Get Involved This Holiday Season!

Bells for Bootstraps |  Gift Certificates  |  Reusable Shopping Bags  | Taste and Style           Plastic Turkeys  | Adopt-A-Family  | Gift of Heat  | Annual Appeal  | Donate

Bells for Bootstraps Gift Confirmations

Stuck on what to get for your in-laws? A monetary donation in their names to Beverly Bootstraps Community Services is your answer.   We have Bells for Bootstraps gift confirmations ready for you at the main office.  You make a donation in your loved one's name, and in return, you receive a Bells for Bootstraps gift confirmation that you can present to Bob and Carole. 

 

Gift Certificate to Boots, Straps and More: Bargains for a Cause

Looking for something special to give to someone this holiday season?  How about a gift certificate to the Boots, Straps and More: Bargains for a Cause!  

Visit the store between 9:30-5:00pm Monday-Friday, Saturday 9:30-12:30pm top pick up your gift certificate.  The shop is located at 198 Rantoul Street, diagonally across from the Post Office.   Also available at the main office on 371 Cabot Street.

 

Going green this holiday?

We have Beverly Bootstraps Community Services reusable shopping bags available for purchase at the main office and at Boots, Straps and More: Bargains for a Cause thrift store.  

At $4 each, or 3 for $10, you can inexpensively get some for everyone on your shopping list.  

And best of all, they are the greenest way to wrap your presents!

 

Long list of presents to buy and the wallet is getting thin?

Come to Taste and Style:  An Evening of Food and Fun at Boots, Straps and Sub-Marinos Cafe.  Join us in December [date TBD] for an evening of delicious foods, wines and desserts at Sub-Marinos plus a wonderful night of shopping right next door at Boots, Straps and More: Bargains for a Cause thrift store.

Admission is $5.00 plus a food donation to benefit the Tom Gifford Food Pantry at Beverly Bootstraps Community Services.

Tickets will be available that evening at Sub-Marinos, 200 Rantoul Street or at Boots, Straps and More, 198 Rantoul Street.   Prizes, discount coupons, and other surprises are planned. Tell a friend to tell a friend.

 

Plastic Turkeys

This holiday season the Food Pantry is requesting gift cards to local grocery stores in the amount of $10 and $20 to distribute to families who need a turkey for the holidays. 

Due to freezer and refrigerator space limitations, gift cards make for easier storage and also allow clients an opportunity to shop themselves.

 

 

Adopt A Family Program

The Adopt-A-Family Program has been in existence for over 13 years, offering low-income families served by Beverly Bootstraps Community Services, Inc., gifts and clothing for their children during the holidays. Matched with generous donors, over 211 families were served in 2009, totaling over 430 children.

Our Outreach staff interviews each family individually, extracting information regarding their family situation along with a list of their children’s hobbies and interests.   We then create an “anonymous family profile” attached with a cover letter.   This profile is used as a guideline to give donors a snapshot of the family and the families’ requests.   Bootstraps Community Services requests that you do only what you can; any and all assistance is greatly appreciated.

In addition to the sponsored Beverly and Manchester families, we are always are in need of Gift Cards to local stores and generic gifts to aid families who come in days before the holiday without any gifts for their children.  To find out more about this program, please email Julie Murphy.

 

Gift Of Heat

A much-needed and critical program was established in 2007 through the Adopt-A- Family Program. After completing over 170 intakes for the Adopt-A-Family Program, and listening closely to our clients, we found a consistent concern, and the question, “how I am going to afford heat?” We saw a need and took action; 37 families were kept warm while creating and managing this pilot program.

With the help of our generous donors, we were able to continue our Adopt-A-Family Program and supplement it with the Gift Of Heat Program. Gift of Heat donations are accepted at any time through out the year. We begin the disbursement in late fall and continue through spring.

It is because of our established relationships and ongoing work with our clients, we can determine who is in need of heat assistance. Additionally, we talk with local oil companies to insure that we service the families and individuals properly and effectively. We also ask that clients apply for fuel assistance through NSCAP or Action before we conduct an intake.

Once funds have been distributed to a family, donors receive a profile and overview of their situation so that they will know exactly how their funds are used and applied to help those in need.

Your Gift of Heat donation will have a dramatic impact on children, young adults, parents and seniors this upcoming winter season. We ask donors include a memo with their donation noting the Gift Of Heat, and if you’d like it in honor or memory of a family member or friend, please so indicate.

 

Annual Appeal

Beverly Bootstraps depends upon the donations received during our Annual Appeal to run our programs and provide food for the Food Pantry.  We count on generous donors like you to help us do our important work.  Use the link below to donate through our web site, or send a check to 371 Cabot Street, Beverly MA 01915.  Thank you!