NIGMS Staff Volunteer at a Wider Circle
Photo: PHOTO: SCOTT BUCHAN / A WIDER CIRCLE
In August, several National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) staff, including the institute’s director and deputy director, and their family members volunteered at A Wider Circle in Silver Spring, Md. The non-profit organization aims to advance equity in the greater Washington, D.C. region by fostering the exchange of goods, skills and connections from neighbor to neighbor.
A Wider Circle offers an essential support program, which focuses on providing household items such as furniture, kitchen supplies, toys, professional clothing and accessories for those seeking to rise out of poverty.
NIGMS volunteers assisted this program’s efforts, helping to sort donations and stock the showrooms where clients select their items. According to NIGMS’s Joanna Dimas who organized the event, “We were also fortunate enough to receive a tour of the facility and interact with a few customers visiting the showroom as they selected their items to take home.”