December 2023

Assembly and donation of 390 Blessings Bags for nOURish Bridgeport and Center for Family Justice, and 18 Care Caddies for Trumbull Food Pantry.

December 2023

“Elfing” of 80 children at Hall Neighborhood House in Bridgeport, with over $8,000 in gifts for the holidays.

November 2023

Cooking of 45 freezer meals and hundreds of desserts for the families at Malta House in Norwalk. Special thanks to M&T Banks who sponsored this project and provided the funds for all 45 meals. 

October 2023

Assembly and donation of 400 Blessings Bag for Prospect Street House shelter and Ronald McDonald House in New Haven and 20 Care Caddies for the Trumbull Food Pantry.

October 2023

Collection and donation of 300 Cold Care Kits (hats, gloves, socks, dental supplies) for Bridgeport Rescue Mission.

October 2023

Collection and assembly of 46 gift bags for veterans at Homes of the Brave in Bridgeport, with generous support from Life is Good and Sikorsky Credit Union.

September 2023

Deep cleaning of kitchen and dining rooms at Homes for the Brave in Bridgeport. 

September 2023

Sorting of donations and organizing Donation Center at Open Doors shelter in Norwalk

August 2023

Assembly and donation of 400 Blessings Bags to Thomas Merton House and Bridge House and 20 Care Caddies to Homes for the Brave.

August 2023

Collection and donation of 100 school supply kits and 80 new backpacks for the Center for Family Justice and Family ReEntry. Special thanks to Costco in Milford for their donation of backpacks, Westcott for their donation of scissors, and BTX Logistics for their donation of supplies.

June 2023

Weeding and gardening of two homes for Operation Hope.

June 2023

Assembly and donation of 400 Blessings Bags to nOURish Bridgeport and UCC Bridgeport food pantries, and 20 Care Caddies to Operation Hope.

April2023

Collection, assembly, and donation of 440 Blessings Bags for Prospect Street shelter and Bridgeport Hospital Foundation,  and 32 Care Caddies for Trumbull Food Pantry.

April 2023

Collection, assembly, and donation of 20 goody bags for EmpoweringHER Mother’s Day retreat for teen girls.

April 2023

Clean up of Indian Ledge Park complex in support of Trumbull Community Women’s Tidy Up Trumbull

March 2023

Cooking 30 meals for the families at Ronald McDonald House at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

March 2023

Assembly and donation of 25 Blessings Bags, 24 snack bags, and 10 travel bags to Ronald McDonald House at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital. 

February 2023

Assembly and donation of 365 Blessings Bags for Bridgeport Rescue Mission and Thomas Merton House  shelters and 40 Care Caddies for Operation Hope  and Center for Family Justice.

February 2023

Working in the food pantry of nOURish Bridgeport and assisting hundreds of clients with their weekly food pantry pick ups.

February 2023

Working in the food pantry of nOURish Bridgeport and assisting hundreds of clients with their weekly food pantry pick ups.

January 2023

Eleven IMPACT families helped to sort and organize thousands of clothing donations at Person2Person in Darien.

December 2022

Assembly and donation of 400 Blessings Bags for nOURish Bridgeport and United Congregational Church pantry, and 40 Care Caddies for Homes for the Brave and Trumbull Food Pantry

December 2022

Sponsorship of 60 children for the holidays, in support of Caroline House and Hall Neighborhood House in Bridgeport.

November 2022

Cooking and baking of 36 freezer meals and hundreds of desserts for the families of Malta House in Norwalk.

October 2022

Collection, assembly, and donation of 30 Welcome Baby Kits (each with 9 new items) for expectant military mothers, in support of Operation Shower. Special thanks to the Trumbull MAMAS for donating many items for these kits.

October 2022

Assembly and donation of 410 Blessings Bags for Prospect House shelter and Hall Neighborhood House and 30 Care Caddies for Ronald McDonald House in New Haven.

October 2022

Collection, assembly, and donation of 300 Cold Care Kits for Bridgeport Rescue Mission. Special thanks to Sikorsky Credit Union for sponsoring this project.

