Project Birthday
Project Birthday is a 100% volunteer
organization providing birthday parties to children in need. The
mission of Project Birthday is to brighten and celebrate the lives of
those in need by providing monthly birthday parties and gifts to
children living at the St. John’s and Next Move family shelters in
Sacramento. Project Birthday volunteers also deliver a monthly
“Birthday in a Box” ready-to-go birthday party to families that reside
at the Volunteers of America transitional living campus. Primary
Contact Phone Number: (916) 447-7063
Primary Contact Email: projectbirthday@communitylinkcr.org
Facility Phone Number: (916) 447-7063
Facility Address:
8001 Folsom Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95826
United States
Organization or Company Website: http://projectbirthday.org
What generated your interest in working
with Girl Scouts?:
Girl Scout troops has been helping us
with our parties since our inception in 2004. They have been very
gracious and helpful in throwing parties for kids in shelters around
our community.
How would you like to work with Girl
Scouts Heart of Central California (GSHCC)?:
• Provide community service
opportunities to Girl Scouts
What types of activities/programs would
you like to offer Girl Scout families?:
Party Sponsors - A Party Sponsor group
will deliver and throw a party at one of our monthly Project Birthday
party locations. They will provide: gifts (1-2 per birthday child),
decor, cupcakes and drinks. They will play games with the kids and
make the birthday celebrants extra special.
Birthday in a Box - If you're unable to
attend a party and/or want to contribute in other ways, Birthday in a
Box is the perfect opportunity to help! Fill a box with the following:
Party decorations and supplies, party favors (30 count), children's
gifts (new and unused), and gift cards.
How do your organization's goals
correspond with the mission of Girl Scouting to build girls of
courage, confidence and character through entrepreneurship and
financial literacy, life skills, outdoor/environmental, take action
and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math)? * The
Girl Scouts are always known to take action and make a difference in
their community in their own way. By celebrating parties with children
in need, they are sharing the best gift they can give: to value one's
life. Birthday parties are being taken for granted by a blessed child,
but for children living in homelessness, this is a great privilege
that they would love to experience once in a year.
Which student grade levels will benefit
most from this opportunity?:
• Daisy (Grades K-1)
• Brownie (Grades 2-3)
• Junior (Grades 4-5)
• Cadette (Grades 6-8)
• Senior (Grades 9-10)
• Ambassador (Grades 11-12)
Are adults welcome?: Yes
Describe your qualifications to lead
these types of activities and programs for girls.:
I have been a party coordinator for
Project Birthday for a year. Handling volunteers like the Girl Scouts
are a huge part of my work. I am constantly coordinating Girl Scout
parents' request in letting their girls handle their own parties and I
gladly accommodate any troops request. I also guide the parents in
what to do before, during, and after the event. I also ask for
feedback to let me know what to improve on for parties in the future.
Have you worked with Girls Scouts in
the past? If yes, please describe. If you have a direct contact please
list them below. Yes, the Girl Scouts are really great volunteers! I
saw them playing with the kids and are great at preparing the party
for them.
This year, I have one contact who will
be having a Project Birthday party with us:
Becca Cunningham - bcandjc@gmail.com
What are the costs associated with this
program? Is there and overall cost versus a cost per participant?:
The costs of the program depends on the
resources that the Girl Scouts will acquire. Since we send out a wish
list for them to choose a gift to give to each birthday child, we can
estimate that the total cost to do a party is under $50 with gifts and
under $30 without the gifts.
• Organization will ensure that all
Girl Scouts meeting the age requirements and activity prerequisites
are welcomed.
• Programming will take place in a
public or approved venue.
• There is no element of direct sales
involved. (Troops may not participate in money earning projects for
other organizations.)
• Organization will not collect names
and/or addresses for the purposes of mailing lists.
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