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• Stories – Youth Philanthropy

  • Bishop Stang High School Students Set A Most Perfect Example!

    What do Bishop Stang Students know that other students might not?

    On a very rainy and cold Saturday morning sixteen Bishop Stang High School Students chose to make a difference. Their gift of donations and time will help over 50 local children, many of them homeless and all of them living in poverty!

    Photos from our day are here.
    

    Student Hallie Manchester had this to say about their visit – ” I woke up on Saturday at 7:30 to drive to Stang, where a medium sized group of us would meet before spending the day at GiftsToGive in New Bedford. Unsure of what to expect, I went through my normal morning routine and got breakfast with two of my friends who would be with me all day. When the three of us got to Stang, we went into one of the administration offices where there was a large amount of donated objects from clothes to children’s toys. As we loaded the bags and boxes into our cars, we were feeling anxious and wondered what this place was going to be like. We all were groggy and tired yet excited to be having the opportunity to help others.

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  • 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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  • 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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  • 900 pairs of socks donated … no way! WAY!

    1,800 individual socks were donated to us on Tuesday of Christmas week, from an extraordinary group of students at the Dartmouth Middle School.

    According to our accountants, that is 900 pairs. At three pairs of socks per child, in every gift package we distribute, 300 local kids in-need will have new socks in January!

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  • Theta Delta Chi walks the walk!

    On Saturday, we met brothers from Theta Delta Chi, at UMassDartmouth

    Peter 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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  • Never ever, under-estimate the power of Brownies!

    

    Brownie Power!

    During their community service visit, Brownie Troop 80172 was upset when they heard how about how many local kids did not have basic essentials!

    They made a plan to raise money and purchase new items. Brownies from Freetown and Lakeville raised enough money to purchase new socks, underwear and art supplies to help over 123 local kids in-need.

    How absolutely amazing is this?

    When people talk to us about the problem with kids today, we smile, shake our heads and tell them about the 80172 Troopers. Talk about bright and shining lights!

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  • Dominik and Konlin Turn Five – But Wait – There’s More!

    

    Dominik and Konlin

    Turning five years-old is something very special. Especially for twins! Understanding philanthropy at five … well talk about making our day!

    Saturday afternoon, two ball players arrived at the mill with a zillion brand new toys in tow. They explained to us that they wanted to help children who were not as fortunate as they were and who might not get a birthday present.

    Parents Kathryn and Dennis had this to say – “It is truly our pleasure to be able to contribute. Our boy’s just turned five years old and had a wonderful party with family and friends. We have been truly blessed with two wonderful healthy boys, a loving family and many friends. We know that there are many in the community that are less fortunate than us, and we feel it is important to help others and give back whenever possible.

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  • Where Do Youth Leaders Come From?

    

    Troop 80506 – Brockton, MA

    We met four remarkable young women today. Girl Scouts all and they were on a mission – a mission to make a difference.

    We asked their leader to write a short background on this small but mighty group, this is what she had to say – “When we started our Girl Scout season this year we had a significantly smaller troop. The girls that stayed had one common interest and that was to volunteer and make a difference.

    They  started together as little girls being led by leaders. They are now young women making their own decisions and leading others to make a difference. Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to make a difference. We look forward to coming back.”

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  • Abby shares her birthday – again!

    

    Abby and her family

    Nine year-old Abby is in the 4th grade and lives over an hour away from New Bedford.

    For the second year in a row, Abby asked friends coming to her birthday party not to bring her any gifts. Instead, she wanted them to bring new things that she could donate to GiftsToGive.
    

    Abby likes to bring everything down to the mill with her sister, Maggie. Maggie is in the 2nd grade and just turned seven.

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  • Volunteer Jillian Zucco crowned Miss Massachusetts

    

    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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  • Galaxy and Olivia are truly bright and shining lights!

    

    Elementary Philanthropist, Galaxy!

    Today we met a most perfect grandmother, Jeanne Plourde and one of two young philanthropists; Galaxy.

    Galaxy told us that she and her cousin Olivia had two backpacks full of school supplies to donate, for two children that were not as lucky as she and her cousin!

    Talk about the power of giving!

    We asked grandmother Jeanne to send us a note about how this all happened and here is what she wrote –

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  • Cardinal Spellman High School, Day of Service

    

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    It’s one thing for us to talk about what we do, it is entirely a better thing when a student volunteer talks about their experience. We are so proud of the students from Cardinal Spellman, and even prouder, if that is possible, of Charli.

    Changing Lives One Gift at a Time.
    By: Charli Carey

    My name is Charli Carey, and I am currently a junior at Cardinal Spellman High School in Brockton. While preparing for our annual service day, several of my classmates and I struggled with the decision of which service site to volunteer at. Last year, as a sophomore, I volunteered at GiftsToGive, and knew that I wanted to volunteer there again, this time as a junior. I spoke with several of my classmates about what they were expecting when they volunteered to serve at GiftsToGive.

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• News from GiftsToGive

  • Tabor Academy’s Baxter House – ROCKS!

    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 Read More »

  • What’s right with University Students? BSU students talk for themselves!

    We met a most remarkable young woman on Saturday, Jessie Barbosa. Photos from our day are here. Jessie is a student at Bridgewater State University. She Read More »

  • Connecting middle school students to college students

    M.E.N. (From UMD) @ Normandin Middle School Posted by Gifts to Give on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 Read More »