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The Home may use text messaging to help make your event experience as seamless as possible—from registration and reminders to event updates, bidding notifications and more. The terms below explain how our event messaging program works and how you can manage your text message preferences.
Last updated: August 24, 2026
Program Description
The Home for Little Wanderers (“The Home”) offers an event messaging program through its event platform, OneCause. Individuals who provide their mobile number when registering for or participating in a Home event may receive text messages related to that event.
Messages may include registration confirmations, event reminders, check-in information, schedule or location updates, mobile bidding notifications, auction updates, donation opportunities related to the event, transaction confirmations, and other information needed to participate in the event.
By providing your mobile number and opting in to event messaging, you agree to receive automated text messages from The Home related to the applicable event. Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of making a donation or purchasing goods or services.
Message Frequency
Message frequency varies depending on the event and your participation in event activities. Messages may be sent before, during and shortly after the applicable event. Additional messages may be sent in response to your registration, bidding, donation or other event activity.
Message and Data Rates
Message and data rates may apply. Please contact your wireless carrier for information about your text messaging and data plan.
Opt-Out Instructions
You may stop receiving messages at any time by replying STOP to any text message from The Home. You may receive one final message confirming that you have been unsubscribed.
If you opt out, you will no longer receive text messages through the program unless you enroll again for a future event.
Help and Customer Support
For assistance, reply HELP to any text message from The Home.
You may also contact The Home for Little Wanderers:
Phone: 617-267-3700 or 888-HOME-321
Online: www.thehome.org/contact
Carrier Disclaimer
Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
Privacy
The Home respects your privacy. Information collected through the event messaging program will be handled in accordance with The Home’s Privacy Policy.
The Home does not sell or share mobile or personal data with third parties, affiliates, or partners for marketing or promotional purposes. Information is only shared with service providers when necessary to operate and deliver the event messaging service and under agreements requiring appropriate confidentiality and data protection.
Changes to These Terms
The Home may update these SMS Terms & Conditions from time to time. Updates will become effective when the revised terms are posted on The Home’s website.
Program Sponsor
The Home for Little Wanderers
72–74 East Dedham Street
Boston, MA 02118
www.thehome.org

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