Event Description:
Every year, thousands of volunteers pass through the doors of the Cradles to Crayons Giving Factory warehouse to roll up their sleeves and help disadvantaged young children in Massachusetts. Together, youth and adults inspect, sort, and package all new and like-new donations into customized KidPacks.
What we'll be doing:
Volunteer duties may include but not limited to sorting, quality checking to packaging to ultimately distributing packages to the children Cradles to Crayons serves.
What you should know:
Parking is all free, no permit, on street. Volunteers are asked to wear comfortable clothing.
If volunteers have these items, please feel free to bring them to the Giving Factory: http://www.cradlestocrayons.org/boston/donate-goods/items-we-accept
MBTA options:
Green Line B train @ Allston Street- 15 minute walk to the building.
#66 bus from Dudley Station- 10 minute walk from the building.
#64 bus from Central Square- 5 minute walk from the building.
#86 bus from Sullivan Station or Harvard Square- 5 minute walk from the building.
All volunteers must preregister through the C2C website:https://cradlestocrayons.org/volunteer/pre-register/
Registration code: a0RC000000IMVRo
NOTE: This event is wheelchair accessible.
Where to Meet:
You are asked to arrive at 6:15 at the Giving Factory at 155 North Beacon Street. Upon arrival, you should search for the One Brick Event Manager and the purple table. If you are running a few minutes late, there will be a staff person to point you in the right direction. If not, please find your name tag on the purple table and head inside the two doors into "The Giving Factory". Anybody in purple will help you find where your group is. Please make sure you locate the One Brick Event manager upon arrival.