March Update & Upcoming Opportunities: To sign up for all volunteer opportunities please visit stepsocal.org/volunteer and submit a volunteer application. If you have already registered as a volunteer please email tracy.owens@stepsocal.org to sign up for any of the below opportunities.
Hello STEP Volunteers - Happy Spring!!
I hope you are all having a great week! I wanted to take a minute to go over some of the things you have helped with over the last few weeks. Our volunteer team has helped with two Warehouse on Wheels (WOW) events, sorted, inventoried, loaded and unloaded donations to include over 200 brand new mattresses. Not to mention, wrapping bins for our baby drive, distributing bins throughout the community, working in our warehouse, picking up donations and more!!! We know your time is precious and we just wanted you to know we appreciate each and every one of you. Thank you for your continued support to STEP and our military families.
Below you will find our upcoming volunteer opportunities, if you are interested in any of the events please send an email to tracy.owens@stepsocal.org to confirm. This will help us ensure that we have enough volunteers for each event and it will also allow us to provide you with updates should any changes need to be made.
1ST BABY DRIVE PICK UP:
Baby Drive is almost here!! The drive officially kicked off on March 1, 2020. Throughout the month of March, STEP collects baby items ranging from wipes to car seats to serve our community. All the donations are used to support our WOW program. As the bins fill up all over town, we will need your help to empty the bins and bring the donations back to our office. If you are available from March 16- 20, we would love to have your help between the hours of 10-2:00. You will use STEP vehicles for the pick-ups! We will be looking for 4 volunteers each day during that week. If you are interested in helping this week please email tracy.owens@stepsocal.org and we will provide additional details.
FINAL BABY DRIVE PICK UP:
As the Baby Drive comes to a close, we need your help to pick up the bins and donations and bring them back to our office. You will use STEP vehicles for the pick-ups! If you are available from April 1-2, we would love to have your help between the hours of 10-2:00. We will be looking for 4 volunteers each day during that week. If you are interested in helping please email tracy.owens@stepsocal.org and we will provide additional details.
WAREHOUSE ON WHEELS (WOW) EVENTS
VENTURA WAREHOUSE ON WHEELS (WOW):
Do you live in Ventura County? We are looking for volunteers to help at our Warehouse on Wheels (WOW) event at FRCSW Det Pt Mugu on Thursday, March 26th from 9-1:000. Volunteers will help set up and distribute diapers, toys, clothing, and household items to our military families. If you are interested in volunteering for this event please email tracy.owens@stepsocal.org, specific details will be provided once we have our volunteer team together.
CHINA LAKE WAREHOUSE ON WHEELS (WOW):
STEP is looking for volunteers to help at our Warehouse on Wheels (WOW) event at China Lake on April 25th. We are looking for volunteers to help set up and distribute diapers, toys, clothing and household items to our military families. If you are interested in volunteering for this event please email tracy.owens@stepsocal.org to this email, specific details will be provided once the event gets closer.
MILITARY APPRECIATION CARNIVAL:
STEP is partnering with MCAS Miramar on April 4, 2020, from 11:00-2:00. Volunteers will arrive at 9:30 for setup. This will be such a fun day for military community members and their families...AND you guessed it - We are looking for volunteers to help with diaper distribution, face painting, information booth, and more! Please email tracy.owens@stepsocal.org if you would like to volunteer for this event no later than March 25th.
Please let us know if you have any questions and thank you for all you do to support STEP and our military families! To sign up as a volunteer visit stepsocal.org/volunteer
February Volunteer Highlights:
ATG Volunteers supporting STEP in force in February to help with Baby Drive bin drop off and more!
Active-Duty Warehouse Warriors helping to sort donations at our 32nd St. Warehouse.
Above & Below: Volunteers helping distribute mattresses to junior active duty military families in February thanks to our partnership with Tempur-Pedic and Good360!
We had a large group of volunteers both active duty and civilian at our Warehouse on Wheels (WOW) at Camp Pendleton on 2/21/20!