September 2022

10th Anniversary Project! Sweets and Treats for Seniors at the Trumbull Senior Center

August 2022

Collection, assembly, and donation of 410 Blessings Bags for St. John Community Center and Thomas Merton House, 30 deluxe Blessings Bags for Center for Family Justice, 40 Care Caddies for Trumbull Food Pantry and Homes for the Brave, and 110 school supply kits for the Center for Family Justice and Family ReEntry.

June 2022

Collection, assembly, and donation of 300 Blessings Bags for Prospect House and Bridge House shelters in Bridgeport; 40 Care Caddies for REACH New Haven; and 40 sets of swim supplies for Camp Hope campers through The Center for Family Justice. 

May 2022

Spring weeding, gardening, and mulching of Bridgeport Rescue Mission’s  main campus in Bridgeport, CT.

April 2022

Assembly and donation of 60 Care Caddies for Trumbull Food Pantry and Open Door shelter in Norwalk, and 600 Blessings Bags for nOURish Bridgeport, Thomas Merton House, and Bridgeport Hospital Foundation.

April 2022

Painting of the picnic tables and clean up of the food pantry of Sterling House Community Center.

April 2022

Clean up of Indian Ledge Park complex as part of Trumbull Community Women‘s Tidy Up Trumbull

March 2022

Packing 150 weekend meals at Sterling House Community Center in Stratford.

February 2022

Assembly and donation of 400 Blessings Bags for Center for Family Justice and Bridgeport Rescue Mission, 35 deluxe Blessings Bags for Ronald McDonald House, and 40 Care Caddies for Operation Hope and Trumbull Food Pantry.

February 2022

Assembly and donation of 40 snack bags for Ronald McDonald House in New Haven

February 2022

Over twenty families baked over 1200 cookies and assembled gift bags of cookies and encouraging notes for the clients at Operation Hope in Fairfield.

February 2022

IMPACTrumbull families helped to sort thousands of donations at Person2Person in Norwalk.

December 2021

IMPACTrumbull volunteers sponsored 90 children for the holiday through Family ReEntry  in Bridgeport. Over $10,000 in gifts were given to the children throughout the greater Bridgeport area.

December 2021

IMPACTrumbull volunteers sponsored 90 children for the holiday through Family ReEntry  in Bridgeport. Over $10,000 in gifts were given to the children throughout the greater Bridgeport area.

December 2021

Assembly and donation of 375 Blessings Bags to United Congregational Church and Prospect Street shelters and 50 Care Caddies to Homes for the Brave and Trumbull Food Pantry.

November 2021

Over 20 IMPACT members volunteered at nOURish Bridgeport and spent time organizing over 200 Thanksgiving meal kits.

November 2021

IMPACTrumbull donated food and supplies to make 30 meals for the families of Malta House  in Norwalk. Volunteers helped with Fall Festival activities and helped the mothers prepare meals.

October 2021

Assembly and donation of 400 Blessings Bags to Bridgeport Hospital Foundation, Thomas Merton House, and nOURish Bridgeport; 300 Cold Care Kits to Bridgeport Rescue Mission; and 50 Care Caddies to New Reach New Haven and  Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants.

September 2021

Volunteering at the Open Doors shelter in Norwalk, including sorting clothing and hygiene donations and organizing the food pantry.

August 2021

Collection, assembly, and donation of 100 school supply kits and 130 backpacks to Center for Family Justice, Family ReEntry, and Trumbull Social Services; 415 Blessings Bags for Bridgeport Rescue Mission and United Congregational Church’s pantry, and 30 Care Caddies for Homes for the Brave and Trumbull Food Pantry.

June 2021

Collection, assembly, and donation of 44 Care Caddie kits (each valued at $40) donated to families of The Center for Family Justice for Camp Hope summer camp.

May 2021

Assembly and donation of 300 Blessings Bags to Family ReEntry  and Prospect Street shelter, both located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and 20 Care Caddies for Malta House in Norwalk, Connecticut.

