Find Your Cause Volunteering Series
2023 Event Highlights
Cause: sustainability
People’s Impact Network
Volunteering Event
Date: November & December, 2023
Location: Allen, TX
Partnering with People’s Impact Network (PIN) to support their sustainable fashion mission, Charities2Love collected 150+ ethnic clothes during their Diwali clothes donation drive. Donations streamed in through the American Airlines Indian Employee Resource Group (IEBRG) and from others who donated directly to us. The donated clothes will get rehomed by PIN on their platforms, and the money collected will be used to give grants back to the nonprofits in the community. Read more about this effort and what all we accomplished in our Fall Update!
Cause: DISADVANTAGED KIDS
Kid’s Matter
Volunteering Event
Date: November 4, 2023
Location: Southlake, TX
Partnering with Kid’s Matter to support their “Around the Block” program, volunteers from Charities2Love came together with dozens of other volunteers to shop with disadvantaged kids for school at the Kohl’s in Southlake, TX. Volunteers were paired up with kids and their families to shop with a $100 gift card, and then at the end of their shopping were able to choose shoes gifted by Twisted X and a book of their choice. We appreciate groups from The Food Lounge, the youth group from Akshaya Patra, and the Lamda Theta Phi DFW Chapter joining us, along with all of our amazing volunteers!
30
C2L Volunteers
4
Volunteer Group Collaborations
5
Hours of Service
~450
Kids served
Cause: Health & wellness (Disability access)
Texas Ramp Project Volunteering Event
Date: October 7, 2023
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Partnering with Texas Ramp Project, volunteers from Charities2Love came together with the Texas Ramp Parker County crew to build a handicap accessible ramp for an individual in Fort Worth, TX. He had become mostly homebound due to complications of Covid. In 3 1/2 hours, 12 volunteers built an ADA accessible ramp under the guidance of Richard Riehm and his team. It was an an extremely impactful and fun morning, and the recipient was tremendously grateful!
9
Volunteers from C2L
3
TX Ramp Crew
3 1/2
Hours of Service
1
ADA Compliant Ramp
Cause: Women
Hagar’s Heart Volunteering Event
Date: September 16, 2023
Location: Southlake, TX
Partnering with Hagar’s Heart, 50 volunteers of all ages from Charities2Love came together to make bracelets with empowering messages on them, heartfelt handwritten notes, and put together almost 200 “I See You” boxes for #women in domestic violence shelters. Thank you to Jennifer Jones (founder of Hagar’s Heart), CHETNA DFW, and The Food Lounge for coming and supporting!
50
Volunteers
193
“I SEE YOU” Boxes Made
55
Donors
3
Nonprofit Collaborations
Cause: hunger
TAFB Volunteering Event
Date: August 19, 2023
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Partnering with HungerMitao, 30+ adults & kids from Charities2Love came together to package over 4,000 5lb bags of potatoes, for a total of 21,000 pounds A total of 17,500 meals were prepared by the group in less than 3 hours to make a huge impact for their hungry neighbors. Tarrant Area Food Bank serves Tarrant County and 12 surrounding counties.
33
Volunteers and Donors
4,000
5 lb bags of potatoes
17,500
Meals Provided
450 oz
Peanut Butter Collected
Cause: homelessness
Inaugural Volunteering Event
Date: July 16, 2023
Location: Southlake, TX
Adults & kids came together to make 682 PBJ Sandwiches, decorate brown lunch bags and fill them with a sandwich, drink, and shelf-stable snacks. Christina Cheng-Patel, co-founder of Under My Umbrella presented to the group about her nonprofit and ways to help. 500+ sandwiches were delivered to Austin Street Center.
38
Volunteers and Donors
100
Sack lunches made
1000
Donated Shelf-Stable Items
682
Sandwiches Made
Cause: homelessness
C2L Volunteering Event
Date: June 10, 2023
Location: Dallas, TX
Four Charities2Love Volunteers joined three advocates from The Human Impact for their Saturday Street Times Volunteering Event. We walked the streets of downtown Dallas, chatted with many friends that the The Human Impact knew well and made some new friends as well. An enlightening and eye-opening experience.
4
C2L Volunteers
3
Human Impact Advocates
2
Hours
10+
Friends on the Streets
Testimonials
We are honored to be featured on Charities2Love. CASA volunteer Maitry shares her passion for various charities and features CASA of Tarrant County in her blog post titled “Why You Should Consider Becoming a CASA Volunteer”. Check it out!
“We really enjoyed the “5 Mental Health Charities for the AAPI Community” article and shared it with our members. We also look forward to having a speaker recommended by Charities2Love at one of our events.”
The MLK Volunteering event in January was well-organized, a great concept, fun and enjoyable!
— A.A., volunteer
“It was easy to find organizations in one place at Charities2Love. Before going on their website, I didn’t know many of these organizations existed. Charities2Love researches and talks to people at these organizations, which makes it easier for us to find a cause that we would like to support.”
— Sonu S, volunteer
“Sending a huge THANK YOU to Charities2Love for featuring Austin Street Center on their website in addition to dropping off over 500 sandwiches to feed our clients at the shelter! We are so grateful for your support to #HelpThemHome. 
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“Thank you Charities2Love for the valuable information in your “5 Mental Health Charities for the AAPI Community” blog post. I will share these resources with all of my Asian American patients who need them.”
— Smita S., physician