Opportunity Details

The purpose of this event is to create birthday party games for children in need. Birthday
Dreams, located in Renton, WA, provides a “Birthday in a Box” for children whose families would otherwise not be able to support a party. Birthday Dreams supports families in King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties. Your team would work together to create fun party minute-to-win-it style game for tweens and teens. Create written or video instructions and an example of the game, then return them to Birthday Dreams for production and distribution to upcoming birthday parties for children.
Funding is appreciated but not required.
Our projects are completed best at Microsoft with Birthday Dreams Support.
There is no limit to how many times this event can take place.
There is no limit on the number of volunteers on this project. #2024

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Gold Star Gamers invites you to volunteer by writing heartfelt cards for children who have lost a military or veteran parent. Your messages of comfort and hope will be included in our grief boxes, sent to these children during their time of loss and on the anniversaries of their parent's passing. This is a meaningful way to offer support and let them know they are not alone in their journey. #Give2024

1- Participants: unlimited
2- Location: virtual
3- Facilitation: Available as facilitated or non facilitated
4- Repeatability: yes
5- Duration: 45- 60 min
6- Geographical Reach: US- national
7- Funding Required: No. Optional costs- postage & $10 gift cards

Opportunity Details

Volunteer at our annual 5k and Mile Walk! Just RMHC of Greater Chattanooga as we raise money for families with sick children at our annual race. Volunteers will be needed throughout the day to check in volunteers, manage mini game stations, drive golf carts, conduct runner registration, and cheer on runners along the route. 

Too, this year, we are asking volunteers to consider making a QGiv page for them and their network to support the race! It's simple, easy, quick, and can be share socially to help spread the word about the race. To get started, email Cindee McBride at Cindee.McBride@rmhchattanooga.com. 

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Cheerleader	10	n/a	n/a
Golf Cart Driver	2	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Gratitude cards are inserts with handwritten quotes that we include in our donation thank you letters. We send many thank you letters and rely on volunteers to help us transcribe these quotes, which we’ve collected from our guests. We will provide a selection of quotes and our Mary’s Place stationery.

This activity is repeatable, must be completed in person, and takes 60 minutes to complete. We can accommodate 15-25 volunteers per instance of this activity. Available as a facilitated opportunity only. We can offer five facilitated sessions in October for groups of 15-25 volunteers. There is no funding required. Thank you for supporting us during #Give2024

Mary’s Place ensures that no child sleeps outside by centering equity and opportunity for women and families. We are known for providing shelter to families experiencing homelessness in King County, Washington, as well as for our Women’s Day Center in downtown Seattle and our extensive outreach and prevention programs.

Opportunity Details

Help to support our families at Mary’s Place by providing kits for us to hand out. Kit assembly and donation to Mary’s Place functions as both an in-kind donation of supplies and volunteer time. Please plan to coordinate drop off or shipping of supplies with Mary’s Place. We are not able to pick up kits.

Examples of kits include Mobile Meal Kits for unsheltered families (approx. $4/unit), Multicultural Haircare Kits (approx. $10/unit), Cold Care Kits (approx. $10/unit), and Welcome Home Baskets (approx. $90/unit). Mary's Place will provide lists of suggested items for each kit type.

This activity is repeatable, can be done remotely, and takes 60 minutes to complete. Funding requirements vary depending on the type of kit and the number of participants. Available as facilitated (virtually or in-person) or non-facilitated. We can offer five facilitated sessions in October for groups of 15 or more volunteers. Thank you for supporting us during #Give2024

Mary’s Place ensures that no child sleeps outside by centering equity and opportunity for women and families. We are known for providing shelter to families experiencing homelessness in King County, Washington, as well as for our Women’s Day Center in downtown Seattle and our extensive outreach and prevention programs.

Opportunity Details

Support Mary’s Place by writing toy and gift card tags for our annual Giving Tree drive. As part of our WinterFest programming, we collect specific toys and gift cards from the community to share with our guests. We rely on volunteer support to fill out our tags, which we then share with many businesses and community groups across the Seattle area. We will provide a list of gifts and our Mary’s Place Giving Tree Tags. Please plan to coordinate pickup or shipping of supplies with Mary’s Place.

