We hosted our inaugural Hoboken Girl Helps volunteering event at Women Rising {a local Jersey City organization serving women and their families} last month. 10+ volunteers, as part of our first Hoboken Girl Helps event, made over the children’s room at the women’s shelter.
This was the before photo of the room:
There was also a “donation ticket” for those who weren’t able attend but wanted to support the cause with their generosity.
Here are some of the during and after photos:
^Finished product!
A special ‘thank you’ to our donors for this project who enabled us to buy over $450 in supplies for the children’s room from their generosity:
– Michele Lehman
– Neeta King
– Noel Doh
– Tiffany Pinero
– Casey Reppetti
It was so fun going to Target with a budget {that we exceeded with some HG funds and buy things for the kiddies!}. Thank you to CSBK and Aaraa Accessories for hosting your space as donation collection spots as well.
Lastly, a major ‘thank you’ to our volunteers, who spent the day painting and cleaning the room:
– Whitney Pojednic
– Lauren Amendolara
– Tess Birch
– Kate Thompson
– Himali Arora
– Jillian Hernandez
– Kelly Diehl
– Mairead Rice
– Lyndsey Butler
– Vanessa Mahepatre
– Tracy Varites
– Katie McGeehin
A little thank you note from the kids the director sent us:
If you’re interested in getting involved, we’re having a volunteer planning meeting for those who would like to lead and plan one of our monthly volunteer projects.
WHEN: Wednesday, March 29th at 7:30PM-8:30PM
WHERE: Aaraa Accessories {408 6th Street} in Hoboken
Please email hobokengirlteam@gmail.com to RSVP so we know about how many people to expect! Come with volunteer project ideas for large groups, availability for projects, and a willingness to help! Excited to help our community, one project at a time. xo
PS: To join our Hoboken Girl Helps Facebook Group and stay in the volunteer-know, click here.
