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Acushnet honey bees.

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What does a Apponequet Junior, a New Bedford Fifth Grader and a Mattapoisett Grandfather have in common? Acushnet honey bees of course!

Head Gardener and Chief Bee Keeper, Bill O”Keefe, is teaching Rosie and Sofia all about honey bees. How good is that? (Other photos HERE)

We are in our fifth season of growing organic vegetables and beekeeping. If you want to help us with our outdoor vegetable garden, drop-in and let us know!

BEE A VOLUNTEER!

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40,000 New Volunteers arrive at GiftsToGive

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April 4, 2019. Acushnet, Massachusetts

Too windy to go sailing or maneuvering a kite. Way, way too windy to fly, especially if you’re a honey bee! Which turns out to be perfect for motivating 40,000 volunteers into their new home! Seems the bees were in a hurry to get out of the wind, into their shelters and anxious to free their Queens.

If you’re thinking “what do honey bees have to do with a children’s charity”?
See our original story HERE.

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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 experience, but teacher David Baillie was kind enough to send us the following:
  
  “Community. We’re about community.”
  
  “This was the response of a student to a seemingly simple question: “What is Worcester Academy all about?” The question, posed by GiftsToGive founder Jim Stevens, hung over the fifty Worcester Academy students for several heartbeats before it was answered.
  
  We had traveled that Saturday morning from Worcester to Acushnet to fulfill a community service obligation, a school-mandated requirement that is part of every student’s experience. The fifty boys, all upper classmen, were dorm mates; they boarded the bus that morning without complaint, napped or talked or joked around for the hour it took to get to Acushnet, and then assembled in the bare-bones repurposed warehouse that served as the factory’s base of operations.
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- Inspired by Caitlyn
  
  Last Saturday morning we met a most remarkable girl, who did a most amazing thing!
  
  We asked her Mom for details: “Caitlyn is a third grader at Pulaski Elementary School and she recently celebrated her 9th birthday. Caitlyn decided that she wanted to ask her friends to donate toys or clothing to GiftsToGive rather than receive gifts for herself. Through volunteering at Gifts to Give with her family, Caitlyn has realized the importance of giving to others”
  
  Caitlyn says: “There are so many needy children with no special toys. I am lucky to have more than I ever wanted. These children are very brave. I wish that these toys will give them a happy surprise on their birthday!
  
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- Rising Tide Students Reflect a Bright and Shining Light!
  
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  When people ask us why we do the work we do. We talk about the children we meet every day.
  
  Today we met teens from the Rising Tide School in Plymouth. They sorted through a ton of children’s clothes and enabled us to help dozens of local children who don’t have warm clothing.
  
  Rather than us talking, we wanted you to hear what student Anna Smith had to say:
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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 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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- Listening to Gabriela
  
  We see thousands of students every year – sometimes we ask one of them to write a story of their experience. Sometimes one of their stories makes us stop what we are doing and listen – really listen.
  
  Today we are listening to Gabriela; you should too!
  
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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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- Elementary Stars
  
  Parker students present GiftsToGive CEO Jim Stevens
  with a check for $382.96.
  
  With the support of Parker Elementary School Principal Paul Fay, teacher Tamara Wells-Reynold’s and her 4th grade After School Art Club raised $382.96, from raffle ticket sales of their art work.
  
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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 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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- Learn, Lead, Serve, Succeed
  
  Learn, Lead, Serve, Succeed is the mantra for the Alma del Mar Public Charter School.
  
  We are huge fans of the work they do and especially of how much they have been able to accomplish since starting four years ago. We have always supported their community service efforts and we recently had a visit from their entire 5th grade class.
  
  Photos from our day are here.
  
  Rather than we tell the story, we asked 5th grader Rosa to interview some of her peers and send us a story.
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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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- 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 »
- Good Deeds – The Good Beads Project!
  
  Two remarkable young women paid us a visit this afternoon, Fairhaven High School seniors, Maddie and Hannah. They made a gift to us in the form Read More »
- SAVE THE BEE
  
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