History
Humble Beginnings
The Intl. WeLoveU Foundation launched in 2001 and was initially called the New Life Foundation. It was revitalized to the International WeLoveU Foundation in 2007. Since its inception, WeLoveU has made remarkable strides worldwide and is now found in more than 50 countries across the globe.
WeLoveU activities began taking place in the East Coast of the United States in 2012, became an official NGO in 2016, and then formally associated with the United Nations Department of Global Communications in 2018.
WeLoveU is determined to improve the living conditions of the global community — beyond the borders of nationality, race, socioeconomic status and religious background — through impactful volunteerism related to education, emergency relief, environmental protection, health, international aid, and community well-being.
International History
9/28/2001 – New Life Foundation changed name to New Life Welfare.
Twenty years before its establishment, Chairwoman Zahng Gil-jah helped those around her.
7/23/2007 – Foundation name changed to International WeLoveU Foundation
*WeLoveU branched out to 51 countries throughout the world*
10/16/2016 – Officially registered NGO in the East Coast of the United States
11/26 HDR & WeLoveU Plant 18 Trees in English Mall Park
11/19 WeLoveU & Power Clean Hanover Parkway in Unity
10/11 WeLoveU & Latin@ Pinterest Donate 250 Books to Bryant Elementary School in San Francisco
10/11 The Intl. WeLoveU Foundation and Latin@ Pinterest Donate 380 Books in NYC
9/13 WeLoveU Volunteers Assist Leominster After Flash Flooding
9/11 165 South Amboy Elementary Students Receive Tools for Schools
9/7 418 Miner Elementary Students Receive New Backpacks
9/7 Washington Elementary Kindergarteners Receive New Backpacks
9/6 WeLoveU Donates Over 400 Books to Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital
9/3 WeLoveU Volunteers Clean Gamboa Beach in Cabo Verde
9/1 WeLoveU Donates 350 Backpacks to Cabo Verde’s Maracana School
8/31 WeLoveU Meets Cabo Verde President Jose Maria Neves & First Lady Debora Katisa Carvalho
8/31 WeLoveU Donates Supplies to an Aurora Elementary School
8/30 WeLoveU Attends Interregional Preparatory Meeting in Cabo Verde
8/28 237 John Barry Elementary Students Receive New Backpacks
8/27 Volunteers Bring Oceans & Waterways to James River Park
8/27 WeLoveU’s U.S. Headquarters Hosts Packs on Backs
8/24 100 New Castle Students Start School Year With New Backpacks
8/24 250 AWE Bassette Elementary Students Receive New Backpacks
8/21 WeLoveU Donates 260 Backpacks to San Francisco’s Bryant Elementary School
8/17 Flower City School Welcomes WeLoveU’s Packs on Backs Program
8/14 WeLoveU Donates 650 Backpacks to R.C. Haydon Elementary
8/6 Volunteers Clean Leonardo Beach To Help New Jersey’s Waterways
8/2 WeLoveU Donates 890 Backpacks to Meadowcreek Elementary in Georgia
7/30 82 Volunteers Remove 300 lbs. of Litter in SeaTac, WA
7/9 WeLoveU Hosts 584th Worldwide Blood Drive in Chicago
7/2 WeLoveU Leads Volunteer Efforts in San Francisco’s Mission District
7/2 WeLoveU Volunteers Rally to Clean Golden Gate Park in San Francisco
7/2 WeLoveU Partners With Keep Riverside Clean and Beautiful to Host Street Cleanup
6/25 WeLoveU Volunteers Clean Patuxent Wetlands Park
6/18 WeLoveU Holds Largest Cleanup in Northeast Philadelphia History
6/12 WeLoveU Hosts a Book Donation & Read-Aloud With MA Senators
5/12 WeLoveU Marches Towards the Future With a Leadership Seminar
5/11 WeLoveU & Antunes Hold Third Annual Cleanup in Illinois
5/7 Amazon and WeLoveU Plant Trees, Paint a Playground & More in NJ Park
5/7 WeLoveU Volunteers Plant Fruit Trees in San Francisco’s Mother Farm
