Drop Off Donations at the times and locations listed with each Organization 

​In addition to the volunteer activities, we are collecting food and personal care items for underserved populations in Lexington and the surrounding areas. We will provide curbside pickup. Please place all donations in the trunk of your car and pull up to the front door of Grace Chapel (facing Mass Ave) and a volunteer will come out to you car and remove donations from your trunk. 
Donate non-perishable food items for the Lexington Food Pantry; new toys for girls ages 6-12 for Birthday Wishes; books, DVDs, CDs, video games and other media for More Than Words; gently-worn kids clothing (winter layers for kids preferred), well-preserved used toys for Cradles to Crayons, and monetary donations to keep our Day of Service impactful and vibrant.

LEXINGTON FOOD PANTRY

Drop off 9:00am-3:00pm
Grace Chapel 
​59 Worthen Road, Lexington
​The Lexington Interfaith Food Pantry has been serving the families of Lexington since 1990. We are a non-profit organization that is staffed entirely by volunteers. We take donations of non-perishable food, as well as monetary donations.
  • Donate non-perishable food items
  • Donate money​​

​MORE THAN WORDS

Drop off 9:00am-3:00pm
Grace Chapel 
​59 Worthen Road, Lexington
MTW is a nonprofit social enterprise that empowers youth who are in the foster care system, court involved homeless, or out of school to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business.
  • Donate gently-used or better books
  • Donate CDs, DVDs, and video games.
Click here for more specific donation details.
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Drop off 9:00am-3:00pm
Grace Chapel 
​59 Worthen Road, Lexington
Cradles to crayons strives to provide every child with the essentials they need to feel safe, warm, and valued.
  • Donate like-new high-quality clothing sizes 0-20. (Please do not donate ripped, stained, broken zippers, or missing pieces) 
  • Donate winter coats and jackets for adult small & medium.
  • Donate shoes for child sizes 5-13, and adult sizes 1-10.​
Drop off 9:00am-3:00pm
Grace Chapel 
​59 Worthen Road, Lexington
Nothing creates excitement and anticipation as much as a beautifully wrapped gift with the birthday child’s name on it! Birthday Wishes birthday celebrants range in age from 1-17. Each birthday child receives individually wrapped gifts carefully selected based on age, gender & interests.
Donate one or more birthday gifts following these guidelines:
  • All items must be brand new and in original packaging
  • Please provide batteries when necessary
  • Select items that are current and popular
  • Please do not wrap gifts
Support Lexington MLK Day of Service! We need your help!Every year we do our best to run as many activities as possible, to help and thank as many underserved and in need families, children, veterans, first-line responders as we can, and to involve as many community member volunteers as we can, but everything we do needs your support. 
  • Can you donate $10-$20 to help us defray the costs of fleece blankets?
  • Can you wear your support by buying a $20 MLK Day of Service T-shirt? New T-shirts will be on sale at Grace Chapel on MLK Day!
  • Can you make a donation to help us run the Community Conversation on Race? 
  • Would you like to join the Organizing Team, or have an idea for a service project?

Please come to Grace Chapel and make a monetary donation in person! If you can't attend, please make your check payable to the Town of Lexington, with MLK Day of Service in the memo line and mail it to:

Select Board Office
Town of Lexington
1625 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA 02420