Charities
In planning each gallery, we select a charity that will be the beneficiary of the proceeds from said gallery. For our first two galleries, we selected GiftstoGive and then sequentially the Women's Center in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
GiftstoGive
"Because We All Have Gifts to Give."
At first glance, GiftsToGive is a former textile mill turned warehouse where surplus children’s gear is recycled, re-purposed and gifted to children in-need.
Our primary mission is to give all SouthCoast young people – the privileged and those in-need – an opportunity to practice Big Citizenship and Tangible Philanthropy through their gifts of time and treasure. Children come to understand, through their “doing” the power of giving and service and that we all have gifts to give. www.giftstogive.org
"Because We All Have Gifts to Give."
At first glance, GiftsToGive is a former textile mill turned warehouse where surplus children’s gear is recycled, re-purposed and gifted to children in-need.
Our primary mission is to give all SouthCoast young people – the privileged and those in-need – an opportunity to practice Big Citizenship and Tangible Philanthropy through their gifts of time and treasure. Children come to understand, through their “doing” the power of giving and service and that we all have gifts to give. www.giftstogive.org
The Women's Center
"The Mission and purpose of Our Sisters’ Place is to prevent domestic violence by providing a safe refuge, transitional housing, and educational programs of support and empowerment for abused women and their children. We also plan to engage in community education concerning women abuse and its causes. Our Sisters’ Place is committed to a self-help model for assisting battered women to become strong and independent human beings. We do not want to replace control by an abusive partner with control by the human services system or by well-meaning staff. We intend to promote a woman’s freedom of choice, trusting in her ability to make her own decisions. "