THE CENTER
What Is It?: A nonprofit organization that provides “residential, vocational, and day services that promote individual choice, personal growth, and independence for persons with developmental disabilities.”
Help Needed: Assist with campus beautification projects, engage with clients, collect needed items, and/or package gingersnaps and other baked goods for sale.
Minimum Age to Volunteer: 15 to volunteer independently. Any volunteer younger than 15 years old must be accompanied by a parent/guardian/teacher.
Help Needed
HELP WITH CLIENTS OR WORK ON CAMPUS
Assist with campus beautification projects, such as cleaning flowerbeds, planting, painting walls), or engage with clients (playing bingo or card games, doing craft projects). We love having volunteers!
HELP PACKAGE GINGERSNAPS AND CHEESE SNAPS
Through a program called Gingersnaps Etc., proceeds from sales of locally-baked gingersnaps and cheese snaps benefit The Center for Pursuit. Clients of The Center create handmade paper medallions to decorate the tins, and volunteers are needed to package the baked goods in the summer and autumn. Shifts are typically 3 hours. More information is here.
COLLECT SUPPLIES
Needed items include:
Washing detergent (liquid and powder)
Disinfectant spray & wipes
Dishwashing detergent
Toothpaste
Soap (liquid and bar)
Paper towels
Bathroom tissue
Deodorant (men’s and women’s)
Shampoo & conditioner
Spray starch
Brushes & combs
Baylor College of Medicine volunteers, 2015
Bingo calling, 2016
Bingo with clients
Client cooking class at Hyatt Regency
BP volunteers, 2016
BP volunteer planting, 2016
Cristo Rey volunteer with client
Chi Omega carnival volunteers, 2013
Christmas party, 2016
Landscaping, 2014
Junior Comcast volunteers
Client cooking class at Hyatt Regency
Volunteers helping clients with crafts, 2016
Cristo Rey volunteers
ExxonMobil volunteers packing gingersnaps, 2011
ExxonMobil volunteers painting, 2011
Client cooking class at Hyatt Regency
ExxonMobil gingersnap volunteers, 2016
Volunteers playing games with clients, 2014
GE volunteers helping with bingo
Volunteers and clients, 2015
Center gingersnaps and cheese snaps
St. Vincent de Paul Girl Scout Troop 25236 landscaping project, 2016
Client calendar craft
KPMG volunteers, 2016
NCL volunteers helping prepare gingersnap tins
Landscaping work at Willow River Farms campus, 2016
Lisa, a Center client, making decorations for gingersnap tins, 2016
Troop 1296 Scout Michael Hopko, with Eagle Scout Project benches, 2013
NCL volunteers preparing gingersnap tins
NCL volunteers serving ice cream sundaes, 2014
Gingersnaps and cheese snaps at Nutcracker Market, 2016
Center client Pauline with an example of her art, 2016
Volunteers, 2015
Baylor College of Medicine volunteers with clients, 2015
Christmas party at St. John's School, 2016
St. John's School volunteers, 2012
Cristo Rey volunteers
Volunteers, 2012
Baylor College of Medicine volunteers, 2015
Landscape work, 2015
Packing gingersnaps is a nice way to help out during the holidays – it’s also fun to play games and do crafts with the residents. I’ve helped out several times at themed/holiday parties and everyone is always very sweet.