4/23 Boston Volunteers Clean up Franklin Park for Earth Day 2023
4/23 Over 60 Volunteers Join Forces for Earth Week Initiative in Miami
4/20 First Help Financial & WeLoveU Roll up Sleeves in Boston Park
4/16 International WeLoveU Foundation Surpasses 1,100 Blood Donations in LA
4/8 WeLoveU Donates 225 Devices to Miami Schools With Josh Powell
3/23 WeLoveU Exceeds Goal & Donates 280 Blankets to Oklahoma Children’s Hospital
2/19 The 504th Worldwide Blood Drive in New Windsor, NY
2/19 The 486th Worldwide Blood Drive in Wilmington, DE
12/15 The Intl. WeLoveU Foundation Donates Winter Clothing to Richard J. Daley Academy in Chicago
11/30 80 Students in W.B. Patterson Elementary Receive New Winter Coats
11/30 WeLoveU Donates Coats to an Entire Newark, NJ Elementary School
11/27 WeLoveU & Power Home Remodeling Clean Fort Hale Park in New Haven, CT
11/20 WeLoveU & Power Home Remodeling Join Forces to Clean Riverview Drive
11/20 WeLoveU Volunteers Help Plant 200 Trees in NYC’s Kissena Park
11/20 WeLoveU and Power Home Remodeling Return to Clean the Chester Community
11/20 WeLoveU and Power Home Remodeling Return to Clean Indian Creek Trail
11/18 WeLoveU & the Manhattan Borough President’s Office Donate 120 Coats to P.S. 111
11/13 New Windsor Winter Coat Donation Event
11/13 WeLoveU and Power Home Remodeling Clean Up Boston’s Historical Squares
11/06 Volunteers Paint George Sharswood Elementary School Doors
11/06 WeLoveU and HDR Combat Deforestation by Planting Trees in Ringwood State Park
10/23 WeLoveU Volunteers & CitiBank Employees Team Up for a Beach Cleanup
9/20 WeLoveU Donates Backpacks & Supply Kits to Randle Highlands Elementary School Students
9/16 Chicago Vocational Career Academy Receives Backpacks & School Supplies
9/16 WeLoveU Donates More Than 350 Backpacks to Achievement First Crown Heights Middle School
9/09 230 Students in NYC’s William Paca School Receive New Backpacks
9/02 200 Technology High School Students Receive Backpacks and School Supplies
8/31 Volunteers Clean Tompkins Square Park in New York City
8/31 WeLoveU Delivers School Supplies to Empowerment Academy in Partnership With Goya and Staples
8/25 | WeLoveU Delivers 350 Backpacks and School Supplies to West Middle School Students in Connecticut
8/25 The Intl. WeLoveU Foundation Holds WeLoveU Park Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in Philadelphia
8/21 WeLoveU’s Savin Hill & Malibu Beach Cleanup Keeps Shoreline Clean
8/17 The Intl. WeLoveU Foundation Donates Over 100 Backpacks to Anderson-Livsey Elementary School
8/11 WeLoveU Volunteers Donate Over 300 Backpacks to W.H. Taylor Elementary School in Virginia
8/07 WeLoveU and MA Rep. Jon Santiago Clean Southwest Corridor Park in Boston
7/10 The Intl. WeLoveU Foundation & Versiti Host Blood Drive in Chicago’s Museum of Science
6/26 The Intl. WeLoveU Foundation Hosts the Ping Pong Fundraiser Tournament
6/12 WeLoveU Volunteers Remove 45 Trash Bags From Downtown Riverside, CA
6/12 50 Volunteers Remove Litter From Martin Luther King, Jr. Square Park in Kansas City
6/12 WeLoveU Volunteers Beat the Heat and Clean Ventura Avenue
6/12 WeLoveU Volunteers Come Together To Clean Bailey Avenue in the Bronx
6/12 WeLoveU Volunteers Clean Omaha’s Standing Bear Lake
6/12 50 Volunteers Sweep the Streets of Odessa, TX
6/12 Volunteers Revitalize Meyering Park With Alderman Sawyer
6/12 WeLoveU Volunteers Clean Los Alamos Sports Park With Murrieta Council
6/12 Volunteers Clean North Gandy Beach to Help the Marine Life’s Habitat
6/08 Upcycling Challenge Webinar With Artist Deniz Sagdic
5/22 Volunteers Clean Marvin Gaye Park in Washington, D.C., on Clean Day
5/22 WeLoveU Volunteers Clean Busy West End Community in Providence, RI
5/22 WeLoveU and the NYC Dept. of Sanitation Join Forces to Clean the Lower East Side
5/22 WeLoveU Spruces Up Boston’s Ringer Playground in Honor of Clean Day
5/22 Volunteers Clean MLK Jr. Shoreline in Oakland, CA, in Honor of Clean Day
5/19 The Intl. WeLoveU Foundation and Antunes Partner for Second Year in Reservoir Cleanup
5/01 Amazon & the Intl. WeLoveU Foundation Unite for a South Amboy Waterfront Cleanup
4/27 Healthy Habits Webinar Presents: Fitness With Compel Fitness
4/24 Volunteers Return to Jamaica Bay for Earth Day Cleanup
4/24 Volunteers Plant Nearly 500 Trees in Cunningham Park for Earth Day
4/24 WeLoveU and SHI Join Forces to Beautify Boyd Park in New Jersey
4/24 WeLoveU and Junior Achievement Clean Coral Cove Beach to Help Marine Life
4/22 The Intl. WeLoveU Foundation & Junior Achievement Host Earth Week Webinar Series
4/04 Volunteers Stop 1,550 Lbs. of Trash From Entering Florida Waterways
3/30 Healthy Habits Webinar Presents: Nutrition With Compel Fitness
3/28 60 Volunteers Remove Close to 600 Lbs. of Trash From Radio Park
3/22 WeLoveU LA Mega Blood Drive Will Save 1,400 Lives
1/02 30 Volunteers Spend New Year’s Weekend Ridding Sand Key Beach of Firework Debris and Litter
12/05 Power Home Remodeling Joins Forces With WeLoveU in Tampa Bay
11/21 WeLoveU and Power Home Remodeling Unite to Clean Indian Creek Trail
11/21 WeLoveU Continues Jamaica Bay Environmental Protection Efforts
11/21 WeLoveU and Power Home Remodeling Clean Up Ceylon Park in Boston
11/21 WeLoveU and Power Home Remodeling Band Together to Clean the Chester Community
11/21 NJ Volunteers Roll Up Their Sleeves at Raritan Bay Waterfront Park
11/19 The Warming the Windy City Coat Donation Ceremony
10/03 Volunteers Remove More Than 160 lbs. of Trash From India Point Park
09/26 The Atlanta Blood Drive Collects Donations to Save 600 Lives in Georgia
09/23 Sickle Cell Awareness Webinar Panelists Inform & Inspire Audience To Take Action
09/12 WeLoveU Hosts Summer Cleanup at Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park
09/05 140 Volunteers Help a NJ Community Rebuild From Hurricane Ida
08/30 250 Volunteers Clear Over 5,000 Pounds of Trash in Howard Beach
08/29 Intl. WeLoveU Foundation Donates 450 Backpacks to Spencer Technology Academy in Chicago
08/27 150 Marlton School Students in Los Angeles Receive Backpacks From the WeLoveU Foundation
08/25 The Intl. WeLoveU Foundation and Antunes Clean the Gary-Kehoe Reservoir
08/23 The Closing the Homework Gap: Packs on Backs Webinar
08/18 Healthy Habits Webinar: Dr. Monique and Elissa Pettinato Share Tips to Reduce Stress During COVID-19
08/16 HDR Joins Forces With WeLoveU to Clean Riverfront Park in Newark, NJ
08/14 Waterbury Welcomes WeLoveU for 2021 Clean WORLD Movement Cleanup
07/29 Sam Bencheghib and Petrice Jones Join the Oceans and Waterways Webinar
07/25 Volunteers Return to Albemarle Road for 2021 Clean WORLD Movement Cleanup
07/25 Volunteers Remove Hundreds of Pounds of Trash From Oxon Run Park
07/25 WeLoveU Volunteers Pick Up 1,200 Pounds of Trash Along the East-West Connector
07/25 MA State Reps. Oakley and Holmes Clean Almont and Harambee Parks With WeLoveU Volunteers
07/18 50 WeLoveU Foundation Volunteers Remove 240 Lbs. From Mallery Playground in Philadelphia
07/16 WeLoveU Volunteers Remove Litter From Redwood Road in Utah
07/11 70 WeLoveU Volunteers Collect Nearly 1,000 Lbs. of Litter at Richard A. Rutkowski Park
07/11 WeLoveU Volunteers Collect About One Ton of Trash in Buffalo, NY
06/27 100 Volunteers Clean Strawberry Manor in Sacramento
06/27 WeLoveU Volunteers Collect Nearly 400 Lbs. of Trash in Lafayette Park
06/04 The Intl. WeLoveU Foundation and People’s United Bank Donate iPads to Bridgeport Public Schools
