Our thanks to North Face and Bombas for their generous donation of brand new coats and socks for our families in need! Providing our families and individuals with high-quality items is one way of not only helping them, but also treating them with the respect they deserve. We are grateful to North Face and Bombas for helping us serve them with dignity.
Grateful to Governor Wes Moore and his adminstration for their commitment to celebrating the rich cultural diversity of Maryland, including celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month during the month of May and highlighting the work that Small Things Matter does in our community! See the whole interview here: https://www.facebook.com/govwesmoore/videos/6978503012250286
No, this isn’t bowling! It is the number of handknit beanies that our team member Kimberly has made for us since she started making and donating hats for our families 2 years ago. Thank you so much Kimberly for sharing your talents with us and keeping our families warm and toasty inside and out!
We are grateful to those doing community service with us for making hygiene and cleaning supply kits. We share these kits at our food distributions in the community, at apartment complexes, senior centers, and at the TP community pantries. We greatly appreciate you wonderful volunteers for purchasing, assembling and donating cleaning and hygiene kits to help our families!
Great book distribution at Rolling Terrace ES today! Student enjoyed choosing 1 brand new book of their choice along with a handmade bookmark made by our student partners! Our thanks to all of our donors, partners, to RTES/Greg D’Addario, and to our amazing team Chris, Mary, and Barry! #readingisfundamental
A few of the amazing Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) books being shared with underserved students as part of our celebration of AANHPI Heritage Month! Please help us continue to support increased literacy by making a tax deductible donation to STM at https://smallthingsmatter.org/contact-us/
Thank you to Sarah Voisin/ Takoma Art Library for the AMAZING cork animals crafting session today! We had so much fun seeing all the artists’ creations! Thank you for all the hard work and love you put into organizing so many delightful art supplies for our community! We love partnering with you!
Our deepest thanks to Inspiring Young Readers and all their wonderful supporters for their generous donation of books for our literacy program! We will be sharing these at our food distributions and title I school distributions in the near future!
Seniors at Hampshire Tower Apartments were recipients of 10 lovely handmade fleece blankets! Our thanks to Sahana for her work as a HERSHEY’S Heartwarming Grant recipient in partnership with Youth Service America, Marion, Sahana, site coordinator Doris, and all the youth volunteers for spreading kindness in our community!
One of the places that Small Things Matter distributes food is at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church Little Free Food Pantry! This allows food insecure individuals with 24/7 access to nonperishables. Everyone is welcome to add nonperishable food items to share with those in need.