South Tampa Chamber Holiday Non-Profit Donation & Volunteer Opportunities!
Children's Cancer Center
The Children’s Cancer Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving children and their families who are battling cancer or chronic blood disorders with the emotional, financial, and educational support necessary to cope with their life-threatening illness. With 29 support programs and services currently helping over 1,000 children and their families, support is offered to all members of the family and is available throughout every step of their difficult journey.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Children's Cancer Center has volunteer opportunities year round at the Children's Cancer Center! Specifically during the holidays we have volunteers come to the center and help organize and package all the gifts that were donated for our holiday adoption program.
Donations:
Collecting toys or organizations can "adopt" families and shop for their specific wish list.
Additional Ways To Help:
There is also an opportunity to make monetary donations and the CCC staff can shop and pick out the gifts for the kids and families. To get involved with our Holiday Adoption Program email the Director of Programs and Family Services, Sharin Nelson at snelson@childrenscancercenter.org. To learn more about Giving Tuesday, email the Assistant Director of Development and Community Engagement, Gracie Goltermann at ggoltermann@childrenscancercenter.org.
Website: www.childrenscancercenter.org
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Bikes For Christ
"Transportation On The Road To Salvation" We empower people with the gift of transportation.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Available all the time. Visit: www.Bikes4Christ.com/volunteer
Donations:
Yes. Our biggest need as always is rideable or close to rideable men's bicycles along with monetary donations.
Additional Ways To Help:
ForHearts Worldwide
ForHearts Worldwide is a non-profit organization that saves lives by fundraising and creating a network for providing implantable cardiovascular devices for people in need in developing countries around the world. Our mission is to do everything we can ForHearts in need around the world.
Volunteer Opportunities:
We have in-person volunteer opportunities throughout the year for our two annual events. Please email mhernandez@forhearts.org for more information.
For Giving Tuesday, we need social ambassadors this month! As a Social Ambassador, you’ll amplify the reach of the ForHearts social media posts by following, liking, and sharing our posts. You can also create your own posts about ForHearts. Post on the social platform you’re the most active on, so those in your network that are actively engaging with you are more likely to be reached, regardless of the size of your social following. There are no requirements for how many times or how often an ambassador should post and share about ForHearts on social media, or the type of posts to create. We ask that ambassadors share what they consider important to them as a ForHearts Ambassador.
Donations:
Any office supplies such as paper, ink, blank thank you cards, etc... would be appreciated. We also welcome auctions items (Gift baskets, signed memorabilia, gift cards, travel packages, etc) for annual events. Please contact mhernandez@forhearts.org for more information.
Additional Ways To Help:
Participating in Giving Tuesday. Around the world, millions of people need pacemaker surgery, but cannot afford the high cost of medical care. At ForHearts Worldwide, we save lives, one pacemaker at a time. But only with the generous help of financial supporters like you who will make a donation today.This #GivingTuesday, we need your support. Your financial contribution allows our global heart centers to not miss a beat -- providing vital heart surgery and follow up care for life. Whether you donate $5 or $500, all funds raised go directly to saving needy people in developing countries.
Website: https://forhearts.org/
Meals On Wheels of Tampa
The mission of Meals On Wheels of Tampa is to nourish, enrich and strengthen the lives of seniors and individuals who have difficulty leaving their homes and are challenged to prepare meals. Recipients receive a hot, nutritious meal each weekday delivered by a volunteer who also serve as the “eyes and ears” to make sure recipients are fed and feel safe and secure.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Meals on Wheels of Tampa is always in need of volunteer drivers. We utilize over 100 volunteers each weekday to deliver meals. We have opportunities for individuals and groups. Check out https://mowtampa.org/volunteer/
Donations:
Each December, Meals On Wheels Tampa, with the support of this community, delivers a holiday gift bag to each of the over 1,000 recipients on our program. Each holiday bag is filled with a variety of items, such as: blankets, crossword puzzle books, toiletries, calendars, socks, individual snacks and a special gift. For many of the recipients we serve, this will be the only holiday celebration they will have. Many do not have family or friends near and are unable to travel to visit loved ones. This is our way of showing our senior and homebound neighbors that they are thought of and cared for, above and beyond their daily meal. These gift bags are made possible by the many donations received from the community. A flyer of the requested items can be found at https://mowtampa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Meals-On-Wheels-of-Tampa-2022-holiday-item-drive-FINAL.pdf
- Additional Way To Help - Giving Tuesday:
On this National Day of Giving, Meals On Wheels of Tampa raises money for our Produce On Wheels (POW!) Program. We launched this program October 2015 after we heard from our recipients that they wanted fresh fruits and vegetables. The produce bags are free of charge and are delivered to the recipient’s homes by volunteers on the third Saturday of most months. This vital program provides healthy snacks, additional nourishment, and increased access to fresh produce. Check out our #GivingTuesday fundraising page https://givingtuesday.mightycause.com/organization/Mealsonwheelsoftampaclude
Website: www.mowtampa.org
Dawning Family Services
Dawning Family Services embraces diverse families with children touched by housing instability or homelessness and support their transition to a safe and stable home.
