Celebration of Community Day of Service

For the fourth year in a row, Bridgewell has kicked off the Celebration of Community with a Day of Service at Newhall Fields Community Farm in Peabody.

More than 70 people, including people from Bridgewell’s autism day programs, disability services, housing and recovery programs, and staff, as well as partners from local community companies JEOL and Stefano’s Landscaping, assisted with fall harvest work at the farm. The work not only benefited the farm, a nonprofit organization in Peabody, but also supported Citizen’s Inn’s Haven from Hunger, which receives fresh produce from the farm. This project gives people from multiple Bridgewell programs an opportunity to work alongside one another.

“This is one of my favorite days of the year. It’s a reminder of how important it is to be involved in your local community, bring people together from various walks of life and backgrounds, under one goal—learning from and helping others,” said Chris Tuttle, Bridgewell CEO. “We are so thankful for the work our fellow nonprofits do in the area and understand the importance of creating programs for people in our services that allow us to give back, together.”

Bridgewell’s Celebration of Community is a series of activities and events held each October that connect participants from our programs, their family members, and our employees and volunteers, with our partners and supporters in the communities we serve. Other events include a Family Fun Day, Food & Personal Care Drive, and a Flutie Foundation’s 5K for Autism: Dougie’s Epic Adventure team.

In the News:

Lynn Daily Item: Bridgewell Volunteer Day is Growing

Salem Evening News: Bridgewell Kicks Off Month of Giving

Peabody Weekly: Bridgewell Celebrates Community at Newhall Farm