Below are some well-known local organizations that utilize volunteers if you need some ideas to get started with a family volunteer project.
Do you volunteer with a worthwhile local organization not on this list?
Share it with us via our Special Events Coordinator, Julie Gillikin @ jgillikin@bloompediatricsmi.com
Support Bloom’s initiatives with COTS
@COTS
Donate to a food bank
@Forgotten Harvest
Sign up to harvest honey or other help with bees
@Bees in the D
Make cards or drawings and take them to a senior center
@BirminghamNext
Send leftover Halloween candy and notes to service members
@Soldier’s Angels
Start collecting pop can tabs for Ronald McDonald House
@Ronald McDonald House of Detroit
Find opportunities to help kids and families in the hospital
@Beaumont Hospital
Buy something from the Humane Society wish list
@ Michigan Humane Society
Make a household supply kit
@United Way for Southeastern Michigan
Donate sporting goods for kids
@Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan
Take cookies or snacks to your local fire station
@Birmingham MI Fire Station 572 S. Adams Rd., Birmingham, MI 48009.
Volunteer food prep (kids 12 and up or 7 and up, depending on program)
@Capuchin Soup Kitchen
Choose from a variety of adult and youth volunteer programs
@Gleaners Food Bank
Help feed local seniors
@Oakland County Meals on Wheels
Recycle industrial materials into creative projects
@Arts and Scraps
This is by no means an exhaustive list and Bloom Pediatrics does not intend this list to be an endorsement of any organization.