Service Projects
- Care Kit Assembly
- Care Kit Pre-Assembly
- Care Kit Artwork
- Other Services – Auditing, Marketing
- Fundraising – Event Support
Donations
- Fundraising – Financial Donations
- Product Drives
- Donation Requests – local physicians, dentists, pharmaceutical reps., or small companies
Care Kit Pre – Assembly
Group size: 5 or more
Time: Roughly 3 hours
Age Range: 10 and older
Helping Hands of Dayton holds two events each year where we assemble roughly 720 Care Kits supporting families with a child in critical care. We couldn’t provide this level of support without help from caring people in our community like you willing to assist families during their time of need.
Volunteer groups who support Pre-assembly package all of the printed materials included in our Care Kits. These items include Neumors parent education literature, a hospital cafeteria gift card, a Helping Hands brochure, a checklist of Care Kit items and either artwork or a hand made get well card donated by local schoolchildren.
In addition to preparing the kits, volunteer groups count and label the prepared bags for each hospital, further helping to ensure a smooth and efficient Care Kit assembly.
One of the best features of pre assembly is that we can bring the project to you. Pre-assembly can be accomplished at any location with enough table space to host your group’s volunteers. For more information, please contact us at: info@helpinghandsdayton.com.Our volunteer coordinator will work with you to set up a time and location for the assembly in addition to answering any a questions you have.
Care Kit Assembly
Group size: 8 or more
Time: Roughly 3 hours
Age Range: 10 and older
Assembly volunteer groups complete the kit assembly by including the remaining products such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, pen & paper, tissues, deodorant, shampoo & conditioner and hand lotion. They also perform a quality control check to ensure each kit contains the all the items on our checklist prior to delivery.
Since our program’s inception we have been very fortunate to have service organizations, companies, church groups and other non-profits help with our assemblies each year. These groups provide the manpower needed to assemble several hundred Care Kits in just a few hours. They also help us through fundraising and product drives for items in our Care Kits. This network of support provides a foundation for our program’s continued success.
Volunteer groups are given a document outlining their support, assembly procedures and an anticipated timeline of events. One of the best features of pre assembly is that we can bring the project to you. Assembly can be hosted at a location near you. For more information, please contact us at: info@helpinghandsdayton.com. Our volunteer coordinator will work with you to set up a time and location for the assembly in addition to answering any a questions you have.
Care Kit Artwork
Group size: 1 to 100
Age Range: 5 and older
One of the least expensive but most valuable items in the Helping Hands Care Kit is hand made get well cards or artwork. We are continually seeking artwork donations made by local schoolchildren. These donations bring a welcome smile and sense of normalcy to an extremely stressful situation.
Helping Hands of Dayton holds two events each year where we assemble roughly 720 so no donation of artwork is too large or too small. Care Kits are roughly 6” by 8”. We kindly ask that the artwork be no larger than an 8.5×11 sheet of paper so that when folded in half it can neatly fit within a Care Kit. We also ask that the artwork be non-denominational.
For more information, please contact us at: info@helpinghandsdayton.com. Our volunteer coordinator will work with you on shipping the artwork to us or picking it up from you and will answer any a questions you have.
Other Services
Helping Hands of Dayton provides roughly 1,400 Care Kits annually to families with a child in critical care. We couldn’t provide this level of support without help from caring people in our community like you willing to assist families during their time of need.
Helping Hands is supported 100% by volunteers. If you would like to like to donate your time to support or organization there are many opportunities to help us flourish and continue to grow.
Some examples of ways individuals can help are: Advertising, Auditing Services, Grant Writing, Marketing, and many more.
If you’re interested in learning how your talents may assist Helping Hands in it’s mission, please please contact us at: info@helpinghandsdayton.com. Our volunteer coordinator will put you in contact with a member of our leadership team and answer any a questions you have.
Fundraising – Event Support
Group size: 3 or more
Time: Roughly 3 hours
Age Range: 18 and older
Helping Hands of Dayton provides roughly 1,400 Care Kits annually to families with a child in critical care. We couldn’t provide this level of support without help from caring people in our community like you willing to assist families during their time of need.
Throughout the year Helping Hands participates in a number of fundraising activities that would benefit from an extra set of hands. (or several sets of hands) Some examples are: Running concession stands at UD basketball games, assisting with raffle sales during a quarter auction or by providing support at our annual Photo Party Fundraiser.
If you’re interested in learning your group may assist Helping Hands in it’s mission, please please contact us at: info@helpinghandsdayton.com. Our volunteer coordinator will put you in contact with a member of our leadership team to discuss upcoming events and answer any a questions you have.
Fundraising – Financial Donations
Many in the community connect strongly with the Helping Hands mission, but do not have the ability to donate their time or services to our program. These kind hearted individuals can still help families with children in critical care by making a financial donation to Helping Hands of Dayton.
Financial donations allow us to provide Care Kits supporting three hospitals in the Miami Valley and over 1,400 families with a child in critical care. We couldn’t provide this level of support without help from caring people in our community like you willing to assist families during their time of need.
If you are interested in making a deductible, financial donation to Helping Hands of Dayton please use our secure donation below:
Product Drives
Age Range: 10 and older
Helping Hands of Dayton provides roughly 1,400 Care Kits annually to families with a child in critical care. We couldn’t provide this level of support without help from caring people in our community like you willing to assist families during their time of need.
Care Kits contain travel sized items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, pens, pads of paper, tissues, hand lotion and shampoo/conditioner. Every kit item that is donated is one less we need to purchase, allowing Helping Hands to provide more Care Kits to our community. We are continually looking for energetic groups and individuals to help us with product drives. We will supply you with the information needed to make a collection, including product types, sizes and items most urgently needed.
If you’re interested in learning how your talents may assist Helping Hands in it’s mission, please please contact us at: info@helpinghandsdayton.com. Our volunteer coordinator will work with you on delivering the products you collect to us or someone from our leadership team can pick the items up from you. The volunteer coordinator will answer any a questions you have.
Donation Requests
Age Range: 18 and older
Helping Hands of Dayton provides roughly 1,400 Care Kits annually to families with a child in critical care. We couldn’t provide this level of support without help from caring people in our community like you willing to assist families during their time of need.
Care Kits contain travel sized items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, pens, pads of paper, tissues, hand lotion and shampoo/conditioner. A number of these products can be obtained through donations from retailers, dentists, doctors offices, pharmaceutical companies and wholesalers. Every kit item that is donated is one less we need to purchase, allowing Helping Hands to provide more Care Kits to our community.
We are continually looking for energetic individuals to help us in this effort. If you’re interested in learning how your talents may assist Helping Hands in it’s mission, please please contact us at: info@helpinghandsdayton.com. Our volunteer coordinator will put you in contact with our inventory coordinator and answer any a questions you have.