Give Back in Newburyport: SHAWS Reusable Bag Program Aims to Eliminate Single-Use Plastics While Donating to Local Non-Profits
(Newburyport, MA) – This year, local community non-profits are more in need of support than in any other time in the recent years’ past. Now shoppers can give back to the local community and help to reduce single-use plastics by purchasing a special reusable bag at Shaw’s. Opportunity Works has been selected by local Shaw’s store leadership as the benefiting non-profit in the Shaw’s GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS Bag Program for the month of October!
The Shaw’s GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS Bag Program is designed to give back to the local community with every reusable bag purchased. Every $2.50 reusable GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS bag sold supports a non-profit local to the store in which it was purchased. This program offers a way for shoppers to give back as part of the regular weekly routine.
Every month, at every Shaw’s location a different local non-profit is selected to benefit from the sale of these special reusable GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS bags. Opportunity Works was selected as the October beneficiary by local store leadership at the store located at 45 Storey Ave., Newburyport MA. Opportunity Works will receive a $1 donation for every $2.50 reusable GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS bag purchased at this location in October.
With locations in Newburyport and Haverhill, Opportunity Works is a 501(c)3 private, non-for-profit corporation serving more than 300 men and women, ranging in age from 22 to 85, who come from 24 Merrimack Valley/North Shore communities. Opportunity Works enhances the quality of life of people with disabilities by empowering individuals and promoting a culture of dignity and respect through integration, inclusion and independence.
For more information about the Shaw’s GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS Bag Program, please visit https://shaws.bags4mycause.com/non-profit-resources/
We are pleased to share our very own Emely Taveras is featured as the “VIA of the Month” with Sephora. This marks her second month with the company and she is already making a fantastic impression. Emely began her job search with Opportunity Works at a few other companies. She found herself discovering her real passion for cosmetics, and starting on a path to what she described as her ‘dream job’. With the help of her job developer and Interlocks of Newburyport in aiding her with interview practice combined with her vast knowledge of brands and uses for make-up products, Emely secured herself a position as a Beauty Advisor with Sephora. We are so proud of her!
Please read below the accolades presented by one of her Sephora managers.
We are pleased to announce our VIA for the month of August, Emely Taveras for her PASSION. Emely joined our team in July as part of Opportunity Works as an operations advisor. Celebrating her as our VIA winner was an easy choice. To anyone who meets Emely, her passion for beauty is abundantly clear. She gets excited when unpacking newness and is always eager to learn more. Emely always has great attention to detail. She’s assisted tremendously in getting our backstage in tip top shape. Her passion for the client is evident as she is always greeting clients while putting away shipment on stage.
Our “Wicked Cool Room” in Newburyport created these amazing “seed bombs” out of compostable materials with local wildflower seeds to celebrate Earth Day. They even look like Earth! They are plant-able and helpful to the bee population.
My sincere and heartfelt Thanks for all you do every single day! You make an incredible difference in the lives of the people we support.
Thank you!
Ken Moran, Chief Operating Officer
Click here to read the thank you notice from the Executive Office of Health & Human Services with the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services
Photo Description: Nori, a vulture, wearing a red ball gown is perched on a tree branch with big black sunglasses. Matching red heals are at the bottom of the tree and someone is taking photos of them. The second panel looks like a dream with fog around the edges with a movie marquee reading “Now Starring…Nori”. The third panel is, without fog, a sunrise over Opportunity Works with Nori snoring away on her branch.
Photo Description: Nori, a vulture, is tired and siting on a tree branch. Text reads “I think it’s time for a break.” Second panel is a robot Nori on the same tree, replacing Nori. The third panel is various postcard from Nori skiing and visiting the Hollywood sign. Text reads “meanwhile…” and one of the postcards reads “wish you were here.”
As many of you know we are in the process of moving our Community Based Day Program to the lower level of the Haverhill site. Everyone has been working diligently to furnish, decorate, create schedules for the opening this month. Here is a sneak peak of what we have been working on! We will keep you updated on all changes and the start date of the grand opening!
