South Station

Holiday Toy Drive
November 30 2009 – December 16 2009
The Children’s Advocacy Center, Fox 25, 105.7 WROR, Equity Office and the Retailers at South Station are teaming up for the Annual Holiday Toy Drive and we need your help! Donate a new unwrapped toy, game or book for children of all ages. You can drop-off donations between November 30 and December 16 at South Station. Special thanks to the Boston Police Department which has volunteered to help distribute donations and the Boston Public Health Commission, the parent organization of the Family Justice Center.
www.suffolkcac.org

Holiday Model Train Exhibit
December 1 2009 – January 10 2010
The Retailers at South Station are proud sponsors of the 2009 edition of South Station’s annual G-scale model railway display on the Grand Concourse. Beginning Tuesday, December 1, designer and builders Ralph Williams and Eric Peterson assemble their team to start the week-long construction process. The Holiday Express exhibit is scheduled to delight children of all ages beginning Friday, December 5 and continuing through January 10, 2010.
www.rwldcreates.com

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center’s Holiday Lavender Sales
December 10 2009
2:00 pm - 7:00 pm: The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center will be at South Station with some of their incredible lavender products. Made from the finest lavender from Provence, France the scent of these beautiful items is sure to relax you during a hectic holiday season! Purchase a gift for someone special or stock up for yourself—and know that all proceeds go to benefit the free services BARCC offers to survivors and the community.
www.barcc.org

2010 New England Railroading Calendar
December 11 2009
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM: Mystic Valley Railway Society offers their 2010 Calendar featuring trains in New England. Proceeds benefit Mystic Valley Railway Society, a non-profit volunteer-run organization dedicated to educating the public about transportation with an emphasis on railroads.
www.mysticvalleyrs.org

NFTE Holiday Sale: East Boston HS
December 14 2009
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM: Through entrepreneurship education, NFTE, which is also referred to as Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, helps young people from low-income communities build skills and unlock their entrepreneurial creativity. Since 1987, NFTE has reached over 120,000 young people, trained more than 3,700 Certified Entrepreneurship Teachers, and continually improved its innovative entrepreneurship curriculum.
www.nfte.com

The Young Entrepreneurs Project
December 15 2009
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Selling Event: With the support of Partners for Youth with Disabilities, the Young Entrepreneurs Project is a program that teaches business skills to students with disabilities in the Boston Public Schools. Each year students start their own for-profit business and learn about writing a business plan. With the help of mentors, these students are afforded the experiences needed to turn their lives into success stories.
www.pyd.org

The Young Entrepreneurs Project
December 16 2009
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Selling Event: With the support of Partners for Youth with Disabilities, the Young Entrepreneurs Project is a program that teaches business skills to students with disabilities in the Boston Public Schools. Each year students start their own for-profit business and learn about writing a business plan. With the help of mentors, these students are afforded the experiences needed to turn their lives into success stories.
www.pyd.org

Beanies Sale benefiting the March of Dimes
December 17 2009
3:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Come purchase beanies sold to benefit the March of Dimes. They are perfect, low-cost basket stuffers for “kids” of all ages! All proceeds go to help the March of Dimes fight to improve children’s health by funding research, public awareness and education focused on reducing premature births. Visit the website for more information on the March of Dimes.
www.marchofdimes.com

Third Thursday Concert Series
December 17 2009
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM: Third Thursday Classical Series featuring the Copley Chamber Players. Presented by the Retailers at South Station.
www.copleyplayers.com

Commuter Rail Caroling for Children
December 18 2009
Noon - 1:30 pm: Please come and enjoy some holiday music performed by MBCR staff and the Boston Carolers to help raise money for local children. You may also click on the link below to make a donation through the Children's Advocay Center website -- and remember to click the MBCR button in the additional information section.
www.suffolkcac.org/help/donate/

Performance: Peabody HS Choir
December 23 2009
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Enjoy the sounds of the season with the Peabody High School Choir performing on the Grand Concourse at South Station.

2010 New England Railroading Calendar
December 29 2009
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM: Mystic Valley Railway Society offers their 2010 Calendar featuring trains in New England. Proceeds benefit Mystic Valley Railway Society, a non-profit volunteer-run organization dedicated to educating the public about transportation with an emphasis on railroads.
www.mysticvalleyrs.org

Team In Training®
January 26 2010
Team In Training® (TNT) is the world’s largest endurance sports training program. The program provides training to run or walk a whole or half marathon or participate in a triathlon or century (100-mile) bike ride. Participants raise funds for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research and patient services in exchange for training, support and lodging and airfare to the event of their choice. Since TNT’s inception, 380,000 participants have raised over $750 million.
www.teamintraining.org

Girl Scout's Annual Cookie Sale
February 12 2010
Local Girl Scout troops offer a selection of cookies at South Station; presented by the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts.
www.girlscoutseasternmass.org

Winter in the City
February 16 2010
3 PM to 6 PM: Travel New England / South Station Journal will host "Winter in the City" on the Grand Concourse at South Station highlighting travel opportunities throughout New England and Canada.
http://www.travelnewenglandnewspapers.com/index.html

Girl Scout's Annual Cookie Sale
February 18 2010
11 AM - 6 PM: Local Girl Scout troops offer a selection of cookies at South Station; presented by the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts.
www.girlscoutseasternmass.org

Third Thursday Concert Series
February 18 2010
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM: Third Thursday Classical Series featuring the Copley Chamber Players. Presented by the Retailers at South Station.
www.copleyplayers.com

Girl Scout's Annual Cookie Sale
February 19 2010
11 AM – 6 PM: Local Girl Scout troops offer a selection of cookies at South Station; presented by the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts.
www.girlscoutseasternmass.org

EXHIBIT: Student Art from The Cotting School
February 22 2010 – March 7 2010
Founded as an experiment in 1893 by two Children’s Hospital surgeons, Cotting School was the first day school of its kind for students with physical disabilities. Cotting creates an inclusive community which fosters academic achievement, skill development and social-emotional maturity. Today, Cotting is a Chapter 766-approved private day school which has been accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and which serves120 children ages 3-22 with special educational needs.
www.cotting.org

Girl Scout's Annual Cookie Sale
February 26 2010
Local Girl Scout troops offer a selection of cookies at South Station; presented by the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts.
www.girlscoutseasternmass.org

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