Opportunity Details
Featured DIY- Mental Health Awareness Ribbons
DIY Volunteering allows families and groups of all ages and sizes to participate in community service from the comfort of their own homes. Read more about our DIY initiative.
Mental Health Awareness Ribbons
Beneficiary: NAMI Central Virginia
Impact: NAMI Central Virginia promotes recovery and seeks to improve the lives of Central Virginians with serious mental illness through education, support, resources, advocacy, and anti-stigma campaigns. Community education is a large part of their mission and to that end, NAMI CVA makes great use of awareness ribbons at public events. These ribbons provide the wearer an opportunity to show support to those in the community dealing with mental health challenges as well as a conversation starter if someone doesn’t recognize it. DIY volunteers will be crafting mental health awareness ribbons that will allow NAMI CVA to provide to their members, friends and allies in the community free of charge.
Supplies*:
- A minimum of 75 inches of lime green ribbon (patterns are ok!)
- 3/4" flat-backed safey pins
- E6000 or QuickGrip Glue
- Clear school glue
- Scissors
- Toothpicks
*DIY Volunteers are responsible for purchasing any of the materials needed for DIY volunteer opportunities.
How To:
1. Express Interest in the project below to HandsOn. We'll send you instructions and schedule a time for your delivery.
2. Every person who plans to volunteer (including youth) must express interest. You can create a volunteer team to sign up your group or family members. Read about how to create and manage teams.
3. Once you’ve expressed interest, complete instructions will be sent to you. We ask that you create a minimum of 25 awareness ribbons. Contributions over the minimum amount are welcomed, but we will not be able to document more than 3 service hours for any DIY project.
Confirmed participants will receive 3 hours for submitting materials prior to 5pm, Friday, January 15, 2016.
Age Minimum (with Adult): 1+, Minimum Age:13+, Court Ordered Volunteer - Allowed
Log in or Register
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Sign up with a team
This link allows you to participate in this opportunity with a team. A team can be a family team, corporate team, or any kind of organized group. When you click on the link you will have the option to:
- Choose an existing team you're already a member or captain of, or
- Create a new team to sign up.
Signup Questions
Please respond to the following questions in order to signup for this opportunity: