It's the little things that make a HUGE difference.
FOOD
Buy 10 extra items 5 times = 50
Buy 10 extra items 5 times = 50
Buy 10 extra items 5 times = 50
Each week buy 10 extra items at the grocery. Once you have 50 items drop off at your local food bank.
Make 50 sandwiches
Buy 10 extra items 5 times = 50
Buy 10 extra items 5 times = 50
You'll need bread, peanut butter, jelly and 50 sandwich baggies. A great family project.
Make 50 lunch bags
Buy 10 extra items 5 times = 50
Collection Drive - 50 items
Great project for the kids! Decorate brown paper bags and fill each with a sandwich, chips and fruit for a food bank or shelter.
Collection Drive - 50 items
Collection Drive - 50 items
Collection Drive - 50 items
50 Jars of Peanut Butter - Let folks know that you are trying to donate 50 non-perishable items to your local food bank.
Make Casseroles
Collection Drive - 50 items
Make Casseroles
Share those great recipes with your friends and neighbors. Ask your friends to each make a few. 10 families could each make 5 or 25 families each make 2. Deliver to a soup kitchen.
Hot Sauce!!
Collection Drive - 50 items
Make Casseroles
We asked a soup kitchen "What item do you need more than any other?" HOT SAUCE! They can't keep it in stock. The visitors want FLAVOR.
CLOTHING
Shoes
Sanitary Products & New/Gently used Bras
Sanitary Products & New/Gently used Bras
Have a shoe drive. Kids out grow shoes so fast!
Sanitary Products & New/Gently used Bras
Sanitary Products & New/Gently used Bras
Sanitary Products & New/Gently used Bras
Women need the essentials - bras and sanitary pads. Many shelters would be thrilled with your donations. Or send to "I Support the Girls".
Coast, Hats, Gloves
Sanitary Products & New/Gently used Bras
Coast, Hats, Gloves
We handed out coats, hats and gloves to the homeless in Washington D.C.
50 pairs of Socks
Business Suits, Ties, Dresses
Coast, Hats, Gloves
SOCKS are the MOST needed, but LEAST donated item at Shelters.
Business Suits, Ties, Dresses
Business Suits, Ties, Dresses
Business Suits, Ties, Dresses
Ask friends and neighbors to clean out their closets. Let them know that you are collecting business clothes.
Purses
Business Suits, Ties, Dresses
Business Suits, Ties, Dresses
Have a Purse Drive! Women trying to get back out in the workforce could really use one.
50 Soccer Balls delivered around the World
Nepal and India
Nepal and India
Nepal and India
I LOVE SOCCER! So, I donated 50 balls to Provide Inc. Their heroes help those in need around the world. The balls are stuffed into suitcases and delivered to children around the world. A majority of them were delivered to children in three schools in Nepal and India.
Guatemala
Nepal and India
Nepal and India
Look at this little girl's SMILE!! Her home in Guatemala had recently been destroyed by a Volcano. The family lost everything, including their father who abandoned them after the disaster. When the Provide Inc. heroes arrived to rebuild her home, they gave her a soccer ball.
Apartment Set-Up for families starting over
I gave 50 plus minutes of time to help KindWorks set up an apartment for a family of 5. It was not only heartwarming, but it was creative and FUN! I felt like I was on a decorating game show. All of the household items including couches, beds, art, toiletries and food were all donated.
Laundry Tabs
Letters to our military and Veterans
Letters to our military and Veterans
So many places need laundry soap Shelter Residents and
Ronald McDonald House Residents
Letters to our military and Veterans
Letters to our military and Veterans
Letters to our military and Veterans
Operation Gratitude - families wrote letters of THANKS
Pottery
Letters to our military and Veterans
Pottery
I make beautiful pottery, but wanted to donate some to Shelter Residents who are moving into their 1st HOME
school uniforms and supplies
Replaced stolen electronic devices
Replaced stolen electronic devices
An estimated 5,000 students across Charlotte Meckenburg schools are considered homeless. A Child's Place helps these children receive supplies and uniforms
Replaced stolen electronic devices
Replaced stolen electronic devices
Replaced stolen electronic devices
This family had EVERYTHING stolen while on vacation. Her children need these devices to help with their disabilities. This helped them renew their faith in humanity.
Volunteer for The United Way
Replaced stolen electronic devices
Glue for Shelter Kids to make SLIME
I Volunteer Career Coach helping people with their resumes, job search & interview skills.
Glue for Shelter Kids to make SLIME
Snacks for Parents at Ronald McDonald House
Glue for Shelter Kids to make SLIME
Just like any kid, these kids really wanted to make SLIME, so we donated tubs of glue.
Snacks for Parents at Ronald McDonald House
Snacks for Parents at Ronald McDonald House
Snacks for Parents at Ronald McDonald House
Exhausted parents need snacks when they are running back and forth to the hospital.