Foundation for MetroWest hosts interactive challenge for families in April
NATICK — The Foundation for MetroWest is hosting a monthlong interactive challenge to encourage families to stay active and safely explore the community.
The event is designed to inspire children and families to foster a deeper connection to where they live through various at-home activities and local field trips that highlight the region.
Participants are using an interactive platform to complete various challenges throughout the month that focus on topics such as arts and culture, the environment, history and more. Participants collect points for each challenge completed and race to the top of the MetroWest Quest leaderboard.
Prizes will be distributed to the top families who complete the challenge. The foundation will provide participants with resources every step of the challenge. To join in the fun, register here and a link to the interactive webpage will be shared with you.
Family challenges include:
- Visiting a local landmark in your community and learning about its significance to your community
- Completing a walking history tour in MetroWest
- Making a craft out of recycled materials
- Competing against your family in nature bingo
Participating MetroWest organizations include Mass Audubon, Amazing Things Art Center, deCordova, Discovery Museum, the Framingham History Center, Wayside Inn, Hopkinton Center for the Arts, Assabet Valley Mastersingers, Stonehurst, Robert Treat Paine Estate, Dedham Historical Society, Sudbury Valley Trustees, Minute Man National Historic Park, Umbrella Arts, TCAN, Cultural Alliance of Medfield, Lexington Historical Society, Acton Arboretum, Fruitlands Museum, Medfield Historical Society, The Robbins House, Motherbrook Historical Walking Trail, Hale Reservation, Bay Circuit Trail and Elm Bank.
This event is part of the Foundation’s newly imagined Spring Inspiration Breakfast (SIB): the Spring Inspiration Virtual Series. Taking place March through May, this series will engage the MetroWest community through a variety of inspirational and educational virtual events, raise awareness and build support of its work through new and returning audiences alike, and keep the brand of the original SIB alive until the community can meet in person again. Full details of all events can be found here.
Established in 1995, the Foundation for MetroWest is the community foundation serving the cities and towns in the region, encompassing 700,000 residents from Westborough to Waltham and Acton to Walpole. The Foundation promotes philanthropy across the area, helps donors maximize the impact of their local giving, serves as a resource for local nonprofits and enhances the quality of life for all our residents. The Foundation is supported by a wide range of businesses, individuals, community groups and other philanthropic organizations. Since inception, the Foundation has granted $23 million to its nonprofit partners and currently stewards more than $26 million in charitable assets for current needs and future impact. To learn more, please visit http://www.foundationmw.org/ or call 508-647-2260.