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Love Your Neighbor - Interior Design Volunteer Project
The Samasana Group is partnering up with 'Love Your Neighbor’ a nonprofit organization that transforms and restores the lives of those transitioning out of hard circumstances through custom-designed programs filled with love, care, and dignity.
We will be helping decorate a family house in the Southwest suburbs by moving in or assembling furniture, installing drapes, decorating rooms, stocking pantries, and kitchen essentials.
This is a two-phase volunteer event. Families can sign up for one or both based on your availability.
Phase 1 - you can sign up to be a Room Stylist and help design and pick out the furniture from the Love Your Neighbor warehouse. There are two dates you can sign up for before the April 19th installation date.
Phase 2 - this is the installation day, April 19th, where we will need the most help. You can select which role you want to help out with on that day. Please see below to register and for further descriptions of each role.
Families can sign up for a shift or multiple shifts throughout the two phases and assist in the transformation process and we work to provide a positive impact on the well-being of a family and bring them cheer in their improved home.
Please sign up via the form below:
Sleepout Saturday - Bridge Communities Fundraiser for Homelessness
We are partnering with Bridge Communities to host our very own Sleepout Saturday. Bridge Communities is a great local not-for-profit that works to transition families facing homelessness to self-sufficiency by working with partners to provide mentoring, housing, and supportive services. They bring awareness by doing Sleepout Saturday events to raise awareness about family homelessness and fund their Bridge Communities Transitional Housing Program.
We will be hosting our own Sleepout Saturday, where we will be packing homeless “essentials” bags to distribute, socializing and enjoying pizza and ice cream from local food trucks, staying active by participating in sports/field games, and ending the night playing group games over a bonfire. Families will then be asked to pitch their tent or sleep in their car to challenge themselves to experience what a night without the coziness and warmth of a home feels like.
This event is a $50 commitment per family or $20 per individual. The fee will be used to cover the cost of the space, and the remaining proceeds will go to raising money for the Bridge Communities Transitional Housing Program.
Individuals and families could bring food and snacks for the event or purchase food at the food trucks.
Fill out the form to secure your spot. Payment can be done by sending a Zelle payment to: samasanassgroup@gmail.com.
Sleepout Saturday - Bridge Communities Fundraiser Interest Form
DuPage Pads - Dinner Distribution Option #2
The mission of DuPage Pads is to end homelessness in DuPage County, Illinois. They have year-round programs to feed and shelter individuals and families who are homeless and connect them to case management and other services that can address the underlying cause of their homelessness.
Samasana Group will be there as volunteers to distribute Factor dinner meals and other side items on Friday, March 28th to over 75+ individuals at the Interim Housing Center (IHC), located in Downers Grove.
Please sign up via the form below
DuPage Pads - Dinner Distribution Option #1
The mission of DuPage Pads is to end homelessness in DuPage County, Illinois. They have year-round programs to feed and shelter individuals and families who are homeless and connect them to case management and other services that can address the underlying cause of their homelessness.
Samasana Group will be there as volunteers to distribute Factor dinner meals and other side items on Friday, March 14th to over 75+ individuals at the Interim Housing Center (IHC), located in Downers Grove.
Please sign up via the form below
Share Our Spare
Share Our Spare is a donation-based organization that collects and distributes (newborn to age 5) essentials to families in need in the Chicagoland area. As volunteers, we will quality-check donations, and sort and bundle children’s clothing, books, toys, and small baby gear items. We will also help pack diaper orders for diaper pick-up days.
Age Requirement: 6yrs+ with the supervision of a parent
All volunteers register for the session using the link below. Parents must register all their children attending the event. The registration link also includes information about parking, recommended attire, and access to our space.
Share Our Spare Samasana Group Sign-Up
In addition to your reserving your volunteer time…..
Share Our Spare would appreciate it if you bring a used donation of children’s clothing, books, or small gear items (bassinets, strollers, pack-n-plays) or a brand new donation of bottles, diapers, wipes, or baby hygiene items (diaper rash creams, soaps, and lotions).
Alternatively, volunteers can purchase items from our Amazon Registry and it will ship directly to Share Our Spare. Here is the link to our Amazon Registry: Share Our Spare Registry.
Naperville 5K Turkey Trot
Come run or walk as a Samasana group and support the Naperville Noon Lions in their mission to help 4,000 children and families in Naperville with vision/hearing and diabetes support.
Please do the following two steps:
Reserve your spot with us via the link below:
Sign up through the race event link below, and for all your family members, put “SAMASANA” as the first part of your last name.
For example, if the name is John Smith, you would put “John” for the first name and “SAMASANA Smith” for the last name. This will allow us to identify you as part of our group, and we will have your packets ready on race day!
Virtual Instagram Live Kick-off
It all begins with an idea!
Join us for an Instagram Live Kick-off on Sunday, October 27th at 11:30 AM.
Learn more about our non-profit vision and values, upcoming events, and how you can get involved! Spread the word and we look forward to talking with you soon!
To access the event, you will need to follow us on social: @samasanagroup