23-24 PROJECT: MU CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
Our first drive was for MU Children's Hospital. It stemmed from a straightforward goal: to make someone's day a bit better in our community. We decided to achieve this by funding personalized packages for kids at the hospital because we value supporting healthcare and making a direct impact locally. Behind the scenes, it's all about respect and care for others in our community.
Our packaging & delivering processes from the 23-24 project!
Ishita delivering packages!
Our 23-24 delivery day was featured on KOMU 8 News! Click here to read the article and watch the report.
Isabel getting interviewed!
24-25 PROJECT: DSS CHILDREN'S DIVISION
Our second drive focused on providing everyday essentials to the children in the foster care system. We partnered with DSS to make this donation become a reality. We personalized 48 tote bags and raised $546 to purchase items such as toiletries, stuffed animals, journals, pencils, and toys to put in the bags. The bags were assembled and delivered in June!
Our painting process from the 24-25 project!
After hosting a volunteer movie night for painting the tote bags, we still had one more step to go. All the items finally shipped in early June, allowing us to pack all 48 tote bags at Bethel Park in mid-June! We drove up to DSS Children's Division to donate all the personalized totes, concluding another successful project!
25-26 PROJECT: CITY OF REFUGE
Our third drive focused on providing hygiene essentials to the children supported by City of Refuge. Utilizing City of Refuge's wishlist we were able to stuff totes with essentials while staying true to our project and purchasing fun, quality items. We ended up personalizing 48 tote bags and raised $500 to buy the items. This year this money was raised through GoFundMe and school fundraisers. Additionally, our club members made cards and painted the totes. The bags were assembled and delivered on July 1st!
Our painting process from the 25-26 project!
After hosting another volunteer movie night for painting the tote bags, we still had one more step to go. The items shipped in mid-June, allowing us to set a date for assembling in July. This year we promoted the event to get some extra helping hands! Together, the 5 of us assembled the totes, made cards to go with them and ate some donuts! Once everything was done two of us drove down to City of Refuge to drop everything off. Another year, another successful project!
Our assembly process from the 25-26 project!
A SUCCESS!