Westwood's Lifeworks Benefits From Norwood Shaw's In March

WESTWOOD, MA - Lifeworks, a nonprofit human services provider that supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, has been selected by Shaw’s Norwood supermarket as the benefiting nonprofit in its GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS Reusable Bag Program for the month of March, which is Disability Awareness Month.

Shaw’s program is an easy way for shoppers to support their local community and be environmentally conscious as part of their regular shopping routine. For every $2.50 reusable GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS bag purchased, each local Shaw’s sends a $1 donation to a different area nonprofit each month. Since March of 2019, nearly $250,000 have been donated to more than 2,000 nonprofits.

Lifeworks is the beneficiary for March and will receive a $1 donation for every specially marked bag purchased at the Shaw’s located at 134 Nahatan St. in Norwood. The public is also encouraged to purchase bags at any Shaw’s location and designate Lifeworks as the nonprofit beneficiary.

“We’d like to thank our local Shaw’s for giving our neighbors a great way to support people with disabilities in our community and to help reduce single-use plastic in the environment,” said Lifeworks CEO Daniel Burke. “We are excited to have the community’s support this March by their purchase of GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS bags at their local Shaw’s.”

Disability Awareness Month is an opportunity to raise awareness of intellectual and developmental disabilities, and a reminder to include people with disabilities in all facets of community life. Lifeworks’ array of programming supports such efforts across Greater Boston.

For more information about the Shaw’s GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS Reusable Bag Program, please visit this link..

Since 1954, Lifeworks and its predecessors, Lifeworks, Inc. and The Arc of South Norfolk, have served the towns of Norfolk County and beyond by providing support to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through advocacy, empowerment and opportunity. The Westwood-based nonprofit organization serves more than 2,300 individuals from communities in the Greater Boston, MetroWest, Norfolk County and Attleboro areas through a wide variety of services and programs, including: employment services; residential, family and community supports; and day programs. For more information, visit the Lifeworks website.