Celebrate Mom, Support The Women’s Lunch Place
About 10 years ago, when I moved back to Boston from DC, I stumbled upon (literally stumbled) The Women’s Lunch Place on Newbury Street. Sandwiched between the high-end cafes and shoe stores was this humble organization doing incredibly important work – providing a nutritious mid-day meal and day-time gathering place for homeless and poor women, some of whom, though working, can’t afford to buy lunch every day. When the overnight shelters closed each morning, The Women’s Lunch Place opened its doors.
Today, The Women’s Lunch Place gives hundreds of women a place to receive mail, do their laundry, take a shower, receive a range of support services and enjoy a good meal in a congenial, non-threatening environment.
An easy (and fun) way to support The Women’s Lunch Place is to purchase one of their Mother’s Day cards. For a donation of $25, the staff and guests will send a beautifully designed, hand-signed card on your behalf to your mom, grandmother, sister, aunt or other woman in your life. This year’s card features a bright watercolor painting by an artist who was served by The Women’s Lunch Place.
The Women’s Lunch Place Mother’s Day cards are available through May 6. If you know of an organization offering a way to give to mom and give back or have a cause your passionate about, we’d love to hear about it!
I always have trouble shopping for Mother’s Day gifts - this might just be the perfect idea for this year!
Just wanted to thank Candelaria Silva for posting about The Women’s Lunch Place Mother’s Day cards on her Good & Plenty blog: http://blog.candelariasilva.com/
We appreciate it Candelaria!
What a great idea! I think the media builds such hype about holidays like Mother’s Day and the need to buy extravagant gifts. This is a great way to get back to the true meaning of what Mother’s Day is all about. Thanks for the tip.
There are a bunch of great local organizations helping women in need in the Boston-area. For example, Women of Means is a volunteer physician organization that goes to Women’s Lunch Place and other women’s shelters to provide free medical care. We were contacted by one of their staff recently with a heads up that they are in need of donations to support the doctor’s work. You can find more info on their website http://www.womenofmeans.org.