| 2010 | PMD's founder, Lori Tsuruda, was interviewed at length by Mark McCurdy in his podcast "Recipes for Nonprofit Success" on 3/18/10. |
| 2009 | Become a Facebook Fan |
| 2009 |
Support PMD by signing up and using for Shaw's free Community Rewards Program until 4/30/10. Register your Shaw's reward card online, select PMD# 49001018235, and make purchases made Tuesdays-Thursdays at MA Shaw's and Star Markets so Shaw's will d |
| 2009 | Thanks to generous supporters of PMD's Spring Celebration. |
| 2009 | Celebrate Spring and Volunteerism with PMD at 4/3 Spring Benefit! Chinese Banquet, Awards & Silent Auction @Empire Garden, 690 Washington St., Boston 02111, 6-9pm $35pp by 3/30 or $40pp at door |
| 2008 | PMD has been selected for the 2008 Catalogue for Philanthropy, an informative and innovative guide that engages donors in philanthropy with an emphasis on small to mid-size charities that do great work but rely on private donations to survive. |
| 2008 |
Shop online and earn $ for PMD. Do your online shopping through iGive.com portal where up to 15% of every purchase is automatically donated to PMD! Books, CDs, food, flowers, computers, toys+ from well-known stores like Apple, Lands End & Staples. |
| 2008 | PMD Founder Lori Tsuruda was interviewed on Suffolk County Criminal Justice Connection on BNN TV (Comcast ch 9, RCN ch 15) live on 8/12/08, 1:00-1:30 PM. The interview was rebroadcast 10-11 PM on 8/12/08 and 1-2 PM on 8/16/08. |
| 2008 | PMD honors long-time volunteer Nancy Goldberg and Cornerstone Research for their outstanding commitment to informed and responsible community service. |
| 2007 | PMD volunteer Board Director and Project Manager Jennifer Blackmon is featured in an audio slideshow (courtesy of The Boston Globe) |
| 2007 | Check out the Boston Globe special "Six and the City" (1/1/07) about people whose efforts help make Boston a better place. PMD Board Director and volunteer project manager Jennifer Blackmon is featured. |
| 2006 | PMD honors Hearth-Home for Good and long-time volunteer Mary Reid for their outstanding commitment to informed and responsible community service. |
| 2005 | National Braille Press honors PMD |
| 2005 | Read how PMD won Boston Herald's award during the USA Weekend Make a Difference contest. |
| 2004 | Read about PMD Volunteer, Nancy Goldberg, in the Massachusetts Service Alliance newsletter. (page 6) |
| 2004 | The Dorchester Reporter wrote an article about PMD entitled, "Dot-Based Activist Group Aims to Help Both Sides," by Doug Wood-Boyle. |
| 2003 | PMD Founder Lori Tsuruda named an “Extraordinary Bostonian” by the Boston Event Guide |
| 2002 | Featured in South End News and part of FOX News Holiday Special about Volunteerism |
| 2002 | PMD Founder Lori Tsuruda receives Alpha Phi Omega National Distinguished Alumni Award |
| 2002 | PMD honors Bingham Dana, National Braille Press, Hawthorne Youth & Community Center, and long-time volunteers Ian Agranat and Phil Milmoe for their outstanding commitment to responsible volunteerism |
| 2001 | The MIT Alumni Association wrote an article on PMD's founding entitled, "Making a Difference: MIT Alumna Makes a Career Helping Others" by Eve Downing. |
| 2000 | Boston Herald award in the USA Weekend Make a Difference Day contest for its 1999 Make a Difference Day project removing invasive Norway maple trees to help start a community garden in Dorchester |
| 2000 | PMD Recognizes Volunteer Leaders from Billerica, Boston, Brighton, Lynn, Newton |
| 1999 | Two Boston Charities share award for 8th Annual Make a Difference Day |
| 1998 | Boston Globe covers PMD’s annual Thanksgiving meal for 40 formerly homeless elders at the Anna Bissonnette House of the Committee to End Elder Homelessness |
| 1998 | “Outstanding Ability to Mobilize Volunteers to Benefit the Community” by Hawthorne Youth & Community Center |
| 1997 | Featured on the “Ten O’Clock News” of WLVI-Channel 56 for project assisting the National Braille Press with Shapely Cal, a tactile shapes book for visually impaired children. |
| 1997 | Photographs of PMD volunteers in action appear in Boston Globe and South End News |
| 1996 | “Charity begins at Home” feature article in Home PC magazine |
| 1995 | “Outstanding Local Project” of National Make a Difference Day by the Points of Light Foundation |
| 1995 | PMD Founder Lori Tsuruda receives a “Ten Outstanding Young Leaders” award from the Boston Junior Chamber of Commerce |
| 1994 | “Volunteer Achievement” award for exceptional merit from the Massachusetts Volunteer Network |
| 1993 | “Outstanding Advocacy through community service and involvement supporting the independence of people with disabilities in Greater Boston” appreciation award from the Massachusetts Office on Disability |
| 1992 | “Outstanding Volunteer Service Award for Commitment to Improved Life for the Disabled” inaugural awards from Riverside Community Mental Health & Retardation Center |