Chelmsford Volunteers

Life Choice provides superior end-of-life care, nourishing the body, mind and soul of our patients and their families.

Contact

Janet Dwyer, Volunteer Coordinator
Life Choice Hospice
460 Totten Pond Road
Suite 390
Waltham, MA 02451
781-487-2201
http://www.lifechoicehospice.com
jdwyer@lifechoicehospice.com

Area Served

Chelmsford, surrounding area, all of Massachusetts (our business office is in Waltham, and we have patients in towns throughout the state including Chelmsford, Lowell, Westford)

Volunteers

Compassionate and reliable volunteers are needed for all of the following opportunities in your local community: companionship visits, reading to patients, writing life histories, Reiki, pet therapy, music therapy, hand massage. For this ongoing commitment, volunteers receive free training, consistent support and educational opportunities. Please consider joining our team on this exciting mission!

Last Updated: May 2012

Our mission is to provide for people with disabilities the support needed to live, work, learn, grow, and participate to their fullest potential in their community.

Contact

Address: 147 New Boston St.
Woburn, MA 01801
Phone: 781-935-7057
Fax: 781-935-4227
info@nupathinc.org
http://nupathinc.org/

Meetings

We have day centers and offices in Woburn and in Westford, and we have residential homes in several area towns.

Volunteers

NuPath is both open to finding volunteers from the community and to finding volunteer opportunities in the community for the people we serve. At NuPath, we are looking for volunteers to be buddies, to teach skills-based classes, to lead fun activities, to help with events, and more. The people at NuPath volunteer at food pantries, Meals on Wheels, recycling programs, and we are looking for more!

Area Served

Woburn, Chelmsford, Westford, and several towns throughout Middlesex County.

Last Updated: December 2011

Advancement of gardening, development of home grounds, furthering of town beautification, stimulation of interest in gardening, aiding in protection of forests, wild flowers and birds. Services: civic services, conservation, environmental improvement, horticulture, and garden therapy. $1000 scholarship every other year.

Contact

Deb Taverna
109 Billerica Road
Chelmsford, MA, 01824
978-256-5613
dtaverna@msn.com

Meetings

Regular meetings are held at All Saints Episcopal Church at 11:30 a.m. October through May (except January)

Eligibility

Any resident of the Chelmsford area who is not a member of any other federated garden club. There are approximately 100 members. Fee: $30/yr.

Area Served

Chelmsford

Affiliations

Massachusetts Garden Club Federation

Last Updated: October 2008

To provide companionship and/or supervision to isolated and/or convalescent elders and disabled; to provide respite for caretakers. Services: primarily companionship, supervision, and meals; some shopping assistance.

Contact

Patty Keane, Director
Chelmsford Senior Center
75 Groton Road
North Chelmsford, MA 01863
978-251-8491
OFFICE: M-F, 8:30-4:30pm (leave a message on the recorder if no one answers; calls are usually returned within one business day); SERVICES provided 24 hours.

Eligibility

Must be a resident of Chelmsford or Westford, 60 or older, or visiting relatives of residents, 60 or older, and disabled clients of any age. Fee: $8/hr, 3 hour minimum per visit.

Area Served

Chelmsford and Westford

Last Updated: October 2008

To benefit its members by exchanging information and ideas and to provide its membership with educational, supportive, and social activities. We also seek to benefit others in need of information on multiple gestation pregnancy, childcare, child rearing, friendship and support.

Contact

P.O. Box 665
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 376-2939
info@nashobavalleymom.org
http://www.nashobavalleymom.org/
Meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month-September through May. Our meeting location is:
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
75 Cold Spring Road
Westford, MA 01886
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Social Hour
7:30 PM- 9:30 PM General Meeting

Eligibility

Parent, expectant parent, grandparent or guardians of multiples. Regular Membership Fee: $27 annually (September to September) $18 partial year for new members joining after February.

Area Served

Although members primarily live in the greater Lowell area of Massachusetts, we also have members from Acton, Andover, Ayer, Berlin, Billerica, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Dracut, Dunstable, Fitchburg, Groton, Harvard, Littleton, Lowell, Lynn, Nashua NH, N. Billerica, N. Chelmsford, Pelham, NH, Shirley, Stow, Tewksbury, Tyngsboro, and Westford.

Last Updated: November 2011

The Merrimack Valley Chorale (MVC) was conceived in the summer of 1982, for the purpose of presenting classical and popular choral music. The membership fully enjoys the music they sing while preserving and expanding the strong bonds of friendship, that exist within the chorale. Membership is open to all interested, with no auditions required. We hope you’ll join us at one of our concerts as either an audience member, or a member of the chorale.

Contact

Merrimack Valley Chorale
2 Waco Circle
Chelmsford, MA 01824
978-251-7895 or 978-458-2905
Fax: 775-201-4741
info@merrimackvalleychorale.org
http://www.merrimackvalleychorale.org/
Rehearsals are held Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 PM Rehearsal space is St. John Evangelist Parish, 115 Middlesex St, N. Chelmsford.

Eligibility

No audition necessary; open to anyone who likes to sing; most members are at least 16 years old. Reasonable membership dues.

Area Served

Chelmsford and surrounding communities.

Last Updated: November 2011

Free legal service & advice for Haverhill residents 60 & over re: Social Security & Public Benefits; housing/landlord/tenant law; health care & nursing home disputes; utility shut-offs; financial exploitation; physical abuse, guardianship & conservatorship; domestic abuse. Services are NOT provided in criminal cases, real estate matters, probate or estate planning.

Contact

Vinny Ouellette, Director
Haverhill Citizen Center
10 Welcome Street
Haverhill, MA 01830
978-374-2390
Fax: 978-521-2626
vouellette@cityofhaverhill.com
http://mvlegal.org/
Hours: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Services Available

Arrangements can be made for those unable to travel.

Area Served

Merrimack River Valley towns from Chelmsford to Newburyport.

Affiliations

Merrimack Valley Legal Services Headquarters Office: 35 John Street, Suite 302, Lowell, MA 01852-1101

Last Updated: April 2004

NARFE keeps members informed of local and national legislation affecting their retirement benefits and changes in governmental procedures. Services: meetings with speakers on issues affecting Retired Federal Employees; bi-monthly newsletter keeps members informed of issues, benefits, conventions, legislation, and social events concerning members; provides social contact for members.

Contact

MR W GENE HOLT, Chapter President
19 JONATHAN LN
CHELMSFORD , MA 01824-2067
978-256-6818
W.G.HOLTJR@COMCAST.NET
http://www.narfe.org/home/
Meeting: 1st Mon of each month, Sept-June (Sept 8, 2003 due to Labor Day), 1:30pm, at the Matthews Memorial Church, 128 Gorham St., Chelmsford.

Eligibility

Open to any Federal retiree or employee aged 50 or over with 5 or more years of Federal Government Service.
Fee: $3/yr Chapter dues; $25/yr National dues.

Area Served

Greater Lowell

Last Updated: January 2003

To promote the hobby of photography; to learn, practice and enjoy photography for the fun of it through mutual help and support; to meet and share your enthusiasm for photography. Services: informational and inspirational outside speaker presentations, monthly competitions, and occasional workshops and field trips. Affiliated with New England Camera Club Council (NECCC).

Contact

Bob Stevens, President
978-486-8249
rmschs@comcast.net
http://nvpcweb.org/index.html
Meetings: 1st, 3rd and most 4th Wednesdays from 7:30PM – 9:30PM at the J.V. Fletcher Library located at 50 Main St., Westford, MA.

Eligibility

Dues Schedule 2011 – 2012
Individual $30.00, Family (Spouse and Children) $45.00, Senior Citizen $20.00, Senior Citizen & Spouse $30.00, Junior (18 yrs. and under) $20.00

Area Served

Westford, Chelmsford and surrounding communities.

Last Updated: November 2011

The Merrimack Valley Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (MVLPPP) was established in 1976, as a provider to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP). Originally, the service area covered Greater Lawrence communities. In 1979, the program expanded to Greater Haverhill and Greater Lowell serving a total of twenty-three (23) communities with emphasis to the core neighborhoods of Lawrence, Lowell, Haverhill and Methuen. The MVLPPP provides a full range of preventive services to children and their families, and others with an interest in the prevention of childhood lead poisoning.

Contact

Carmen Torres, Program Director
GLCAC, Inc.
Merrimack Valley
Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
305 Essex St.
Lawrence, MA 01840
978-681-4940
FAX: 978-681-4943
leadpaint@glcac.org
http://www.glcac.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=dep_intro&dept_id=13

Eligibility

Children under the age of 6.

Last Updated: June 2006