Volunteer Archives - Northland https://northland.com/tag/volunteer/ Just another WordPress site Mon, 08 Mar 2021 20:22:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Team Members Give Back at the Community Cooperative in Fort Myers https://northland.com/team-members-give-back-at-the-community-cooperative-in-fort-myers/ Tue, 09 Mar 2021 11:11:27 +0000 https://northland.com/?p=15484 The Ashlar’s Assistant Community Manager Bebe and Cypress Legend’s Assistant Community Manager Bridget volunteered their time last month at Community Cooperative in Fort Myers, FL.   Bebe and Bridget bagged and delivered food to over 20 families at the organization’s drive-up food pantry. Their efforts were part of the March to a Million Meals initiative, […]

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The Ashlar’s Assistant Community Manager Bebe and Cypress Legend’s Assistant Community Manager Bridget volunteered their time last month at Community Cooperative in Fort Myers, FL.

 

Bebe and Bridget bagged and delivered food to over 20 families at the organization’s drive-up food pantry. Their efforts were part of the March to a Million Meals initiative, a February fundraising drive focused on feeding the growing number of families facing food insecurity in Southwest Florida. Bebe and Bridget also participated in a local news segment for WINK News, sporting their Northland Gives Back t-shirts. See the full news segment here: https://www.winknews.com/2021/02/19/march-to-a-million-meals-150-agencies-partner-with-harry-chapin-food-bank-to-fight-food-insecurity-in-swfl/

 

Thank you, Bebe and Bridget, for donating your time to help such a great cause!

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Northland Gives Back at the GBFB Brown Bag Program https://northland.com/northland-gives-back-at-the-gbfb-brown-bag-program/ Mon, 07 Dec 2020 21:32:57 +0000 https://northland.com/?p=15048 This December, several Northland employees volunteered their time at The Greater Boston Food Bank to help fill 6,958 grocery bags of food for the non-profit’s Brown Bag Program. This program helps supply seniors with nutritious grocery items such as milk, cheese, ground turkey, yogurt, spinach, carrots, dried fruit, spaghetti, peanut butter and cereal. These bags, […]

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This December, several Northland employees volunteered their time at The Greater Boston Food Bank to help fill 6,958 grocery bags of food for the non-profit’s Brown Bag Program. This program helps supply seniors with nutritious grocery items such as milk, cheese, ground turkey, yogurt, spinach, carrots, dried fruit, spaghetti, peanut butter and cereal. These bags, weighing roughly 15 pounds each, will be distributed to seniors living in Lynn, MA.

 

1 in 5 senior citizens living in Eastern Massachusetts struggles with food insecurity. The Greater Boston Food Bank’s Brown Bag Program provides free groceries to over 8,500 seniors in need each month, ensuring they receive the nutritious food needed to stay healthy. To learn more about this program or learn how you too can help out, visit their website: https://www.gbfb.org/what-we-do/our-programs/brown-bag-program/

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Corpus Christi Team Volunteers at Padre Island National Seashore https://northland.com/15036-2/ Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:59:00 +0000 https://northland.com/?p=15036 For the second year in a row, our Corpus Christi teams at Bay Club and Candlewood spent a day cleaning up Padre Island National Seashore, a national park with 70 miles of undeveloped beaches and natural habitat. In total, they collected over 30 bags of debris and earned a patch to iron onto their #NorthlandGivesBack […]

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For the second year in a row, our Corpus Christi teams at Bay Club and Candlewood spent a day cleaning up Padre Island National Seashore, a national park with 70 miles of undeveloped beaches and natural habitat. In total, they collected over 30 bags of debris and earned a patch to iron onto their #NorthlandGivesBack t-shirts.

 

The national park protects the 70 miles of coastline, dunes, prairies, and wind tidal flats that separate the Gulf of Mexico from the Laguna Madre. This land is also home to the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle and over 380 bird species. To learn more about the park, visit here: https://www.nps.gov/pais/index.htm

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Northland Volunteers with Cradles to Crayons https://northland.com/northland-volunteers-with-cradles-to-crayons-2/ Mon, 30 Nov 2020 15:48:00 +0000 https://northland.com/?p=15029 Earlier this month, several Northland team members volunteered their time with Cradles to Crayons, an organization focused on providing underprivileged children with essential resources, including school supplies and clothing.   One of our teams helped organize and sort clothing donations by clothing and size and the other decorated packaged gift boxes of children’s clothing, school […]

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Earlier this month, several Northland team members volunteered their time with Cradles to Crayons, an organization focused on providing underprivileged children with essential resources, including school supplies and clothing.

 

One of our teams helped organize and sort clothing donations by clothing and size and the other decorated packaged gift boxes of children’s clothing, school supplies and hygiene items. The gift boxes will be distributed at Cradles 2 Crayons’ annual virtual fundraiser, the Un-Gala, which will support their Gear Up for Winter initiative aimed at providing warm winter gear to children across Massachusetts.

 

Cradles to Crayons works with families, individuals, community groups, and companies to serve over 15,000 children each year in MA. For more information on volunteer opportunities or how to donate, visit their website: cradlestocrayons.org

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Northland Packs 3,512 Pounds of Food https://northland.com/northland-packs-3512-pounds-of-food/ Wed, 30 Sep 2020 14:33:23 +0000 https://northland.com/?p=14945 Northland’s senior leadership team volunteered at The Greater Boston Food Bank this week to help sort and pack food to be distributed to people who are food insecure in the Greater Boston area.   The team helped pack 3,512 pounds of food, which will help make 2,487 meals possible.   The Greater Boston Food Bank […]

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Northland’s senior leadership team volunteered at The Greater Boston Food Bank this week to help sort and pack food to be distributed to people who are food insecure in the Greater Boston area.

