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  • August 25, Our Annual “Rising Tide” Acushnet Clam-boil and Lobster Dinner

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  • Thrift Store MAGIC-Saturdays, 9am to 2pm

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  • #GiftsToGiveThanks

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  • Adult Volunteers NEEDED!

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• Stories – Youth Philanthropy

  • NBC Providence, News 10

    2017 MLK Day,  Student Teach-in and March January 16, 2017 (Link)

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  • Listening to Hunter

    We just spent two days with students from the Rocky Hill School in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.

    It’s become an annual two day field trip and what’s the best for us is that we get to see students grow – not only in size and maturity but in their coming of age and increased connectiveness to giving and service. Photos from their service days are here.

    Rather than explain more – we’d like to share what student Hunter Corbett had to say – ” Our annual Rocky Hill sophomore trip to GiftsToGive is one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the year. The upperclassmen fondly remember their excursion, and this year’s trip did not fail to live up to our high expectations. I think everyone in my class left with a desire to do more to help people. I know I am definitely going back to GiftsToGive to volunteer again in my free time.

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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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  • Our 2016 MLK Teach-in and Day Of Service

    We focused this special holiday on our service learning initiative with local Middle School students. We bused two-hundred students to Normandin Middle School.

    Forty high school and college student leaders and select faculty, facilitated a three hour “Teach-in” revolving around the history of the voting rights movement, the activism and specifically, how students made a difference then and can again. The program also focused on the importance of voting and participating citizenship. (Day after local press here).

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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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  • 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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  • Being inspired by Sam

    On a cold and drizzly Saturday, October 14, 2014 to be exact, in walks a 13 year-old young woman who matter of factly and unpretentiously tells us that she wants to help local children who don’t have the basic things they need; clothes, books, toys and birthday presents. She goes on to tell us that she wants to start now and off she goes to work in the factory on her first volunteer day!

    This remarkable young woman is Sam McGill. Sam is currently a freshman at Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical High School and has accumulated 470 volunteer hours to date, mostly on Saturdays and we are hard pressed to think of more than a few Saturday’s Sam has not been with us! Sam is currently helping us manage our Thrift Store.

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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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  • Hannah Raised $2,500 for GiftsToGive for Her Mitzvah Project!

    Hannah McGuire is a 13 year old student at the Freetown-Lakeville Middle school. She’s also a philanthropist!

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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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  • Our Student Intern, Jason, is in South Africa and Needs our Financial Help Now!

    

    Jason Woolf

    Jason spent his senior year at Dartmouth High School, as our Social Entrepreneurial Intern. He then went on to Watson University, NYU and is currently at University of Cape Town.

    We think Jason is a bright and shining light and a most perfect example of giving and service. Jason has also become a “For Real” Social Entrepreneur.

    This project is important to Jason and we’re committed to help him start-up and launch – please help us, to help him. We’ll pass along 100% of all monies raised!

    Check out Umbiyozo.org to learn more about Jason’s project and to make an online donation.

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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 camron@giftstogive.org

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• News from GiftsToGive

  • Selfless Service

    When we look for inspiration, we see Ray Carpenter. Ray is a bright and shining light and defines for us; a most perfect example of giving Read More »

  • August 25, Our Annual “Rising Tide” Acushnet Clam-boil and Lobster Dinner

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  • 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 »