Staples Service League of Boys

Philanthropies

SLOBS works with nearly 50 organizations. Our goal is to promote charitable endeavors that foster community responsibility. Please contact our VP of Philanthropy – Morgan and Lisa Fierro at Philanthropy@SHSslobs.com with any questions. Some of the organizations we work with have ongoing programs – weekly, bi-weekly and monthly: The Caroline House Circle of Friends The Gillespie Center/Homes with Hope Person-to-Person Westport Senior Center Some organizations have multiple events throughout the year: Earthplace Wakeman Town Farm Westport Historical Society Westport Public Library Westport/Weston Family YMCA Some SLOBs participate in large one-time events: Lobster Festival at Compo Beach/Rotary Club Minds in Motion at Bedford Middle School Phoebe’s Phriends 5K Monster Mash at Long Lots School St. Lukes Easter Basket Project Find event details and sign up here!

Accolades:

SLOBs delivers $1,000 to the Connecticut Humane Society of Westport. Pictured (l-r): Eve Basher (Major gifts manager at CT Humane Society), Kevin Greer (SLOBs Fundraising Chair), Andrew Moy (SLOBs President) holding Comet (Rabbit), Alex Massoud (SLOBs Treasurer), Bliss Kern (District manager, CT Humane Society). 
Another $1,000 was delivered to Family & Children’s Agency (FCA) of Norwalk. Note from FCA:
The SLOBS of Westport did an amazing job with their fundraising event. Presenting us with a check in the amount of $1,000 is really incredible.  FCA will use the money in the area (program) that needs it the most.  We truly appreciate the effort put into this event and the support to our agency. Our mission is building better lives and strengthening our community by providing essential human services to children, families, adults and seniors.  Your donation today is going to help build a better life for someone. We look forward to a continued relationship with the SLOBS of Westport. Best regards, Lisa Habasinski Manager, Community Engagement Family & Children’s Agency (FCA)
Wakeman Town Farms Harvest Fest 2018

September 26, 2018

Stephanie,
Will you please express our sincere gratitude to all of your SLOBS members who volunteered this weekend to help make Wakeman Town Farm’s Harvest Fest such a successful event?
SLOBS volunteers were a pleasure to work along side! They all worked tenaciously and with a giving spirit the entire weekend: moving our heavy picnic tables, setting up dozens of dinner tables and hundreds of chairs, filling water canisters, serving meals, bussing tables, racking glassware, tearing down dozens of tables and hundreds of chairs and carefully packing decor for next year!
Thank you for all the time and energy your organization and its members gave to this event. Harvest Fest is our biggest fundraiser of the year and its success is so very important to the Farm.  I am not exaggerating to say that we could not have done it all without SLOBS!
Gratefully,
Anne & the entire Wakeman Town Harvest Fest committee
Westport Rotary LobsterFest 2016

September 19th, 2016

Dear SLOBS,
“Thank you to all of you for making our LobsterFest an extremely successful event! We couldn’t have asked for more, the weather was terrific, the guests moved smoothly through the lines, the food was great, the music festive, the beverages flowed smoothly, volunteers worked hard, thank you, thank you, thank you.” — a note from our LobsterFest chair, Sandra Urist A very special thank you to SLOBS for volunteering at LobsterFest.  You sent an incredible crew of SLOBS that were a tremendous help during the event and breaking down the event space.  Thank you from the Westport Rotary Club.   Laughter, lobster, and a large crowd for the fifth year in a row!  Westport Rotary LobsterFest 2016 was another huge success. We had over 200 smiling and hard-working volunteers and a large happy crowd of diners. LobsterFest would not be possible without our volunteers.  With your hard work we are the perfect combination-a fun and highly organized event.  This is a wonderful way for you to support your community by helping Westport Rotary Club raise funds to support our local and international charities. We hope you will volunteer again next year.  Our LobsterFest signs mark the beginning of the fall season with this highly anticipated community event!  Thank you so much for all of your help this year. Sincere thanks, Totney Benson and Leslie Wolf, LobsterFest Volunteer Co-Chairs P.S.  We have had lots of press coverage-look online and in the news for print and pictures!