May 2021

Collection, assembly, and donation of 15 Care Caddies to Open Doors Shelters in Norwalk, in partnership with Fairfield County Mom Blog

May 2021

Collection, assembly and donation of 200 Blessings Bags to Bridgeport Rescue Mission, in partnership with Honey Tree Preschool in Monroe.

April 2021

Spring clean up, weeding, and mulching of the yard of Caroline House in Bridgeport.

April 2021

Tidy Up Trumbull  of Indian Ledge Park complex in support of Trumbull Community Women.

April 2021

Creation of 60 blankets for the pediatric patients at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, in support of Brady’s Smile.

April 2021

Making Gratitude Contagious Program: $21,000 in gift cards from 26 Trumbull restaurants donated to the faculty and staff of all Trumbull Public School System schools and all 4 private schools. The project was sponsored by Residence at Main, Ten Trumbull, Woodside Trumbull, The DiNardo-Aeillo Family Fund, Newtown Savings Banks and The Mustard Seed Foundation.

March 2021

Collection of 55 Cooking Kits (over 350 items) of non perishable items and $550 in gift cards to Stop & Shop for perishable items donated to Trumbull Food Pantry.

March 2021

Assembly and donation of 420 Blessings Bags for nOURish Bridgeport and the United Congregational Church  food pantry and Bridgeport Hospital Foundation, and assembly and donation of 45 Care Caddies to Trumbull Food Pantry and Homes for the Brave

February 2021

132 sets of homemade cookies (totaling 1,054 cookies!!) donated to Operation Hope in Fairfield, for their weekly food pantry clients.

February 2021

Forty Valentine’e Day dental hygiene kits for the preschool program children at Caroline House in Bridgeport.

January 2021

Assembly of 320 Blessings Bags of travel size toiletries to Bridge House  and Thomas Merton House shelters.

January 2021

Sorting of donations and organization of food pantry at Person-to-Person in Darien.

January 2021

Annual book drive for Read to Grow in New Haven: 5,034 children’s books donated.

January 2021

40 Care Caddies of full size toiletries donated to Operation Hope in Fairfield and Trumbull Food Pantry

December 2020

Donation of 50 Care Caddies to Homes for the Brave, Trumbull Food Pantry and Ronald McDonald House

December 2020

Sponsor of 55 children for the holidays through Family ReEntry  in Bridgeport.  Donation of over 300 personalized gifts.

November 2020

Assembly and donation of 300 Cold Care Kits to Bridgeport Rescue Mission. Each kit includes a new pair of gloves, socks, chapstick, hand lotion, toothbrush, and toothpaste.

October 2020

Collection and donation of 24 Welcome Baby  boxes to expectant military families at Groton’s submarine base in Groton, CT, in support of Operation Shower, a national nonprofit that supports military families.

October 2020

Collection, assembly, and donation of 175 Blessings Bags for the United Congregational Church‘s shelter and 25 Care Caddies for the Trumbull Food Pantry.

September 2020

Collection and assembly of 25 foster care kits for the children of Family & Child Aid in Bridgeport, CT. Each new duffle bag is filled with supplies like blankets, journals, and hygiene supplies.

August 2020

July 2020

Assembly and donation of 40 Care Caddies to Operation Hope in Fairfield and New Reach in New Haven for their food pantries.

June 2020

Donation of pairs of carnations for all 600 residents of Middlebrook Farms, Spring Meadows, Genesis St Joseph’s Manor, EPOCH by Bridges, and Maefair Healthcare nursing care facilities in Trumbull and gift cards from local restaurants for every shift at all five facilities.

May 2020

Donation of 500 bags of chocolates and thank you notes to the Trumbull police, fire, and EMS departments, and Trumbull VFW and Trumbull American Legion veterans.

April 2020

Donation of 25 spring bags of activities and hygiene supplies to the children of Center for Family Justice.

April 2020

Assembly and donation of 300 Blessings Bags to Bridgeport Rescue Mission, Thomas Merton House,  and Center for Family Justice

April 2020

Donation of 200 Care Caddies of full size hygiene items to the Trumbull Food Pantry, Homes for the Brave, Operation Hope, Ronald McDonald House, and New Reach in New Haven.

