Want to Make a Difference?
At the Women’s Center we are dedicated to volunteering and making a difference in our community.
We try to go to Rosie’s Place as well as volunteer at Cradles to Crayons in Quincy, MA.
We also host an ongoing cellphone drive.
Rosie’s Place Volunteering:
Bentley Women’s Center encourages anyone who wants to help the community by volunteering to donate a few hours of their time at Rosie’s Place in Boston – tasks include preparation of a meal, distribution of the meal, entertaining the young children, and enjoying the difference you are making in these women’s lives.
Since 1974 poor and homeless women have found an oasis of hope and nourishment at Rosie’s Place. The mission of Rosie’s Place is to help women maintain their dignity, seek opportunity and find security in their lives. – rosies.org
At Rosie’s Place, volunteers are essential members of the community; each day they help serve lunch and dinner to nearly 150 women and children.
Each year 68,000 nutritionally-balanced meals are served in the building’s warm and cheery dining room. These meals would not happen without the many wonderful people who are willing to devote their time and energy to Rosie’s Place!
So please email Megan and sign up today to help make a difference!!!
Visit Rosies Place
Cell Phone Drive:
Bentley Women’s Center collects old, unwanted cell phones from faculty and staff on campus (195 Cell Phones have been collected to date)
The phones, though lacking service, serve the purpose of being distributed to women in need who may need to make emergency calls, which may save a woman’s life if she is in danger.
“This is a win-win situation for everyone at our organization, cell phone users, and the environment, because we are providing a way for folks to recycle their old cell phones and not fill up landfills,” says Gunner Scott, Organizer/Outreach Coordinator of The Network/La Red. -janedoe.org According to a study released in 2002 by the national environmental research organization INFORM, “Cell phones are typically used for only 18 months before being replaced, and by 2005 about 130 million of these devices, weighing approximately 65,000 tons will be retired annually in the US. Most of them will initially be stored away in closets and drawers, creating a stockpile of about 500 million used phones that will soon enter the waste stream.” -janedoe.org
If you have a cell phone to donate, please contact Megan Parkinson through Bentley email to find out more information!