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Thank you for your interest in volunteering with The Salvation Army.
Your donation of time, talent and hard work, along with a kind-hearted attitude, can produce amazing results for the men, women and children we serve. Your volunteer support enables us to utilize our resources to provide services to meet the needs of the community. Needless to say, your support is invaluable.
The Salvation Army offers volunteer opportunities for individuals and numerous group projects that serve as wonderful team-building activities for corporations.
Everyday, we witness miracles happen as homeless and low-income men, women and families achieve self-sufficiency. If you need a miracle in your life this holiday season, The Salvation Army encourages you to volunteer.
Individual Volunteer Opportunities | | Volunteer Opportunity | Detail | Dates/Times
| | Bell Ringers | Get into the Christmas spirit and take part in a time honored tradition while helping the needy at the same time. Volunteer to stand at one of The Salvation Army's red kettles for a few hours or a day.
| Mid Nov. - Dec. 23
Various locations throughout So. California
| | Toy Donation Pick- Up Assistant | Businesses in your community will be collecting toys for The Salvation Army. Volunteers are needed to help our drivers with the pick up of toys at various locations throughout Southern California.
Minimum age is 18.
| Nov. / Dec.
M-F
9am-4pm
| Food & Toy Distribution
| During the holiday season, the Family Services Department distributes toys and food to needy families. Families receiving food boxes and toys have gone through an application process and will receive toys for each child in the family and a full Christmas dinner.
Volunteers will assist The Salvation Army distribute donated food and toys to our needy clientele.
| Dec. 17
7am-12pm
or
12pm-5pm
| Pasadena
Rose Parade | Help decorate Rose Festival floats and for every hour you work, .50 cents will be donated to The Salvation Army in Los Angeles.
Volunteers will rotate through cutting and preparing flowers, gluing materials and helping to keep the float storage area clean. | Dec. 26-31,
9am - 9pm
(4-hour shift minimum)
| Group/Corporate Volunteer Opportunities | | Volunteer Opportunity | Detail | Dates/Times
| | Adopt-A-Family | Hardships will face many families this year, which will create a significant disruption to their holiday season. Most of these unforeseen circumstances strike families who have little or no coping abilities; therefore they rely on organizations such as The Salvation Army to help bring them holiday cheer. This is where a caring donorlike you comes into play.
By sponsoring a family (or two) you can help to make a family's Christmas special by purchasing gifts of food, toys, clothing or other "special needs". Sponsors select a family of their choice, review their application for "wish listed items", donate the gifts, and package them with holiday wrapping. Gifts are then dropped off and distributed to these needy families a week before Christmas.
Sponsorship cost: A family of 4 is approximately $400.00
| Sign Ups are:
Nov. 1st through Dec. 12th | Help an Angel this Holiday | The Salvation Army's Angel Tree program provides new clothing or toys for children of needy families.
Each year, local community groups, schools, church groups and corporations sponsor Angel Trees by placing them in high-traffic areas within their community, organization or office.
Angel Tree Tags are sent to you to be attached to your Christmas tree. The tags detail the names, ages, gender and toy wish from our needy children. Contributors remove one or more tags from the tree and replace them with appropriate gifts purchased for the child or children described on the tags. When all of the tags have been replaced with gifts you can call us and we will pick them up and deliver them to the children who participate in this program.
· A $20.00 maximum per gift is recommended.
· To participate in this program, you must commit to a 20 Angel Tag minimum. | Sign Ups are:
Nov. 1st through Dec. 19th
| Holiday Meal Service
| This is a perfect volunteer opportunity for groups of 10 or more who are looking for a unique volunteer opportunity.
Your group will not only purchase the food but can also serve and/or prepare a meal for our needy clientele as well.
We supply the kitchen, utensils, dining room and clientele.
Sponsorship cost: $300-$1,500
(Depending upon your request and program availability).
| Last 2 weeks of December | Pasadena
Rose Parade | Help decorate Rose Festival floats and for every hour you work, .50 cents will be donated to The Salvation Army in Los Angeles.
Volunteers will rotate through cutting and preparing flowers, gluing materials and helping to keep the float storage area clean. | Dec. 26-31,
9am - 9pm
(4-hour shift minimum)
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We'd like to take this opportunity to thank you again for your interest in volunteering your time with the Salvation Army of Los Angeles. Your generous efforts will help to make a difference in thousands of lives here in our own local community. Happy Holidays |
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