Snack Bag Making for Milwaukee Rescue Mission
Overview:
Please join us from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm on Saturday, March 29th to pack snack bags that will be given to women and children staying at Joy House, Milwaukee Rescue Mission's women and family shelter.
Milwaukee Rescue Mission (MRM) began in 1983 and offers practical services to Milwaukee's homeless population such as meals, shelter, and clothing. MRM also offers additional support programming such as job training, addiction counseling, education, and much more. Joy House is specifically open to women and children who arrive for both emergency and long-term support.
What to expect:
We'll start with a brief explanation of the Milwaukee Rescue Mission/Joy House and how we're supporting their work, then we’ll get to work on the snack bags. The first half hour will be spent decorating the bags and then we'll pack them assembly line style with the remainder of our time. We are hoping to pack at least 50 kits, but we'll make as many as we have supplies for!
Capacity & Age Recommendations:
All ages are welcome and we have for about 15 families at this project.
Additional information:
This project will be held in the Community Room at the Brookfield Public Library, the room is immediately to your right as you enter the library from the parking lot.
What to bring:
In order to make this project a success, we are asking all families who register to commit to bringing items to pack, no matter how big or small. Bringing supplies to donate helps kids personally connect to the project, knowing the item(s) they brought are helping other families. NOTE: If you would like to participate but are unable to bring items, please let us know via email (confidential) and we will buy supplies on your behalf. We just want to make sure we have enough supplies to pack.
Please use this Sign Up Genius link to note what supplies and quantity you’ll be bringing in an effort to provide some variety.
Project Leader: Holly Twito
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
This project is currently open to members* but we will be happy to open it up to guests if there is available space approximately one week prior to the project date. Please only sign up if you know you can attend. We understand illness and emergencies do come up so if you register and can no longer attend, please let us know ASAP so we can fill your spot.
Thank you for lending a little hand!
Amanda Barnhart
Board President
*While we rely on member donations to keep the good work going, we never want the $40/family/year to be a hurdle to volunteering with us. If you are in need of assistance, we do have a limited number of scholarships available that are 100% confidential, just email and ask!
