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  • Status UPDATE – We have temporarily CLOSED for Volunteers and Donations at the Factory and for Customers at our Thrift Store!

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• Stories – Youth Philanthropy

  • Bishop Connolly Students Define Youth Philanthropy

    

    Matthew, Jonathan and Arthur

    When people talk to us about what is wrong with kids today; we smile and listen politely, then reply with a recent story about Matthew, Jonathan and Arthur.

    Read the local paper’s story here.

    Johnathan who is a sophomore at Bishop Connolly High School has been volunteering with us since he was in the 7th grade. Jonathan has set a record for helping Newport County Rhode Island families and is now recruiting fellow students to do the same.

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  • Freetown Lakeville Middle School – Friends Of Rachel Club

    Yesterday, we met a most remarkable group of students from the Freetown Lakeville Middle School, Friends Of Rachel Club.

    Rachel Scott was the first student killed in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999. Darrell Scott, Rachel’s father, established Rachel’s Challenge to perpetuate his daughter’s example and the two-page “Code of Ethics” she wrote a month before her death. The organization’s mission is to “motivate, educate and bring positive change to many young people”. The Rachel’s Challenge program includes establishing Friends of Rachel clubs in schools, following the initial presentation, to sustain the campaign’s goals on a long-term basis. Schools around the country have incorporated Rachel’s challenge into their own clubs bringing the message to their students.

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  • Listening to Jason

    Jason was our Student Intern, three years ago, as a senior at Dartmouth High School
    He then went of NYU and as a junior is doing amazing international work!

    Please help him financially if you can.

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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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  • Logan sets a most perfect example for all of us!

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    Acushnet, Massachusetts

    In the middle of a very hectic day, in walks Logan. Logan is 5 years-old. He was on a mission and needed to talk to someone in charge.

    Luckily (for me), I was on duty and I received a huge dose of inspiration!

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  • Listening to Olivia, eighth grade philanthropist!

    

    Youth Philanthropist Olivia

    We see thousands of student volunteers every year, most are amazing! Some are extraordinary and then there is Olivia. To call Olivia super extraordinary or unbelievable, would be an understatement!

    Olivia has volunteered with us for five months and in that time has directly helped hundreds of local children receive clothes, books, toys and other basic essentials. Recently she arrived with bags and bags full of brand new items to donate.

    We asked her to tell us in writing what was going on and here is what she told us – ” I was first introduced to GiftsToGive while on a field trip with my fellow classmates and teachers from the Albert F. Ford Middle School here in Acushnet. After spending half of a school day volunteering in the building, I decided I would begin coming back throughout the summer. Through the course of the summer I worked to assemble clothing packages for children. When I first assembled the packages, I was blown away by how many orders there were to be filled.

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  • Listening to Chloe

    115 Old Rochester Regional Junior High School students spent last Thursday and Friday with us. We ask each group for a “journalist” to write about their experience.  Rather than our writing their story, they did. Student Chloe Bean had this to say:

    “When I first found out that my 8th grade class was going to take a field trip to GiftsToGive, I was excited, but a little unsure of how we’d be helping out. What I learned is that at GiftsToGive, there are new donations being dropped off everyday, and therefore, there is always a job to be done. Many of my classmates were doing tasks like sorting and folding clothes, cataloging comic books and deciding their age levels, checking for missing pieces in puzzles and games, and even cleaning and dressing toy dolls. I helped out by cleaning toys and sorting them into boxes by category, and interviewing my classmates about their experience of the day in order to write this article.

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  • The Community Club @ Fonseca Elementary School Shines Brightly!

    This week we visited a wonderful group of students in Fall River, at the Fonseca Elementary School. All are members of the “Community Club” an after-school program led by mentor extraordinaire, Josh Amaral.

    Josh invited us to visit with his social entrepreneurs and young philanthropists on their last club day of this school year. He had organized a recognition ceremony and there would be cake!

    Photos from our visit are here.

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  • Girl Scout Troop 68123 Does Amazing Things And Wants To Do More!

    Last Saturday two representatives of Girl Scout Troop 68123 delivered a ton of hygiene supplies. We were flabbergasted! We never have enough of these type supplies to place in our gifts packages. They’re on a new mission, one of early literacy and they need our help. Please reach out to them if you can help!

    We asked their leaders to send us a story, so that we had some context and could share. Here is what they had to say – “The girls in New Bedford Troop #68123 chose to use donated funds they received during their cookie program booth sales to buy baby shampoo, powder, and lotion — based on GiftsToGive stated need for these specific items. They also put together “kits” for adults & children — including shampoo, conditioner, lotion, toothbrush, toothpaste, combs, and petroleum jelly.
    

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  • Ashley Donates Her Doll Collection

    

    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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  • Help New Bedford High ROTC Students with their Uniform Fund!

    Pies, Pies, Lots of Pies!

    CamRon Frazier, our extraordinary Student Intern, is helping to raise money for his ROTC unit at New Bedford High School, for their uniform fund!

    

    CamRon receives the Presidential Service Award

    Grandma’s Gourmet Country Pies in great varieties: Grandma’s Apple, Wild Blueberry, Strawberry Rhubarb, Apple Crumb, Old Fashioned Pumpkin,  Coconut Custard, Chocolate Creme, Banana Split Cream, Cookies and Cream, Brownie Supreme,  Chocolate Peanut Butter, and Lemon Meringue.

    Pies are $18 and must be paid for in advance. Order by October 17 for pick-up at the GiftsToGive Factory in Acushnet on or after November 24th.

    CamRon can be reached by email [email protected]

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• News from GiftsToGive

  • 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 »

  • Retired city educator teaching new lessons at GiftsToGive!

    Every once in a while something happens that fuels change. That something, for us, is Martha Kay. It’s one thing to facilitate thousands of children in Read More »

  • Rochester Man and Woman of the Year!

    We could not be prouder than to be members of a tribe with these type of leaders! The world seems upside down. When we look for leadership Read More »