People Making a Difference Through Community Service Inc.

“The organization has corporate members who elect other corporate members and directors.”

“The organization has corporate members who elect other corporate members and directors.”

“PMD had no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The Board of Directors approves the financial statements on which the 990 filing is based. The Board of Directors also receives copies of Form 990 before it is filed.”

“The process for determining compensation was begun by the board of directors to hire the organization's first (and sole employee), paid executive director (Lori Tsuruda) on 10/13/1999. 2021 compensation was comparable to 2020 compensation. The executive director is the organization's only paid employee. The organization has no other officers or key employees.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public via electronic documents provided upon request. The Attorney General's Office of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts fulfills requests for governing documents of public charities, including this organization.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public via electronic documents provided upon request.”

“trash from Mission Hill Green in the Iroquois Woods, Mission Hill. Improve the Iroquois Street Woods urban wild, a 25,000 ft2 area of undeveloped land, by partnering with neighbors to remove invasive species, clear brush, and collect trash in order to make it more accessible, safe, and biodiverse. Mission Hill Green is a community of neighbors dedicated to restoration and maintenance of, and advocacy for, natural areas on Mission Hill. 10/17 Run "Harvest Day" kids' activities at the Community Growing Center, Somerville. Somerville's Community Growing Center serves as an outdoor classroom for elementary school students. Harvest Day is one way to build awareness and celebrate where food comes from. Approximately 50 kids and their families participate each year in pumpkin carving and decorating, games, crafts, and food tastings that incorporate ingredients from the garden. 10/23 Assemble print-Braille copies of Little Blue Truck and Dr. Seuss' Hop on Pop children's books, plus 300 quotation magnets for the National Braille Press, Boston. The guiding purposes of the National Braille Press are to promote the literacy of blind children in North America through Braille and to enable blind people to better participate in work, family, and civic affairs through information. Children's print-Braille books enable sighted and blind children and adults to read together. These special books are sold for the same prices as printed books are sold to sighted people, so our volunteers' labor and donations make up the significant cost difference. 10/30 Pack treat bags for and then run Hawthorne Youth & Community Center's annual Halloween Party, Roxbury. Hawthorne Youth and Community Center's mission is to provide educational, cultural, recreational and vocational opportunities for community youth and adults; to celebrate the rich diversity of the neighborhood; and to work with residents to strengthen the quality of neighborhood life. Each year, ~50 children and their families participate in this safe celebration of Halloween in their community. PMD volunteers set up and staff crafts, games, and refreshments. 11/6 Officiate for the virtual High School Invitational Hosted by the MIT Science Team as moderators, science/rules judges, and timekeepers/scorekeepers/recognizers. This fast-paced competition engages high school students in preparing for and answering questions from life science, physical science, earth and space science, energy, and mathematics. One of the main goals is to excite students to study math, science, and engineering and to pursue related careers. Officiating PMD volunteers enabled 47 teams composed of 212+ high school students to compete. PMD recruited, helped train and assign, and supported all volunteers. Competitors hailed from Hawaii to New Hampshire. Participating schools were Ames High School (IA), Arcadia High School (CA), Basis Independent Silicon Valley (CA), Basis Peoria (AZ), Beckman High School (CA), Brookfield Central (WI), Buchholz High School (FL), Centennial High School (MD), Conestoga High School (PA), Davidson Academy (NV), Dulles High School (TX), Edward W Clark High School (NV), Enloe High School (NC),Foothill High School (CA), Franklin Regional Senior High School (PA), Hunter College High School (NY), Iolani School (HI), John A. Ferguson Sr. High School (FL), John P. Stevens High School (NJ), Lexington High School (MA), Livingston High School (NJ), Lubbock High School (TX), Middlton High School (WI), Mira Loma High School (CA), Montgomery Blair High School (MD), Naperville North High School (IL), Nashua High School-South (NH), Newtown High School (CT), North Hollywood High School (CA), Palo Alto High School (CA), Sacramento Country Day School (CA), Tesla STEM High School (WA), Timberline High School (ID), University High School (CA), Van Nuys High School (CA), Wayzata High School (MN), Westminster High School (GA), Catlin Gable High School (OR), and Whitney High School (CA).”

“Correction for accumulated rounding errors”