2025 Make a Difference Day
Thank you to Trader Joe’s at 748 Memorial Drive in Cambridge for your donation of gorgeous flowers for all of our teachers and staff and all sorts of yummy treats to fill the staff room kitchen! We are so grateful for your generosity and support!
You are all invited to Cambridgeport’s annual Make a Difference Day!
- Date: Saturday, March 22nd, 2025
- Time: 10am to 2pm
- Where: Cambridgeport School
To make planning easier, we ask families to sign up in advance. This helps us assign tasks and estimate how many projects we can take on. Everyone is welcome—kids, parents, grandparents, cousins, and anyone willing to help! If you’d like to volunteer, sign up here, and we’ll confirm your spot.
What is Make a Difference Day (MADD)?
Make a Difference Day (MADD) is a yearly tradition at Cambridgeport where families come together to work on improvement projects at the school and build community while doing so. It’s a great way to come together inside the school and help make it shine. See photos below from our 2024 MADD.
What to Expect
Expect to roll up your sleeves, but also expect to have fun. One of the best things about this day of community service is getting to work together with other families and be inside the school. Since the pandemic, most of us have not had much opportunity to walk the halls where our kids spend their days, so it’s just great to get a chance to be in the school and to really — well — make a difference.
It’s such a special experience to work alongside classmates, parents, and teachers and the kids truly love working together to make their school better. Last year, several groups didn’t want to leave after their shift was up, begging to keep sorting jump ropes and scrub chairs. It’s pretty amazing. So, be sure to sign up for your time slot today!
The kids truly love working together to make their school better. To work alongside classmates, parents, teachers. Last year, several groups didn’t want to leave after their shift was up, begging to keep sorting jump ropes and scrub chairs. It’s pretty amazing.
Volunteer Sign-Up
All volunteers are welcome — students, family members, friends — we’ll find a job for everyone!! It’s super helpful to have folks sign up ahead of time so we can better plan for the day. Simply fill out the Volunteer Sign-up sheet to tell us how many family members will be attending, what you’d ideally like to help with and what time slot(s) work best. When you arrive, we’ll give you a choice of projects to do.
CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY!!
Donate funds or supplies
If you have any of the following items to donate or loan for the day, that would be amazing!! Please fill out the sign-up form and indicate which items you can supply. If you are donating/loaning supplies, please drop off your supplies to the school entryway any day the week before the 22nd, so we’ll have them on hand day of. You’ll see a drop-off area near the main entrance of the school. Email us at hello@cambridgeportpto.org with any questions. Thank you!!
SUPPLIES TO DONATE:
- Bulk snacks/seltzer/coffee/tea for the staff room
- Box of gloves, microfiber rags, or other cleaning supplies as needed
Unable to supply any of the items above? You can also make cash donation to help fund projects for MADD. Simply donate here: