The Gift of Giving

December 27, 2024

In the spirit of the holiday season, the team at MBK has gone above and beyond to bring joy and warmth to foster kids and children in the surrounding Western Mass area. This year, the team took the initiative to make a difference in their community by partnering with Kind Squad, Inc. The Kind Squad dispersed toys to foster kids and children through the MSPCC’s Kid’s Net Program, All Our Kids, and Clinical Support Options. Led by team leader Katrina Arona, team MBK came together to provide gifts of joy for children of all ages.


The last couple of weeks in the lobby there were two collection boxes wrapped in holiday gift wrap filled with toys for all ages. Toys ranged from art supplies, board games, sports equipment, to headphones, and LED light strips for the kids entering their teenage years. On Thursday December 19th, the toy donations were picked up by Allie from Clinical Support Options. She expressed her heartfelt gratitude for the firm's commitment to giving back to the community and highlighted how meaningful these donations are for the children and families they support. We want to thank everyone who participated in the drive and helped to make it a joyful holiday season for children and kids in need. With the help of the community and other organizations, the Kind Squad was able to donate to 1,857 kids and children this season.


Kind Squad, LLC

Located in Chicopee, MA unlocks kindness in the community by sharing a mission and vision to make a difference one step at a time. The Kind Squad offers support to individuals, families, foster kids, non-profits, and the community. A small act of kindness goes a long way in the eyes of the Kind Squad. Families and individuals are provided support through programs and services when they can’t get access elsewhere. Foster kids are presented with a teddy bear and art supplies when they are pulled away from a home. Non-profits are supported through assistance with food insecurity, basketball camps, rebuilding of churches, or purchasing playgrounds. In the community, the Kind Squad assists by bringing beds to fire departments and delivering food to homes and businesses post major storms. Overall, the Kind Squad unleashes kindness everywhere by simple acts.


To join the mission and vision of unleashing kindness, visit https://www.kindsquad.org/

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