March 2020

Organization of 4 weekly rounds of soliciting donations from the community to purchase gift cards from local restaurants to donate to local Trumbull police, fire, and EMS departments, Trumbull Social Services, and St Vincent’s and Bridgeport Hospitals. In four weeks, we collected $6,000 in donations, and with donated gift cards from some of the restaurants, we donated $6500 in gift card to over a dozen local restaurants to our local heroes.

February 2020

Assembly and donation of 350 Blessings Bags to Thomas Merton House  and Prospect Street shelters and 45 Care Caddies to Trumbull Food Pantry and Homes for the Brave

February 2020

Creation and donation of 65 fleece blankets for the pediatric patients of Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital in support of Brady’s Smile.

January 2020

Our mini golf fundraiser raised over $6,000 for our upcoming projects and for the Trumbull Public Library

January 2020

Book drive for Read to Grow in Branford, CT, in conjunction with Trumbull Rotary.  We collected and donated over 4,700 books!

2019

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December 2019

Holiday “elfing” sponsorship of 65 children for Family ReEntry.

November 2019

Sorting and organizing of winter wear for Bridgeport Rescue Mission’s Great Thanksgiving Project.

November 2019

Collection, assembly, and donations of 400 Blessings Bags for United Congregational Church pantry, Bridge House shelter, and Bridgeport Hospital Foundation; 25 Care Caddies for Trumbull Food Pantry; and 210 Cold Care Kits for Bridgeport Rescue Mission.

October 2019

Sorting and organization of donations at Community Closet of LifeBridge in Bridgeport, CT

September 2019

Set up for Homes for the Brave  Step Up Challenge for veterans at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT.

August 2019

Collection and assembly of 120 backpacks, 50 binders, and 90 school supply kits for the Center for Family Justice; 400 Blessings Bags for Thomas Merton House, Prospect Street, and John Street shelters; 35 Care Caddies for Trumbull Food Pantry.

June 2019

Collection, assembly, and donation of 35 Camp Kits for Camp Hope kids through Center for Family Justice; 230 Blessings Bags for Bridgeport Rescue Mission; 15 Care Caddies for Homes for the Brave.

May 2019

Set up of Hall Neighborhood House‘s Youth Rally 2019

April 2019

Assembly and donation of 230 Blessings Bags to Bridgeport Rescue Mission, United Congregation Church and John Street shelter; 15 Care Caddies and 45 Cooking Kits to Trumbull Food Pantry.

April 2019

Spring clean up of Indian Ledge Park in support of Trumbull Community Women’s Tidy Up Trumbull

March 2019

Weeding and spring clean up of the grounds of Cardinal Shehan Center  in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

February 2019

Assembly and donation of 330 Blessings Bags to Bridgeport Hospital Foundation, Thomas Merton House, and Bridge House shelters; assembly and donation of 40 Care Caddies to Ronald McDonald House and Trumbull Food Pantry. Special thanks to our sponsor, Love Where You Live Homes CT

February 2019

Our 100th Project!!!! Assembly of 115 fleece blankets for the pediatric patients of local hospitals in support of Brady’s Smile.

January 2019

Collection and donation of 5635 children’s books to Read to Grow and Bridgeport Hospital Foundation.

December 2018

Sponsorship of 60 children for the holidays through Family ReEntry. Collection, assembly, and donation of 400 Blessings Bags to Bridgeport Rescue Mission and United Congregational Church shelters and 25 Care Caddies to Trumbull Food Pantry.

November 2018

Organization of Bridgeport Rescue Mission‘s Donation Center to prep for their Great Thanksgiving Project.

October 2018

Donation of over 500 books and dozens of toys to the preschool of St. Andrew’s Preschool in Bridgeport. Assembly and donation of 210 Blessings Bags to Bridgeport Hospital Foundation and Prospect Street shelter. Assembly and donation of 20 Care Caddies to Homes for the Brave.  Assembly and donation of 45 Cooking Kits to Trumbull Food Pantry.

