Organizing a service project for families in your school, faith group or workplace can be a powerful way to build community and introduce families to the idea of serving others together. We get rave reviews with an event we call Doing Good Together Family Service Night. It’s a way for you (and a small team of like-minded helpers) to provide an evening of simple, hands-on activities-while passing on the values of kindness and community responsibility to your children.

Family Service Night is a fun volunteer evening that focuses around 4 to 10 “booths” or “stations,” each one offering an easy service project for families to complete on the spot. Popular ideas include:

• ¨      creating greeting cards for children with serious illnesses,
• ¨      making sandwiches for a local homeless shelter,
• ¨      decorating lunch bags for Meals on Wheels recipients, and
• ¨      tying fleece blankets for kids who are sick or sad.

This event lets families have fun together while making a real difference in the community. Families can do all the projects or just a couple, educating their children in the process about critical social issues and the value of serving others. Family Service Night also encourages family participation in your school, faith group, business or organization, and reminds parents and children about the value of community involvement. To learn more about organizing a Family Service Night, click here.

A manual is available to help you and your group host a Family Service Night. It guides you through the process and provides project ideas as well as examples of promotion, reflection and education materials. Click here to order.

Contact Jenny (jenny@doinggoodtogether.org) with any questions about Family Service Night.