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Groups

GO ON A Bridges Run

  • Form a group through your school, business, house of worship, or friends and family.
  • Prepare and deliver 300-400 bagged lunches; lunches include a meat sandwich, drink, soft fruit, savory or sweet snack.
  • Prepare and deliver to Bridges any number of breakfast bags; breakfast bags may include non-perishable breakfast items such as granola bars, fruit cups and spoons, dried fruit, instant hot chocolate or coffee packets or tea, long-shelf life milk, cereal or any long-shelf life items that seem appropriate. Breakfast bags may be delivered on any regular donation day.
  • Designate one adult to be the contact person for the Group.
  • Organize 5-15 individuals to go on a Run. High school age and older only. Ratio of adults to high school students 1:5.
  • Gather a support group of volunteers to help prepare lunches and collect items for the Run.
  • An adult with a clean driving record should be available to drive the Bridges truck.
  • Provide cars and drivers to transport volunteers.
  • Schedule all Runs in advance.
  • Follow all safety guidelines and releases for Adult and Minor.
  • Sign release forms.
  • First time Run groups, contact us for training.

SUPPORTIVE GROUP OPPORTUNITIES

Make a difference without leaving your school, house of worship or organizational home. Girl and Boy Scout troops and schools are ideally suited to our group efforts.

  • Organize a drive. Collecting a specific item needed such as jeans, coats and toiletries is easy and very helpful.
  • Make and deliver any number of bagged lunches on a Friday.
  • Schools: each month arrange for a different grade to learn about homeless neighbors to raise homelessness awareness; follow up by making lunches for Bridges to distribute; or choose one special day of service for homelessness awareness education.
  • Hand out paper lunch bags with a list of ingredients for a healthy bagged lunch and have them returned filled and ready to go. Deliver to Bridges on Fridays.
  • Encourage messages of compassion from our youngest volunteers by asking them to decorate lunch bags or make valentines or other seasonal greeting cards.
  • Have a Sock Hop. At your next school dance ask everyone to contribute a pair of new socks or cut out paper socks to hang on a wall with the donor's name and collect $1 for each paper sock.
  • Make a clothesline out of string and hang paper blue jeans. Have everyone take a "pair" home with them to remind them to look in their closet for jeans they no longer wear.
  • Collect new backpacks and school supplies for children in shelters.
  • Collect old backpacks and duffle bags for friends on the street.
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