September 2018

Over 20 volunteers sanded, cleaned, repaired, stained, and painted the front porch of The Caroline House in Bridgeport, Connecticut. We also donated school supplies for the preschool program.

August 2018

Collection, assembly, and donation of 330 Blessings Bags to Bridgeport Rescue Mission and Bridge House, 30 Care Caddies to Trumbull Food Pantry, and 90 backpacks and school supply kits to The Center for Family Justice.

June 2018

Assembly and donation of 400 Blessings Bags for the Umbrella Center, Bridgeport Hospital Foundation, and United Congregational Church shelters, 20 Care Caddies for the Trumbull Food Pantry, and 42 cleaning kits, baby kits, and care caddies for the women and children of Malta House.

May 2018

Weeding, mulching, and planting of a sensory garden at the Trumbull Nature & Arts Center

April 2018

Spring clean up of Indian Ledge park and fields in support of Trumbull Community Women’s Tidy Up Trumbull.

April 2018

Assembly and donation of 375 Blessings Bags for United Congregational Church shelter, Prospect Street shelter, and Spooner House; assembly and donation of 20 Care Caddies for Homes for the Brave.

March 2018

1,000 Blessings Bags assembled and donated to Bridgeport Rescue Mission, Center for Family Justice, Thomas Merton House, and United Congregational Church shelters. 

67 “Cooking for our Neighbors Kits” and $500 in Stop & Shop gift cards donated to The Trumbull Food Pantry.

March 2018

Assembly and donation 60 fleece blankets for children in hospitals in support of The Binky Patrol of Southern Connecticut.

February 2018

Donation of 30 fleece blankets created for preemies in the Intensive Care Unit,  30 sibling comfort bags with new books and coloring books and crayons, and 30 parent comfort bags filled with toiletries, notebooks, and writing utensils donated to The Tiny Miracles Foundation.

February 2018

Assembly and donation of 310 Blessings Bags to Prospect Street shelter, United Congregational Church’s shelter, and Bridge House; 22 Cinch Caddies to Cardinal Shehan Center; 25 Care Caddies to Trumbull Food Pantry, and 20 Care Caddies to Ronald McDonald House.

January 2018

Over 4500 books donated to Read to Grow in New Haven, Connecticut which distributes to local children.

December 2017

Elfing of 60 children for the holidays with over 400 gifts, in support of Family ReEntry.

December 2017

Donation of 340 Blessings Bags to Bridgeport Rescue Mission and United Congregational Church shelter, and donation of 20 Care Caddies to Homes for the Brave.

November 2017

Organization and prepping of hundreds of coats for Bridgeport Rescue Mission’s Great Thanksgiving Project.

October 2017

Assembly and donation of 250 Blessings Bags for Hidden Treasurers Within, 20 Care Caddies for Trumbull Food Pantry, and 30 Comfort Bags for the patients of the Norma Pfriem Cancer Center in Fairfield.

September 2017

Fall clean up and stocking off food pantry of Spooner House in Shelton, CT

August 2017

250 Blessings Bags donated to Thomas Merton House, 25 Care Caddies donated to Homes for the Brave and Trumbull Food Pantry, and 100 backpacks and 80 school supplies kits donated to the Center for Family Justice and Trumbull Social Services.

June 2017

Assembly of 25 Camp TeePee kits for the children sponsored by The Center for Family Justice, and 25 Care Caddies for the Ronald McDonald House in New Haven and 220 Blessings Bags for the Center for Family Justice and Prospect House, sponsored by Vazzy’s Osteria in Monroe.

June 2017

Assembly of 800 weekend lunches for Stamford school children in support of Filling in the Blanks.

May 2015

Spring clean up (27 bags of debris and garbage!) of Cardinal Shehan Center in Bridgeport and donation of 40 Cinch Caddies of hygiene items, sponsored by Unilever, for their Empowering Girls program.

April 2017

Assembly of 260 Blessings Bags for Bridgeport Rescue Mission and Bridge House, 35 Care Caddies for Trumbull Food Pantry, and 45 Cooking for our Community Kits and $300, sponsored by Prime 111, in gift card to Stop & Shop for Trumbull Food Pantry.

