The year 2020 has been one for the history books. Between the occurrence of a once in a century pandemic, unusually high social unrest and a fearsome presidential election, we as Americans have been left a little strained and stressed. Some of us have been able to weather these hardships better than others, and we all know that sometimes the best way to get back to feeling like your old self is to be able to help out someone else. That is why we wanted to highlight an excellent opportunity in the Richmond area where you can either seek assistance or help out your fellow Virginians.
The Giving Heart is a nonprofit that holds a fantastic Community Thanksgiving Feast each year at the Greater Richmond Convention Center (403 N 3rd St, Richmond, VA 23219). All community members are welcomed but it is specifically focused towards the homeless, elderly, low income families and individuals and those who otherwise would have nowhere else to go for a holiday meal. There are several ways you can help out with the community feast this season.
As a nonprofit, the Giving Heart gets most of its funds from social programs with a little bit of help from fundraising. That means that it is super crucial for the local community to help pitch in in whatever way they can. Consider checking out the donation needs flier. The Giving Heart not only provides a hot meal and great community on Thanksgiving, it also provides attendees with prepared giving bags. Some may consist of non perishable foods, others may hold toiletry needs and yet others may be filled with clothing items. The flier is a wonderful reference for creating these giving bags that will make a huge difference in an individual's or family’s life.
You can also opt to volunteer to help with the food preparation and help set up for the event on the day before Thanksgiving. But act fast because slots are filling up quickly, and some, such as the service area and clean up crew, are already full! If you are interested in helping prepare the food on one or all days between Monday and Thursday, look into open availability of time slots and jobs on the food prep sign up sheet. If you have a few hours to spare on the day before Thanksgiving, consider signing up to help set up the area for the meal the next day.
If you find yourself alone this Thanksgiving in the Richmond area, please come by the Community Thanksgiving Feast! If you or your family have been hit particularly hard over the last year and just need that little bit of extra help this holiday season, please come by the Community Feast! Being together, after all, is the exact reason this event is so very important in our community. But, of course, like everything else, the Community Thanksgiving Feast has been affected by COVID as well. This year, the feast will be served in two different socially distant ways. You can walk in and pick up a carry out meal between 11am and 2pm, or you can opt to sign up for a curbside pickup at one of three available times: 11:30am, 12:15pm or 1pm. Note that carry out meals are hot and curbside pickup meals are cold and ready to be heated at your convenience.
At PMI Richmond, the premiere property management Richmond has to offer, community is the basis of our livelihood. We strive to help our neighbors find or maintain their ideal home or rental property, whether they are seeking southside management or westend property management. We work with communities to build a tight knit unit and maintain a neighborhood they can be proud of. We know a lot about Richmond property management, but we also know that community is about so much more than place. It’s about people. This holiday season, after a particularly tough year, we urge you to remember that!
