2/14/26 Purpose…read more My study groups Team event. Fourteen of us from BCC did a Community volunteering activity to pack box food for children in need. Today we are focusing on specific overseas underserved villages and dietary needs of the children. Parking 5/5 Abundance of private parking Facilities 5/5 Very impressive building, large well suited for Feeding My Starving Children's mission. Teams which can be families, business teams etc may sigh-up in advance to be scheduled to participate in a meaningful and needed service for fighting hunger. Our day began in their Large group welcome and information room. Run by a great orator of their organization we learned what we were going to do and who would be receiving the product of our labor. Very nicely done! Surrounding this great room was the organizations special store. Items available for purchase were made in many of the countries they serve. Packing room 5/5 After dawning head and facial hair nets and gloves we were organized in sub team groups to a specific job. Activities/Effort 5:/5 in the progressive line from bulk dry food products to measuring, funnel dumping into bags to scale to add or remove product to meet bag weight requirements the to a sealing operation and final case building and taping. Teamwork 5:5 There must have been 8-10 teams with ~14 a team in a fun and motivational competition to maximize the Total food each two hour shift could produce. I enjoyed how our team with some ASU students developed teamwork that was flexible. Event take-away 10/5 Facts about food shortages and malnutrition are real. Child development is impacted both physically and psychologically. There are nations like ours who have organizations like Feed My Starving Children who have the networks, logistics, raw food based sources that utilize nutritional targets with environmentally stable ingredients. What we were shown today is the manual labor needed to meet the output requirements to feed those in need can be accomplished by organizing people of all colors, creeds and religions come together to serve a common goal, Feeding Starving Children. Everyone can benefit from moving out of your comfort zone by sacrificing 2-4 hrs to serve others, and to send a fundamental message to those around the world of Hope and Love through food. And in the process lean how you can work well with others from a wide spectrum of society for a higher cause. Get your families, work colleagues neighbors etc together and have fun helping! Be humble and gracious to others my friends-SYOY!

Amazing! Very structured, organized, and clean!…read more Employees were amazing and helpful. Only thing I suggest is maybe don't have a quiet person in the warehouse explaining how to do things without a mic- could barely hear her over the chatter of other groups and just static of the air. The introduction went smooth, warehouse is my favorite!!! Lots of moving around, heavy lifting, and quick thinking. This is a great organization to be part of if you want to volunteer, especially for a Christian business! They offer anyone who wants, to pray over the food boxes at the end of your shift (optional) they also have a "gift shop" which is all around you as you come in, so you can purchase goods made in other countries and know the labor is being fairly paid for! Everything priced well! 29¢ is what it takes to make one meal for a child, so every donation is significant, no matter how small! They're based off donations and don't take any assistance from the government, so any type of support you can give them is appreciated ! Attached is a picture of our ending numbers

WOW! I'd seen Liberty Wildlife mentioned online when people found baby or injured birds but had no…read moreidea the extent of what they do. Beautiful center and doing really impactful work. They do tours and you can also rent the spaces for events. I looked and they have really interesting volunteer opportunities with very reasonable time commitments.

We found a little pigeon walking through the parking lot. He was maybe 4 weeks old. Still had baby…read morefuzz. I held him and he was very healthy but I had no idea how to take care of him. I googled Bird Sanctuary near me and Liberty Wildlife Rehab popped up. Luckily they were open until 6, so we were able to make it over there. We took our little baby birdie to the rescue window. The kindest lady came and placed him in a little box and then took him back to a baby bird nursery room. She came back and she was just so sweet and I knew the little bird would be just fine with these people. In the area behind here she had huge rescued birds behind her. 3 were vultures. And 3 other huge birds were there too just hanging out on there perches. No cages just chilling. And then a goat came up outside the window, to peek in and say hello. Just a wonderful place, where I am going to be donating to monthly so they can keep up their good work and continue to keep there Rescue Intake Window open!! Please visit their website and Pop by to visit the amazing grounds and bring your kids. It is truly beautiful.

ASDD is our document shredding location of choice. Ww have had other shredders that took our small…read morebatches. They closed. ASDD has been steady on for us for many years. We don't wait for shred a thons, we Don't dumpster our recyclable paper. We collect big batches and bring them here, adding a small voluntary monetary donation.

Great Non-Profit Shredding Company in Tempe AZ. They employ persons with disabilites and have…read moreawesome customer service.

What a delightful treasure indeed. Joined the members for a year Allowing me to shop on the teacher…read moreside. But without that the thrift side open to public was very interesting and quite lovely. It is decorated nice the staff was very friendly and I found a lot of fun items. On the teacher side, it's all there for the shop . I wish I had known it years ago. So many items that you can find, but it does take time if you want a certain item to sort. The five dollar bags are a steal, and I found so many items I have been looking for. Lastly, I was able to donate all of my tissue boxes, egg cartons,oatmeal containers and paper towel tubing for teachers to use.