April 2017

Spring up of Indian Ledge Park as part of Trumbull Community Women’s Tidy Up Trumbull.

March 2017

Creation of 22 fleece blankets, 46 decorated pillow cases, and 50 friendship bracelet kits for the teenage patients of the Smilow Cancer Center in Trumbull, sponsored by MNI, a division of Invirco, Inc. Assembly of 25 Care Caddies to Homes for the Brave, with donations from Unilever, and sponsored by MNI.

February 2017

Assembly of 250 Blessings Bags to Bridgeport Rescue Mission and Prospect House, 20 Cinch Caddies to Trumbull Food Pantry, and 20 Care Caddies to a young mother’s shelter in New Haven.

February 2017

Assembly of pillows for the children undergoing surgeries at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, in support of Kisses from Katie. Donation of 150 pairs of socks to Bridgeport Rescue Mission.

January 2017

Donation of 3500 books for Read to Grow. Donation of 125 books, from Dinosaur’s Paw in Newtown, to 7 Trumbull schools, and 6 Bridgeport elementary schools.

December 2016

Sponsorship of 55 individuals for the holiday, through Trumbull Social Services and Family ReEntry.

December 2016

Donation of 230 Blessings Bags to Bridgeport Rescue Mission and the Food Pantry of the United Congregational Church, 12 Care Caddies donated to the Trumbull Food Pantry, and 15 Cinch Caddies donated to Homes for the Brave.

November 2016

40 Cooking Kits, 10 frozen meals, and $350 in Stop & Shop gift cards donated to Operation Hope in Fairfield. Special thanks to the Trumbull Rotary for their $300 grant for gift cards.

October 2016

Fall Festival for the families of the Open Door Shelter in Norwalk, with pumpkins, crafts, snacks, and new books for the children.

September 2016

Over 20 members weeded the gardens of Burroughs Community Center in Bridgeport.

August 2016

Assembly of 310 Blessings Bags donated to Bridgeport Rescue Mission, Prospect House, and Bridge House; assembly of 15 Cinch Caddies and 10 Care Caddies donated to Trumbull Food Pantry, assembly of 22 Care Caddies donated to Homes for the Brave; assembly of 60 school supplies kits and 70 backpacks donated to Family ReEntry.

June 2016

Assembly of 180 Blessings Bags for Operation Hope in Fairfield and Thomas Merton House, 20 Cinch Caddies for Bridge House, 15 Cinch Caddies for Trumbull Food Pantry, and 25 Care Caddies for Homes for the Brave.

June 2016

Set up for Relay for Life in Trumbull in support of the American Cancer Society.

May 2016

Food Drive to support Trumbull Food Pantry.

April 2016

Assembly of 235 Blessings Bags for Bridgeport Rescue Mission and Prospect House, 25 Care Caddies for Trumbull Food Pantry, and 30 Cinch Caddies for Bridge House.

April 2016

Clean up of Indian Ledge Park, in support of Trumbull Community Women’s Tidy Up Trumbull

March 2016

Creation of 75+ fleece pillows for the children at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, in support of Kisses from Katie.

March 2016

Collection of over 1,000 newborn outfits, donated to The Tiny Miracles Foundation of Darien, CT

February 2016

Assembly of 100 fleece blankets for Brady’s Smile. Donation of crayons, markers, and coloring books for their Smiles Bags.

February 2016

Assembly of 235 Blessings Bags, donated to Bridgeport Rescue Mission and the United Church in Bridgeport, and 25 Care Caddies, donated to the Trumbull Food Pantry and Homes for the Brave.

January 2016

Assembly of 2400 school lunches for Stamford School children, in support of Filling in the Blanks.

December 2015

Assembly of 280 Blessings Bags, donated to Bridgeport Rescue Mission, Prospect House, and Operation Hope; Assembly of 18 Care Caddies, donated to Trumbull Food Pantry.

December 2015

Sponsorship of 15 Trumbull families for the holiday season with gifts and Care Caddies, through Trumbull Social Services.

