Events/Drives/ Special Projects
2024
Pet Food Drive: April 1st - April 24th
Donations of pet food/supplies collected at host donation sites. Volunteers: deliver/retrieve donation bins & donations, sort & bundle donations for animal non-profit organizations.
Backpacks for Homeless High School Seniors Enrolling in Higher Education: April/May
Monetary donations are used to purchase new backpacks with useful items & gift cards. Volunteers: fill backpacks & deliver to St. Johns School District Office.
Project School Snack Pantry: August - May
On a monthly basis, snacks are delivered to a St. Johns County District School with a high number of students with food insecurities. Studies have shown that students need to eat every 3-4 hours and have been shown to help improve a student's school engagement, sense of belonging, equality among students and improvement in attendance and retention in school.
Food Drive: October 1st - October 23rd
Non-perishable food & disposable paper products are collected at host donation sites & neighborhood drives. Donations are distributed to 5 Food Pantries - St. Francis House/Pie in the Sky in St. Augustine, Christ's Cupboard in Fruit Cove, SEA Community in Elkton, Shepherd's Haven in Hastings. Volunteers: deliver & retrieve collection bins & donations, sort & bundle donations for Food Pantries.
Giving Tree: November 1st - December 4th
Holiday tags with client wishes of our 41 non-profit partner organizations serving our target populations are displayed at host donation sites beginning in mid-November for mid-December distribution. Volunteers: assemble wish tags, distribute & retrieve collection bins & donations, inventory & sort donations, bundle donations for each receiving organization.
Donations of pet food/supplies collected at host donation sites. Volunteers: deliver/retrieve donation bins & donations, sort & bundle donations for animal non-profit organizations.
Backpacks for Homeless High School Seniors Enrolling in Higher Education: April/May
Monetary donations are used to purchase new backpacks with useful items & gift cards. Volunteers: fill backpacks & deliver to St. Johns School District Office.
Project School Snack Pantry: August - May
On a monthly basis, snacks are delivered to a St. Johns County District School with a high number of students with food insecurities. Studies have shown that students need to eat every 3-4 hours and have been shown to help improve a student's school engagement, sense of belonging, equality among students and improvement in attendance and retention in school.
Food Drive: October 1st - October 23rd
Non-perishable food & disposable paper products are collected at host donation sites & neighborhood drives. Donations are distributed to 5 Food Pantries - St. Francis House/Pie in the Sky in St. Augustine, Christ's Cupboard in Fruit Cove, SEA Community in Elkton, Shepherd's Haven in Hastings. Volunteers: deliver & retrieve collection bins & donations, sort & bundle donations for Food Pantries.
Giving Tree: November 1st - December 4th
Holiday tags with client wishes of our 41 non-profit partner organizations serving our target populations are displayed at host donation sites beginning in mid-November for mid-December distribution. Volunteers: assemble wish tags, distribute & retrieve collection bins & donations, inventory & sort donations, bundle donations for each receiving organization.
