July Foundation Friday
This summer heat is not holding back the Lids Foundation! From volunteer projects to nationwide events, we have been busy making a difference.
Intern Volunteer Project
Kicking off July Strong, Caroline Emerick, one of our amazing Lids Summer Interns worked with the foundation to organize an Intern Service Project. Caroline researched and vetted many organizations in Indianapolis and eventually landed with Gleaners.
All 16 Lids Interns took time out of their already busy schedules to volunteer a collective 64 hours! They divided and conquered into two groups with one group boxing 9,000 lbs of peaches while another group scanned 4,000 lbs of Kroger donations. That is a total of 11,632 meals for Hungry Hoosiers!
These amazing Interns worked hard and did it with joy in their hearts and smiles on their faces.
Gleaners is always in need of volunteers. To find out more about volunteer opportunities go to www.gleaners.org/volunteer/
Give 365 BR
On July 19th we partnered with GIVE 365 BR who had their 8th Annual Health and Wellness Back 2 School Extravaganza! This event is viewed as a means of alleviating a portion of the additional burdens from the many back-to-school expenses that many families in their community may face upon the start of a new school year; with an additional opportunity for the participating students and parents to learn valuable information regarding their health. Their Back 2 School Extravaganza is always well received by the parents, guardians and the students residing within the community.
This year Give 365 BR was able to impact just under 650 students/parents during this amazing event.
Give 365 BR elicits healthier lifestyle changes, while bridging the gap between social, health inequities, food insecurities and everyday basic life necessities: by engaging with, providing health education and vital resources to the recipients of our donations.
To learn more about Give 365 BR you can go to https://www.give365br.org/
