- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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10 people are interested
Group Social Distance Volunteering
ORGANIZATION: PACKAGES FROM HOME
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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10 people are interested
We need groups or families of 10 or less, ages 12 and up to help us fulfill our mission or serving active duty military and veterans.
We are looking to have volunteer groups scheduled for about 2 hours at a time in our warehouse in Glendale, Arizona. We need volunteers to help sort and ensure quality control of donations, proofread letters, create condiment kits, hygiene kits, prepare care packages, and other volunteer tasks as needed to support the mission.
Our warehouse located at: 5643 N 52nd Ave; Glendale, AZ 85301.
Volunteer workdays are scheduled Monday-Friday between the hours of 10am-3pm.
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About PACKAGES FROM HOME
Location:
5643 N 52ND AVE, GLENDALE, AZ 85301, US
Mission Statement
Packages From Home serves active duty US military members stationed or deployed overseas (to include military working dogs & military K9 teams) as well as homeless, transitioning, and at-risk veterans by providing them with requested food, hygiene, and entertainment items to boost morale and quality of life.
Description
On 9/11 Christian Lewis watched the Twin Towers fall and enlisted in the US Army infantry the next day. His mother, and Packages From Home Founder, Kathleen Lewis, sent him care packages while he was first deployed to Iraq in 2004. Christian said receiving Packages From Home not only provided needed and familiar items but also reminded him he hadn't been forgotten-that there were people back home supporting him. Unfortunately, Christian was the only soldier in his squad receiving packages and letters from home. Kathleen rallied her closest friends and decided to "adopt" Christian’s entire squad. The group began shipping packages to all of the troops in Christian’s unit and Packages From Home was born.
Today, Packages From Home is as busy as ever working to provide for active duty military members overseas as well as veterans stateside. In 2019 we sent over 10,000 care packages impacting over 20,000 active-duty servicemembers. We also impacted over 17,000 veterans by providing 45,000 lbs of food and 6,000 lbs of hygiene items. We also provided over 270 pounds of supplies for Military K-9s!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
5643 North 52nd AvenueGlendale, AZ 85301
DATE POSTED
August 13, 2020
SKILLS
- Warehousing
- Organization
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 12
- 2-3 hour volunteer shifts scheduled between 10-3, Monday - Friday.