CHAPS, Inc.

08/14/2026

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08/06/2026

Thank you Hudson Elks #959 for your generosity and support!❤️

With the help of ENF Gratitude Grant we were able to donate $1,000 to CHAPS of Hudson.

Chaps provides quality before and after school care for elementary age students in the Hudson public schools.

08/06/2026

🚨Preschool Openings!🚨

CHAPS at the Hubert School has part-day preschool openings for the upcoming school year for ages 2.9-5 years old.

Please reach out to [email protected] for more information!

08/04/2026

WOW… what an incredible day!❤️💙💛

We truly can’t say THANK YOU enough to everyone who came out to celebrate CHAPS’ 40th Anniversary with us yesterday!

Thank you to our amazing families, alumni, staff, volunteers, sponsors, vendors, entertainers, performers, and everyone else who helped make this celebration such a special day. Seeing generations of CHAPS families come together to celebrate 40 years of Families, Friendship, & Learning meant the world to us.

Here are just a few of the many wonderful moments the amazing Caden Crogan captured; there are plenty more to come! 📸😁

If you took photos during the celebration that you’d be willing to share, we’d love to see them! Send them to us via DM, and we may feature them on our page. ❤️

From the bottom of our hearts… THANK YOU for making our 40th Anniversary Celebration one we’ll never forget! 🎉💙💛❤️

07/31/2026

Thank you to 99 Restaurants for donating to our event this Sunday! Your support means everything to us and we’re so grateful!

See you soon at our 40th Anniversary Celebration:

📆 Sunday, August 2nd
🕚 11:00am - 3:00pm
📍 Hudson Elks Outdoor Pavilion, 99 Park St. Hudson MA

RSVP: https://evite.me/cjcqsT5jHv

07/29/2026

As we approach our 40th Anniversary Celebration this weekend, we’d love to announce that we’ll be accepting donations for our Hudson Community Food Pantry!❤️
Please see the attached graphic for what items they’re looking for! The personal care items are a big need! We will have one of our CHAPS vans set up near the entrance to accept donations😁
Thank you for all your support, and we hope to see ok you current/former CHAPS families & employees soon🥰

RSVP: https://evite.me/cjcqsT5jHv

📆 Sunday, August 2nd
🕚 11:00am - 3:00pm
📍 Hudson Elks Outdoor Pavilion, 99 Park St. Hudson MA

07/28/2026

We ❤️ Hudson Community Food Pantry :)

🎨 Big smiles and huge thanks to the wonderful kids and teachers at CHAPS, Inc.🎨

The fantastic name tags they created for the volunteers are appreciated and will make their debut in the next few days! 📛✨

To say these mean the world to us is an understatement. Every single name tag is so thoughtfully decorated, colorful, and unique.

Thank you to the talented students at Chaps Academy for sharing your kindness and creativity with us—and to the teachers for encouraging such a wonderful community spirit. You’ve put a big smile on all of our faces! 🌟❤️

07/25/2026

Check it out! We’ve got SO much going on at our 40th Anniversary Celebration!!!

Our celebration will be open to all current and former CHAPS Families and Employees.

📆 Sunday, August 2nd
🕚 11:00am - 3:00pm
📍 Hudson Elks Outdoor Pavilion, 99 Park St. Hudson MA

Hudson Police, Hudson Fire, Hudson DPW, and Hudson Light & Power will ALL have vehicles at the event!!!!

We’ve got basketball, frisbee dogs, a magician, live music (by former CHAPS child and employee Pat Fortuna!), and a pocket circus bringing all the fun entertainment and activities throughout the event!

In addition, we’ll have inflatables from Little Jam Rentals , a trackless train ride around the event, Photo Booth, henna, face painting, balloon art, and so many more carnival activities!!

Food from Stevie's Café & Catering - Hudson comes at 12pm! We’ll also be accepting donations for the Hudson Community Food Pantry, please stay tuned for a post about what things they need most!

Main Street Bank will also have a booth at our event!!

This is a FREE community event for our CHAPS community. We cannot wait to celebrate with you all!

If you plan to come please RSVP here: https://evite.me/cjcqsT5jHv!❤️

07/23/2026

🎈 A special thank you to Parties With Pop 🎈

We’re so grateful to Raychel of Parties With Pop for generously donating a beautiful balloon arch for our CHAPS 40th Anniversary Celebration!

Raychel has been a longtime CHAPS parent, which makes her support of this milestone event especially meaningful to our organization. We’re excited to have her help add an extra pop of color and celebration to such a special day! 🎉

Thank you, Raychel for your generosity and for continuing to be such a wonderful part of the CHAPS community! ❤️💛💙

📆 Sunday, August 2nd
🕚 11am - 3pm
📍 Hudson Elks Outdoor Pavilion- 99 Park St. Hudson MA
RSVP: https://evite.me/cjcqsT5jHv

07/21/2026

🎉Less than TWO weeks away!🎉

CHAPS Families & Employees, current and past:

Join us Sunday, August 2nd from 11am - 3pm at the Hudson Elks Outdoor Pavilion to celebrate 40 Years of Families, Friendship, & Learning!❤️💛💙

- Delicious Food
- Inflatables
- Live Entertainment
- Carnival Games
- Face Painting & Henna
- CHAPS History
- Family-Friendly Activities
- & SO much more!!

Please RSVP HERE: https://evite.me/cjcqsT5jHv

📆 Sunday, August 2nd
🕚 11:00am - 3:00pm
📍 Hudson Elks Outdoor Pavilion - 99 Park St. Hudson MA