Category: Charity Blog
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#StayHomeSeries: Designs For The Front Lines
“How can I say thank you?” It’s a question many of us have asked ourselves lately as we’ve watched our friends, family members, and so many others step up to save those fighting against the deadly Coronavirus. For each day a healthcare professional walks into their workplace, they do so to care for those who…
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#StayHomeSeries: Lasers Helping Lasers
For students all over the world, college is affectionately known as “the best four years of your life”. Highly anticipated all through high school where many work hard for years to save money, get their grades up anxiously await that coveted acceptance letter, college is a time meant for studying, learning all you can about…
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#StayHomeSeries: Social Distancing Dash!
When I first started this journey of doing a charity blog, I had been overwhelmed with joy to watch my calendar fill up in February with events booked through the month of JUNE! It made my heart so happy to be able to not only tell the stories behind so many charities throughout New England,…
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#StayHomeSeries MASK. MATCH. CHALLENGE!
Who’s up for a challenge you can do from your couch?! Everyone? Okay, good. Let’s start by introducing you to David, the Founder of DocPPE that launched an incredible new startup in response to the need of extra masks not only on our front lines, but in our communities. A software developer for 20 years…
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Mermaids on Cape Cod: How A Cape Cod Artist Is Using Her Talent To Help Feed Fellow Residents
CAPE COD, MA- With all of the heartwarming stories coming to the forefront these days, it’s not rare for me to tear up a time or two at hearing how so many local heroes are stepping up to help their neighbors. It is, however, rare for me to do so several times in just one…
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Headbands for Heroes: Local Business Owner Helps Those Who Help Us
BOSTON- When Shop The Cue owner Lindsay Reilly watched a heartbreaking video of a New York nurse taking off her mask to reveal raw and bleeding her ears after wearing protective equipment all day long, she knew she had to do something to help. As Reilly saw the nurse fashion a homemade headband after a…
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Irish Hearts Gala Takes On New Form In 2020
Hey..do you have any plans this weekend? These are the words I feel like we’ve ALL been waiting to hear for so long, and this weekend I mean it when I say I want you to get dressed up and do something FUN with me! Truthfully, it’s been difficult watching so many amazing events be…
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Helping From Home: Miss Pink Organization Asks For Cards
It’s the reason why places like Hallmark make so much money: a simple card is a quick and easy way to say everything from I love you, to happy birthday, or even just a ‘Hey, I’m thinking of you.’ The thing we forget from time to time as we rush between soccer practices and parties…
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Their Turn To Give: Assabet Valley Technical High School Donates Unused Supplies To Healthcare Professionals
MARLBOROUGH- With schools officially closed until at the earilest April 7th, Assabet Valley Technical High School Principal Mark Hollick found something while he was walking the empty halls of his school: an abundance of unused, brand new personal protective resources in a time where his community-like many others- is in need. “Everybody is calling for gloves,…
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Caring Amidst The Chaos: Daddy Jones’ Bar Delivers Meals To Those In Need
SOMERVILLE-On Friday afternoon as concerns of the Coronavirus outbreak plunged the nation into a global pandemic, Dimitra Tsourianis of Daddy Jones’ Bar in Somerville knew she had to make an incredibly difficult decision. “I looked at my staff and I said, ‘Guys, I don’t see how we should be open when we’re supposed to be…
Emmalyn Reid 