ECHO Family Care Partners serves to stabilize, strengthen, and support vulnerable families impacted by foster care. This event provides back to school products and services. Volunteer Opportunities: Food Distribution Team (NEW): Volunteers will offer various groceries to families including some dry goods, canned goods, fresh produce, milk, eggs and chicken. Setup for Back 2 School Event: This will be event setup (Back 2 School event begins at 11am). We will need to get shoes, backpacks, and water bottles sorted and tables setup. We will also need to prep the haircut stations and setup the food and drinks at hospitality. We’ll need to move fast to make sure everything is event ready by 11am! Ages: 14+. 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Hospitality Volunteer: Volunteers will assist with food and drinks and general hospitality, to ensure every family feels welcome and is having fun!! Any volunteer handling food or drink is expected to wear gloves. Ages: 18+. 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Shopping Volunteer: Shopping volunteers will help families get checked in (using our mobile app that you can download on your smart phone) and then shop for shoes, backpacks, and water bottles. Ages: 18+. 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM Tear Down for Back 2 School Event: Volunteers will assist with event tear down and get the space reset for church the following day. Ages: 14+. 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
We will be packaging oatmeal that will be given to three of our local partners to feed the hungry and needy right in our backyard. This event has been created to allow Waters Edge Families with kids 5th grade and under a chance to make an impact on our community. Only families with kids 5th grade and under will be allowed to sign up. However if you have older kids as well, they are welcome. Since we have so few spots available, registrations without younger kids will be cancelled. The entire family is welcome, but please only register adults and kids 4 and older. Don't worry - if your younger kids get restless during the event, we will have a table setup for them to decorate the boxes we are packing.
Peninsula Rescue Mission is a beacon of hope to those experiencing homelessness and poverty on the Peninsula. Come help the kitchen staff prep for service, serve food, and clean up. You will need to fill out a volunteer agreement in advance. The link will come in the confirmation email.
Join us for a night of bringing neighbors together to enjoy a variety of exciting activities like games, BINGO, arts & crafts, delicious food, dance music played by a DJ, prizes and much more! There will be a special guest appearance from James City County’s Police and Fire personnel in recognition of National Night Out! *Event runs 5 - 8 p.m. FUN coordinator- Volunteer will help bring this fun event to the Grove community by assisting with a variety of positions like games, bingo, photo booth, arts and crafts and more!
In disaster zones and low-income communities, Convoy of Hope delivers the kits you pack to thousands of people in need every year. Whether it’s one, five, or 500, Convoy of Hope takes great care to deliver kits put together by you. If you are interested in building kits, please fill out the form on the Convoy of Hope website listed below and one of their team members will reach out to you shortly. By providing baby care or hygiene kits, you help children and their families around the world with basic needs. There is no minimum to how many you can send. Every kit matters to Convoy of Hope and the person who receives it. Download the instructions and fill out the form at the bottom of this page so we know you’ll be sending in kits. Kits needed: Hygiene Kits Menstrual Health Kits Family Hygiene Kits Baby Care Kits By signing up for this project you are committing to working directly with Convoy of Hope. You will be able to pick from the options listed on their website and purchase those items from the store of your choice. Once you have your kit(s) packaged, you will ship them to the address provided. https://convoyofhope.org/get-involved/build-a-kit/
Be My Eyes connects people needing sighted support with volunteers through live video around the world. You can help be the solution! And you can do it from literally anywhere. All it takes to sign up is 7 clicks. Then periodically you will get the chance to assist! Register here on Planning Center, then head to the link below to learn more and sign up! Click here to watch a video on how it works: https://youtu.be/6GRfFuWsjNU Learn more: https://support.bemyeyes.com/hc/en-us/categories/360000920938-Sighted-Volunteer More Info: https://www.bemyeyes.com/
Donate Life Saving blood or help run the drive! You will receive an email with more specific information after you register. Opportunities: Blood Donation: Although the time slot is long, you are only signing up for a 1 hour time slot which you will do on the Red Cross website. Once you sign up you'll receive the link and instructions on how to do so in the confirmation email, but here is the link for ease as well: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=WECNN Snacks and Hydration Team: Your job is to ensure that all donors have a snack and beverage the moment they need it. Check-In: You will sit at a table just inside the front doors and assist donors with checking by scanning their ID's and ensuring everyone has a name tag. Supply Baked Goods: You are offering up your coveted talents by bringing some home baked snacks or baked goods at the start of the Blood Drive to bless the donors above and beyond the standard cookies and crackers normally provided by the Red Cross. Guest Experience: Do you have a heart to invite and get folks signed up for more Care Week Projects? This is for you! You'll man a tent in the lobby and ensure donors who are new to our church leave with a welcoming invite to our church. You'll also have an iPad available to help volunteers sign up for projects later in the week. Setup Coordinator: This person will work with the Red Cross Drive leader to setup the lobby with tables, chairs, etc. for the needs of the specific drive. Teardown Coordinator: This person will assist the Red Cross with tearing down the tables, chairs, etc. as the Drive is ending. You will also ensure the floor is swept at the end of the drive and coordinate with Outreach Director to shut down the building.
Human Trafficking is the abuse of children, women, and men for their bodies and labor. It's modern-day slavery. With that as the definition, there are more slaves in the world now than ever before. A21 exists to abolish slavery. And with your help, we will. We will launch our new partnership with A21 on Sunday, August 4. You will hear more about this in service. This project has two parts. 1. Participants will learn from a Guest Speaker from A21. She will cover a variety of contributors to Human Trafficking, give a brief overview of A21 and how they are abolishing slavery. The Guest Speaker will then share how you can be involved in the fight against slavery not only in Virginia, but worldwide. 2. Participants will pack kits for victims and survivors which will then be distributed by A21 at their Charlotte, North Carolina Freedom Center. ***Parents, please be warned that information, stories and graphics may be shared that may be sensitive for your kids. While this issue affects the youngest of us, we strongly advise that you leave your youngest kids at home for this event. ***Students are welcome to participate, but must be accompanied by an adult if they are in Middle School.