On Thursday afternoon, sophomores Gabby Assad, Ryan Giunta, Grace Kirby, Jack Landers, Sarah Romanelli, and Lydia Umholtz traveled to Gloucester to drop off Pingree's first round of toys for the Wellspring House Toy Sale.
While there we were treated to a tour of the beautiful facility - a 400 year old home on the Little River - by staff members Mary Zivkovic and Mary Hardwick. "The Marys" also gave our group some insight about the importance of the toy sale, which Wellspring considers homelessness prevention.
Many families, in order to make sure that their children have gifts for the holidays, may forgo paying a utilities or rent bill for a month, or might take on debt that becomes crushing. The store at Wellspring allows families to purchase gifts (for about $2 a gift) without having to acquire additional debt that might impact their ability to provide necessities for their children.
We are so grateful to have the opportunity to work with Wellspring House, and look forward to a continued relationship. Also, thank you to Gabby, Ryan, Grace, Jack, Sarah and Lydia for their kindness, generosity, and warm humor during this adventure.
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| Lydia Umholtz and Grace Kirby pose at Wellspring with one the toys donated by a Pingree advisor group |
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| Ryan Giunta carries an armload of gifts while Ms. McCoy helpfully takes a picture |
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| Gabby Assad, Lydia Umholtz, and Jack Landers label and sort toys |
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| Grace and Gabby on the way to Wellspring |
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