Volunteer of the month 

Congratulations to Michelle for being selected as our volunteer of the month! Michelle is a local high school student who has been coming to volunteer for the past couple of years. This summer, she has been a huge help to our staff by jumping in and leading groups in our pre-pack room. No matter the task, Michelle is willing to lend a hand.  She has a positive attitude and a real passion for service.

A Halloween Musical Theatrical Spectacular! 100% of the Proceeds Benefit Cradles to Crayons.

Dates and times: Thu Oct 23 & Fri Oct 24 at 3pm & 7pm; Sat Oct 25 & Sun Oct 26 at 10:30am, 1pm, 4pm & 7pm
General Admission Tickets: $12.50 (includes $2.50 facility fee)
For more information: visit www.regenttheater.com
 
Hosted by award-winning actress, Elaina Vrattos, as Witchy Wanda, this extraordinary, professionally-produced Halloween event for families features a unique, seasonal take on classic fairy tale themes with singing, dancing, incredible costumes, tons of audience participation, and surprises galore! The show stars a beautiful princess living with her evil step-mother Queen after her father dies in a mysterious moat accident. When a handsome prince and not-so-handsome henchmen and other not-so-nice characters enter the princess's life, well, let's just say the adventure takes on some captivating, frightening, but always fun twists and turns until a magnificent magic pumpkin saves the day! Oh, and you may hear some snippets of familiar tunes custom made for the occasion including "Boogie Woogie Boogie Man" and "Bad To The Bone".  Show is approx. 50 minutes.

Thank You to EMC for Being a Cradles to Crayons Champion!

 
EMC Corporation, a leader in information infrastructure solutions, partnered with C2C this summer hosting three fun-filled drives in a competition format at their Summer Socials. EMC raised $13,000 and donated over 13,000 children's items including clothes, toys, books, shoes, and baby items. In total, they filled two 15 foot trucks full of goods and one 24 foot truck. We look forward to continuing our partnership with them in the future!  

Interested in doing a similar drive in your company? Find out how.

600 Volunteers + 4 Hours of Service= 20,000 Backpacks   

On Friday, August 15th Cradles to Crayons hosted its annual Backpack-A-Thon at City Hall Plaza. Over 600 eager volunteers showed up to stuff backpacks and create Well Wish Notes for local children heading back to school. At the end of the day, a 48 foot truck was packed full of 20,000 high quality backpacks. "An event like today's shows the power of what's possible when people come together behind a common mission. By giving four hours of elbow grease, each volunteer helped more than 30 kids get ready for school," said Cradles to Crayons CEO and Founder Lynn Margherio. Special guests at the event included Boston's Mayor Menino, Boston Bruins mascot Blades, and Marc Brown's character Arthur.

Local Women Use Their Home Businesses to Make a Difference  

Feeling Entrepreneurial? Home parties are a great way to scratch that entrepreneurial itch while making a huge difference!

Spark a child's imagination, creativity and love of reading with books and activities from Usborne Books! Usborne Books are fascinating, lavishly illustrated books written with humor, surprise and drama. For information on hosting a home party or to organize a book fair at your local school, faith-based or community organization, contact Julie Mitton at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . Proceeds benefit Cradles to Crayons.

Is jewelry more your style? Jenna Umbrianna, a life time resident of the South Shore, donates 10% of her Silpada Designs proceeds to Cradles to Crayons. Jenna's home show are relaxed get-togethers where you can try on jewelry with your friends with no formal presentation. For more information on Silpada's hand-crafted jewelry, or if you are interested in hosting your own Silpada Designs home show, contact Jenna at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

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