Wellesley charities and community action groups

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Beyond the 11th: Mission is to offer "financial and emotional support to widows who have been affected by the horrors of war and terrorism."

Committee for Education in the 21st Century: Group focused on bettering public education in Wellesley. Newsletter is available by messaging the group.

Committee to Save the Branches: Trying to keep the library branches alive.

Friends of Morses Pond Association: Protect, preserve, restore the pond.

Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries: Fund and coordinate activities held at the town's libraries.

Pan-Massachusetts Challenge: Organizes bike-a-thons to raise money and awareness to fight cancer. Bike-a-thons include several that finish or end in Wellesley.

Stray Pets in Need (SPIN): Helps find homes for pets in need.

Web of Benefit: Wellesley-based organization focused on liberating people from domestic abuse.

Wellesley A Better Chance: Wellesley's arm of an organization that provides "services to academically talented students in underserved communities." Wellesley ABC houses students from other communities in Wellesley and sends them to Wellesley High.

Wellesley Cancer Prevention Project: a nonprofit group formed in 1997 that studies the link between cancer and the environment in hopes of reducing health risk factors for Wellesley residents.

Wellesley Coalition to Save Darfur: citizens who are concerned about the ongoing genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan.

The Wellesley Conservation Council is a private land trust; all its properties are open to the public. The council's mission
includes protecting and preserving Wellesley's natural environment and maintaining its sanctuaries through the contributions and participation of residents. The WCC provides free programs every spring and fall.

Wellesley Education Foundation: Devoted to enhancing, enriching and maintaining excellence in the Wellesley Public Schools. Organizes fundraisers, including annual spelling bee, and provides grants.

Wellesley Friendly Aid Association: Although Wellesley has a reputation as an affluent town, reality can be quite different for some of our neighbors. Friendly Aid is a quiet but action-oriented charity that has been serving Wellesley for over 100 years. When individuals or families face economic or emotional problems, Friendly Aid can provide fast, direct assistance without bureaucratic overhead.

Wellesley High School Preservation Committee: "a group of volunteers interested in preserving and restoring the 1938 original building as part of the vision of a new high school."

Wellesley Parent Advisory Council (PAC): volunteer organization dedicated to serving paretns and families of children with special needs throughout the school system. Also has a Yahoo chat group.

Wellesley Scholarship Foundation: Since 1951 the Wellesley Scholarship Foundation has provided financial assistance to college bound Wellesley students through need and merit-based scholarships.

Wellesley Service League: a not-for-profit organization established to provide volunteer services to the community ranging from education, children, elderly, cultural and other charitable interests.

Wellesley Taxpayers Association: Group advocating responsible spending by town.

Women of Means: A non-profit organization that sends volunteer medical professionals into shelters and soup kitchens in the greater Boston area to provide free care to homeless women and their children. The group holds entertainment events to raise funds.