Updates from The Giving Tree - February 2019 -

In this issue: 2018 Gratitude Report Helping Hands 2019 Public Event 3rd Annual MLK Sock Roll Challenge Update Ways to Celebrate National Canned Food Month 10 for 10! Ways to Celebrate our 10th Anniversary Nonprofit Spotlight Take Your Child to Work Day

Looking Back... Looking Ahead We are overwhelmed at the amount of giving & kindness our Giving Tree youth have spread in 2018! Check it out...

Click here to see the impact & success of 2018

Helping Hands 2019 Our next public giving event is set for Saturday March 16th. The event will run from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM and will be held at the Wissahickon Middle School. All are welcome! Individuals, families and groups. But... if you come as a group... Enter to WIN!! If 10 or more students from your group, club or school attend the event and stay for 2 hours, your group will be entered to win a Peace & Smiles party! Check out our website for official rules.

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MLK Sock Roll Update It looks like we are going to reach our goal of 10,000 sock rolls! As of publication of this newsletter... we have counted over 8,000! A nd more socks are coming in! Sock rolls are being delivered to those in need in Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia and Camden counties. Hundreds of students have participated in the challenge!   #mlksockrollchallenge2019

 National Canned Food Month This is good time to think of frequent guests of local food pantries. Food pantries tend to get flooded with food donations between Thanksgiving and Christmas, but by February... the shelves tend to get a little sparse. Pick up some canned foods today and make a delivery as a family.

Celebrating 10 for 10! In celebration of our 10th year, we will be challenging you each month to do 10 of 'something'. Celebrating 10 (years) for 10 (of something). For the month of February... we challenge you to 10 Acts of Kindness. Get the whole family involved! Do them all in one day or spread them over the month. Share your acts of kindness on social media and tag us! #TheGivingTree10for10 #actsofkindness #kidscangiveback You can google ideas for Acts of Kindness and hundreds of suggestions will pop up. You can come up with your own ideas or check out some of our favorites below:

Random Acts of Kindness Ideas

National Shut-in Visitation Day Visiting someone who is shut-in and not able to get out and about can make such a positive impact on that person's life.  February 11th is National Shut-In Visitation day. It's the perfect time to take the kids to visit with an elderly friend, family member or neighbor. Or perhaps visit an area nursing home.

Nonprofit Spotlight: Meals on Wheels is a program that delivers meals to elderly individuals at home who are unable to purchase or prepare their own meals. Not only do volunteers drop off meals, but they also do a wellness check. For vulnerable seniors living in isolation during the harsh winter months, daily visits from a Meals on Wheels volunteer is a bright spot in their day. The Giving Tree delivers Morning Munchie snack bags and cards of cheer to various Meals on Wheels chapters in the tri county area. To date, we have delivered 10,697 Morning Munchies assembled by our Giving Tree youth!

Visit the Meals on Wheels website

Take Your Child to Work Day Thursday April 25th is 'Take Your Child to Work Day'. Many companies incorporate a community service segment into the day for the children.  Contact us for information bringing Giving Tree projects to your company.

Corporate Support... Partner with Us Thank you to Janssen fo r their continued support of The Giving Tree. Please visit the Corporate Support tab on our website for a variety of ways you and your company can become a Giving Tree partner. Corporate Support Have you seen our YouTube video of what The Giving Tree is all about?? Check it out!

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