16 Local Non-Profits Benefit from Conventions C.A.R.E.

Signature Boston’s highly successful Conventions C.A.R.E. program, launched in 2010, has supported 16 local non-profits over the past year. The Conventions C.A.R.E. program donates non-perishable items, leftover from shows, to local non-profit organizations.

A perk for both exhibitors and planners, the program allows exhibitors to save the time and the expense of shipping goods after a show ends. In turn, this helps us help divert these items from local landfills as part of our commitment to sustainable practices.

The following non-profits benefited from the generosity of our planners and exhibitors:

• Leahy Holloran Community Center – 15 cases of water, 4 projectors, 2 storage benches, 40 metal patio chairs, 250 notebooks, 4 easels, 50 bags, pens, hand sanitizer, tables, health and hygiene products, toiletries, medical supplies, stools, and side tables.
• Boston Rescue Mission - Round folding tables, Black patio chairs, shelving, couches, and bags.
• Dudley Square Library - Bags, healthcare products, and gifts to use in their annual Dudley Square Seniors event.
• The Condon School and Community Center - Received tables, chairs, desks, couches, and other furniture as well as healthcare products, office supplies and paint to use in furnishing their updated spaces as part of renovations on several areas of their facility.
• Friends of the Children – Received over 120 turkeys to deliver to families in the Boston area for Thanksgiving.
• Greater Boston Food Bank - 15,000 pounds of assorted food items from the Food and Nutrition Conference & Exposition.
• Norfolk Agricultural School - Received four ride-on tractors and three snow brooms. These machines will be used in their small equipment repair class, classroom workshops, and for other educational purposes.
• St. Rose of Lima Church of Chelsea, MA - Received a large donation of furniture including over 30 folding tables and over 100 chairs.
• South Boston Youth Hockey - 4 hockey nets from the MassMutual Center were donated to local the Murphy Memorial Rink in South Boston.
• South Boston Neighborhood House - 40+ cases of water, several tables, notebooks, inflatable rafts, dressing room curtain dividers, boxes of gloves, numerous pieces of artwork (pictures), glassware, small side tables and misc. small furniture, 2 drink dispensers, health and hygiene products, toiletries, medical supplies, 2 glass desks, leather loveseat, and close to 100 bags.
• Labouré Center - 20+ cases of water, health and hygiene products, toiletries, and medical supplies.
• Habitat for Humanity - Wooden harvest tables
• Gavin Foundation – Health and hygiene products, toiletries, and medical supplies.
• South Boston Community Health Center – Medications, ointments, first aid supplies, toiletries, and hygiene products.
• Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program - Health and hygiene products, toiletries, medical supplies, and boxes of Slim Fast food product.
• South Boston en Acción - Health and hygiene products, toiletries, and medical supplies.

Learn more about the 2016 National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Total Store Expo and how they donated thousands of customer goods to local charitable organizations last year.

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