Posted by Christine Connally on Jan 31, 2012
A dozen au pairs from our cluster volunteered at Holy Trinity Church in Bowie on Sunday. The church was hosting a week of the Warm Nights Homeless Shelter Program. Our au pairs donated food and prepared bag lunches for the guests. We also led a few games of bingo, for an after dinner activity.
We had more donations than we needed for the number of guests. The bags of extra fresh fruit, bread, cookies, water bottles , peanut butter and jelly were donated to the Bowie Interfaith Food Pantry. So, it turned out to be a double service project.
Here are a few pictures of the lunch making assembly line…
Posted by Christine Connally on Nov 9, 2009
Yesterday, we had a cluster meeting where au pairs gave their time to prepare sandwiches for the homeless. We were joined by a few moms and cub scouts from Pack 403. Thank you to Holy Trinity Episcopal Church for allowing us to use the parish hall. Together, we were able to make almost 600 sandwiches!!! These sandwiches are going to the DC Central Kitchen to feed homeless people in Washington, DC.
I want to thank everyone who showed up, brought bread, made sandwiches and helped us surpass my initial goal of 400 sandwiches.
Here are a few photos.
First two au pairs to arrive getting right to work.
Sandwich assembly line
Having fun making sandwiches
Many hands make light work.
Striking a fun pose after all that hard work.
Group Photo with our Finished Sandwiches
At least once per year, we have a cluster meeting that is a service project. Some of our past volunteer/community service events include:
- DC Help the Homeless Walk
- Bowie International Festival
- Preparing lunches for Habitat for Humanity
- Donating items to children affected by Hurricane Katrina
- Working at Silver Diner to raise money for Tsunami Relief
- Wrapping gifts for needy children
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