Employees give donations through Jeans for Charity.
Over the years through Jeans for Charity, a program that collects donations when employees wear jeans on Fridays, Tedeschi Food Shops’ employees have contributed to local and national non-profit organizations.
In the past, Tedeschi’s has donated to the Friendship Home, St. Vincent DePaul, the Women’s Place Crisis Center and Homes for the Troops. This year the employees of Tedeschi Food Shops are supporting the Life is Good Playmakers Foundation with a donation of $8,000 and a toy drive through the South Shore YMCA by purchasing new toys for needy children.
The Life is Good Playmakers Foundation is a non-profit organization that works with front line child care providers to ensure that children who have experienced trauma in their lives are identified and engaged through play therapy. This therapy is conducted in a safe and reassuring environment, helping to improve the child’s self-esteem as well as their outlook on life. Playmakers partners with caregivers who dedicate their lives to teaching, protecting and nurturing the most vulnerable children in society. The results of this early intervention can be profound and result in positive changes that will last a lifetime.
The SSYMCA is dedicated to improving the quality of life for all through programs that focus on four core character development values; caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. Nearly two-thirds of their members are children and teens in more than 100 different programs.
Over the past several years Tedeschi Food Shops has worked hard to give back to its community, donating to many local charities including the South Shore Community Action Council, the Southwest Emergency Food Center, the Marshfield Food Pantry, the Yarmouth Food Pantry and the Friends of Norwell organization along with other local food pantries. Being a leader in the community for outstanding support and commitment has always been a core value for Tedeschi Food Shops and the company is pleased to help out its local communities and loyal customers.
Established in 1923 in Rockland, Mass., Tedeschi Food Shops Inc. operates 191 convenience store locations in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire.