Bed bugs! Yes, you read that correctly! It's not the prettiest or nicest topic to discuss. It is actually a nightmare. But when you process and handle tons of clothing and other items, it is a very serious issue. What to do? Knowing who your donors are is helpful, but...
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...
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...
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...
We could tell the story, but it is much better coming from a Mom! "Leah volunteered in December at the GiftsToGive Philanthropy Factory. While we were there, she learned that they were in need of new soccer balls, basketballs, footballs, children’s under garments and...
CEO Blog 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! Logan had something...
We had a visit from Sue Carlson, one of the new team members at the Whaling City Golf Club. Sue had this to say - "It was my pleasure to visit yesterday and learn a bit more about GiftsToGive. It is an amazing organization; it gives us hope for the future! We will be...