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 of a check for $660! They told us a most amazing story. "Jewelry-making is an ordinary activity that many young girls enjoy...
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! Grandma's Gourmet Country Pies in great varieties: Grandma's Apple, Wild Blueberry, Strawberry...
We came away from our day today - inspired! Wareham Middle School Student Council Members redefined altruism for us. Talk about the power of one and then multiply that by a factor of forty! Photos from our day are here. Wendy Brogioli, Student Council Advisor for the...
On Monday, 70 members of Dartmouth's Joseph DeMello School's Student Council performed an afternoon of service.. The group of 4th and 5th graders, who have held donation drives to benefit some of the 35,000 local children living in poverty, volunteered their time...
Turning five years-old is something very special. Especially for twins! Understanding philanthropy at five ... well talk about making our day! Saturday afternoon, two ball players arrived at the mill with a zillion brand new toys in tow. They explained to us that they...
What does the President of the United States and Sophomore, CamRon Frazier have in common? Last Saturday night, at our First Annual "Rising Tide" event, we awarded New Bedford High School Sophomore CamRon Frazier, the Presidential Service Award. CamRon is one of those...
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...
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,...
The longest journey begins with a single step. The first step in this story started with an email from Carolyn, Hadleigh and Braelyn's mom - "On 1/19 my daughters are turning 8 and 10. I am interested in having them and some friends volunteer at GiftsToGive as part of...
Michaelah Noelle Nunes is an amazing young women! Michaelah has competed for 4 years in the Miss New Bedford's Outstanding Teen pageant. This is her second consecutive year hosting a community drive to benefit GiftsToGive as part of her chosen platform, titled A Real...