04/18 WeLoveU Volunteers Clean the Courtney Campbell Causeway
04/16 WeLoveU Hosts #WeLoveUpcycling Webinar in Honor of Earth Day
04/13 The Intl. WeLoveU Foundation Hosts the Largest Blood Drive at the AT&T Stadium in Texas
03/02 WeLoveU Partners With WSS and Reebok for Texas Emergency Relief
02/28 WeLoveU Hosts Blood Drive in Partnership With Versiti in Michigan
02/28 WeLoveU Partners With Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and the YMCA to Donate Blood
02/28 WeLoveU Partners With the American Red Cross to Host Blood Drive in Syracuse
02/21 WeLoveU’s National Blood Drive Reaches Coastal Virginia
02/21 The Intl. WeLoveU Foundation Hosts Blood Drive in the Dominican Republic
02/15 International WeLoveU Foundation Joins Forces With Kentucky Blood Center to Donate Blood
02/14 WeLoveU Partners With Miller-Keystone Center to Combat Blood Shortage
02/14 The WeLoveU Foundation Partners With Versiti to Combat Severe Blood Shortage
02/14 WeLoveU Teams up With Inova To Save Lives in Northern Virginia
02/07 The WeLoveU Foundation Teams Up With Vitalant to Donate Blood in Pittsburgh
02/07 WeLoveU Partners With Mutual Services Blood Bank in Puerto Rico
01/17 The WeLoveU Foundation Hosts National Blood Drive in Los Angeles
01/10 WeLoveU Foundation Volunteers Host First Blood Drive in Indianapolis
10/25 Clean WORLD Cleanup With State Representative Jared Solomon
10/22 Clean WORLD Movement Webinar with Pennsylvania State Representative Jared Solomon
09/24 WeLoveU Donates Chromebooks and Tablets to Newark Board of Education
09/17 WeLoveU Foundation Delivers Chromebooks to Irvington Public Schools
09/15 Closing the Homework Gap Webinar with Senator Richard Blumenthal and Hartford Public Schools
08/20 Closing the Homework Webinar With Essex County School Superintendents
06/19 WeLoveU & Tova Community Health World Sickle Cell Day Virtual Forum
12/01 Street Cleanup with PA State Rep Jared Solomon | Philadelphia, PA
11/24 Two Lakes Cleanup | Orlando, FL
11/17 The 317th Worldwide Blood Drive with America’s Top Hospitals | Boston, MA
10/16 MA House of Representatives Honor the WeLoveU Foundation | Boston, MA
09/15 Ceylon Park Cleanup with MA State Rep Liz Miranda | Boston, MA
09/09 Comfort Tyler Park Cleanup and School Supply Drive | Syracuse, NY
08/26 The 68th UN Civil Society Conference | Salt Lake City, UT
08/25 Tree Maintenance Project on 200 Trees| Charlotte, NC
08/25 The 361st Worldwide Blood Drive | Buffalo, NY
08/25 The 360th Worldwide Blood Drive | Newark, DE
08/18 Newark Bay Shoreline Cleanup| Bayonne, NJ
08/05 The 355th Worldwide Blood Drive Movement | South Amboy, NJ
07/28 The 23rd New Life Family Walkathon | Jersey City, NJ
07/28 The Worldwide Blood Drive | Puerto Rico
07/21 The 273rd Worldwide Blood Drive | New York City
07/21 The 261st Worldwide Blood Drive | Lantana, FL
07/21 The 251st Worldwide Blood Drive | Rhode Island
07/21 The 243rd Worldwide Blood Drive | East Hartford, CT
07/14 The 231st Worldwide Blood Drive | West Orange, NJ
07/07 The 208th Worldwide Blood Drive | Oradell, NJ
07/07 The 207th Worldwide Blood Drive | Elmsford, NY
07/07 The 203rd Worldwide Blood Drive | Nanuet, NY
07/07 The 201st Worldwide Blood Drive | Fishkill, NY
07/07 Hammonasset Beach State Park Cleanup | Madison, CT
06/30 Sunset Cove Park Marsh Planting | Broad Channel, NY
06/23 Rosedale Park – Mercer Meadows Tree Planting Project | Pennington, NJ
06/16 Castor Avenue Street Cleanup | Philadelphia, PA
05/26 Senior Citizen Home Assistance | Hampton, VA
05/26 North Phoebus Community Garden Cleanup | Hampton, VA
04/29 Blackstone and Franklin Square Earth Day Cleanup | Boston, MA
04/26 Ridgefield Nature Center Project | Ridgefield, NJ
