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June 2020 - Silicon Valley |
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Alzheimer's Association
Date/Time: Saturday, June 20
Location: Your home
Ages: Everyone can participate
Time Commitment: Varies
The Longest Day is the day with the most light - the summer solstice. On June 20, people from across the world will fight the darkness of Alzheimer's disease through a fundraising activity of their choice. Use your creativity and passion to raise funds and awareness for the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer's Association. From basketball to baking and card games to crafts, there's an activity for everyone! Plus, nearly any fundraising activity can be done at home or online while practicing physical distancing. Click here for a variety of creative fundraising project ideas!
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Donate To Help Those Impacted By COVID-19
Tipping Point
Date/Time: Ongoing
Location: Your home
Ages: Everyone can help
Time Commitment: Varies
Since 2005, Tipping Point has raised more than $260 million to educate, employ, house and support those in need in the Bay Area. Last year, we helped 21,000 people connect with opportunities that break the cycle of poverty. COVID-19 is having a devastating impact on low-income individuals and families in the Bay Area. Tipping Point is raising $30 million as quickly as possible to support communities hit hardest by the effects of COVID-19. While the road to recovery will be long, we know that investments made today will have an outsized impact over time. Help us provide critical support now and for the many months to come.
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Collect & Donate Currently Needed Items
Samaritan House San Mateo
Date/Time: Donations can be dropped off Monday through Friday, 9am - 5pm
Location: Samaritan House, 4031 Pacific Blvd, San Mateo
Ages: All ages can participate
Time Commitment: Varies
Samaritan House provides a broad range of services and resources to low-income residents in San Mateo County. Services include case management, clothing, medical care, food, shelter, employment assistance, and food and toys for the holidays. All services are provided free of charge to low-income families. During this crisis Samaritan House in encouraging financial donations to best serve our community. However if you'd like to donate needed items, we are currently accepting:
- Pre-packaged food
- Toilet paper
- Paper towels
- Tents
- Sleeping bags
- Diapers
- Hand sanitizer
- Toiletries (especially soap)
- Pull-ups
- Baby wipes
- Formula
- Baby food
- Cases of water
- Sanitizing wipes
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Help Kaiser Healthcare Workers
Date/Time: Ongoing project
Location: At home project
Ages: Everyone can help
Time Commitment: Varies
Kaiser Permanente is grateful for the many individuals, community groups, and local businesses that have inquired about donating supplies, such as gloves, masks, and other items. We greatly appreciate the outpouring of concern and generosity at this unprecedented time. Although hand-sewn masks don't provide the protection most hospital staff need, they can be used as an extra layer of protection over N95 masks or in case of a severe shortage. Some hospitals, including Kaiser Permanente, are accepting donations of homemade masks that meet specific requirements. Learn more here.
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Soles4Soles
Date/Time: Click
here for information on where and how to ship your donations. Please
download the donor form and include one in every bag or box of shoes you donate.
Location: Ongoing
Ages: Everyone can help
Time Commitment: Varies
Soles4Souls disrupts the cycle of poverty by creating sustainable jobs and providing relief through the distribution of shoes and clothing around the world. Since 2006, Soles4Souls has distributed more than 35 million pairs of shoes in 127 countries and generated over $250 million in economic impact. The average person in North America throws away 70 pounds of textiles every year. That's 21 billion pounds of extra waste dumped in our landfills every year! Since 2006, Soles4Souls supporters have diverted 59 million pounds of shoes and clothing from landfills. Your family can help by cleaning out your closets and donating your used shoes to Soles4Soles. All you need to do is:
- Grab some trash bags and go to your closets!
- Put the shoes in a trash bag - it can be 1, 5 or 100 pairs
Note: Every 20 pairs collected = 1 hour of community service! If your child needs service hours for school this will count.
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Soldiers Angels
Date/Time: Ongoing
Location: Mail completed bracelets to:
Soldiers' Angels
2895 NE Loop 410, Suite 107
San Antonio, Texas 78218
Ages: Everyone can help
Time Commitment: Varies
The mission of Soldiers' Angels is to provide aid, comfort, and resources to the military, veterans, and their families. Thousands of Soldiers' Angels "Angel" volunteers assist veterans, wounded, deployed personnel, and their families in a variety of unique and effective ways. Making paracord bracelets to share with our military service members and veterans is a fun arts and craft activity that will keep your children busy and help to teach them the power of giving! Paracord bracelets provide an easy-to-carry line of cord that can be used for a variety of survival needs. Ready to get started? Please Note: Paracord bracelets made for military service members have two important rules that must be followed in order for the service member to be allowed to wear the bracelet with their uniform:
1. They must be in specific colors only: black, olive green, tan, or camo
2. They must use MIL-SPEC cording
Your bracelets will be included in the care packages we are sending to deployed service members around the world. You can find all the supplies you need on Amazon. Click here for more information about paracord bracelets, including detailed instructions for making the bracelets.
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Nextdoor
Date/Time: Ongoing
Location: In your own neighborhood
Ages: Everyone can help
Time Commitment: Varies
During shelter in place, many people are posting requests for assistance on Nextdoor. You can help by walking a neighbor's dog, brighten someone's day with baked goods, or share a few rolls from your toilet paper stash. Click here to learn more about Nextdoor.
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The Confetti Foundation
Date/Time: Ongoing
Location: Mail cards to:
The Confetti Foundation
212 Old Airport Rd
Middletown, RI 02842
Ages: Everyone can participate
Time Commitment: Varies
The Confetti Foundation supplies boxes of themed party materials to children who are hospitalized on their birthdays. Your family can help by making birthday cards for these birthday boxes! Here are some helpful instructions for making your cards:
- Make sure your cards say HAPPY BIRTHDAY! (you can sign them with your name and send any positive messages or jokes, just make sure HAPPY BIRTHDAY is included)
- Get festive! Use stickers, crayons or markers! (no glitter, please)
- Sign the cards with your name (first name is okay) and your city/state, our kids love seeing the different places people are thinking of them
- They do not have to be actual cards, they can be folded over paper or construction paper (no bigger than 5x7)
- No envelopes, please
- Please DO NOT include any religious messages in your cards
- Please DO NOT write GET WELL in the cards
- Keep it positive and cheerful!
- Download our Color Me Birthday cards! HERE
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EXPLORE our growing list of at-home projects you can do whenever you're ready, each with conversation starters, book ideas, and more! Follow along on social media as other families tackle this month's projects and share their stories! Simply join our Facebook group or find us on Instagram (@doinggoodtogether and #sharekindness)
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Customize and co-brand DGT's Kitchen Table Kindness Kits for your organization!
As camps close and summer events are cancelled, many organizations are looking for ways to connect to their campers, students, and congregation members. DGT™ is here to help. DGT's popular
Kitchen Table Kindness Kits - delivered by mail or downloaded to home computers - contain projects to help families serve others while prompting conversations about empathy, compassion, and the common good. We are pleased to customize these kits for your organization! Each kit created would be co-branded with your logo and include the kindness and service activities most relevant and appealing to the families you serve. Your members can receive the kits via mail or digital download. It's just one more way we are able to promote more kindness and service even as we stay safer at home. Learn more about the kits here:
https://www.doinggoodtogether.org/kitchentablekindnesskits
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When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project.
Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.
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