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davidpm
davidpm Posts: 208 Member
edited October 2024 in Chit-Chat
Does anyone have any suggestions for good last minute things that a group of volunteers could do? My friend has an event with too many volunteers and we want to put them to good use doing something positive. Think along the lines of writing letters to soldiers for the holidays. Ready. Go!

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  • janalayn
    janalayn Posts: 510 Member
    If you have a local soup kitchen there are usually opportunities there
  • warmachinejt
    warmachinejt Posts: 2,162 Member
    tell each one to give you a dollar....
















    buy lots of pizzas for EVERYONE!
  • spammyanna
    spammyanna Posts: 871 Member
    Adopt a low-income family for Christmas.
  • bert16
    bert16 Posts: 726 Member
    Donate blood or Habitat for Humanity
  • macpatti
    macpatti Posts: 4,280 Member
    Think along the lines of writing letters to soldiers for the holidays.

    Does this mean you do not have the transportation to get them to various places? If so, how about making cards for children on cancer wards?
  • warmachinejt
    warmachinejt Posts: 2,162 Member
    on a serious note...clean up an area of the city that looks really rundown
  • davidpm
    davidpm Posts: 208 Member
    Think along the lines of writing letters to soldiers for the holidays.

    Does this mean you do not have the transportation to get them to various places? If so, how about making cards for children on cancer wards?

    Yeah, this kind of became a last minute thing. Everyone volunteered to help at a Thanksgiving for the homeless event but there are about 20 to many volunteers, so instead of turning them away, we want to find something productive, positive and giving to do instead of showing up and having nothing to do OR being turned away all together.
  • macpatti
    macpatti Posts: 4,280 Member
    Yeah, this kind of became a last minute thing. Everyone volunteered to help at a Thanksgiving for the homeless event but there are about 20 to many volunteers, so instead of turning them away, we want to find something productive, positive and giving to do instead of showing up and having nothing to do OR being turned away all together.

    What a great problem to have, and one I've had myself. Is there anyway to take them to another shelter or church close to that one? When I have a larger group than one shelter can handle, I'll send some to another one close by. How about "Meals on Wheels" or just having them walk the streets to pass out sandwiches to those who won't wander into a shelter? Best wishes to you!
  • StrengthIsBeautiful
    StrengthIsBeautiful Posts: 309 Member
    Arrange for them to go to the local Humane Society and walk the dogs for a bit!
  • davidpm
    davidpm Posts: 208 Member
    Yeah, this kind of became a last minute thing. Everyone volunteered to help at a Thanksgiving for the homeless event but there are about 20 to many volunteers, so instead of turning them away, we want to find something productive, positive and giving to do instead of showing up and having nothing to do OR being turned away all together.

    What a great problem to have, and one I've had myself. Is there anyway to take them to another shelter or church close to that one? When I have a larger group than one shelter can handle, I'll send some to another one close by. How about "Meals on Wheels" or just having them walk the streets to pass out sandwiches to those who won't wander into a shelter? Best wishes to you!

    We're actually bringing the men from the shelter to a catering hall via limo bus for a catered thanksgiving. There's not much to do in the area of the hall. That's why I was going with the letter writing thing.. they could be in the hall in a space and write some letters and just rotate people through. I was just trying to think of other ideas so that people can work for several hours instead of 30 minutes.
  • macpatti
    macpatti Posts: 4,280 Member
    We're actually bringing the men from the shelter to a catering hall via limo bus for a catered thanksgiving. There's not much to do in the area of the hall. That's why I was going with the letter writing thing.. they could be in the hall in a space and write some letters and just rotate people through. I was just trying to think of other ideas so that people can work for several hours instead of 30 minutes.

    I see. Well, I'd go with writing letters to soldiers, people in nursing homes or cards/pictures for terminal children living in the hospital.
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