Used to really love this store until some of the workers began making obvious and loud transphobic…read morecomments while my friend and I were shopping today. We won't be coming back for a while.

We recently dontaed some off old computers, rams and drive storage to Arizona Students Recycling…read moreUsed Technology (AZ StRUT) They are a nonprofit organization that started in 1997 with help from Intel and Motorola. It is convenient to drive up and drop off on Tuesdays or Thursdays 9-2 pm. They take donated used computers - working or not, repair them and give the items to schools and nonprofits. AZ StRUT works with students in school programs to fix and refurbish old devices. So far, they've provided over 150,000 devices! Today, AZ StRUT also offers "Techie Experiences," where people can learn by working with devices and sometimes keep them. For sale inside are computers and components-open to the public. They are located in the same building as Treasures for Teachers which is a great place to donate extra or unwanted school supplies, small housewares and books. We were able to drop off everything in our vehicle and get donation tax receipts. Easy peasy!

Drop off time!!! This happens every other month or so when I need to reset my office & convince…read moremyself that I need to let things go, as others can put it to good use. I tend to have a lot of electrical and computer items. This location in Tempe is a little bit more convenient, but I love the intent and idea of the volunteer community and the fact that things could be repurposed. If you have items to drop off, you just pull up, and they will help you unload from your vehicle. They do the rest & sort things out to then determine what they can repurpose and apply. Thankful to have a place like this that really gives back to the community, and glad that I'm able to support not only physically (Volunteering) but also with my donations.

I went here to volunteer and honestly had no prior knowledge of what I was actually going to be…read moredoing outside of a vague description. I had sooo much fun! I had my own group of kids that we practiced budgeting money based off the scenario they were given . It was hilarious when some of the kids were yelling" I'm broke" . We had to redo their budgets and they realized what's more important between "wants and needs". This is one of the best ideas to teach children real life scenarios and how things can work when you don't plan or set yourself up for success. The staff were really hands on and walked us through the what, who, how, and when of the simulations. They were all so kind and welcoming and I look forward to volunteering with Junior Achievement again in the future !

Biz Town with our 5th grade class was a ton of fun... and exhausting, haha. This is a cool…read moreopportunity for kids to experience "real life" and they all loved it

It's amazing how many things I come across in my house that I know can be put to better use with…read moreothers. School supplies and items for teachers are common as I'm always working on some projects with my own kids and others. From Science experiment stuff to school supplies and more, I always tend to pick up more than I need. Especially notebooks. This is a great place to bring those items and make them available to teachers who can bring that same vibe to there students. I drop off 3-4 times a year and not to long along I was helping a friend clear out a garage and yes, they had a ton of stuff that was perfect for teachers to add to there classroom. Schedule is posted for dropoff and the staff is always friendly to assist.

Such a cool concept. My colleague and supervisor told me about this and how she has donated items…read morebefore. I dropped off a bunch of princeton files last Thursday after work. The employee who helped me unload them into a cart was friendly and helpful. I will be dropping off more donations this summer

This is a great place to volunteer. The staff and other volunteers are so sweet and caring people…read more It's very clean and organized. They also have a website making it easy to sign up to help others in need. If you've never volunteered then start here! If you have volunteered, then start here! :)

This ministry is a wonderful refuge for women who are seeking shelter and a long term place to get…read moreback on their feet. It is safe and secure with security guard and strict clearance for visitors. My friend has been staying there for three months since having the worst summer ever. Now she has opportunity to be surrounded by a caring, professional community conducive to her recovery and stabilization. She has a healthy daily routine that includes medication management, Bible study, counseling, meals, and on campus work. I highly recommend Phoenix Rescue Mission Changing Lives Center for women.

I enjoy volunteering whenever I can. I had signed up to do some volunteer work with a team in…read moreanother country. But before heading out on our trip, we decided to come here first to do some team building so that we could get to know each other. Midwest Food Bank is a faith-based organization. Their mission is to alleviate hunger and malnutrition locally and throughout the world and provide disaster relief. It is a great place for groups, families and individuals to come and volunteer at. Sign up is easy and they have daily shifts available to help pack and organize food boxes in their warehouse. They make it simple to find a shift that works best for your schedule. When you arrive and check in, Midwest Food Bank shows a video about the organization and explains how food will be packaged. Volunteers are then assigned to different stations. Because you are working with food, hand washing is required and so is wearing a hair net (they provide them). The staff here at Midwest Food Bank is great and they making volunteering fun. It is a great place to bring your kids too! Midwest Food Bank currently distributes nearly $40 million worth of food to over 2,200 non-profit organizations each month.

Midwest truly is the best food bank out there. They're so kind and thorough. They love to help…read moreothers and I feel like their organization is top notch. I'm so grateful I've been able to help out for the last 5 years. Thank you to the team always