Back(pack) to School Initiative
Starting off the school year with fresh supplies! The start of a new school year is a fresh start, and it’s an exciting time. Kids and parents alike kick off the new year with hopes and goals. Some of the hopes may include new friendships, feeling like part of the school community, and having interesting […]
Doing good, on the ice and beyond!
Babson College Men’s Hockey and Babson College Police Department host fundraiser Corey Griffin lived life to the fullest and had invested in many passions, including ice hockey. He was a member of the Babson Hockey Team and an alumnus of Babson College. So when we heard Officer Kevin Carrigan from the Babson College Police Department […]
Finishing What She Started
Boston Children’s Nurse runs Boston for Team CCG! Ciara McManus is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at Boston Children’s Hospital. She was inspired to run the marathon on the Corey C. Griffin Foundation team because of theFoundation’s support of programs and services that benefit her patients and theirfamilies. Ciara was slated to run the Boston Marathon […]
Marathon Team Frontrunner High on Experience, Low on Years
The 2022 CCG Boston Marathon Team Includes the Youngest Runner in the Race! The Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon. It is one of the six World Marathon Majors, and running Boston is on the bucket list of many accomplished athletes. Can you imagine crossing the Boston Marathon off your bucket list at […]
Duo Team Takes on Boston Marathon
The Corey C. Griffin Foundation Introduces its First Boston Marathon Duo Team Athletes There are 15 athletes on the 2022 Corey C. Griffin Foundation Boston Marathon team,including Duo Team athletes Max Fink and Michael Sayih. Max, the runner, works in Venture Capital in Miami Beach, Florida. His friend Michael, the rider, lives in Pembroke Pines, […]
The Burton Family to Receive the Corey C. Griffin Humanitarian Award
To be presented at the 2022 Boston Winter Ball “They can literally change their family. They can change their community, Then they can change this country.” The Burton Family has faith that children can change the world, and for the past 37 years they have been dedicated to teaching and modeling how this is done. […]
Thayer Academy Students Host Hockey Tournament
Funds Raised for Corey’s Kids Programs Grassroots efforts make a sizable impact for Corey’s Kids. Over the years, we’ve been fortunate to have next generation philanthropists join us in pitching in to make a difference in the lives of at-risk kids. Three recent graduates from Thayer Academy are shining examples of young people who are […]
Next Generation Support for Corey C. Griffin Foundation
Students work together to inspire philanthropy within their schools Babson Students Complete Mask Venture to Benefit the Foundation The Corey C. Griffin Foundation recently worked with a group of Babson students who ran a business venture as part of a Babson-funded Foundation of Management & Entrepreneurship course. The group of mostly freshman wanted to create […]
Gift Drive for Corey’s Kids
The continuation of Christmas in the City despite the pandemic From: The Boston Globe The Corey C. Griffin Foundation held a holiday toy drive for children currently residing in a homeless shelter in Roxbury, Massachusetts. This initiative was part of the Christmas in the City program, which runs non-denominational events for children and families experiencing homelessness […]
Operation Mask for Kids
Volunteer Spotlight One of the ways that the Corey C. Griffin Foundation is helping kids in Boston’s urban neighborhoods during the pandemic is to provide them with reusable masks to keep them safe and healthy. The Foundation calls the effort, “Operation Masks for Kids.” A call was put out to volunteers with the ability to […]