Beautiful Day would love your support during these challenging times. Your generosity will make a huge difference in refugees’ lives and prepare us to adapt our programs to fit an expanding need for job training. A contribution of any amount will help. Thank you for all you do!
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2019 Annual Report
Welcome to our first ever Beautiful Day Annual Report webpage! Our plan is to publish this page in three weekly installments. We hope you will enjoy scrolling down through the facts, figures and pictures; then come back next week to do it again. That way we can savor all we accomplished together in 2019. We didn’t do this alone—we did it with you.
It was a year worth celebrating. We started a new Refugee Youth Program. We produced and sold over 9 tons of granola. We connected with many many thousands to share a message of welcome and solidarity with refugees.
We chose “Hope over Fear” as our theme for this report, not because we foresaw looking back on 2019 over the top of face masks. But fear has always been the force behind human displacement. And it’s the reason so many are callous to the plight of refugees.
But today—and every day—is a beautiful day to NOT be afraid. We think part of the solution involves appreciating and celebrating peoples’s differences, and honoring the dignity of work, and living generously. And we hope to keep learning along with you how to do keep doing this through the present crisis.
Thank you again for going on this journey with us.
Beautiful Day would like to thank the following partners. We couldn't have done it without you.
The following list presents contributions of $100 or more received between Jan 1 and Dec. 31. We try pretty hard to keep our numbers accurate, but please let us know if you notice a mistake.
$25,000 and more
Anonymous
The Champlin Foundation
Imago Dei Fund
Rhode Island Foundation
The Salem Foundation
$10,000 - $24,999
Anonymous
Episcopal Charities Fund
June Rockwell Levy Foundation
NEID Giving Circle
Panoram Foundation
The Partnership Foundation
Starbucks Foundation
$5,000 - $9,999
Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust
Joanne Chiu & Luke Peng
$1,000 - $4,999
Anonymous (2)
Andrew Brownsword & Beth Muccini
Carolyn Foundation
Laura & Tino Chow
Mary & Allyn Copp
Davide Dukcevich
Facebook Fundraising Campaign
Julie Fischer
Reverend Chris & Andrew Foster
Carrie & Hans Franzen
Geoff & Val Gordon
Marion Hinman
Jill & Jerry Hultin
Jane & Dr. John Isaac
Keith & Deanne Johnson
Debra & Paul Kellstedt
Lynn & Donald Kolowsky
Sandra Martin
Cynthia & Dana Mauch
Jill Pearlman
Marianne Pfeiffer
Thomas Pizzuti
Plum Pottery East
Providence Presbyterian Church
Anne Sage
Barbara & Dr. Stephen Schaal
The Shapiro Foundation
Reservoir Church
Teresa Stankiewicz
Susan & Rob Thurston
Michael Tso
Melinda Tuan
Priscilla Tuan & Collin Tomikawa
Working Planet
Dr. Samuel Yu
$500 - $999
Claire & Scott Brill
Channing Memorial Church
Robert Craig
Department Of Human Services
Mark Dombrofski
Sandra Enos
Donald Freedman
Guild Consignment Center
Corenna & George Hoyt
Diane Lynch
Amber Ma & Scott Yi
Erika & Tim McCormick
Julianne & David Mehegan
Benjamin Mendell
John & Jessica Pinkos
Rebecca & Lebaron Preston
Mary Sherlock
$100 - $499
Amazon Smile Foundation
Sarah Bankard
Brandon & Jennifer Barnes
Robert Beggs
Dawn Bennet-Ingold & John Ingold Judith & Murray Blackadar
Daniel Blackford
Linda Bragg
C. Anthony Broh & Jennifer Hochschild
Paul Brule
Catherine Bui
Carolyn Cain
Diane Christensen & Robert Stone
Teresa Coletta
Elizabeth Conlon
Julia Cooper
Reverends Janet Cooper-Nelson & Stephen Nelson
Wendy Corchado
Christine Coticchia
Spencer Cowles
Melissa Cummins
Carol Czaja
Tracy & Bill Daugherty
Gregg & Cynthia Davis
Donna Drvaric
Marilyn Eanet
Julie Erickson
Brian & Kimberly Estep
Bill Eyman & Raymond Beausejour
Antonieta Falconi & Shawn Selleck
Lisa Fiore
Jo & Linford Fisher
Francesca & Stephen Forrest
Dorothy & Stanley Foster
Jeanne & Mike Foster
Nancy & Greg Fritz
Nancy Garden Kaull
Katherine Gibson
Brian Glaser
Tarez & Eric Graban
Ann & Todd Hampson
Robert Heffron
Michael Henry & Nessa Richman
