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...
Santander Volunteers, Set A New Record For Clothes Processing!
Last Monday, Santander colleagues spent the day with us. Shirley Gantz, VP of Partnership and Training said - "It was an overwhelming experience just to be able to see the amount of donations that come into the center on a daily basis. Tons of clothes, from infant to...
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...
MIB Group from Bridgewater State University sets a most perfect example!
Five brothers from Men Integrated in Brotherhood (MIB) a student group at Bridgewater State spent the day with us, helping to build racking for our new thrift shop. They learned a lot about working together, team work, tangible philanthropy and big citizenship. They...
Vivian, Annette, 88 Barbies and 5 Kens
Every once in-a-while a photo or two arrives in our inbox that makes us smile. Sometimes we smile and are amazed. Sometimes we are flabbergasted! This story starts with two women remarkable women: Annette and Vivian. Annette is an amazing woman and a wonderful...
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...
A story of great hope for this generation of children
This week we met sixteen students from Cardinal Spellman High School in Brockton. Photos from our day are here We talked as a group about child poverty, the importance of education and graduating high school. We talked about giving, philanthropy, making a difference,...
Delta Phi Epsilon and Phi Kappa Theta – Truly A Force For Good!
What do you get when you mix sixty-five university students, stir in a sorority and a fraternity, add in four hours of time, sprinkled with 5,000 pounds of donated items, fifty or so middle school students and of course - twenty-two pizzas? Read on! Bridgewater State...
Why I Volunteer at GiftsToGive
Why I Volunteer at GiftsToGive, by Sarah Davis Blodgett I have been helping to manage mill operations this fall and winter. The last few weeks have been very busy as people clear out their houses to get ready for the holidays and their donations have been pouring in....
Unaccompanied teens and community service at the factory.
Students 17 and younger, for their FIRST visit, must be accompanied by an adult to get credit for their community service hours at our mill. We will, at our discretion, make acceptations for for teens to return on their own, for future visits. We know that parochial...