In some cases, the deceased would like donations made to charitable organizations in lieu of flowers. If a decision has not been made prior to his or her death, this list may be helpful. This list may also be a useful resource to find support groups after a loved one as passed way.
ALS Assoc. 7 Lincoln St. Wakefield 01880
Alzheimer's Assoc., 36 Cameron Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140-1102
American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701
American Diabetes Assoc., PO Box 31160, Hartford, CT. 06150
American Kidney Fund 6110 Execuative Blvd. Rockville Md. 20852
American Liver Foundation 88 Walnut Street, Newton, MA 02461
American Lung Assoc., 25 Spring St., Walpole MA 02081
American Diabetes Association, 1 Bromfield St., Boston, MA 02108
American Heart Assoc., 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701
American Red Cross National Disaster Relief Fund
American Red Cross 285 Columbus Avenue Boston, MA 02116
Arthritis Foundation 29 Crafts St. Newton 02458
Boston EMS Relief Association PO Box 290668 Charlestown, MA 02129
Boston Police Memorial Fund c/o Dist 13, Capt. Robert Flaherty, 3347 Washington St. Boston, MA 02130 (JP)
Boston Shriners Hospital 51 Blossom St. Boston, MA 02114, 617-722-3000, Fax 617-523-1684
Boys & Girls Club of Metrowest 169 Pleasant Street, Marlborough, MA 01752, (508) 485-4312, Fax (508) 229-7818
Brain Tumor Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, 100 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114
Cancer Center of Boston, 125 Parker Hill Ave., Boston, 02120
Cancer Research, c/o American Cancer Society, 1115 West Chestnut St., Brockton MA 02130
Caritas Good Samaritan Hospice, 3 Edgewater Dr., Norwood, MA 02062
Carroll Center for the Blind 770 Centre St. Newton 02158
Catholic Charities 75 Kneeland St Boston 02111
Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston MA 02115
Chrones & Colitis Foundation NE Chapter 280 Hillside Ave Needham 02494
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 220 N. Main St. Natick 01760
Dana-Farber's Jimmy Fund Tribute Program, 1 Harvard St., Brookline MA 02146-9795
Dana-Farber Cancer Research Institute, 44 Binney St., Boston, MA 02215
Dialysis Dept, Beth Israel Deaconess Med. Ctr. 330 Brookline Ave. Boston 02215
Embrace A Family, c/o The Rotary Club of Natick, P. O. Box 16, Natick, MA 01760
Epilepsy Foundation, 4351 Garden City Drive, Landover MD 20785
Faulkner Hospital Oncology Dept. 1153 Centre St. Boston , (JP) 02130
Good Samaritan Hospice, 310 Allston St., Brighton, MA 02146
Home for Little Wanderers, 161 South Huntington Ave., Boston 02130
Hospice-Healthcare Dimensions, 764 Main St, Waltham, MA 02451-0603
Joslin Diabetes Center One Joslin Place Boston, MA 02215
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, MASS Chapter 495 Old Connecticut Path, Suite 220, Framingham 01701-4567
MA Lions Eye Research Fund Inc., P.O. Box 6050, New Bedford, MA 02742-6050
MA SIDS Center, Boston Medical Center, 1 BMC Place, Boston 02118
Make a Wish Foundation of Massachusetts, One Bulfinch Place, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02114
March of Dimes 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, NY 10605
Mass Brain Injury Assoc. 484 Main St. #325 Worcester, MA 01608
Mass General Hospital Development Office, 100 Charles River Plaza, Suite 600 Boston 02114
Metrowest Home Care and Hospice, 200 Nickerson Road Suite 110, Marlborough, MA 01752
N.E. Home for Little Wanderers, 271 Huntington Ave, Boston MA 02115.
Natick Service Council, Inc. 11 Pond Street Natick, MA 01760 508-655-1791
Natick Visiting Nurses Association, Inc. 209 W. Central Street, Suite 313, Natick, MA 01760
National Breast Cancer Foundation, One Hanover Park 16633 N. Dallas Pkwy, Suite 600 Addison TX 75001
National Stroke Association, 96 Inverness Drive East, Suite 1, Englewood, CO 80112-5112
New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans 17 Court St. Boston, MA 02108
Pine Street Inn Development Office 444 Harrison Ave. Boston, MA 02118 (617) 521-7629 www.pinestreetinn.org
Ronald MacDonald House, 229 Kent St. Brookline MA 02446
Rosies Place 889 Harrison Ave Boston 02118
The Rotary Club of Natick, P. O. Box 16, Natick, MA 01760
Salvation Army 6 Baxter St. Quincy, MA 02169-6900
Shriners Hospital for Children, 51 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114
Social Security Administration, http://www.ssa.gov, 1-800-772-1213
Special Olympics, 450 Maple St., Danvers, MA 01923
The Susan G. Komen breast Cancer Foundation, 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 370, Dallas TX 75244
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105-1905.
Stanley R. Tippett Hospice House, 920 South St., Needham, MA 02492
The Leary Firefighters Foundation 1697 Broadway, Suite 906 New York, NY 10019
The New York City Police Foundation, Inc. Heroes Fund 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154 Tel: (212) 751-8170 Fax: (212) 750-7616
Volunteer Hospice Network, 607 Hawke Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
William Wendt Center for Loss and Healing, 730 11 th Street, NW, 3 rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001