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The Spirit of Giving (Standard Times Story 28 November, 2017)

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Volunteer Jillian Zucco crowned Miss Massachusetts

  Local news, Youth Philanthropy

Standard Times Story HERE

GiftsToGive Volunteer Jillian Zucco is crowned Miss Massachusetts!

Jillian is truly a bright and shining light and for us a most perfect example of giving and service.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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First day of school

  Local news

 

Labor Day is Monday, September 5

• Acushnet, Aug. 30
• Alma del Mar, Aug. 22
• Apponequet, Sept. 6
• City on a Hill, Aug. 29
• Dartmouth, Sept. 1
• Fairhaven, Aug. 30
• Freetown/Lakeville, Sept. 6
• Global Learning, Aug. 29
• Old Rochester Regional, Aug. 30
• Marion, Aug. 30
• Mattapoisett, Aug. 30
• New Bedford, Aug. 31 (with exceptions)
• Rochester, Aug. 30
• Wareham, Aug. 29
• Westport, Sept. 6

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• Stories – Youth Philanthropy

  • Tabor Academy’s Baxter House – ROCKS!

    

    Baxter House Students

    The winners of Tabor Academy’s first quarter “Green Wars” competition, were the 25 young women in Baxter House! They collectively chose to give back.

    Under the careful eye of the dorm’s “dean of green,” junior Sara Kosicki, the Baxter House residents were declared the campus’s best and most conscientious recyclers.  As a result, money accumulated at the redemption center was given to the Baxter girls as a prize for their dorm’s thoughtful approach to caring for the planet. Rather than use the money for a weekend pizza party, the girls chose to use the money to buy socks and underwear. Why?  Because they answered our call for help!  Our supply of new socks and underwear, essentials many take for granted, is dangerously low. Hearing this, these amazing students acted!

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  • Michelle Collects 49 Winter Coats!

    

    The Amazing Michelle!

    Fourteen year-old Michelle, organized and collected 49 winter coats!

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  • Student Intern Jonathan Klinker in the News (Again!)

    Our Student Intern, Jonathan Klinker, makes the news! We are all so very proud of him!

     

    Reprint from (WJAR, NBC 10) — 18-year old, Jonathan Klinker has earned 141 merit badges during his time with the Boy Scouts.

    “I’m about one of 5 in the nation or so that has earned 141 and one in scouting history that have earned all the merit badges,” said Klinker.

    Klinker has mastered many skills and many consider him a jack of all trades including woodcarving, canoeing, swimming and emergency preparedness.

    What makes Klinker’s accomplishment so rare is that one only needs 21 merit badges to become an Eagle Scout. In fact, there are only 137 badges available right now.

    Other badges available include water sports and even nuclear science.

    The teen has also raised thousands of dollars for St. Christopher’s Church in Tiverton and remolded a half century old bathroom, all by himself.

    Although he’s proud of his accomplishments, Klinker says it has a greater meaning.

    “It’s sort of about giving back to the community and making the world a better place,” said Klinker.

    The Eagle Scout will be heading off to college and hopes other young scouts will follow in his footsteps and become a leader.

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  • Abby’s Mitzvah Project

    

    Abby collected over 600 books for her mitzvah project.

    Thirteen year-old Abby redefined giving, she collected and made a gift of 600 books as part of her Mitzvah project!

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  • Video: Elementary School Philanthropy!

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  • 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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  • Wareham Middle School, Student Philanthropists

    Wareham Middle School, Student Philanthropists

    By: Evelyn Chase, Grade 7

    “Philanthropy is about promoting the welfare of others. That is exactly what the organization GiftsToGive is all about. I have been to GiftsToGive five times now and during every single group orientation tour they tell us “50,000”. Then one of us always asks the obvious question; 50,000 what?

    It may be silly that I remember that number but I also remember what comes after it as well. 50,000 is the number of children living locally in poverty. This statement always gets to me. What this means is that one of your friends, that person you thought was odd on the bus, or even a complete stranger, could or is living in poverty. So hold on and let me explain a little bit more. The definition of poverty is the state of being extremely poor. And although I may be going a little bit off topic with this one, it is extremely important. Just because you may think you know everyone’s situation you really don’t and that is what GiftsToGive in my opinion promotes.

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  • Paige Donates Her Birthday Presents

     

    

    Paige sets a most perfect example

    Eight year-old Paige, did something amazing on her birthday.

    Her parents held a party and Paige asked her friends to bring a new birthday present for a GiftsToGive child, who would not ordinarily receive a gift on their birthday.

    Paige brought us 31 new birthday presents to be given to local children on their special day.

    In her “doing” Paige has not only made a huge difference, but has become a most excellent example to her siblings and friends about the power of giving.

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  • Listening to Hunter

    We just spent two days with students from the Rocky Hill School in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.

    It’s become an annual two day field trip and what’s the best for us is that we get to see students grow – not only in size and maturity but in their coming of age and increased connectiveness to giving and service. Photos from their service days are here.

    Rather than explain more – we’d like to share what student Hunter Corbett had to say – ” Our annual Rocky Hill sophomore trip to GiftsToGive is one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the year. The upperclassmen fondly remember their excursion, and this year’s trip did not fail to live up to our high expectations. I think everyone in my class left with a desire to do more to help people. I know I am definitely going back to GiftsToGive to volunteer again in my free time.

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  • 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.

    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.

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  • Freetown-Lakeville Middle School, 7th Grade

    We recently hosted the 7th Grade from Freetown-Lakeville Middle School. We could tell you what the experience was like for us, but student journalist Lucas E. Quinn sent us this essay and the photos are by student photographer Julie Medeiros. (Photos from their visits are here.)

    ” Rows upon rows of shelves lined the walls. Everything on those shelves had been donated from someone like us. Colorful toys were being cleaned and fixed and given new life, so that more families in poverty would have something to look forward to. This was the view I took in when I first walked into the factory known as GiftsToGive.

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  • Listening to Emma ..

    

    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 amazing twelve year-old told us, inspires us to do more and be better!

    “My grandfather is a long time high school coach and every season he has had his sports teams spend time volunteering at the GiftsToGive facility. Over the years the teams have also conducted book, toy, clothing and new sock drives.

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• News from GiftsToGive

  • One door closes, another opens!

    At first glance it is bittersweet – to see our original home being demolished – but then we think about what Paul Bloom said – “We Read More »

  • Vivian, Annette, 88 Barbies and 5 Kens

    Every once in-a-while a photo or two arrives in our inbox that makes us smile. Sometimes we smile and are amazed. Sometimes we are flabbergasted! This Read More »

  • New Bedford Firefighters Define Giving and Service

    When we think about service, one of the first things we think about is our Fire Department. Men and women who put themselves in harm’s way Read More »