Volunteers Take Part in Watertown Helps Out Cleanup


Foundation: Watertown Community Foundation

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Recently, hundreds of volunteers participated in Watertown Community Foundation's first-ever volunteer day, Watertown Helps Out.

Volunteer Day consists of cleaning up the riverfront, building fences, washing toys and lending a hand to help those in need. More than 200 residents volunteered for 17 Watertown nonprofit including the Arsenal Center for the Arts, the Watertown Family Network, and the Church of the Good Shepherd.d.

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