How to Donate & Volunteer
Interested in how you can assist Hands to Help? Join us by volunteering your time or donating financially to the events we sponsor throughout the year.
Volunteer Opportunities
After-School Tutoring (During the School Year)
Mack Gives Back (Two Days in November)
Join students, faculty, staff, parents and alumni to volunteer for Mack Gives Back Days. Volunteers will package meals to be delivered to those in need throughout Methuen, Haverhill, Lawrence and North Andover – communities that are experiencing an increase in food insecurity as a result of the pandemic.
A link to sign up for an hour shift will be added here every October. All volunteers will receive a Mack Gives Back t-shirt.
How to Donate
Back to School Drive (July-August)
Donate a variety of school supplies to underserved children. To donate you may either:
- Submit a monetary donation online (we will add this year’s link during the summer)
- Purchase items from our Amazon Wishlist (we will add this year’s link during the summer)
- Drop off supplies at the Merrimack campus at Monica’s Kitchen, Austin Hall or McQuade Library.Â
Thanksgiving Basket Drive (October-November)
Help us collect culturally appropriate food items to bring a dignifying Thanksgiving basket to over a hundred families in need in the city of Lawrence and surrounding areas. To donate you may either:
- Submit a monetary donation online
- Purchase items from our Amazon Wishlist
- Drop off non-perishable items on the first floor of the Sakowich Campus Center.Â
Holiday Toy Drive (November-December)
Make a donation to the annual Hands to Help Holiday Toy Drive to help kids in need during the holiday season. Select toys to donate on our Amazon Wishlist that will be shipped directly to the Hands to Help office in Lawrence.
