EMPERORE
10-23-2007, 10:13 PM
hi all, i am volunteering at tri-valley basket brigade. we are collecting food and donations for needy family for thanksgiving.
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS - PLEASE HELP!!!
their are various positions that we need volunteers for. please check out the web site at trivalleybasketbrigade.com (http://trivalleybasketbrigade.com/)
i am organizing a big car meet for this cause and hope to post about it soon as soon as i get some details worked out.
i am looking for sponsors for the car meet, so any shops or web sites that would like to participate please PM me.
THE FIRST ANNUAL TRI-VALLEY BASKET BRIGADE LAUNCHES IN THE EAST BAY
-- This Special Thanksgiving Food Drive Gives Residents an Opportunity
To Personally Touch a Family’s Life This Season --
San Ramon, CA – October 15, 2007 – Hundreds of Tri-Valley and San Francisco Bay area residents in-need will have a chance to celebrate a traditional Thanksgiving this year when volunteers from the Tri-Valley Basket Brigade personally deliver specially prepared food baskets to their homes.
On Saturday, November 17, Basket Brigade participants will come together to create special Thanksgiving baskets from donated food items and other essentails (such as blankets and phone cards) and then personally deliver them to area residents who would not otherwise be able to celebrate the holiday. The group’s goal is to reach at least 200 local familes.
“In a country with such abundance, there is no reason any family should be without a meal on Thanksgiving,” said Katherine Havener, co-coordinator of the event. “We’re hoping that the Basket Brigade will genuinely touch the lives of our community by providing a hands-on, fun way for people to join forces and delivery a message of hope.”
The oversized baskets will be chock full of Thanksgiving goodies including turkeys, stuffing, cranberry and potatoes, as well as more practical items such as socks, sweatshirts and paper supplies. Additionally, the group will create smaller Thanksgiving backpacks, which they will distribute to the homeless.
“We’ve had a great response so far, but we can always use more hands and hearts,” said co-coordinator Reese Ramos. “Volunteers are still needed to make donations, as well as assemble and deliver the baskets. It’s a great way to really embrace the spirit of the holiday.”
During October and November the team will be collecting donated items for the baskets from individuals and organizations. On the morning of the event, volunteers will meet at Trinity Lutheran Church in Pleasanton (which has generously donated space for the event) to build the baskets, which will then be delivered to local families.
The Tri-Valley Basket Brigade, a grassroots effort that relies entirely on donations from the local community, is organized by San Ramon-based husband and wife team Havener and Ramos. It is one of thousands of Basket Brigades that will occur all over the world thanks to the Anthony Robbins Foundation, a non-profit organization. The organization provides baskets of food and household items to more than 2 million people in 74 countries every year.
To make a donation or volunteer your time, visit www.trivalleybasketbrigade.com (http://www.trivalleybasketbrigade.com/)
Contact: Sal - loansmax@aol.com cell phone 408-568-2428
emperor
poverty and hunger = don't just think about it, do something about it.
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS - PLEASE HELP!!!
their are various positions that we need volunteers for. please check out the web site at trivalleybasketbrigade.com (http://trivalleybasketbrigade.com/)
i am organizing a big car meet for this cause and hope to post about it soon as soon as i get some details worked out.
i am looking for sponsors for the car meet, so any shops or web sites that would like to participate please PM me.
THE FIRST ANNUAL TRI-VALLEY BASKET BRIGADE LAUNCHES IN THE EAST BAY
-- This Special Thanksgiving Food Drive Gives Residents an Opportunity
To Personally Touch a Family’s Life This Season --
San Ramon, CA – October 15, 2007 – Hundreds of Tri-Valley and San Francisco Bay area residents in-need will have a chance to celebrate a traditional Thanksgiving this year when volunteers from the Tri-Valley Basket Brigade personally deliver specially prepared food baskets to their homes.
On Saturday, November 17, Basket Brigade participants will come together to create special Thanksgiving baskets from donated food items and other essentails (such as blankets and phone cards) and then personally deliver them to area residents who would not otherwise be able to celebrate the holiday. The group’s goal is to reach at least 200 local familes.
“In a country with such abundance, there is no reason any family should be without a meal on Thanksgiving,” said Katherine Havener, co-coordinator of the event. “We’re hoping that the Basket Brigade will genuinely touch the lives of our community by providing a hands-on, fun way for people to join forces and delivery a message of hope.”
The oversized baskets will be chock full of Thanksgiving goodies including turkeys, stuffing, cranberry and potatoes, as well as more practical items such as socks, sweatshirts and paper supplies. Additionally, the group will create smaller Thanksgiving backpacks, which they will distribute to the homeless.
“We’ve had a great response so far, but we can always use more hands and hearts,” said co-coordinator Reese Ramos. “Volunteers are still needed to make donations, as well as assemble and deliver the baskets. It’s a great way to really embrace the spirit of the holiday.”
During October and November the team will be collecting donated items for the baskets from individuals and organizations. On the morning of the event, volunteers will meet at Trinity Lutheran Church in Pleasanton (which has generously donated space for the event) to build the baskets, which will then be delivered to local families.
The Tri-Valley Basket Brigade, a grassroots effort that relies entirely on donations from the local community, is organized by San Ramon-based husband and wife team Havener and Ramos. It is one of thousands of Basket Brigades that will occur all over the world thanks to the Anthony Robbins Foundation, a non-profit organization. The organization provides baskets of food and household items to more than 2 million people in 74 countries every year.
To make a donation or volunteer your time, visit www.trivalleybasketbrigade.com (http://www.trivalleybasketbrigade.com/)
Contact: Sal - loansmax@aol.com cell phone 408-568-2428
emperor
poverty and hunger = don't just think about it, do something about it.