Help older adults Celebrate the Holidays by Decorating Holiday Gift Bags

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Help older adults Celebrate the Holidays by Decorating Holiday Gift Bags

https://www.stvincentmow.org/

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Duration

1 - 2 hrs

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How Often Is This Offered?

Daily

Age Range

K - 2nd

3rd - 5th

6th - 8th

High School

Help Required

Adult

Description

Our mission at St. Vincent Meals on Wheels is to prepare and deliver nutritious meals to homebound older adults and other vulnerable residents across Los Angeles, regardless of age, illness, disability, race, religion or ability to pay. Help homebound older adults celebrate the holidays by decorating lunch bags with happy messages to make their holidays a little brighter. All you need are some white paper bags, some markers or colored pencils, and your kindness! Decorated bags will be used to make toiletry gift bags for the holidays!

What's Needed To Complete

White paper lunch bags Markers, crayons, colored pencils, stickers (no glitter, please!)

Special Requirements

None

How It Makes A Difference

For some homebound older adults with no family close by, any special day can be very lonely. And being homebound is especially lonely right now -- older adults can™t have visitors because we need to socially distance to keep them safe. You can help bring a smile to a homebound older adults for any special occasion! Help decorate gift bags! What an easy and beautiful present!

Where to Serve

From Home/Anywhere*

Instructions

For questions or to schedule a time to drop off your completed decorated gift bags, contact Christine Caruso at ccaruso@stvincentmow.org. Decide how many gift bags you plan to make. You may want to consider doing this with a sports team, Scout troop, class, youth group or other friends/family. The more people, the more gift bags, and the more happy older adults during the Holidays! Pick up some white lunch bags in a standard size and decorate the outside with happy, colorful Holiday messages. , and track your donation hours by downloading https://www.projectgivingkids.org/givebackapp/Create the Change® ® ® ®'s GiveBack App! If you like, we'd love to see you at work in action! Share a video clip or photo of you and your family volunteering together! You can send those clips to https://www.projectgivingkids.org/activities/help-older adults-celebrate-any-special-day-by-decorating-lunch-bags/ccaruso@stvincentmow.orgccaruso@stvincentmow.org. Mail your decorated bags to: St. Vincent Meals on Wheels, 2303 Miramar Street, Los Angeles, CA 90057 We will assemble and deliver the bags to the older adults. .

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