 

The team helped pack 3,512 pounds of food, which will help make 2,487 meals possible.

 

The Greater Boston Food Bank works passionately to end hunger across Eastern Massachusetts by providing neighbors in need with the healthy food and resources they need to thrive.  To find out more, visit https://www.gbfb.org/

 

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Northland’s HR Team Clears Paths with The Trustees https://northland.com/northlands-hr-team-volunteers/ Thu, 24 Sep 2020 14:26:13 +0000 https://northland.com/?p=14941 On Wednesday, September 23rd, the Northland Human Resources team volunteered at Appleton Farm Grass Rides, a Trustees of Reservations property located in Hamilton, MA.   The team participated in trail clearing of the path that was originally designed for horseback riding.  They spent their time cutting back tree branches to make a wider path for […]

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On Wednesday, September 23rd, the Northland Human Resources team volunteered at Appleton Farm Grass Rides, a Trustees of Reservations property located in Hamilton, MA.

 

The team participated in trail clearing of the path that was originally designed for horseback riding.  They spent their time cutting back tree branches to make a wider path for guests to be able to enjoy the scenery.

 

The Trustees was founded by landscape architect Charles Eliot in 1891 and if the nation’s first and Massachusetts’ largest preservation and conservation nonprofit.  The Trustees’ care for more than 100 special places around Massachusetts and welcome millions of guests annually.  For more information, visit https://thetrustees.org/

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Northland Volunteers with Cradles to Crayons https://northland.com/northland-volunteers-with-cradles-to-crayons/ Fri, 20 Dec 2019 16:07:14 +0000 http://www.northland.com/?p=13347 Employees from Northland’s corporate office joined together at the Cradles to Crayon’s Giving Factory to help put together care kits for children and get the warehouse ready for their upcoming move to a new facility.  Over a couple of hours of volunteering, our team created kits for 131 children and moved several hundred bags of […]

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Employees from Northland’s corporate office joined together at the Cradles to Crayon’s Giving Factory to help put together care kits for children and get the warehouse ready for their upcoming move to a new facility.  Over a couple of hours of volunteering, our team created kits for 131 children and moved several hundred bags of clothing for the warehouse move.

Cradles to Crayons works to provide children with the essentials they need to thrive at home, at school and at play.  To learn more, visit https://www.cradlestocrayons.org/

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Team Tampa Gives Back https://northland.com/team-tampa-gives-back/ Fri, 20 Dec 2019 12:43:25 +0000 http://www.northland.com/?p=13343 The team in Tampa celebrated the holidays by volunteering at Trinity Cafe, a free full service restaurant for those in need of a healthy meal.  Over the two hour lunch Northland employees helped serve 235 people. At Trinity Cafe guests are seated at tables much like a restaurant, while volunteers engage in conversation and serve […]

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The team in Tampa celebrated the holidays by volunteering at Trinity Cafe, a free full service restaurant for those in need of a healthy meal.  Over the two hour lunch Northland employees helped serve 235 people.

At Trinity Cafe guests are seated at tables much like a restaurant, while volunteers engage in conversation and serve a 3-course, chef-prepared meal.  The organization works to restore a sense of dignity to lives turned bleak by the streets, poverty or need through nutritious meals and compassion.  To find out more, visit http://feedingtampabay.org/trinity-cafe/

 

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Austin Team Volunteers at Central Texas Food Bank https://northland.com/austin-team-volunteers-at-central-texas-food-bank/ Mon, 16 Dec 2019 10:53:29 +0000 http://www.northland.com/?p=13329 Members of our Austin team spent the afternoon volunteering at the Central Texas Food Bank, where they helped prepare 848 meals for local families in need. The Food Bank works with food donors across the country, financial supporters and volunteers to fill unmet needs in Central Texas. Last year the food bank was able to […]

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Members of our Austin team spent the afternoon volunteering at the Central Texas Food Bank, where they helped prepare 848 meals for local families in need.

The Food Bank works with food donors across the country, financial supporters and volunteers to fill unmet needs in Central Texas. Last year the food bank was able to bring 39 million meals to their community and provide food to families and local nonprofits that turn to them for help. For more information about the Central Texas Food Bank, visit https://www.centraltexasfoodbank.org

 

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Northland Volunteers at Greater Boston Food Bank https://northland.com/northland-volunteers-at-greater-boston-food-bank/ Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:30:54 +0000 http://www.northland.com/?p=13112 Thirty of our home office employees volunteered at The Greater Boston Food Bank,  where they spent the morning sorting and packing food. They packed 11,830 pounds of food, which will help provide 9,838 meals to families throughout the Greater Boston area. The Greater Boston Food Bank is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and […]

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Thirty of our home office employees volunteered at The Greater Boston Food Bank,  where they spent the morning sorting and packing food. They packed 11,830 pounds of food, which will help provide 9,838 meals to families throughout the Greater Boston area.

The Greater Boston Food Bank is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and among the largest food banks in the country.  Last year, they distributed nearly 62 millions pounds of nutritious food to people who are food insecure.  To learn more about the food bank and how you can help, visit https://www.gbfb.org/

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