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Sunday, December 8 – Crafts Fair For A Cause!

  Events, News from GiftsToGive

Sunday, December 8, 2019
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
Acushnet, Massachusetts

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Spend a little. Give a lot!

Our sixth annual Holiday Bazaar and Craft Sale Fund Raiser inside the GiftsToGive Philanthropy Factory.

Door Prizes, Chinese Auction (every vendor represented), gourmet baked goods, food, Showstoppers and the most interesting volunteer management staff in the world!

Our Magical Thrift Store is open 9-3.

We want to honor and celebrate local artisans! Holiday items, gifts, art,  jewelry, candy, wood workers and more. As is our policy; we have limited tables to one (1) branded space or consultant, per product category; such as Avon, Pampered Chef, Tupperware etc. We are focused on local artisans.

VENDOR REGISTRATION (Closing shortly as we are almost at capacity)

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• Stories – Youth Philanthropy

  • 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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  • 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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  • 4-Year Old Austa Shares Her Birthday

    

    4 Year Old Austa Shares Her Birthday Presents

    Four year-old Austa taught us a thing or two about sharing! 

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  • *UPDATE* Marion Cub Scout Pack 32 – Fun, Blazing Speed and Philanthropy

    

    Pack 32, Marion

    Update: Monday, December 2, 2013  The Scouts of Pack 32 in Marion, made a huge difference today!

    In November the scouts participated in their soap box derby and used the event to: help help a local family, collect donations for a food pantry and collecting “gently-used” children’s things for GiftsToGive.

    This afternoon, after school, Pack 32 in full force –  descended on the mill in a literal caravan of vehicles, full of not only scouts, but the treasure they had collected between themselves and other families in Marion.

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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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  • Listening to Anastasia

    We met a remarkable group of faith-based, high school students this week. Photos from their visit are here. We asked junior, Anastasia to write about her experience. Here is what she had to say.

    By Anastasia  – “On November 4, 2015, fifteen eleventh-grade students from Cardinal Spellman High School, including myself, hopped in a bus and drove almost an hour to Acushnet for one of the most eye-opening experiences of our lives. As none of us had ever been to GiftsToGive or knew about everything it stands for, we quite frankly didn’t know what to expect for the trip. Despite this, though, the students and I were just as excited as ever to get to work and make a difference in the poverty surrounding our area.

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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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  • Listening to Madeline, truly a great hope for her generation!

    A small but mighty group of Moses Brown Freshmen and Seniors spent part of their day with us, last week. We asked Freshman Madeline to write about their collective experience.

    We talk a lot about service learning; to have this remarkable high school freshman reach the enduring understanding that she has, inspires us to be better and do more!

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  • Kids Will Be Kids – But Not Always!

    Sometimes … kids will be kids and sometimes kids will be philanthropists!

    We hosted a terrific group of  students this week, from our neighborhood school, The Albert F. Ford Middle School in Acushnet. One hundred-eleven 7th graders. They arrived full of energy and curiosity and left tired, proud and with an enduring understanding of how very lucky they were. Tired from all the work they did. Proud of what they accomplished and with a new sense of their place in the world, of their responsibility to themselves and to help others.

    Photos from our day are here.

    We asked if one of the students would report back to us about their experience. Here is what student Elizabeth Teixeira had to say –

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  • Video: Elementary School Philanthropy!

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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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  • 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 organized a day of service with several groups on campus. We asked Jessie to write about their experience, she had this to say – “On Saturday a group of Bridgewater State University students from multiple backgrounds, majors, and ages volunteered their time and services to GiftsToGive in Acushnet. This community service was made possible by a collaboration between The Center of Multicultural Affairs, Men Integrated in Brotherhood and the Community Service Office, which all form part of Bridgewater State University’s clubs and organizations. The students arrived around 9:00am, registered and then received a short orientation, which allowed them to understand the organization’s mission and familiarize themselves with the building.

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  • Worcester Academy

    Students from Worcester Academy made a field trip to visit with us last week. Photos from their visit are here. We ordinarily would talk about the Read More »

  • 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 »

  • Being Inspired By Alyssa

    This afternoon, we were overwhelmed by a remarkable young woman, Alyssa Maitoza, a 17 year-old Dartmouth High Senior, GiftsToGive Volunteer and this year’s Miss Massachusetts’ Outstanding Teen. With Read More »