300 volunteers from Intuit gathered in person to build 150 Back to School Backpacks for students heading into the new school year.
How it worked
The team ran the build as a self-hosted event, using a Project Helping intro video to open the session before volunteers got to work. Materials arrived in bulk rather than individual boxes, so the team set up a production line, with volunteers working stations and each one adding a piece to the backpacks as they moved down the line. A Project Helping program manager set up the program in advance, coordinated the kit order, and made sure everything volunteers needed for the build arrived on site along with printed instructions. Once the backpacks were finished, the team packed them up and shipped them back to Project Helping using prepaid return labels, so Intuit didn’t have to arrange distribution themselves.
The finished backpacks went into Project Helping’s nonprofit network, where they’ll reach students who need school supplies to start the year ready. If your team is looking for a hands-on volunteer event with a clear result at the end of the day, a Kynd Kit build like this one is worth a look.
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