November 2015

115 stockings filled with items, in support of Hungry Kidzz.

October 2015

Assembly of 155 Blessings Bags, donated to Bridgeport Rescue Mission and Homes for the Brave.

October 2015

Prepping of 100 stockings, to be filled with small trinkets and donated to Hungry Kidzz.

September 2015

Packing of food kits and hygiene supplies and organization of donated clothes at Bridgeport Rescue Mission’s Donation Center.

August 2015

Assembly of 210 Blessings Bags for United Congregational Church food pantry in Bridgeport, 26 Care Caddies for Bridge House and Trumbull Food Pantry, 34 Sweet Cases for the children of St. Vincent’s Special Needs Services in Trumbull, and 54 backpacks and school supply kits for Family Reentry in Norwalk.

June 2015

Assembly of 120 Blessings bags for Bridgeport Rescue Mission and 16 Care Caddies for the Trumbull Food Pantry.

June 2015

Assembly of 400 lunches for Stamford school children, in support of Filling in the Blanks.

May 2015

Set up for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event in Trumbull.​

May 2015

Planting of a new sensory garden at the Trumbull Nature & Art Center.

April 2015

Assembly of 175 Blessings Bags for Bridgeport Rescue Mission, Trumbull Food Pantry, and Homes for the Brave, and 10 shower caddies for Homes for the Brave.

April 2015

Clean up of Indian Ledge Park, as part of Trumbull Community Women’s Tidy Up Trumbull.

March 2015

Creation of 90 fleece blankets for Children in the ICU at Bridgeport and Yale New Haven Children’s Hospitals, in support of Brady’s Smile.

February 2015

Assembly of 100 Blessings Bags for Thomas Merton House in Bridgeport, 60 Blessings Bags for Bridgeport Rescue Mission, 20 shower caddies for Homes for the Brave women’s guest house, and 8 care packages for Connecticut National Guard troops deployed overseas.

January 2015

Collection of 3700 books from members and the Trumbull community to donate to Read to Grow, a local nonprofit, whose mission is to promote early childhood literacy in Connecticut.

December 2014

Sponsorship of 11 local families with Christmas presents and 11 Care Caddies of hygiene products donated to Trumbull Social Services.

November 2014

Volunteering for Bridgeport Rescue Mission’s Great Thanksgiving Project, helping to distribute care packages of food for Thanksgiving.

October 2014

Fall clean up of the gardens and trails of the Trumbull Nature & Arts Center.

September 2014

Assembly of 85 Blessings Bags to Bridgeport Rescue Mission and 15 shower caddies of full size items to Homes for the Brave.

August 2014

Assembly of 121 Blessings Bags to Bridgeport Rescue Mission, 54 Blessings Bags to Homes for the Brave and 5 shower caddies to Bridgeport Rescue Mission’s Guest House.

August 2014

Assembly of 60 school supplies kits and 58 backpacks and 12 lunch boxes donated to Family Reentry.

July 2014

Donation of over 1600 wipes and over 1180 diapers to the Diaper Bank of Greater New Haven.

June 2014

Assembly of 90 Blessings bags to donate to Bridgeport Rescue Mission, and 16 shower caddies of full size hygiene products to the men of Homes for the Brave.

May 2014

Food drive in front of Stop & Shop Trumbull, with over 500 items donated to the Trumbull Food Pantry. We also collected $500 in donations which will be donated to the Food Pantry and to use for future projects.

April 2014

Clean up of Indian Ledge Park, as part of Trumbull Community Women’s Tidy Up Trumbull.

March 2014

Assembly of 20 Care Caddies, 15 Sweet Dreams bags for the kids (each bag contained stuffed animal, book and lotion), another huge bag of stuffed animals, 30 outfits for young children and 88 Blessings Bags donated to the Domestic Violence Crisis Center in Norwalk.

March 2014

Set up and registration at the March of Dimes Walk in Fairfield.

February 2014

Creation of 70 fleece blankets for Brady’s Smile. Donation of 200 containers of play dough and 76 boxes of crayons for their Brady’s comfort bags for the children.

