Staying in DC over the holidays? Looking for an opportunity to give back to the community?
A few of us will be participating in Holiday Project this Saturday from 11am to 1pm.
The Holiday Project is a non-profit organization whose volunteers visit people in nursing homes and hospitals throughout the holiday season, and on other holidays during the year. Many of the people we visit have no other visitors during the holidays, so spending time with them is a special treat and a way to share the true spirit of the season.
We will be visiting Manor Care (located at: 6530 Democracy Blvd) The Holiday Project provides volunteers with small gifts (teddy bears) to hand out to residents. Also we will be singing Holiday carols to residents in the community areas at Manor Care and we'll also go in groups to visit residents in their rooms.
If you would like to join us, send is a message on our Facebook Wall.
If you would like to participate at a different location, their are plenty of visits scheduled in the area. Many other local charities are "booked" for this holiday season, the Holiday Project has space open and is need of volunteers. If you are around this weekend, consider helping out.
Here's a recent video featured on NBC 4 about the organization!
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