Jim Stevens Acushnet, Massachusetts May 6, 2026 With a heavy heart, I report that Gilbert Cabral passed this morning. Gilly was my first New Bedford friend. He was our first volunteer and subsequently our first Uber Volunteer. Gilly's volunteer number is...
We are thrilled to celebrate UMass Dartmouth nursing students — Paige Bourgault, Maya Brown, Jasmine Borges, and Edward Barcellos for their partnership with GiftsToGive on their service-learning project this year! Junior nursing student Jasmine Borges explains, “I...
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...
CEO BLOG - Acushnet, Massachusetts Peter Muise left us on 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 assembled an ad hoc...
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...
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 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...