This is a story of two brand new non-profits teaming up and launching their first fundraisers in order to provide some of DC’s youngest learners with inclusive sensory play while they shelter in the pandemic. You’ve already met Bianca (on the right and below) and her organization, MarliBox, from my last post. She began the…
Category: Non Profit
MarliBox: A DC Non-Profit Story
Have you ever made play dough? I was that mom fully content to buy it at Target, I had no idea it was so much work. In the dead of February, DC’s coldest month, Bianca was wearing a tank top on our zoom call. She was literally done rolling up her sleeves, the work of…
The Front Steps Project: Part 1
I got involved to busy my hands. The project filled my heart. In the early days of COVID-19 lockdowns, two photographers in Boston began photographing families sheltering in place on their front steps. Instead of payment, participating families donated to a local organization that was helping mitigate the crisis. The response was so great that…