03/25 Family Health and Welness Expo | Wilmington, DE
03/21 US State Senator and House Representative Award Received
03/18 McAlpine Creek Park Cleanup | Charlotte, NC
03/14 George Washington Carver Center Cleanup | Norristown, PA
03/03 Sawgrass Nature Center and Wildlife Hospital Cleanup | Coral Springs, FL
02/07 Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital Book Drive | Hackensack, NJ
12/17 Comfort Tyler Park Cleanup | Syracuse, NY
10/29 Donation of School Supplies for Phase II of the #BrightHaiti Project
10/29 Town of Babylon Street Cleanup | Babylon, NY
10/20 Christiana Children’s Hospital Book Drive | Wilmington, DE
10/15 Summerdale Avenue Cleanup | Philadelphia, PA
10/08 South Street Cleanup | Lockport, NY
08/28 Emergency Flood Relief | Little Falls, NJ
08/27 Back Bay Fens Cleanup | Boston, MA
08/20 Tree Planting Project | Gainesville, FL
08/13 McVeigh Recreation Center Revitalization Project | Philadelphia, PA
08/05 First East Coast New Life Family Walkathon | Washington, DC
07/16 Key Biscayne Beach Cleanup | Miami, FL
07/09 City Hall Street Cleanup | Leominster, MA
07/01 Fournier Park Cleanup | Leominster, MA
06/25 Wildflower Planting | Philadelphia, MA
06/25 Tradewinds Park and Stables Revitalization Project | Coconut Creek, FL
06/18 Merrit Island National Wildlife Refuge Cleanup | Titusville, FL
06/17 Cross Creek Beautification Project | Fayetteville, NC
06/17 Seaside Park Cleanup | Bridgeport, CT
06/04 North Bergen Street Cleanup | North Bergen, NJ
05/30 3,000 Solar-Powered Lanterns Donated to Students for the #BrightHaiti Project
04/09 Commonwealth Avenue Mall Cleanup | Boston, MA
03/19 Central Park Cleanup | Hampton, VA
03/19 Tarken Park Revitalization Project | Philadelphia, PA
01/29 The Landing at Willow Grove Senior Appreciation Event | Willow Grove, PA
11/26 Tarken Recreation Park Revitalization Phase I | Philadelphia, PA
11/19 Storm Drain Marking Project | Huntersville, NC
11/19 Barrett Park Cleanup | Leominster, MA
11/15 Library Walk Cleanup | Nashua, NH
11/11 Community Garden Beautification Project | Cary, NC
11/06 Franklin Square Park Cleanup | Boston, MA
10/24 Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital Toy Drive | Hackensack, NJ
10/22 Wolf Creek Cleanup | Ridgefield, NJ
08/14 America Legion Drive Cleanup | Hackensack, NJ
07/23 Village Hall Street Cleanup | Hempstead, NY
06/26 Storm Drain Marking Project | Long Island, NY
06/25 Bingham Park Cleanup | Louisville, KY
06/25 Railroad Avenue Cleanup | Durham, NC
05/22 Clean World Day Street Cleanup | Leesburg, FL
05/22 Clean World Day Middle Branch Park Cleanup | Baltimore, MD
05/21 Clean World Day Nations Ford Road Cleanup | Charlotte, NC
10/16/2016 Launch of the International WeLoveU Foundation East Coast Region
09/17/2014 Trauma Mud Run Volunteer Event | Valhalla, NY
07/23/2014 Feeding the Homeless | Hackensack, NJ
07/20/2014 New Jersey State Triathlon Volunteer Event | West Windsor, NJ
06/23/2014 Heroes & Cool Kids Golf Tournament Volunteer Event | Edgewood, NJ
06/15/2014 Special Olympics Volunteer Service | Newark, NJ
04/27/2014 Overpeck Park Cleanup | Hackensack, NJ
04/06/2014 Ross Dock Park Cleanup | Fort Lee, NJ
03/19/2014 Battle of the Blue Basketball Tournament Volunteer Event | Hackensack, NJ
02/11/2014 Volunteer Service with New Jersey State Women, Infants and Children Program
01/26/2014 Big Game 5k Volunteer Event | Paramus, NJ
10/22/2012 Avon Breast Cancer Volunteer Event | New York City, NY
09/13/2012 Feed the Hunger Food Drive | New York City, NY
07/29/2012 88th Worldwide Blood Drive | Jersey City, NJ
04/29/2012 Care One Senior Center Visit | Ridgewood, NJ
04/22/2012 Jamaica Bay Cleanup | Queens, NY