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Change Linked
2009
Group Change Linked is comprised of individual designers that joined forces because we know that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. We are architects, interior designers, landscape architects and entrepreneurs each lending our expertise to the Kansas city community. We plan to pool our resources to make a big impact the organizations we have chosen and the Kansas City community.
Firms Involved:
Hudson Home
Mission Underpants!
Benefiting: Operation Breakthrough
Operation Breakthrough is a children’s center that helps 670 children who are living in poverty develop to their fullest potential by providing them a safe loving educational environment. Many of these children rely on donated clothing for their wardrobe but few people think to donate new underwear and socks. The center expressed their need for these items so Team Change Linked set out to collect 700 pairs of underwear and socks, at least one pair for child.
The team, with the generous assistance of Soli Printing, named the project Mission Underpants and tackled this challenge by placing decorated boxes, posters and flyers in various small businesses around metropolitan Kansas City. Word spread and soon churches, Girl Scout troups, offices and families were all working together to collect items. The team threw an “Undie Fundie” at Vinino and raised 559 pairs of underwear and 195 pairs of socks that evening alone. Many kind people also donated money which allowed the team to purchase additional items and make sure all sizes, ages 2-14 were covered.
Team Change Linked is very proud to announce that, at last count, 1253 pairs of underwear, 777 socks as well as many bras, undershirts and tank tops were collected for Operation Breakthrough. Donations are still coming in! The team had so much fun that they are planning to turn it into an annual event.
A Very Special Thank you to Soli Printing, Vinino, Paula Hahn, 360 Architecture, JCPS, Foo’s Fabulous Custard in Leawood and Brookside, GoBug, Emily’s Custard, and Anthropologie for helping us achieve and surpass our goal!
Benefiting:
Feed the Hungry
Benefiting: Harvesters
Team Change Linked began our Project Change challenge by assisting Harvesters with their BackSnack Program. BackSnack provides nutritious and fun foods for needy children to eat on the weekends. More than 100,000 children in the Kansas City metro area depend on subsidized school lunches as their one nutritious meal of the day. These children are left hungry over the weekend and Harvesters stepped in to help this situation.
We choose to help Harvesters for our “Feed the Hungry” challenge because they are trying to expand the BackSnack program from 650 children to assist 8000 children by the end of this school year. We foraged out to friends and family and gathered a great group of volunteers. We met at Harvesters on a Friday morning and each found our own place on the assembly line. The group laughed, joked and sped their way through 800 snack kits before we ran out of pudding. The group was amazed at how quickly time passed and how much fun we all had. We can safely say that this won’t be the last time these volunteers are seen at Harvesters.
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