Q: What do you get when you mix nine Berkley Brownies with 500 pounds of gently-used, children's clothes donations? A: Enough warm winter clothes, inspected, sorted and organized to help 24 local children receive a great gift package! Photos from their afternoon are...
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Philanthropy is a big word. It's a big concept. For a child, it's one of those ideas/concepts and values that takes perspective, experience and practice. Telling the truth, doing the right thing, not going with strangers, eating the right foods, washing your hands,...
Question: What is better than Girl Scout Cookies? Answer: Girl Scout Philanthropists! We hosted our "First Annual Crafts Fair For A Cause" last Sunday. Fifty-five Vendors came to sell their wares, among them was Fairhaven Brownie Troop 65427 and boy did they sell a...
We literally were overwhelmed with a huge donation of great new toys and other items on Saturday from FOUR year-olds, Lily and Matthew. We work everyday at receiving donations from some very remarkable people, lots of them children, but this donation was overwhelming...
Last Saturday, we met a most remarkable girl, seven year-old philanthropist Lyla. We see thousands of children every year and most are special, some beyond words, some are extra special, some are even extraordinary and then there is Lyla. I say this because this seven...
Last Sunday morning the Mattapoisett Knights of Columbus and the Mattapoisett Police Association hosted a free pancake breakfast, with Santa. Officer Nichols Lorenco, President of the Mattapoisett Police Association had this to say - "We partnered with the Knights of...
How autism freed me to be myself “People are so afraid of variety that they try to fit everything into a tiny little box with a specific label,” says 16-year-old Rosie King, who is bold, brash and autistic. She wants to know: Why is everyone so worried about being...
Two remarkable young women paid us a visit this afternoon, Fairhaven High School seniors, Maddie and Hannah. They made a gift to us in the form of a check for $660! They told us a most amazing story. "Jewelry-making is an ordinary activity that many young girls enjoy...
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