Undergraduate Blog / Author: Monika Bashllari

Prepping for Back to School and BackPackAthon!

Beginning mid-summer, so right about now, Cradles to Crayons begins its prep for Back to School. This means that the items that we are requesting for most are school supplies or arts and crafts items. Along with clothing, school supplies are extremely important for children when returning back to school in September. Throughout the summer,…

Hard at Work

The past few weeks at Cradles to Crayons have been mostly administrative and office work. During the summer, it seems there actually are less individual volunteers requesting hours. I found this very strange since school is out and I would have assumed they would had more time to volunteer but then I realized that throughout…

Consistency is Key

This is my first blog post about my summer internship at Cradles to Crayons in Brighton, MA. I began interning here during the spring semester and was asked to continue into the summer. I was really excited for this opportunity because I really don’t think that one semester is enough time to really learn as…