Category Archives: Community Video
Got a bike you don’t need? Help complete the circle!
Our wonderful friends at Yesteryear Cyclery are hard at work. Got a bike that is in good shape and want to help a local child have it?
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Stories – Youth Philanthropy
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There is more to this Brownie Troop then just cookies!
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 lot of cookies!
What could be better than that you ask? They collected and donated 153 children’s books for us to re-purpose.
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Berkley Girl Scouts Strike Again!
The Berkley Girl Scouts Strike Again! This past week, Berkley Troop 75329 came back for a visit bringing a car-load of new toys for our Birthday Program. Photos here.Here is what one of their leaders had to say: “Berkley Girl Scout Troop 75329 volunteered at GiftsToGive during our philanthropy badge back in January. The girls spent an afternoon from their winter vacation and processed clothes for children in need. Their afternoon made a significant impression on them.
Recently the troop had our annual cookie sales and the time came for the girls, ages eight and nine, to decide what to do with the money they had raised. Instead of using it for themselves, they decided to use a portion of their profits to buy toys for children in need and bring them to GiftsToGive. They could have decided to use them for anything, but GiftsToGive and their education on philanthropy made such an
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Michelle Collects 49 Winter Coats!
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The Amazing Michelle!
Fourteen year-old Michelle, organized and collected 49 winter coats!
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Listening to Gabriela
We see thousands of students every year – sometimes we ask one of them to write a story of their experience. Sometimes one of their stories makes us stop what we are doing and listen – really listen.Today we are listening to Gabriela; you should too!
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Theta Delta Chi walks the walk!
On Saturday, we met brothers from Theta Delta Chi, at UMassDartmouthPeter Coyne, Theta Delta Chi Brother and Education Major had this to say – “I wasn’t sure what to expect when my fraternity, Theta Delta Chi, would be helping at GiftsToGive. Obviously I assumed we would be packaging toys and other things for children in need, but what I didn’t expect was the eye opening experience it turned out to be. Going on a tour of GiftsToGive was the first thing my fraternity did when we got there. I never knew some little old factory could contain tens of thousands of various items that are shipped to kids in need every day from this facility.
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Ashley Donates Her Doll Collection
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The Amazing Ashley!
Ashley attends Dartmouth Middle School.
She donated her entire collection of dolls, dollhouses, furniture and accessories from her “Sweet Street Collections”
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Grace and Maxwell Help 11 Kids!
Grace and Max
Grace attends the Betsy B. Winslow Elementary School. She cleaned out her closets, attic and garage and encouraged her brother Max to do the same.
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10 Year-Old Birthday Star Elizabeth
Elizabeth and her friends helped girls they did not know have happier Birthdays!
When we talk about special children, we talk about Elizabeth!
Ten year-old Elizabeth celebrated her birthday in a most amazing way!
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Good Deeds – The Good Beads Project!
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!
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They told us a most amazing story. “Jewelry-making is an ordinary activity that many young girls enjoy throughout adolescence. Making friendship bracelets and key chains is a memorable part of our childhood. Last Spring, we reconnected with the hobby by learning the practice of fabricating a sophisticated, marketable bracelet. We spent the spring preparing to sell ‘Good Beads’ at Fairhaven’s annual homecoming fair. ‘Good Beads’ are a variety of beaded bracelets made from wire and macrame string. -
The power of one multiplied by three!
We talk a lot, about the power of one. Today we are talking about the power of three; Alexia, Kelvin and Victoria.
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On the first Saturday in April, it was blustery, rainy and promised snow! Saturdays are a busy day for us, there are usually over one-hundred student volunteers at the factory helping us inspect, process and organize tons of donations. In the middle of what we like to think of as controlled chaos, in come Alexia, Kelvin and Victoria with a ton of their own donations. They had collected all this wonderful stuff for local children in-need as a part of their SKILLS USA competition at Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical High School. -
A Real Life Science Experiment: The Ripple Effect!
Michaelah Noelle Nunes is an amazing young women!
Michaelah at the Miss New Bedford’s Outstanding Teen Competition
Michaelah has competed for 4 years in the Miss New Bedford’s Outstanding Teen pageant.
This is her second consecutive year hosting a community drive to benefit GiftsToGive as part of her chosen platform, titled A Real Life Science Experiment: The Ripple Effect.
Michaelah intends to show others how even the smallest form of contribution, much like a drop in a small pond, can have a ripple effect, reaching far and wide.
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Listening to Wendy – A student’s perspective on service.
Tabor Academy student Wendy Liu accepted the assignment of reporting back on her group’s volunteer experience yesterday. Here is what she had to say – “September 22 may be another mundane Tuesday for most students, but not for those at Tabor. Today was our Service Day which takes place every semester; students and faculty members volunteer in various places, one of which is GiftsToGive.Some from Tabor have been to GiftsToGive multiple times, while others stepped into the factory for the first time today. Caitlin, a junior to Tabor, is new to this activity. Today she sorted clothes for adults and kids. She recounts that the most difficult part of the job was to decide what to re-cycle because she wanted to “keep everything.” In addition, the day at GiftsToGive has been influential, for she believes that their Directors’ empowering speech makes people “reevaluate [their] circumstance[s]” and rethink how fortunate they are.
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