Volunteer Opportunites:
Dawning Family Services has several volunteer opportunities throughout the year including special events, working in our food pantry, administrative jobs, food drives, toy, drives, etc. Please contact Jamie Whitehurst (jwhitehurst@dawningfs.org or 813.875.2024 x1005)
Donations:
Dawning Family Services is collecting toys for the holidays, for ages 0 through 17. Please view our Amazon Wish list for toys. Additionally, Dawning Family Services collects non-perishable food items and personal care products throughout the year, for our food pantry. Visit our website for a list of food and personal care items.
Additional Way To Help - Giving Tuesday:
Dawning Family Services is participating in Giving Tuesday. Donations may be made via our website at dawningfamilyservices.org. Additionally, friends and partners are encouraged to help us raise funds and awareness on Giving Tuesday by creating their own Facebook fundraisers for Dawning Family Services.
Additional Information:
Dawning Family Services invite South Tampa Chamber of Commerce members and friends to an Open House at our Family Welcome Center on Tuesday November 15th, 4:00-6:00. Guests may tour our campus, talk with staff, and enjoy light hors d’oeuvres. Our Family Welcome Center is located at 6718 N Armenia Ave Tampa FL 33604.
Website: dawningfamilyservices.org
Fulfill Your Destiny
Fulfill Your Destiny helps people whose careers have been altered by injury or other unforeseen circumstances. Fulfill Your Destiny’s signature program awards ‘Business Builder Grants’ to proven entrepreneurs who have experienced life changing events to take their business to the next level.
Volunteer Opportunities:
We host a few fundraising events throughout the year. For these events we are always seeking helping hands for a wide variety of tasks to ensure the event is successful. We will reach out to STCOC a few months prior to our next event to see if there are any members interested in helping. If there are any members who would like to donate their services to FYD to further our mission, we would love to hear from you. Please contact karen@fulfillyourdestiny.org
Donations:
We are inviting STCOC members and friends of to sponsor (partial or full) Business Builder Grants. A full grant sponsorship is $1,000 and a partial is a monetary donation of your choice. All donations are 100% tax-deductible and include your companies name and logo shared each time the grant is mentioned. All STC member sponsorships are given back to STCOC members. For further information, please email karen@fulfillyourdestiny.org.
We are also seeking product or service donations that can be used for fundraising efforts. If you have a product or service that you can gift to us, we will in-turn use it to sell or gift to raise money for future grants.
*Karen Mertes will match any and all monetary donations by an additional 10% in honor of each donor company.
Additional Information:
Fulfill Your Destiny has pioneered ‘Business Builder Grants’ awarding these grants to proven entrepreneurs who have experienced life changing events and desire to take their businesses to the next level. How exciting is it to know that 100% of your tax-deductible donation will help another STC member take their business to the next level? And best of all; we make it easy! All you have to do is provide us with the donation. We do the rest. Check out a few businesses we have helped in the past: http://fulfillyourdestiny.org/who-weve-helped.
Website: www.fulfillyourdestiny.org
Girl Scouts of West Central Florida
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Volunteer Opportunites:
Additional Information:
We will have a digital tool kit available for Giving Tuesday, we are looking for volunteers who would like to promote via social media. Please contact cmoll@gswcf.org to send the assets.
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