George Kuntz has the special job of coordinating volunteer opportunities for Endicott College students all over the North Shore. He shared with the North Shore United Way a story about how a ton of dirt convinced a group of football players that their community needed them.
Read the full story on the Volunteer Hub
To recognize Endicott College’s participation in raised bed gardens now producing a harvest for families and schools across Gloucester, North Shore United Way is contributing $1,000 to the Backyard Growers Program. The funding will support the Schoolyard Garden Program, which provides Gloucester elementary school students with a full "farm-to-table" experience. This fall, 1,300 children will have the opportunity to plant and harvest from their school gardens and enjoy the fruits of their labor through cafeteria tastings of the vegetables they grew.In April, North Shore United Way announced a Volunteer Story Contest inviting local residents to tell a story about how they are improving the lives of others through volunteering at a local nonprofit. The contest was announced on the organization’s Volunteer Hub at volunteer.nsuw.org, a website that helps residents find meaningful, local volunteer opportunities.
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North Shore United Way invests almost $1M each year in projects that transform lives and improve communities now and for future generations. NSUW is all about local impact by rigorously vetting and supporting dozens of causes that serve children, families, and seniors on the North Shore. For more information about the programs funded by NSUW donors, visit nsuw.org. Find a volunteer opportunity at volunteer.nsuw.org.
Backyard Growers is a small, grassroots organization that provides resources and support to backyard and schoolyard gardens in Gloucester with a mission to give low- to moderate-income Gloucester families the tools, skills, and inspiration to become life-long gardeners. The organization increases access to fresh local produce; changes families' attitudes and behaviors toward eating vegetables; builds community and self-sufficiency through backyard gardening; and improves environmental conditions in downtown neighborhoods.
