers of the Project Just Because Student Board are organizing a spring cleaning fundraiser. For a donation to PJB of $100 per hour, a group of five volunteers will help with yard work. The program started April 7 and ends June 16. To reserve a time, visit...
The Project Just Because Golf Tournament will be held Monday, June 19, at Hopkinton Country Club. The event includes 18 holes of golf, continental breakfast, luncheon, silent auction and raffles, with all proceeds going to the families served by PJB. Registration...
Faith Community Church of Hopkinton, in coordination with Project Just Because, provided presents for 500 children this Christmas. On Monday, representatives from the church loaded up the presents and took them to PJB's facility on South Street, where they will be...
Homeowners in need of a fall yard cleanup can sign up for a charity fundraiser for Project Just Because. A group of at least four volunteers will rake and bag leaves for payment that will be donated to PJB. The fall cleanups will be held in October and November. The...
Project Just Because will host a fundraising golf tournament on Monday, July 11, at Hopkinton Country Club. The event starts at 8 a.m. and will include a continental breakfast, 18 holes of golf, dinner, raffles and a silent auction, with the proceeds going to the...
A group of Hopkinton High School students is volunteering to perform spring yard cleanings in exchange for donations to Project Just Because. The last cleaning appointment is June 4. Sign up at signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4faba829aafec07-spring. For more information,...
Project Just Because will have Easter baskets for children age 12 and under whose families are in need. The baskets are available for pickup at PJB’s office at 109 South Street on April 11-14 from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (extended to 6:30 p.m. on April 13). No appointment...
Project Just Because is holding a March Madness fundraiser. Participants can enter their tournament brackets between March 13-17. The entry fee for each bracket is $20, or $10 for students. The top three finishers win prizes, including sports-themed bundles of shirts,...
This fall, Legacy Farms residents collected 1,300 pounds of food during a Diwali food drive. The food was donated to Hopkinton's Project Just Because and Framingham's Turning Point Shelter. The initiative was led by Madhuri Waje, a core volunteer for Sewa’s Boston...
Project Just Because announced earlier this year that it planned to move into its own facility after its lease expires at its current location next fall. PJB has its sights set on a building just down South Street from where it currently houses is food pantry and...
The Hopkinton-based food pantry Project Just Because is looking to get out the word that it wants to help any families in need during the holiday season. PJB is providing holiday meals as well as gifts to ages 18 and under. These programs are available now to anyone...
Ann-Michele Dragsbaek didn’t play a single sport in high school. A mother of four, she first started running after having kids. Now, on Oct. 11, she’s set to run her 15th Boston Marathon. “I had just had my fourth baby,” Dragsbaek says, thinking back to her first...
Project Just Because announced Thursday that it has started a fundraising campaign to purchase its own building. The Hopkinton nonprofit currently leases a facility on South Street. It plans to buy a building on the same street and move in by July of 2022. The goal is...
Project Just Because, the Hopkinton-based nonprofit that helps those in need with food, clothing and other necessities, is hosting a golf tournament at Hopkinton Country Club on June 28. The event includes a silent auction, raffle and dinner, along with 18 holes of...
Project Just Because is hosting another free food distribution day on Saturday, May 15, at its Hopkinton facility for all Massachusetts residents in need. Anyone needing assistance or aware of someone who needs help with food — including protein, dairy, dry goods,...
Project Just Because is hosting another free food distribution day this Saturday (March 13) at its Hopkinton facility for all Massachusetts residents in need. Anyone needing assistance or aware of someone who needs help with food — including protein, dairy, dry goods,...
Thanks to assistance from Baypath Humane Society, a grant from Middlesex Savings Bank and community support, Project Just Because has a new pet pantry stocked with dry and wet pet food, leashes and collars, pet sweaters and other supplies. Pet pantry items are...
Project Just Because is hosting a free food distribution day this Saturday (Feb. 13) at its Hopkinton facility for all Massachusetts residents in need. Anyone needing assistance or aware of someone who needs help with food — including protein, dairy, dry goods, bakery...
Thanks to a generous donation from Chef’s Kitchen on Main, Hopkinton-based charity/food pantry Project Just Because has 600 fully prepared holiday meals available for people in need this time of year. Anyone needing assistance can stop by the Project Just Because...
When a little boy was seeking help during the winter holiday season from Project Just Because, which provides food and resources for people in need, he was asked his top three wishes. “A treat for my dog,” was one of his responses. That answer reinforced something...
