Monthly Archives: June 2010

Capability Mom: A Mom’s Night Out with a Purpose

June 8, 2010 | 7:17 am

by Nancy Brown

It is a hideously rainy night and I am slogging through serious puddles in a vain attempt to not look like a drowned rat when I reach my destination. I am only mildly successful. The house is lit up and I can hear the voices and laughter of the women (yea, this is a women only event) before I even open the door. Is this some great party – on a week night, in the suburbs? – no, it is the brainchild of five amazing women who decided that they could do something more…

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Giving circles boost donations, catch on in communities west of Boston

June 6, 2010 | 1:22 pm

Boston Globe

by Kathlee Burge

One recent night in Needham, several dozen women stood inside Carolyn Shaughnessy’s living and dining rooms, listening intently to a woman talk about some of the state’s most vulnerable children…

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