Felicity Beal, Director of Development alongside Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor of Somerville (center), accepted the donation from Nick Vassilakos, Divisional Vice President, Roger Dunlap, Senior Vice President of Retail, Brad Sirois-Szafir, Store Manager, Bill Barton, President & CEO (left to right).
Thanks to the generous donations of our guests in Somerville, Mass., Bob’s is excited to contribute $4,000 to Somerville Homeless Coalition.
Bob’s recently debuted our flagship experience location in Somerville, Mass., and all of the charitable giving through Dec. 31 has been contributed to Somerville Homeless Coalition.
Little Bob Plushies for Charity were offered for the first-time in the Somerville location and Bob’s contributed $5 of the sale of each Little Bob plushie to Somerville Homeless Coalition.
Additionally, Bob’s contributed $2,500 through a Random Act of Kindness donation at the store’s grand opening in November. Bob’s also raised funds through its Café Collections for a Cause program, October thru December, and matched every contribution dollar-for-dollar to benefit Somerville Homeless Coalition. In total Bob’s was able to contribute $4,000 to the organization.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Bob’s to the Somerville community,” said Felicity Beal, Director of Development, Somerville Homeless Coalition. “It’s clear they are deeply rooted in supporting their local community and we’re honored to be chosen as their first charity partner here in Somerville. Their support will be impactful for our low-income, food-insecure, and homeless clients.”
Founded in 1985, Somerville Homeless Coalition (SHC) began as the city’s first emergency shelter. Today SHC transforms lives by providing services, support, resources, and housing to over7,400 individuals and households.
“We want to thank our guests for helping Bob’s make this meaningful contribution to Somerville Homeless Coalition,” said Lindsay Ruszczyk, Bob’s Communications and Community Outreach Director. “Bob’s is committed to giving back to the communities where we do business, and we are grateful to our guests for supporting such a worthy organization in their community.”
Bob’s will begin selling Little Bob Plushies for Charity at stores chainwide in February with processed benefiting member hospitals of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
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