Literally, in walk two clowns; Dusty and Hoppy. They are are very special people. They have worked tirelessly helping us, both as clowns, at our events and as hard-working volunteers. As volunteers they have invested hundreds of hours helping us build infrastructure...
Listening to Lily Eskelsen García on What Teachers Do
We think Lily knows what she is talking about. There really is no single solution.
Listening to David Brooks on Middle Age!
March 2016 David Brooks is one smart human and maybe one of the most thoughtful reviewers of our condition!
Listening to Emma ..
We met a most remarkable, twelve year-old on Saturday. Emma is a student at Kickemuit Middle School. For her CCD Project, she collected enough things for us to be able to help several dozen kids who don't have the basic things they need. We asked her why? What this...
Listening to Gilly
Gilbert Cabral is our Good Will Ambassador and our Volunteers With Disabilities Advocate. He was the first volunteer to register with GiftsToGive in 2009 and has donated over 6,000 hours of his time. Gilly works three days per week answering phones, coordinating...
Listening to Salman ..
Freetown Lakeville Middle School – Friends Of Rachel Club
Yesterday, we met a most remarkable group of students from the Freetown Lakeville Middle School, Friends Of Rachel Club. Rachel Scott was the first student killed in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999. Darrell Scott, Rachel's father, established Rachel's...
Girl Scout Troop 68123 Does Amazing Things And Wants To Do More!
Last Saturday two representatives of Girl Scout Troop 68123 delivered a ton of hygiene supplies. We were flabbergasted! We never have enough of these type supplies to place in our gifts packages. They're on a new mission, one of early literacy and they need our help....
Stronger Together
Last night, after work, twenty-five Partner's Insurance Group Associates descended on us. They are on a mission to continue their commitment to help us build a more caring community. At the beginning of winter, they raised over $22,000 to...
Senior Uber Volunteers Honored!
On Saturday night we hosted a dinner dance for 200 public school teachers to acknowledge and celebrate their work and importance to our community. That story is here. Our CEO, Jim Stevens, before addressing our guests, asked the Senior Uber Volunteers in attendance,...