Nancy Hetherington & Elaine Martin
Barbara Hochschild
Bill & Mary Hollinshead
Dorothee Honhon
Hugh & Marian Howarth
Carolyn Hsu & Chris Henke
Jeremy Hultin
David Huss
Leo Immonen
Michael Isenberg
Janet Isserlis
David Karoff
Lyman & Charmaine Kellstedt
Lynn & David Kent
Laura Kheir
Jennifer Kiddie
Elizabeth Koval
Dr. Carol Lewis & Rev. Mike Coburn
Anne & Bruce Livingston
Sally Lockhart
Natalie Low
Brenda & Mario Maletta
Karen Marshall
Eileen & Paul McFarland
Renay McLeish
Dan & Cathy McNeil
Kylie & Max Mean
Hannah & Joseph Miller
Michael & Damaris Mitchell
Jill & Brook Moles
Kate & Dan Molter
Jennifer & Joel Murphy
Keith & Kathleen Murray
Katie Murray & Colin Murphy
Sarah Musser
Newton Highlands Congregational Church
Marguerite & Marwan Odeh
Laura Openshaw
Marie-Claire Ording
Doreen & Wayne Pelland
Philips Memorial Baptist Church
Ellen Pinkos Cobb
Nancy Pitrowiski
Virginia & William Prichett
Nancy & Glenn Ramsey
Elizabeth Rau Schaefer
Ashley Raynal
Elizabeth & Daniel Reardon
Rebecca & David Saff
Aaron Schaal
Sandy & Doug Schaupp
Frederick Schroeder
John Seaboldt
Varsha & Raman Shah
Claudia Shilo
Mari Anne Snow & Charles
Zechel
Tracey Stanelun & Eric Anderson
Hilary & Joel Stanton
Diane Stratton
Kathleen Sullivan
Isabel & Nick Tecu
Temple Beth-El
Temple Emanuel
Nan Theberge
Jill & James Tobak
Sue Van Ness
Meggean Ward
Robin & Newell Warde
Mary Lou Wernig & Alan Shoer
In Kind Donors
Jules Bibonima, Help with our database
Bolt Coffee, Craft Roasting
Bono and U2, Inspiration and Name
Dewey Christy, So Many Things
Ajay Coletta, Videography
Danielle Germanowski, Office Organization
Jane Isaac, Database Expertise
Sophia LaVoie, Slide Show
Tina & Steve Letcher, Community Event
Vincent Mancini, Faith-Groups Outreach
Rev. Michele Matott, Many Things
Marguerite McLaughlin, So Many Things
Lauren Rathbun, Many Things
Elizabeth Reardon, Community Event
Aline Nzingere & Clement Shabani, So Many Things
Jill Tobak, Community Event
Valerie Tutson, Community Event
Jennifer Havens Romanat, Podcast
Rhea del Rosario, Community Event
Key Sales Partners
Bolt Coffee, Providence
Café La France Train Station, Providence
Castle Hill Inn, Newport
Clement's Marketplace, Portsmouth
Core Studios, Providence
Dave's Marketplace (East Greenwich, Smithfield Crossing)
Eastside Marketplace, Providence
Farmfresh RI, Pawtucket
Fort Adams Gift Shop, Newport
Graduate Providence Hotel
Harvest Market, Newport
Hotel Peter and Paul, New Orleans
More Than Words, Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Pranzi Catering, Providence
Roch's Fresh Foods, Narragansett
Roger Williams University, Bristol
Siren Hotel, Detroit
The Art Cafe, Little Compton
The Dean Hotel, Providence
Tom's of Warren, Warren
Trinity Repertory Theater, Providence
Urban Greens Co-op Market, Providence
An additional $69,000 was designated for the future growth of our Youth Program and a new van!
Training
22 refugees participated in our adult and youth programs, completing 5,177 hours of training. 104 family members were impacted. 13 graduated and 70% found employment.
Revenue
Sales revenue increased to $163,291. This allowed us to pay $47,187 in stipends to trainees. 8 former trainees now employed by Beautiful Day were paid another $68,899.
Outreach
6,691 community members interacted with our staff at 99 community events ranging from chamber music concerts to educational presentations (up from 40 in 2018). Over 200,000 people were exposed to our work and mission at our 5 farmers’ markets and other community events.
Granola & Coffee
We produced 17,725 bags of granola and 43,251 granola bars. That’s over 9 tons of granola. We also packaged 256 pounds of coffee. We shipped 1,974 packages to 47 states (ND, NM and WV missed out!)
Partners
286 donors supported our work, including foundations, corporations, faith organizations, 32 monthly donors and 87 Team Granola subscribers.
Beautiful Day would love your support during these challenging times. Your generosity will make a huge difference in refugees’ lives and prepare us to adapt our programs to fit an expanding need for job training . A contribution of any amount will help. Thank you for all you do!
