Joy in Childhood Foundation Awards $136,000 To Nine Massachusetts Non-profit Organizations

From the Town of Canton:

CANTON, MA - This past week at Dunkin’ Brands Headquarters in Canton, local Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees and the Northeast Chapter of the Joy in Childhood Foundation awarded $136,349 in grants to nine local, Massachusetts-based non-profit organizations to support sick and hungry kids.

The grants awarded were awarded to:

· Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, $10,000
· Beverly Bootstraps Community Services Inc., $5,000
· The Funds for Parks & Recreation in Boston, $25,000
· New England Center For Children Inc., $21,849
· Weymouth Council For the Hungry James J Dowd, $15,000
· Horizons for Homeless Children, $2,000
· YMCA of the North Shore Inc.$7,500
· Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire, $15,000
· Merrimack Valley Food Bank, $5,000

The Joy in Childhood Foundation provides the simple joys of childhood to sick and hungry kids. The Foundation brings together a wide range of stakeholders—including franchisees, crew members, employees, partners and guests —and partners with food banks, children’s hospitals, and nonprofit organizations directly committed to serving sick and hungry kids to fund joyful environments, joyful experiences and joyful expressions to ensure that children whose lives are compromised by hunger or sickness have the support and essential services to find joy in their daily lives. Since launching in 2006, the Joy in Childhood Foundation (formerly The Dunkin’ Donuts & Baskin-Robbins Community Foundation), has granted more than $11 million to hundreds of national and local charities across the country.

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