The Giving Spirit – http://www.thegivingspirit.org – a 100% volunteer operated 501(c)(3) (#61-1405121)

This coming December 12 from 8 – 4 over 500 volunteers will gather in Brentwood to assemble and distribute 2,500 survival kits to homeless individuals and families from skid-row to Santa Monica and the San Fernando Valley.

All are welcome to join in this amazing experience. Our mission is simple – We assemble survival kits designed to offer acute aid to those in need (each kit costs approx $60 and contains 70+ items). We deliver these kits personally, in teams of at least three. We offer a gift of the tools of survival coupled with a gift of compassion and humanity. We ask our homeless neighbors ‘How are you?’ …and then listen, for 5 minutes, 10 minutes or an hour. There is an amazing human inside of every homeless person on the streets of Los Angeles (reports range up to 85,000 each night – more than 20% younger than 14) This opportunity provides a welcome moment of compassion for the homelesss, and it puts a true face on homelessness for our volunteers. Many of our volunteers (over 500 last December) have found this experience to be remarkable and life-changing.

If you are interested in more information please take a look at http://www.thegivingspirit.org or feel free to email me sleepermark@gmail.com. This is my 8th year participating in this amazing event – and I urge you to consider making this your first year!

Note: there is no fee to participate and we will deliver our 10,000th survival kit some time during this December’s event!
We encourage you to give some amount to support our efforts if you are able.

TGS is 100% volunteer operated. No other charity provides a more direct to the street path for your contribution.

98% of every dollar donated is used to purchase goods and deliver kits to the streets!

Thanks so much for considering this, I look forward to seeing you on the 12th.

–
Mark Sleeper
Distribution and Outreach Coordinator
TGS ’09
310-614-7706
sleepermark@gmail.com