- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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3 people are interested
Bike Ready and Repair Project for Refugees - 6/11
ORGANIZATION: The Welcome to America Project
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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3 people are interested
Get your church group, school, business, or
other community group together to fix bikes that have been donated. Refugee families, fleeing persecution and war, have to completely rebuild their lives in the U.S. You can help to provide them with transportation. Great Eagle Scout project! Email The Welcome to America Project at info@wtap.org. WTAP is located at 1711 W. University Dr. #158, Tempe, AZ 85281. Your efforts will go a long way towards refugee self-sufficiency!
Even if you cannot attend, please check your garage (and those of your neighbors ) for any unused or outgrown bikes for donation to this effort. Let's re-purpose dormant bikes and put jobs, education, and connection to the community in easier reach for refugees. Use wtap.org to find our volunteer calendar and sign-up to assist. And please recruit your cycling friends. Let's welcome with wheels!
Bikes can be delivered to The Welcome to America Project, 1711 W. University Dr.#158, Tempe, AZ 85281 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturdays between 8 and 11 AM.
More opportunities with The Welcome to America Project
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About The Welcome to America Project
Location:
1711 West University Drive, #158, Tempe, AZ 85281, US
Mission Statement
The Welcome to America Project is a nonprofit organization that creates community connections and builds bridges of neighborly understanding by providing furniture, basic necessities, education, and additional resources to newly arriving refugees. We offer a simple welcoming gesture, but it is one that lasts a lifetime.
Description
The Welcome to America Project (WTAP) furnishes the bare apartments of refugees from war-torn countries who've been permanently resettled by the UN to Phoenix. We collect high quality furniture and household items from donors throughout Phoenix and, with a corps of local volunteers, we deliver these furnishings free of charge to refugee families who've just arrived after years of living in refugee camps around the world. They come with nothing but their memories and scars of terror and persecution, and we welcome them with a safe, comfortable home where they can start a new life and begin their journey to become U.S. citizens. Since November of 2001, we have furnished over 2000 refugee homes, logged thousands of volunteer hours, raised over $2,500,000 in in-kind donations, and won numerous awards for our grassroots work.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1711 West University Drive#158Tempe, AZ 85281
DATE POSTED
January 23, 2020
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- 2 hours