Sometimes a Lemonade Stand is more than a lemonade stand.
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...
Grace is a bright and shining light!
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...
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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...
Listening to Riley
In mid-May, we met Riley Clark, a high school senior from the Lincoln School in Providence. She had enrolled in a two-week, full time, GiftsToGive Social Entrepreneurial internship. Yesterday Riley completed her 10-day assignment. As part of her Service-Learning...
Peter Muise – A quiet giant has passed
CEO BLOG - 7 July, 2022, Acushnet, Massachusetts Peter Muise left us yesterday, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Peter was a quiet giant. He was my pal. He was a bright and shining light focused on building a better and more connected community. I met Peter in 2016, he had...
Tristan, Landon and Madison Celebrated Their Birthdays by Giving Gifts!
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...
ORR High School Student walks the walk!
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"...
Saint-Gobain People are the BEST! Thank You All!
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...
Today we were “Schooled” by a small, but mighty, Kindergarten Group!
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...