We have an awesome weekend opportunity to serve one of our favorite local non-profit community partners from 4:15-6:15pm, followed by a meal. So come one and come all for a quick but helpful service project!
Details
West Valley Community Services wants to unite the community to fight hunger and homelessness, and they envision a community where every person has food on the table and a roof over their head. Clients shop the food pantry during the week, so the weekend is the best time to give it a deep clean!
We will be sweeping, wiping, scrubbing, vacuuming, and mopping: floors, shelves, fridges, freezers, carts, milk crates, and more. If we can clean it and make it shine, we will! We’ll also sort fresh produce that was donated from the surplus of local farmers’ markets over the weekend.
Drop us a line if you’re planning on coming so we can right-size the project for our group size: hello@wvneighborhoodchurch.org.
What to expect:
Soft socializing: meeting new people and/or getting to know them better while you serve alongside each other
Feeling a sense of satisfaction as you contribute to a significant local non-profit making a difference in people’s lives
A chance to stay for a meal afterward with other people who are serving alongside you
How to prepare:
Wear clothes you don't mind possibly getting grubby
Bring layers in case you get cold easily and/or volunteer to clean out any of the freezers/refrigerator sections
Latex gloves are provided, but if you have your own favorite pair of work gloves, bring those. Sometimes people like to wear a mask too—we use food-safe disinfectant spray, but it can be nice to not stick your face in what you just spritzed! Mask and gloves are both optional though.
Bring a water bottle
We will meet at WVCS, located at 10104 Vista Dr, Cupertino, CA 95014
Park on the street—parking is free, but you might want to give yourself a couple extra minutes to walk from the car
More about WVCS:
West Valley Community Services, Inc. is a community-based non-profit agency, founded in 1973. West Valley Community Services serves low-income and unhoused individuals and families in the West Valley communities of Cupertino, Saratoga, West San Jose, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, and the surrounding mountain regions. WVCS provides a continuum of basic needs for the population it serves, which includes an in-house WVCS Market, mobile Park-It Market, supportive services for the unhoused, emergency financial assistance, case management, community access to resources and education, special programs like the Back-to-School supplies and holiday program to support families.