GVCO Caring Hands News

Homeless Care Packages

The Caring Hands project for the month of January is putting together Homeless Care packages that will be distributed by the local non-profit Better Days Ahead.

The hope is that each of your families will access their Amazon Wishlist and select something to give.

For shipping address, use Great Valley Community Organization's Gift Registry Address

MLK Day Card Making

Join us Monday 1/15 on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to make cards for Cradles to Crayons Ready for Learning Cards initiative. Help them reach their goal of 10,000 cards made by the community on MLK Day!

MLK Day is all about giving back for the entire community. ANYONE is welcome to sign up for a session to make cards at the Community Complex Center. These cards can also be done at home and dropped off at the community center.

Volunteers Needed

Challenger Hoopsters - a new offshoot of our GVCO Challenger Gym program - is for children with special needs who are in 1st grade through high school. The children will rotate through stations such as dribbling through obstacles, shooting, and team passing with all activities modified as needed!

Volunteer for Challenger Hoopsters

Help teach children with special needs how to improve their skills of dribbling, shooting, and passing balls! Emphasis will be on fun!! Volunteers will be needed from 3:45-5:30PM on January 18, 25 and February 1, 8. Register as a volunteer.

Challenger Gym is a recreational community gym program for kids who have extra challenges. It is a fun hour of play where friendships are forged, and games and activities are adapted to make everyone feel successful.

Volunteer for Challenger Gym

Volunteers will be needed from 3:45-5:30PM on March 7, 14, 21; April 4, 11, 18. Volunteers are expected to try to attend most if not all of the sessions. The number of volunteers needed is dependent upon Challenger registrants. Register as a volunteer.

Upcoming Events

In Ian's Boots Drive

February

Next month GVCO will be holding a 3 week shoe drive for In Ian's Boots. Keep any gently used shoes, winter boots, or cleats you or your child has grown out of to support the initiative.

GVCO Blood Drive

Save the Date: Wednesday, March 6th 2024

Sign-Up to Donate Blood

*Students can donate if they are 16 with parental consent, please bring an ID with your date of birth and check out the teen eligibility*

Upcoming Community Programs

In February and March, we will ask for food and personal care items for the People's Pantry at Church Road.

The People's Pantry is a Malvern based non-profit supporting those with food insecurity in the local community.

SPCA Kong Making

Once again, Caring Hands will be hosting kong making for the SPCA in the coming months.

Recycling Event around Earth Day!

Join Remind

All Caring Hands members should join Remind. Parents are welcome to sign up too!

Remind will be used to send more frequent event updates and signup links.

Text the code to the right or sign-up on Remind.com.

Tell Your Friends

Join Us This Upcoming Year!

New members are still welcome who are in grades 7-12! Sign up for the Constant Contact Caring Hands 2023-2024 News distribution list.

We are always looking for Adult volunteers too. Those interested should contact Community@gvco.org to express interest and find out more.

More Ways To Support GVCO

Do You Match?

Did you know your employer might have a Matching Gifts program?

It's a great way to contribute and help GVCO complete the entire new GVCO Community Center project.

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