Giving Tuesday: Giving Back to our Community
Tuesday, November 28th is Giving Tuesday, a day to find ways to give back to your community in whatever ways you can, whether it’s bringing a smile to a neighbor’s face, or sharing some of your resources with an organization close to your heart. This Thanksgiving we’d like to remind you to consider what ways you may be able to give back to your community in this giving season.
Throughout the year, MBK finds ways to give back to our community with our financial expertise, time, and monetary donations. Over the past year we have created new connections to not-for-profit organizations and continued our support of many others. Please consider supporting some of the many causes and organizations we hold dear.
Friday Charities
Every pay day staff participate to collect money for a different charity. The organizations we collectively supported in 2023 include:
- STCC Foundation
- Soldier On
- Go Red for Women Day - American Heart Association
- Baystate Children's Miracle Network
- National Kidney Foundation
- The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
- Jimmy Fund
- March of Dimes
- Springfield School Volunteers
- Square One - Springfield
- Girls Inc.
- Franciscan Hospital for Children
- Pioneer Valley Symphony
- Opera House Players
- SIDS Network (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)
- Boys & Girls Club Family Center
- JGS Lifecare
- Susan G Komen(Southern New England)
- NAMI Western Mass
- Westfield Boys & Girls Club
- Rays of Hope
- Unify Against Bullying
- Holyoke Soldiers Home
- Westfield Homeless Cat Project
- Toys for Tots – Westover
- Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services
- Westfield YMCA
Taking time our for our community
Over the past year we have continued some established connections and joined with some new friends from an inaugural Winter Walk in Western Massachusetts to raise awareness and funds for the homeless to a supply drive for local students starting a new school year. Below you can find links to support some of the various organizations we supported with supplies and volunteer hours.
The Parish Cupboard Food Drive
Collecting food for Thanksgiving at The Parish Cupboard in 2022 and 2023
Volunteering at Lorraine's Soup Kitchen
In 2022 and 2023 MBK volunteers spent time stocking supplies and prepping meals at Lorraine's.
Gift Drive for the Holidays
MBK staff worked together to fulfull the wishlists for two families in 2022 and will be working to bring some extra joy to two more families in 2023.
Inaugural Winter Walk in Western MA
MBK joined the 2 mile walk through the streets of Springfield during the coldest month of the year to raise awareness and funds to end homelessness within our community.
Collecting Winter Supplies for Friends of the Homeless
MBK collected supplies to support the Friends of the Homeless including items for winter warmth and personal care.
MBK Helps to Build a Prom
MBK staff and friends donated 40 gowns, and several bags of accessories to support the Opera House Players in making Prom accessible to more students
Collecting Personal Care Items for Ruth's House
MBK organized a massive donation drive to collect everything from lotion and body wash to hard candies for the seniors at Ruth's House.
Building with A Bed for Every Child
MBK staff helped to build 5 beds and donate an additional 5 bed kits in support of the "A Bed for Every Child" initiative, launched in 2012 by the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless
Stuff the Bus with United Way
MBK staff collected much needed school supplies in support of United Way of Pioneer Valley's Stuff the Bus drive. A few staff members also helped to assemble the donated supplies into school bags to be distributed to students
Preparing Books for Children's Shelves
Several MBK staff helped to select and label books to be distributed to children throughout our community in support of Links to Libraries
Collecting Supplies for Berkshire Humane Society
Several boxes of supplies were delivered to support Berkshire Humane Society's open admission shelter
Collecting Supplies for Better Together Dog Rescue
MBK donated a load of supplies to support dogs welfare in the community whether in their homes or a shelter
Sponsorships and more
In addition to the many activities, drives, and fundraising Fridays our staff participates in, MBK has also supported over 75 organizations through sponsorship over the past year.
We succeed when our community succeeds. We are committed to giving back to the communities we are so fortunate to be a part of and this giving season, we hope you'll find a way to give some of your own resources back in whatever ways you can!
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