Thursday, December 27, 2012
Do you have items you no longer need? A number of holiday collections are underway and items can be easily donated at one location.
Are you buying a new winter jacket? Do you have holiday lights that no longer work? Did your kids get duplicate toys this year? Did Santa bring you a new cell phone? If you have items you’d like to toss but aren’t sure what to do with them, a number of collections are taking place in the Boston area. Items can be dropped off in the South End at Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries (1010 Harrison Ave.) Toys One collection seeking new items and not used ones is Toys for Tots. New, unwrapped toys are being sought for children in the area. You can drop them off at 23 Dry Dock Ave, 8th floor Boston, MA from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Coats If you have coats you no longer need, donations are being collected through Coats for Kids …
Monday, August 20, 2012
But Beacon Hill residents give more than twice as much, as a percentage of their income, than the average Bay Stater.
If you had to list the 50 states in terms of how much their residents give to charity, where do you think the six in New England would rank? Would the relatively progressive attitudes in the Northeast correspond with a charitable mindset? Doesn't look like it. In a recent analysis put out by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, New England states huddle at the rock bottom of the rankings, occupying numbers 45 to 50. Southerners give more than twice as much, while people in Utah give almost four times as much. According to The Chronicle's number, which were gleaned from tax returns, Bay Staters gave 2.8 percent of their discretionary income to charity, for a median contribution of $1,652. However, Beacon Hill breaks strongly with its neighbors…
Monday, June 4, 2012
The fashion show on Beacon Hill benefitted Rosie's Place.
Ladies from around Greater Boston gathered Sunday at the Beacon Hill Hotel and Bistro for "Sparkle V," a fashion show benefitting Rosie’s Place, a sanctuary for poor and homeless women. Modeling the latest summer fashions were editors, producers, writers and on-air talent, including: Lisa Pierpont, founder and editor of Boldfacers.com; Jenny Johnson, co-star and executive producer of NECN’s “TV Diner,”; Megan Johnson, writer for The Boston Herald’s “Inside Track”; Ami Albernaz, writer for The Boston Globe; Bianca de la Garza, Co-Anchor of WCVB-TV Channel 5 EyeOpener Newscast; Cheryl Fenton, freelance writer for STUFF and Boston Common magazines; Kelly Malone, host of "What's in Store" on WBZ-TV and TV 38; and Alexandra Hall, Editor of COUP…
