On Saturday morning we were visited by a small, but mighty philanthropist. Caroline is 2 years-old and with the help of her parents Calib and Scotlyn, she asked her family and friends to bring a present for GiftsToGive on her birthday in November. After meeting...
We recently met a most remarkable family. With the help of their parents, Tristan 7, Landon 6 and Madison 2 organized and implemented a toy, clothing and book drive with their family, friends and neighbors. Their basic idea was to celebrate their birthdays by helping...
We met a most remarkable young woman, a high school student at Old Rochester Regional High School (ORR). Her name is Kaya Savaria, What she did was amazing but then she did something totally unexpected. She thanked us for the opportunity. A solid "old school" value"...
This morning we were visited by a small, but mighty group of kindergarteners, from the Andrew B. Cushman Elementary School in Dartmouth. They brought us a ton of terrific stuff. We had a swell time touring the factory. We had a serious conversation about how lucky...
This is a story about a group of absolutely amazing students. It is also a story about an extraordinary educator, Laura Gardner. Yesterday, the Junior National Honor Society at the Dartmouth Middle School donated 7, 326 gently used children's books. They mobilized the...
We were almost tipped, upside down, with the weight of a ton of wonderful toys donated by a group of amazing young people, students at Taunton High School and members of The Key Club. Rather than our telling the story, we asked Key Club President, Kayla Parrett and...
We are always open on MLK Day!. This year we are faced with another Covid January. All Volunteers must be vaccinated. We have a morning "shift", 9-noon and an afternoon "shift", 1-4pm. You MUST be registered! No "drop-ins". Educational Materials: Children's...
It has been a long, difficult year for so many of us. On the SouthCoast over 80,000 children live in poverty. One in ten of these children is homeless. Without our amazing volunteers, we would not have been able to help as many local children. Today we received a...
With over 80,000 Southcoast children living in poverty and with one in ten of these children homeless, the need is overwhelming. Knowing this need, Salve Regina Nursing Students; Megan Caccamo, Erin Dericks, Mia Lang, Alexia Moreno, and Annemarie Haas did something...
We see thousands of elementary, middle, high school and college student volunteers every year. (Except of course for the Covid Year). It is hard for us to pick our favorites. There have been some salient third graders, some amazing seventh graders, some outstanding...