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Dedham's Legacy Place Hosts "Stuff a Truck" For Charity 11/27

Gifts to benefit The Home for Little Wanderers. Their fifth annual tree lighting ceremony will also be held that night.

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Legacy Place in Dedham in conjunction with Citizens Bank and WCVB-TV will be hosting "Stuff a Truck" to sponsor a truck of goodies for The Home for Little Wanderers beginning at 2pm on November 27. The most requested items are winter coats, baby supplies, bedding and clothing, but The Home for Little Wanderers' website has a more extensive wishlist.

The Home for Little Wanderers provides a number of services to Boston-area children and families, including "behavioral health, therapeutic residential and special education, adoption and foster care. In addition, a number of innovative programs provide specialized assistance to youth transitioning to adulthood from state systems of care." Their mission is "to ensure the healthy behavioral, emotional, social and educational development and physical well-being of children and families living in at-risk circumstances. " The first fifty people who donate will receive a Legacy Place gift bag.

That same night, Legacy Place's fifth annual tree lighting will take place at 5:30pm. In addition to the tree being lit, there will be carolers, pictures with Santa, and treats and games. It is recommended to being a gift (most needed-gifts for teens) for The Home for Little Wanderers.

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“Of all the many community events we host throughout the year, the Tree Lighting is truly one of our favorites. It’s a wonderful, festive time for the community to come together and celebrate the spirit of the season, and all for a great cause,” says Whitney MacLeod, General Manager of Legacy Place

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