2019 November We Care Wednesday: Maine Access Immigrant Network
Supporting non-profits that continue doing the essential work needed in our communities is important to gather here and we think it's important to the people that shop, take classes, and spend time here. This November 2019 our We Care Wednesday recipient is the Maine Access Immigrant Network (MAIN). On October 23, 2019 we co-sponsored the Refugee Knit Night event with our friends at Make & Mend and Remnant Brewing. Through the generosity of our suppliers and our team we donated approximately 50 hat knitting kits for the volunteers who came to knit something for refugees experiencing their first Maine winter....
2019 October We Care Wednesday: Cambridge Weekend Backpack Program
Supporting non-profits that continue doing the essential work needed in our communities is important to gather here and we think it's important to the people that shop, take classes, and spend time here. This October 2019 our We Care Wednesday recipient is: The Cambridge Weekend Backpack Program. The Weekend Backpack Program sends two lunches, two breakfasts, milk and fresh fruit home to Cambridge public school students whose primary source of nutrition is the school cafeteria. Cambridge City Councillor Alanna Mallon is the founder of the Cambridge Weekend Backpack Program. She has been committed to ensuring the children in Cambridge have...
2019 September We Care Wednesday: Cambridge School Volunteers
UPDATE: We raised $423 for CSV in September! Nice work, Maker Community! Missed out on shopping on Wednesdays but want to do your part? Donate to CSV directly! With another school year beginning we thought it would be awesome to support a nonprofit committed to the success of our community's public school students. Founded in 1966, Cambridge School Volunteers (CSV) is an independent non-profit organization supporting the academic and personal success of Cambridge public school children. CSV develops programs which match caring and competent adults with students of all needs and levels. There are Learning Centers in every Cambridge middle school...
2019 August We Care Wednesday: Everytown for Gun Safety
UPDATE: We raised $445 for Evertytown for Gun Safety in August! Want to help? Donate directly! We had a different nonprofit in mind for August 2019 but with the horrific domestic terrorist attacks in Gilroy, California, El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio (by the time we publish this post who knows which city will be mourning a mass shooting) we decided that fundraising for Everytown for Gun Safety, a movement of Americans working together to end gun violence was imperative. “Nearly 6 million mayors, moms, cops, teachers, survivors, gun owners, students and everyday Americans have come together to make their...
2019 July We Care Wednesday: RAICES Texas
UPDATE: We raised $775 for RAICES Texas in July! This was by far the most successful We Care Wednesday in the three years we have been doing this. Want to do more? Donate directly. It has been a heartbreaking time for all of us at gather here. With images of families separated at our borders and a humanitarian crisis unfolding before us there are days when we feel like there's no bottom to this cruelty. This We Care Wednesday we would like to do what we can to help those families at the southern border. Founded in 1986 as the Refugee...