Sometimes a Lemonade Stand is more than a lemonade stand. Four amazing girls and their friends got together to host a Lemonade Stand Fundraiser to give back and help other children. Here is what one of their mother's told us: "With lemonade, homemade lemonade ice...
Student intern Grace Boiros just graduated high school and is off to college in the Fall. During her Social Entrepreneurial Internship with GiftsToGive, Grace has done a lot. Grace started her internship helping out in the Thrift Store. She gradually started...
When we talk about our Student Intern Social Entrepreneurial Program, we always have one or two wonderful stories we share as examples. Every once in a while we have an extraordinary story to share and then there is this story! This is a story of two remarkable young...
We recently met a most remarkable family. With the help of their parents, Tristan 7, Landon 6 and Madison 2 organized and implemented a toy, clothing and book drive with their family, friends and neighbors. Their basic idea was to celebrate their birthdays by helping...
We met a most remarkable young woman, a high school student at Old Rochester Regional High School (ORR). Her name is Kaya Savaria, What she did was amazing but then she did something totally unexpected. She thanked us for the opportunity. A solid "old school" value"...
This is a story about one person making a difference and a corporate culture that supports helping others. One day, a few weeks ago, Patti Serpa came to shop in our Thrift Store and became curious about what was behind the curtain. Volunteer Manager, Ray Carpenter...
This morning we were visited by a small, but mighty group of kindergarteners, from the Andrew B. Cushman Elementary School in Dartmouth. They brought us a ton of terrific stuff. We had a swell time touring the factory. We had a serious conversation about how lucky...
This is a story about a group of absolutely amazing students. It is also a story about an extraordinary educator, Laura Gardner. Yesterday, the Junior National Honor Society at the Dartmouth Middle School donated 7, 326 gently used children's books. They mobilized the...
Friday morning we met a most remarkable young women, Samantha. She brought us six big boxes of brand new clothes and toys. When we asked her how she had done this amazing act of kindness, she told us her story: I learned that a lot of kids do not have extra clothes...
We were almost tipped, upside down, with the weight of a ton of wonderful toys donated by a group of amazing young people, students at Taunton High School and members of The Key Club. Rather than our telling the story, we asked Key Club President, Kayla Parrett and...