Every event in one place — our ways to serve, learn, and explore together.
Explore: TDC Walk
Join Laura Holt, TDC member and walking club lead, for a monthly walk around Greater Boston. Each month we'll meet somewhere new, on a different day of the week, so more members have a chance to join.
Our first walk is in Brighton, along Soldiers Field Road. We'll walk about 3 miles (roughly an hour) along the Charles River into Cambridge and back.
What We'll Do Together
What to Know Soldiers Field Road, Brighton Easy parking in a large lot nearby — details in your confirmation email
Kick off the fall season with us at our new home base - the Trio space at the New Art Center - for an evening of flower arranging, conversation, and connection. This is our first evening event of the season, and the perfect way to reconnect with TDC friends and meet new ones.
We'll be creating floral bouquets for Theo's Flowers, a nonprofit that donates arrangements to memory care and elder care facilities across the area. Every bouquet we make will bring some color and warmth to a resident's day.
Enjoy the outdoors while doing good!
Gaining Ground, a nonprofit organic farm in Concord, Massachusetts, grows vegetables and fruit with the help of several thousand community volunteers and donates all of this fresh food to area meal programs and food pantries.
Join members of THE DOING CIRCLE alongside the farmers at Gaining Ground for a hands on morning of farming! No experience or farming knowledge needed - we will be trained that day. Be prepared to get your hands and clothes dirty - but for a great cause!
https://gainingground.org/
Join us for our first event with new partner Newton Athletes Unlimited (NAU), a nonprofit offering recreational programs for adults with disabilities. We'll help out at Zumba (6-7 PM) and Yoga (7-8 PM) sessions at Zervas School, getting our own exercise in while supporting participants. Come for one or stay for both. No experience required.
https://newtonathletesunlimited.org
More Than Words: Putting Donations to Work
More Than Words is a nonprofit social enterprise that empowers youth who are in the foster care system, court-involved, homeless, or out of school by transforming donated books, music, and more into meaningful work and entrepreneurial opportunities.
What We'll Do Together:
Good to Know:
More Than Words Website
Donation Guidelines
Life, Unscripted
This fun, interactive workshop brings together adaptability, problem-solving, and the playful practice of improvisation. Through exercises and games you'll explore ways to navigate new situations while staying present, connected, and authentically yourself.
You'll leave with practical tools, and perhaps a little more confidence, to tackle whatever comes next. You don't have to know exactly what's ahead to know you can figure it out.
Good to Know
No improv experience necessary. The only constant is change (they say!), and these skills can be helpful in nearly every area of life. Whether you're navigating a new opportunity, meeting new people, trying something different, or simply figuring out what comes next, this is a toolbox everyone can use.
Led by Courtney Pong, founder of The Rozzie Square Theater and owner of CSz Boston, home of ComedySportz, with over 25 years as a professional improviser teaching everywhere from Emerson College to corporate workshops for companies like Deloitte and Biogen.
Learn more about Courtney's work at the Rozzie Square Theater HERE
We welcome suggestions for our October walk - thinking somewhere with nice foliage
What to Know More details coming soon!
Cocotree Kids Project
Join fellow members for a fun, feel-good evening giving back with Cocotree Kids, a nonprofit that provides new children's underwear to underserved youth across Massachusetts.
We'll roll up our sleeves and assemble care kits of new children's underwear, ready to bring comfort and dignity to kids across Massachusetts.
This is a simple and fun project with a big impact. No experience necessary, just come ready to make a difference and have a good time doing it.
To learn more about Cocotree Kids, visit their website: https://www.cocotreekids.org/
Join us for our first session at Gaining Ground of the season! Enjoy the outdoors while doing good!
Learn American Mah Jongg - Wednesday Evening Series
Discover the fun, strategy, and social connection of American Mah Jongg in a welcoming, supportive workshop designed to help you learn the game and feel confident at the table. All beginners welcome, and if you've taken a course before and want to revisit the material, that's welcome too.
Mah Jongg is about more than learning the rules. It's about connecting with others, having fun, and enjoying the game together.
Learn American Mah Jongg - Friday Morning Series
Discover the fun, strategy, and social connection of American Mah Jongg in a welcoming, supportive workshop designed to help you learn the game and feel confident at the table. Whether you're brand new to the game or want to brush up on what you've learned, this workshop is for you.
Prison Book Program
Join fellow members for a rewarding afternoon giving back with the Prison Book Program, a nonprofit that sends free books and print resources to people in prison who write in with specific requests and interests.
This is one of our most rewarding volunteer opportunities.
To learn more about the Prison Book Program, visit their website: https://prisonbookprogram.org/
Join THE DOING CIRCLE for a morning of service at Rosie's Place, a sanctuary for poor and homeless women in Boston. Rosie's Place serves nearly 100,000 meals a year and relies on volunteer groups to help provide nourishment, dignity, and kindness to every guest who walks through their doors.
Our group will take part in the Dining Room Catering Program, preparing and serving lunch to guests. Rosie's Place staff will design the menu, purchase ingredients, and guide us through each step of meal prep and service. No kitchen experience required. Just come ready to roll up your sleeves, follow directions, and work together.
No kitchen experience necessary. Carpooling available from Newton.
https://www.rosiesplace.org