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Preparing for our 5th Annual Feed the Homeless/Hungry Event: Goal is to feed 200+ People

by misstakenid, posted in Uncategorized

We are gearing up for our 5th annual feed the homeless and hungry event. We are getting super excited as we didn’t realize that we have hit 5 years so soon. Our date is based on the birthday of our Founder’s late Mother, Cassandra W. Umstead and we have stuck with it for a few years.

This year we hope to feed 200+ people breakfast on December 7, 2023.

If you would like to sign up to volunteer, please click this link: https://forms.gle/W4fxuZHqhMXCvzt76

If you would like to donate to this event or future events via Paypal, click here: Donate to Misstakenid Gives Back Foundation

If you would like to send a check for a donation, please send us an email: mgbfoundation.org@gmail.com

STAY TUNED!

Our 2nd International Service Project: Visit w/ Huellas De Pan Cancun, Mexico September 2023

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Our 2nd International Service Project! Can you believe it???

We had the amazing opportunity to return to Huellas De Pan in Cancun, Mexico for our 2nd International Service Project. We had some amazing sponsors/friends/volunteers to accompany us on this adventure. We were able to provide our friends at Huellas de Pan with some much needed supplies such as food items to help feed the 250+ children that come to their location weekly and replaced the broken large containers/totes that help them w/ pickups and deliveries of food. These supplies will help them continue to fight food insecurity for school aged children in Cancun, Mexico.

During our visit not only were we able to pick up and deliver supplies. We were able to help the children practice their English, which was a delight as they were so excited to utilize their skills. We also helped serve lunch, which let us know how much of an impact Huellas de Pan has in the community as they were able to make foods stretch for the masses and children were able to eat as much as they wanted for lunch. They asked if I would make a special meal the next time we came.

We were so thankful for this opportunity to serve! Before we left the staff already asked if we would come back next year!

(So we need to do some fundraising for the project for next year 😉 )

If you would like to donate to future projects, please let us know. We accept donations via Paypal and Check. With your help/support we can make it back to Huellas de Pan in 2024!

CANCUN 2023! Continuing our International Volunteer Projects

by misstakenid, posted in Uncategorized

We are thrilled to be traveling back to Cancun, Mexico SEPTEMBER 2023, to continue our international volunteer project with Huellas De Pain. On our second journey back to the organization’s headquarters we plan on providing them with much needed supplies to help serve the children of the area.

Huellas De Pain is an organization in Cancun that helps fight food insecurity, provides after school support to children, as well as a food pantry for the local area.

If you would like to contribute to the supplies that we will be taking to them, please donate to our PAYPAL.

Below you can view some of the photos from our first international service project in Cancun, Mexico.

New Partnership in 2023: Families Moving Forward “Bloom Brunch”

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In April of 2023, we started a new partnership with a local family shelter in Durham, NC.

WE are happy to be working with Families Moving Forward!

We kicked off our partnership with the First Bloom Brunch on June 2, 2023. We had an amazing time with the residents. We were able to provide food, door prizes, a DJ and a great introduction for our organization to start work with continuing our work of showing people that Volunteering can be fun.

This was the spread for the residents!!

We would like to thank all of our volunteers and donors that helped make this possible and continue to support us as we serve the community.

Our Annual Holiday Feed the Homeless/Hungry Event December 7, 2022.

by misstakenid, posted in Uncategorized

We had the pleasure of hosting our annual feed the homeless and hungry breakfast in Durham, NC on December 7, 2022. We were able to make 180 plates for the community and had a great time doing it.

We would like to thank all of our community sponsors, donors and volunteers for helping us with this successful event.

We hope to continue to have events like these in the future!

Our First International Project Collaboration-Cancun, Mexico Feb 2022

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We were able to setup our first international “pop up” project in collaboration with Huellas de Pan in Cancun, Mexico. They are an organization that fights hunger and combats food insecurities by providing a place that children can come to and eat a meal and participate in various activities.

This staff from this organization was so welcoming and received us very well. With the help of google translator we were able to communicate in Spanish and work together for the day.

Our organization was able to provide supplies for the February birthday celebration and help with some painting for the Valentines Celebration decorations. We were excited about this collaboration and will continue to work with this great organization for years to come. (fingers crossed)

With proper funding we can make this a regular event.

If you would like to donate to future projects, please hit our donate button.

september 18, 2021 “cookout”

by misstakenid, posted in Uncategorized

We were able to have our very first collaboration with a Corporate Volunteer Group from The Holt Team of New American Funding. They were a great group to work with.

Our Menu consisted of a “cookout style” meal. We made 1/4 hamburgers and hotdogs, we had salad, chips, dessert items, water, and soft drinks.

We made 100 plates and were able to give them out to the homeless/hungry population.

The Holt team also provided 75 toiletry bags to give out during lunch.

MGB Foundation Presents: 1st Valentine’s Luncheon Feb 14, 2020 at UMD -Durham, NC

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We had an amazing time planning and executing the first Valentine’s Luncheon Event at UMD.

We prepared an Italian style Meal on Feb 14, 2020.

Our team of volunteers was able to cook and serve a meal for 75 people from the homeless community and were able to have a great experience networking with each other while doing so. We set up the room, covered the tables and decorated to make the experience complete.

MGB Foundation assists in Jan 29, 2020 PIT (Point in Time) Count Night Durham, NC

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We were able to send our founder to participate in the Point in Time Count night in Durham, NC. This is a program that has volunteers team up with local law enforcement to count the members of the homeless population residing in unsheltered environments. These places can be local parks, abandoned parking lots, buildings, etc. The count is done to help with accounting for people for the census and it helps with funding for services to help with the homeless population in the city/state. This count is done at night every year in Durham, NC.

Teams are able to go out with blankets, gift cards and other information to assist the people that are found throughout the night.

Here are some photos from that night. Our founder with a team was able to help identify 2 people that needed assistance and give information to those people to help them seek out housing and various services.