Our Mission - The Nature Connection

Enjoy a summer afternoon with The Nature Connection and raise money for a great cause! Everyone is invited to participate in our summer fundraiser: Cornhole for Connections. Whether you’re a cornhole champion or never picked up a cornhole bag before, you can compete to win the grand prize. If cornhole isn’t your thing, you can cheer on the competitors and enjoy face painting, a live animal encounter, and a chance to win raffle baskets.

Enter as an individual ($20) or 2-person team ($40). Learn more and register here!

Share your knowledge & learn from naturalist experts during hands-on explorations and activities with plants, natural materials and animals at The Nature Connection’s Memory Café for people living with dementia. Facilitated by Carol Hani, LICSW and nature enthusiast.

This Memory Cafe is a faciliated discussion group for people living with dementia and their care partners. We will meet on the first Friday of each month (excluding July 5th due to holiday) and explore a different nature topic. In June, we will discuss and engage in a sensory exploration of fossils together!

This event is free, registration required. Check out our events page to register for an upcoming cafe.

<div class="captionBox"><img src="https://www.nature-connection.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Cummings-Foundation-Reception-19-e1612373066714.jpg"><br>Bill Cummings with Sophie Wadsworth, <em>Former Executive Director</em>.</div> <p>With this $200,000 grant, over the next decade, The Nature Connection plans to double our program sites yet again and launch webinar trainings for professional and family caregivers throughout the state and nation. We aim to give the healing power of nature to many hundreds more vulnerable individuals in our communities.</p> <p>Thank you to our volunteers, board members, generous donors and everyone who has given their talents and resources to build our organization. Thank you to Cummings Foundation for this extraordinary support!<br> </p> <h3><a href="https://www.cummingsfoundation.org/oneworldboston/grant_recipients.htm#sus-grant" class="buttonLink" target="_blank">More Info >></a></h3>

<div id="giving-widget" style="background:#98a947; font:14px Georgia, serif; padding: 0px; height:auto; border: 5px solid #80327b;"> <div class="quote"> <h2 style="color: #f7efd0; text-align: left; font-family: 'Alegreya Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.6em; margin-top: 10px;">“The animals helped me feel better about myself.”</h2> <p style="color: #f7efd0; text-align: left; font-family: 'Alegreya Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 110%; margin-bottom: 0px;">- Jimmy, Age 6</p> <p style="color: #f7efd0; text-align: left; font-family: 'Alegreya Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 110%; margin: 17px 0px 8px;">The power of nature — and your donation — can bring new hope and transformation to youth, elders and others in need. <div style="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Alegreya Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 120%; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: center;"><a href="../donate" class="buttonLink">Give Today</a></div> </p> </div> <div class="image"> <img src="https://www.nature-connection.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/MCoxPhoto-NatureConnection-WBGC-021417-107-cropped-2.jpg" style="width: 100%; height: auto;"> </div> <div style="clear: both;"> </div> </div>

<p><img src="https://www.nature-connection.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Sarah-Tucker-at-BGC-Watertown-edit.jpg">Our volunteers bring the outdoors - inside!<p> <p>Join us on programs, volunteer your pet, serve on a committee, or help us in the office! If you have unique talents or interests, we can find a volunteer opportunity to fit. Learn more about volunteering <a href="https://www.nature-connection.org/volunteering/">here.</a></p> <p>We are currently offering both in-person and remote/virtual volunteer opportunities. Get in touch with us to find out more about how we are keeping volunteers safe while doing good in their communities.</p>

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