For Individual Volunteers, NOT Groups

PMD's Annual Benefit Project:
Pack bags with needed toiletries and snacks for street outreach to people who are homeless

5/18/2024 A gloved PMD volunteer carrying a baby packs toiletries and other needed supplies for street outreach to homeless people in Boston. In the background, three gloved PMD volunteers count and bag adhesive bandages.

WHEN

  • Saturday 6/21/2025, 10-11am or 11am-12noon
  • Sign up by 6/18/2025
    TICKETS
    $25 ea if purchased by 5/21 using "5offEarlyBird" promo code at check out
    $30 ea if purchased by 6/14
    $50 ea if purchased by 6/18

    SPONSORSHIPS must be made by 6/18 if attending.

WHAT

Quick, Hands-On Volunteer Opportunity:
Team up with like-minded folks to pack needed toiletries and snacks for street outreach to people living outdoors in Boston this summer

This is a fragrance-free event, meaning that participants must not wear perfume or cologne, or scented skin, hair, facial, or clothing/laundry products.

WHERE

Hancock Village Community Center's Covered Patio
Brookline/Chestnut Hill, MA
Free off-street parking

Note: PMD only shares specific directions, maps, and other details with registered volunteers since we cannot accommodate any walk-ins, i.e., unregistered volunteers simply showing up.

WHY

Pine Street Inn's outreach vans give away these needed supplies and build trust so that they can help more people living outdoors.

Pine Street Inn's mission is to be a community of respect and hope for each guest it serves; to be a resource through which neighbors and friends can help meet the basic needs of others; and to serve as a national leader to end homelessness by developing new affordable housing and by offering quality training programs that enable participants to work in the food services and other industries.

Volunteer labor and donations for bulk materials together make this event possible. Regardless of whether one volunteers on 6/21, anyone can help underwrite the cost of toiletries and snacks by donating via methods listed at https://www.pmd.org/donate - Please remember to designate your gift for "Street Outreach."

 

HOW

To participate, buy a ticket for yourself for one shift by 6/18 at https://pmd.org/s/BenefitProject2025.htm
Ticket proceeds help PMD offset the high cost of materials since each bag contains more than $8 worth of toiletries and snacks.

IF you cannot afford to buy a ticket but wish to contribute your time, please CALL PMD at *82,1-781-963-0373 to discuss options.

PMD canNOT accept any UNticketed, walk-in volunteers.

Participation is required for an entire, 60-minute project shift.

If this popular project reaches maximum capacity, then interested volunteers can join the waitlist, since we anticipate (and promote) cancellations in case of illness and covid-19 exposures.

For volunteers ages 7-17, a parent/guardian must also co-sign a printout of PMD's waiver/release, and for volunteers younger than age 16, a parent/guardian must also buy a ticket before the shift reaches maximum capacity and participate fully with the minor.

Call PMD if you cannot buy your ticket online using eventbrite.
CALL THE PMD OFFICE at (*82) 1-781-963-0373 so that we can help you AND troubleshoot the problem so that other potential volunteers will not face the same problem. Thanks!

After you buy your ticket successfully, you will see a confirmation screen and receive a confirmation email message, so be sure to save the date and times on your calendars AND add [email protected] to your address/white/allow list.
Then a few days before this project PMD will email specific details in a PDF, including directions to the project site, what to wear/expect, checklist, map, and release form for minors that a parent/guardian must co-sign and provide at at check-in on 6/21 -- Volunteers age 18+ provide their consent when ticketing online, to minimize paper/contact.

 

WHO

Volunteers age 7+ are needed. Volunteers must wear gloves (provided) while packing bags with toothbrushes, toothpaste,soap, hand sanitizer, deodorant, bandages, soap, facial tissue, shampoo, lip balm, sun block, apple sauce, crackers, and nutrition bars.

Sponsors provide needed support for the supplies for this project AND PMD's community service program throughout the year.
Sponsors may attend the post-project luncheon and go swimming, plus receive PMD swag.
$250 for one sponsor (up to 1 attendee)
$350 for a couple (up to 2 attendees)

This project requires being in excellent health (and living with others who are also), repetitive hand motions, good fine motor skills, standing or sitting at a table, attention to detail, and like all PMD projects, participation for an entire project shift (60-minutes).

SPONSORS as of 3/31
Paul Couto & Kim Fusaris
Allison Cree
Nancy Goldberg
Kate Harper
Ping Huang
Ian Lai
Ellie & Zach Marois
Neal Rosen
Lori Tsuruda
Marshall Tsuruda
Varnell Consulting

For 32+ years, public charity People Making a Difference (PMD) has promoted informed and responsible volunteerism by involving people in tangible work that meets local needs and by assisting companies in building successful community involvement programs that:
  • Produce appreciable results while conserving recipients' limited resources.
  • Educate volunteers about broader issues.
  • Bring people together to make a difference.
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