January 2014

Members donated supplies for the creation of 100 Blessings Bags, which were donated to Bridgeport Rescue Mission in Bridgeport.

January 2014

Creation of original clay bells for Ben’s Bells. The bells symbolize acts of kindness and motivate the recipient to pass along the kindness. They will be placed throughout the Trumbull area for people to find and pass along the kindness. For more information on Ben’s Bells, check out www.bensbells.org

December 2013

Collection of over 2300 books, donated to Read to Grow, a local nonprofit, whose mission is to promote early childhood literacy in Connecticut. For more information, check out: www.readtogrow.org

November 2013

Assembly of 10 Care Caddies and 45 Blessings Bags for the men of Homes for the Brave in Bridgeport.

November 2013

Members helped with Bridgeport Rescue Mission’s Great Thanksgiving Project. We helped to organize thousands of items for the Thanksgiving meals and to distribute these items, along with winter clothes, to people in need throughout Fairfield County.​

October 2013

Execution of our own version of Extreme Make over: House Edition for Homes with Hope in Westport.

September 2013

Donation of 60 backpacks, and tons of school supplies to the Pupil Service Department of Trumbull Public Schools and the Center for Women and Families in Bridgeport.

August 2013

Donation of 50 new and gently used baby and toddler toys for Bridgeport Hospital’s Child life Department.

July 2013

Assembly of 10 Blessings Caddies we delivered to the women staying at the new Guest House of Bridgeport Rescue Mission. For more information, check out http://www.bridgeportrescuemission.org

May 2013

Food drive at Trumbull Stop & Shop. Collection of over 1,000 items and $475, which will be used to buy items in the future, for the Trumbull Food Pantry.

April 2013

Clean up of a new parking lot for Caroline House in Bridgeport. Donation of 25 pairs of pants for their preschool students, who are being potty trained, and $165 in gift cards to local grocery stores.

March 2013

Sewing of 50 capes in support of Emmy’s Heart. Emmy’s Heart volunteers create tutus and crowns for young children undergoing treatment for serious illnesses or disabilities at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital.
For more information on Emmy’s Heart, check out http://www.emmysheart.org

March 2013

Donation of over 30 DVDs to the Child Life Department of Bridgeport Hospital.

February 2013

Assembly of 100 Blessings Bags to Bridgeport Rescue Mission.

February 2013

“Night of pampering” for female veterans who reside at Homes for the Brave in Bridgeport. We brought goodie bags for each of the residents, cooked and served a home made meal- with a little help from our friends at Fratello’s in Monroe- and then pampered the women with manicures, pedicures and facials.

January 2013

Staffing of the Volunteer Call Center for Newtown for the day. Each day, the center fields calls from hundreds of people from around the country who want to donate and support the victims and survivors of the Sandy Hook tragedy.

January 2013

Donation of 1700 children’s books. Over 1600 books will go to Read to Grow, a local nonprofit, whose mission is to promote early childhood literacy in Connecticut. The remaining books will go to Bridgeport Hospital’s pediatric floor, so that parents may read to their children while in the hospital. For more information on Read to Grow, check out http://www.readtogrow.org

December 2012

Over 15 members put their baking skills to good use! We whipped up 2 dozen pies, various brands, almost 100 cupcakes and well over a hundred cookies to donate to the Trumbull Food Pantry. Pantry staffers gave out the treats to patrons the week before Christmas.

November 2012

Collection of over 60 back packs and lunch boxes hundreds of school supplies, ranging from notebooks and folders donated by Target Hawley Lane, and pens, rulers, erasers, pencils, and cases donated by members. We assembled 45 full back packs to give to the Center for Women and Families.

September 2012

Creation of 50 blankets to support Brady’s Smile, a Fairfield nonprofit that supports children who have life threatening or terminal illnesses and their families. Brady’s Smile makes fleece blankets that are put over children when they come out of the operating room. We also collected 75 packages of crayons and pens for Comfort Bags. For more information on Brady’s Smile, check out: http://www.bradyssmile.org