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Help Seniors Celebrate Any Special Day by Decorating Lunch Bags!

DURATION

30-60 Minutes

WHERE

From your own home!

WHEN

Throughout the year

WHOSE HELP IS REQUIRED

Adult

HOW IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE

For some homebound seniors with no family close by, any special day can be very lonely. And being homebound is especially lonely right now -- seniors can’t have visitors because we need to socially distance to keep them safe.

You can help bring a smile to a homebound seniors for any special occasion! Help decorate gift bags or lunch bags! What an easy and beautiful present!

DESCRIPTION

Our mission at St. Vincent Meals on Wheels is to prepare and deliver nutritious meals to homebound seniors and other vulnerable residents across Los Angeles, regardless of age, illness, disability, race, religion or ability to pay.

Help homebound seniors celebrate any special day by decorating lunch bags with creative messages to make their special day 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 kits and birthday blessing bags throughout the year!

ITEMS NEEDED

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

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS


NEXT STEPS

Follow the step-by-step instructions in VIEW INSTRUCTIONS to get started.

For questions or to schedule a time to drop off your completed decorated gift bags, contact Daryl Twerdahl, Executive Director of Development, at dtwerdahl@stvincentmow.org.

WEBSITE


Sound like fun?VIEW INSTRUCTIONS▼ to get started.
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  1. 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 seniors on any special day!
  2. Pick up some white lunch bags in a standard size and decorate the outside with happy, colorful special day messages.
  3. Track your donation hours by downloading PGK's GiveBack App!
  4. 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 ccaruso@stvincentmow.org. 
  5. Mail your decorated bags to: St. Vincent Meals on Wheels, 2303 Miramar Street, Los Angeles, CA 90057
  6. We will assemble and deliver the bags to the seniors.
  7. Be sure to let us know that you found this volunteer activity through PGK.
  8. Kindly fill out this PGK impact form when you’ve completed the activity.