Vogel Alcove is on a mission to help young children and families overcome the lasting and traumatic effects of homelessness. It is their vision that every child in our community has a home, a self-sufficient family and a foundation for success in school and life — and the clock is ticking. YOU can help.
- NEIGHBORHOOD INKIND DRIVE: Hold an In-kind
donation drive for an urgent need, such as clothing items, diapers, toys,
or other necessities. Check their website for current needs: https://vogelalcove.org/donate/urgent-needs/
- Examples of how to turn a drive into a fun event:
- Hold an outdoor community BBQ/cookout and have
guests bring an in-kind item
for the drive in exchange for food/drink. Perhaps even have fun
games to play for small donations.
- Create a neighborhood scavenger hunt and have participants bring an in-kind item or donation to receive their instruction list. Hold a prize drawing for all teams who successfully complete the scavenger hunt.
- VIRTUAL CHILDRENS PLAY: Act out and record a virtual children’s story. Select a classic children’s story and recruit your actors, director, and film/production crew. Keep the recording fairly short (to keep the attention span of toddlers and pre-k kiddos) and be silly, loud, fun, goofy, and energetic. You can record and edit the films on phone or computers. Fun is the only requirement.
- BYE BYE BAG PROJECT: Hold a “Bye Bye Bag” building project for the children of Vogel Alcove to take back to the places they are spending the night. You can shop for the items, set up bag decorating stations, and then create an assembly line for putting the bags together. Watch this video for more information.
- DECORATE BIRDHOUSES: Create a Bird House decorating
contest. For a $100 gift, you can purchase a small wooden birdhouse(s) from Vogel Alcove. Companies,
Business Departments, Individuals, or Families can then decorate the birdhouses however they wish. The birdhouses are
returned to Vogel Alcove and hang on the “Giving Trees” in
their hallway. You could create prizes for most
unique, funniest, most creative, overall winner, etc. Perhaps have
people on social media vote for their favorites.
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