The Friends of the New Bedford Half-Marathon are substantial supporters of our mission, as are The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. We're grateful for their ongoing support and are proud to be associated with these fine people. New Bedford Cable Network coverage of the...
Culinary Arts Students – helping to build a more caring community!
While our goal of building a more caring community is beautiful, it's not easy. Being connected is the foundation for our work and last Thursday we held a community conversation about children and social media, after work, at the philanthropy factory. Students in the...
College/University Student Survey for the GiftsToGive Thrift Store
Students at Boston University's AdLab are helping us research and market our new Thrift Store. We're trying to understand student buying habbits and interests and they've put together a quick survey for us. We appreciate you taking the time to help us - it's important...
ESPN Radio, Public Affairs Half-Hour January 25, 2015
ESPN Radio interview with host Ed Perreira and guest Jim Stevens, CEO and Founder of GiftsToGive. (30 minutes) WNBH is one of the oldest broadcast radio stations in America; going back to May 21, 1921. According to the Department of Commerce records, WNBH received its...
Student Nathan Turner – Outstanding Volunteer Acknowledgement
Nathan Turner is not your average young man. Nathan was acknowledged by President Obama for the President's, Gold Volunteer Service Award. Nathan has completed over 3,000 hours of volunteer community service. We're so proud of Nathan. Nathan is a Junior at New Bedford...
New Bedford City Council Acknowledges GiftsToGive for MLK Legacy Event
(Excerpt from January 22, 2015, City Council Meeting) New Bedford, Massachusetts Local news coverage
2nd Annual MLK Children’s March and Teach-in
January 19, 2015
Feature Story in SoCo Magazine!
SoCo Magazine was generous enough to feature us! We can't thank them enough for helping us get the word out about what we do and especially for spreading the word about our new Thrift Store! (Open every Saturday, from 9am to 2pm)
Berkley Brownies, help to define tangible philanthropy!
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...
Santa was in Mattapoisett on Sunday, eating pancakes!
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...