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The Office Drive Thing
My boss is okay with the idea of me running a charity drive through the office, as long as it doesn't take up too much work time. After thinking for a while about how it would work, I came up with something I call the Big Box plan, and e-mailed everyone at the office about it.
The Big Box Charity Drive
At our last production meeting, I announced that I would soon be organizing an office charity drive for those affected by Hurricane Katrina. The news reports for the past three weeks have been filled with stories of devastation, shortages and horrifying conditions in the affected areas, as well as the government’s failure to help many of those who are hardest hit by these problems. The Red Cross isn’t doing much better.
But there are some effective grassroots relief efforts doing good work for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. One of these is the Camp Casey-Covington relief effort in Louisiana, run by the Veterans for Peace organization. They have already gathered a large number of volunteers and have given aid to thousands of people.
The object of this charity drive will be to fill one (or more) big boxes with supplies to send to the relief effort. Here is the list of items they are asking for:
Cleaning Supplies (glass cleaner, bleach, disinfectant, etc.)
Aspirin and other basic over-the-counter-drugs
Bottled Water
Canned Goods
Hygiene Supplies
Baby Supplies - Baby Food Formula, diapers #4, #5, Wipes, Pedialyte
Sterile Gloves
Batteries - All kinds, from AA to watch and hearing aid batteries
On Monday I will bring a big box to the office and mark it with a sign. When you go to the grocery store this weekend or next week, please buy one or more of the items on the list and put them in the box. A small cash contribution to cover the shipping cost (a dollar or some spare change) would also be appreciated. I’ll get an envelope or a jar for that.
Once the big box is full and neatly packed, we will send it off to the Covington relief effort via UPS or FedEx. If enough people are up for it, we can fill up another box. The more, the merrier.
Please give to the Big Box drive next week. Your contributions will go to helping those who need it most.
Thanks,
Hannah
The Big Box Charity Drive
At our last production meeting, I announced that I would soon be organizing an office charity drive for those affected by Hurricane Katrina. The news reports for the past three weeks have been filled with stories of devastation, shortages and horrifying conditions in the affected areas, as well as the government’s failure to help many of those who are hardest hit by these problems. The Red Cross isn’t doing much better.
But there are some effective grassroots relief efforts doing good work for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. One of these is the Camp Casey-Covington relief effort in Louisiana, run by the Veterans for Peace organization. They have already gathered a large number of volunteers and have given aid to thousands of people.
The object of this charity drive will be to fill one (or more) big boxes with supplies to send to the relief effort. Here is the list of items they are asking for:
Cleaning Supplies (glass cleaner, bleach, disinfectant, etc.)
Aspirin and other basic over-the-counter-drugs
Bottled Water
Canned Goods
Hygiene Supplies
Baby Supplies - Baby Food Formula, diapers #4, #5, Wipes, Pedialyte
Sterile Gloves
Batteries - All kinds, from AA to watch and hearing aid batteries
On Monday I will bring a big box to the office and mark it with a sign. When you go to the grocery store this weekend or next week, please buy one or more of the items on the list and put them in the box. A small cash contribution to cover the shipping cost (a dollar or some spare change) would also be appreciated. I’ll get an envelope or a jar for that.
Once the big box is full and neatly packed, we will send it off to the Covington relief effort via UPS or FedEx. If enough people are up for it, we can fill up another box. The more, the merrier.
Please give to the Big Box drive next week. Your contributions will go to helping those who need it most.
Thanks,
Hannah