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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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635 people are interested
Card Maker/Writer
ORGANIZATION: A Bright Spot
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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635 people are interested
We are looking for volunteers to help us write out or design cards that uplift children, seniors, people with disabilties, hospice care and military. We work with numerous hospitals, assisted living facililites and military sites across the country and send cards to remind them that they matter, that someone is thinking about them.
Volunteers can do it from home or as a group. Cards can be hand made or store bought, but must be handwritten and contain motivating, cheerful and/or uplifting messages. Please see the guidelines on our website www.abrightspot.org. The website also has a variety of categories that volunteers can choose when deciding what cards to make (welcome fall for seniors, or back to school for kids, to name just two examples).
Contact us for more details or even to recommend a location or group that could use some cards of support.
More opportunities with A Bright Spot
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About A Bright Spot
Location:
44573 Yarmouth dr, Ashburn, VA 20147, US
Mission Statement
Everyone deserves A Bright Spot in their day! Bright Spot sends a card (and for kids-stickers) to anyone who could use A Bright Spot in their day. Simple as that. A surprise piece of mail with uplifting messages always brightens a day! Whether it be a child in the hospital, a senior in assisted living, military members away from home or someone just having a bad year; We are here to remind them someone cares. Mental health starts with knowing you matter to someone and getting a card reminds them they are loved.
Description
Sending out thousands of cards takes many hands but it also takes a lot of love. As the cards are made by volunteers at their homes each one comes in with different forms of love. Some cards are home made, some are store bought but filled in with great uplifting messages, some even come with a few stickers inside. We then take those cards and match them with the best recipient. No personal information is shared on either end. We have high goals of everyone knowing they matter. When you are "down" whether it be lonely, far away from home or just having a hard time- A card is a simple gesture that can certainly be "A Bright Spot" in your day.
CAUSE AREAS
Children & Youth,
Community,
Seniors
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
October 22, 2024
SKILLS
- Youth Services
- Visual Arts
- Drawing
- Painting
- Reading / Writing
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Public Groups
- Private Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- This is a Done in a Day opportunity and there is no prior training or ongoing commitment needed.
- Varies: As much or as little as you want to do. If you sign up on our website, the category you select has a requested deadline associated with it.
- Depending on where you live, you can drop off the cards once finished, otherwise they will need to be mailed to us.
Private Group Details
- Group Size Range 1 - 50+
- Event can be held virtually, at a volunteer group location (e.g. office, park) or at organization location(s)
- Donation Requested
- We always need postage stamps and stickers for the envelopes!