Spirit of Giving: 5 Nonprofits to Support in Wayland

WAYLAND, MA—It's easy to find a charity. Throw a dart and you'll hit some group, somewhere, raising money for some cause. But perhaps you want to keep it truly local, and help the neighbors around you or the organizations that operate right in your community.

The season of giving is just around the corner. As our jack o'lanterns start to rot on the front steps, thoughts of Thanksgiving, winter, helping, kicks in to our thoughts.

Here is a list of five nonprofit organizations operating or helping in Wayland. Learn more about them.

1. German Shepherd Rescue of New England: an all volunteer, charitable organization dedicated to providing veterinary care, evaluation & adoptive homes for the countless numbers of German Shepherd Dogs who are left in pounds to await uncertain fate, are owner surrenders (divorce, death, etc.), or are from abuse or neglect situations.
2. Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable: community based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting safe and healthy relationships, raising public awareness about abusive and controlling behaviors whether exhibited through bullying, teen dating violence, domestic violence, or elder abuse, and ending relationship violence in all its forms.
3. Wayland Children and Parents Association: a nonprofit organization formed in 1995 to benefit Wayland families by promoting social interaction and by sponsoring educational and fundraising events.
4. Arts Wayland: to promote creative expression; inspire, motivate and support artists of all mediums to enrich the community.
5. Bread of Compassion: a humanitarian organization that sends medical professionals and volunteers to care for needy people in Haiti and to families in the Boston metro-west area.

What nonprofit do you support? Tell us about it in the comments section.

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