Blue Iris Project BLOG


A project led by Queens Youth Volunteer Community to provide summer relief for the homeless


07.02.22

We spent a few hours producing and decorating amazing encouragement cards for the homeless, wishing them all the best and to keep having hope! In their current situations, we can imagine that things may look hopeless but with so many support from not just us but other nonprofits and groups, I'm sure things will get better for them.

07.05.22

Creating and assembling care packages to distribute them on July 10th! we hope these packages will be of some aid to the homeless for the summer 😊

07.09.22

Preparing to distribute these essential care packages to the homeless situated in Queens.Our care packages include the following:- Soap
- Hand Sanitizer
- Hand Wipes
- Survival Blanket
- Socks
- Sunscreen packets
- Waterbottle
- Bandages
- Lotion
- Combs
-Tooth Paste and Brush
- Tissues

07.10.22

We had a group of 13 volunteers distributing care packages in three regions: Flushing, Astoria, and Jamaica. Although we only had a few hours of time to walk around and distribute, we gave out a total of 16 care packages to the homeless. We hope our care packages will help them in any way.

07.15.22

Packaged and donated 30 care packages to Care for the Homeless and their shelters.We hope that these care packages will be able to provide some relief and aid to the people in the shelters during the summer :)

07.17.22

We decorated and made a few more encouragement cards along with assembling a few more care kits

07.20.22

We made more encouragement cards! Thank you to everyone who made these cards. They're amazing!

07.23 - 07.25, 2022

We donated 30 care packages to The Salvation Army in Astoria, Queens. Hope they help!The Salvation Army is an international charitable organization. Present in 132 countries, they run charity shops, operating shelters for the homeless and disaster relief, and humanitarian aid to developing countries.

08/07 - 08/13 2022

LAST WEEK OF OUR PROJECT! We assembled the rest of the care packages and donated all of them to a group home of SCO Family of Services in Jamaica, NYC.

Thank you to everyone who helped out with the project. CREDITS ✨

First and foremost, heavy thanks to Griptape! Without their support, this project wouldn't have been that successful. Nor would we be able to reach out and help so many people.Thanks to all the shelters that have enabled us the opportunity to help more people.Lastly, thank you to all the volunteers for dedicating time and effort into this project. Without your support, we wouldn't be able to complete this project by the end of the summer.Mentions:
Ajwad Mahmood - Angelina Yeh - Aqib Rahman - Ashley Cho - Belinda Oh - Clarice Kuang - Danchen Jin - Derrick Ma - Eileen Zheng - Karen Shan - Katherine Liu - Kelly Leo - Michelle Lin - Owen Qu - Phoebe Ni - Ronald Chen - Victoria Yim - Zong Xi Chen

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