This activity is repeatable, can be done remotely, and takes 60 minutes to complete. We can accommodate 15+ volunteers per instance of this activity. Available as facilitated (virtually or in-person) or non-facilitated. We can offer five facilitated sessions in October for groups of 15 or more volunteers. There is no funding required. Thank you for supporting us during #Give2024

Mary’s Place ensures that no child sleeps outside by centering equity and opportunity for women and families. We are known for providing shelter to families experiencing homelessness in King County, Washington, as well as for our Women’s Day Center in downtown Seattle and our extensive outreach and prevention programs.

Opportunity Details

You see them every time you open up a soft drink or soup, sometimes even when you feed your pet. Those tiny little tabs are easy to overlook, but they can make a BIG impact on the families of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Charlotte!

Though small, tabs are clean and easy to collect – and they add up fast. RMHC of GC takes tabs to our recycling partner, United Scrap Metal, and exchange the tabs for money for our guest family fund! Although it costs RMHC of GC approximately $130 a night to shelter a family in medical crisis, families are invited to make only a small financial donation, but many cannot afford to contribute anything at all. The money from pop tabs helps to ensure that we are able to accommodate every guest, regardless of their ability to pay.

Please contact Kayla Roberts with any questions regarding this opportunity at kayla@rmhclt.org or (704) 288-3520. Visit our website for more information: https://rmhclt.org/pop-tab-collections-ronald-mcdonald-house-charities-of-greater-charlotte/.

Opportunity Details

Prematurity is one of the top diagnosis for families served by RMHC of Greater Charlotte. We provide families at the Ronald McDonald House and partner hospitals with starter items for their new baby. This is a comfort offered to the child's mother, father, grandparent, or guardian during their greatest time of need. RMHC of GC prepares these bags to bring support and sense of preparedness to families. Volunteers can support this effort by packing Baby Bags for families.

Baby Bags should be packed in clear cellophane or a clear bag. Items should be appropriate for babies aged ages newborn to 12 months. RMHC of GC prefers at least 4-5 items per bag. Please do not include food. Frequently requested items include:
Burp cloth or bib
Receiving or swaddle blanket
Pacifier(s)
Rattle or teether toy
Bottle or sippy cup
Small, infant safe, stuffed animal
Board book
Pair of socks/booties
Bottle brush
Baby wipe

Please contact Michelle Salazar with any questions regarding this opportunity at michelle@rmhclt.org or (704) 288-5323. Visit our website for more information: https://rmhclt.org/volunteer/

Opportunity Details

RMHC of Greater Charlotte gives families staying at the Ronald McDonald House and receiving treatment at local partner hospitals with a Wellness Kit. This is a comfort offered to the child's mother, father, grandparent, or guardian during their greatest time of need. RMHC of GC prepares these bags to bring support and sense of preparedness to families. Volunteers can support this effort by packing Wellness Kits for families.

Wellness Kits should be packed in clear cellophane or a clear bag. Please do not include food, candy, or gum. RMHC of GC prefers at least 5 items per bag. Frequently requested items include:
Reusable water bottles
Fuzzy socks
Travel sized umbrellas
Travel size hand sanitizer
Travel pillow or blanket
Adult puzzle or coloring books
Blank journals
Card games
Small bluetooth speakers/earbuds
Apple and Android phone chargers
Stress balls
Chapstick

Please contact Michelle Salazar with any questions regarding this opportunity at michelle@rmhclt.org or (704) 288-5323. Visit our website for more information: https://rmhclt.org/volunteer/

Opportunity Details

Help provide easy to grab snack items for RMHC of GC's Pack A Smile family program. Every morning, families select their favorite snack items and place them in a bag to take with them to the hospital. We also provide Pack A Smile's to families at local hospitals.

Community volunteers can support this effort by donating snack items for this cart. Frequently desired goods include: chips, cereal, granola bars, crackers, nuts/trail mix, juice boxes, bottled water, applesauce, fruit, pudding, microwaveable meals, macaroni/rice cup, canned tuna, or ramen.

Before you donate these items, we ask volunteers to please LABEL EACH INDIVIDUAL ITEM with the expiration date. Use a permanent black marker, like a Sharpie, to label.

Please contact Michelle Salazar with any questions regarding this opportunity at michelle@rmhclt.org or (704) 288-5323. Visit our website for more information: https://rmhclt.org/volunteer/