EMMANUEL TRACK & FIELD TEAMS GIVE BACK

Jan. 24, 2012

BOSTON, Mass. - The Emmanuel College Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Teams generously donated their time and energy on January 11th, 2012, when the Saints volunteered at the Cradles to Crayons Giving Factory.  Founded in 2002, Cradles to Crayons is a non-profit organization, which collects new and gently used items for children of all ages and then creates and donates care packages for those in need.  Through these efforts, Emmanuel student-athletes were able to impact the lives of 211 local children.

Cradles to Crayons endeavors to provide homeless and low-income children with the essentials they require to thrive - to feel safe, warm, ready to learn, and valued.  The care packages, which the Saints helped to create, are child specific.  Thus, if a child is in need of a winter coat or school supplies, then a package is created to meet his or her specific needs.

Cradles to Crayons has two locations, the one where the Saints volunteered on North Beacon Street in Brighton, Mass., as well as another in Philadelphia, Penn.  The organization typically receives referrals through various social service agencies.  Each week, Cradles to Crayons gets approximately 500 requests for children's clothes, boots, toys and baby equipment.  Volunteer groups often perform their community service activities in the warehouse, or "The Giving Factory," sorting and organizing donations and creating care packages.  

For more information on this organization, please visit the Cradles to Crayons website.

Emmanuel Women's Indoor Track & Field Team

Emmanuel Men's Indoor Track & Field Team