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ANNUAL SHBHU JAVA JIVE JOG 5k-10k is BACK AGAIN!

Triangle Families, We are very excited to announce the 5th annual SHBHU Small Hands Big Hearts Java Jive Jog 10k/5k on August 24th!  For five years, we have partnered with Java Jive to organize this FUN race. It is always a HUGE success and a VERY memorable race morning! Through the community and Sponsor support, kindness and generosity, the SHBHU mission to nurture children's instinctive compassion continues to grow year after year. As many of you know, SHBHU provides accessible year-round volunteer opportunities (Compassion MIssions) and also is a resource for our youth to use to propose, lead and organize [...]

Compassionate Closets Committee partner with Note in the Pocket!

Hello SHBHU Families! It's Ambassador Director Emma M! I hope you are all having a great year so far! We have some exciting news! More compassionate sparks have been ignited by Small Handers and Ambassadors in the Triangle community. Their hearts have been drawn to a very special and impactful nonprofit, Note in the Pocket.  These Lead SHBHU families want to continue to grow the present SHBHU Compassion Mission, Compassionate Closets in our Hearts to Smiles committee. As you all know, this was started when Small Handers and Ambassadors organized a clothing drive for those impacted by Hurricane Florence. What [...]

FOOTPRINTS FOR COMPASSION TEAM WALK TOMORROW APRIL 27th for the SPCA! All are welcome!

Dear Footprintsd for Compassion Team, It's Ambassador Isabella here!   Please come join us at the SPCA Woofstock walk tommorow! I will be bringing my dog Luna. Be under the Cobblestone Courtyard Pavilion at 10:45am and we will all start the walk together. Walk starts at 11am but lots of stuff is going on earlier and later on in the day. If you still need to pick up your SPCA t shirt be there earlier.   CLICK ON THIS LINK TO JOIN THE TEAM AND JOIN US TOMORROW with your furry friend!!   https://support.spcawake.org/site/TR/CommunityFundraising/General?team_id=12952&pg=team&fr_id=1320   See you tomorrow, Ambassador Isabella [...]

OPEN HOUSE COMPASSION MEETING APRIL 23rd ALL ARE WELCOME!

Hello everyone, THE DATE HAS BEEN DETERMINED for the next Quarterly April Compassion Meeting!  We hope you all can make it!  Please let us know if you can and let us know which one hour time frame you can make! There are now two options so hopefully it’ll be more accessible for all. DETAILS: Date: Tuesday April 23rd  2019 5pm-6pm AND 6pm-7pm  Location: West Regional Library on Louis Stevens Road YES! TWO one hour OPTIONS to attend the MEETING Let us know which hour you will be coming! AGENDA: Theme: Compassion for Footprints expansion - Hearts to Others Leads Finalizing SHBHU SPCA Woofstock WalkTeam - April 27th Organizing [...]

Hearts for Footprints Committee needs you!

Calling all Ambassadors and Small Handers whose hearts are drawn to showing compassion to animals and to our earth!  In 2019, Lead Ambassador Isabella and Ambassador Tony will be growing this committee within SHBHU.  See her website she created below for more details!  Please answer her GOOGLE FORM QUESTIONNAIRE on the HOW TO HELP tab of her website. Thank you to all those who have already submitted your ideas on the questionnaire!  Brainstorming Compassion Mission soon.  CLICK BELOW! CLICK HERE FOR FOOTPRINTS FOR COMPASSION WEBSITE Email SHBHU on the CONTACT page on the website for more details on date, time [...]

Calling all Ambassadors and Small Handers and Winter clothing, book and food drive volunteer opportunities!

Calling all Small Handers and Ambassadors! Check out these Compassion Missions being led by our Green Hope High School SHBHU Club Ambassador Teens! THREE OPPORTUNITIES!  Email SHBHU for more details and drop off locations! -Winter Coat Collection Drive -Read and Feed Book Drive -Fighting Hunger - Food Bank CENC at Durham Food Drive See below their submitted Impact Proposals.  SHBHU is for the community, run by the community of compassionate Small Handers and Ambassadors! Submit your compassionate idea today! SHBHU Impact Proposal How does your Compassion Project contributes to impacting the core mission of Small Hands Big Hearts United? This Compassion [...]

NEW 2019 DATES for Serving Smiles at Oak City Outreach!

Join SHBHU on the third Sunday of every month serving meals with a smile to those experiencing homelessness in the Downtown Raleigh area. OCOC is the result of many organizations working together in an effort to help close the hunger gap! SHBHU volunteers will bring food, drinks, and paper products to help support the main meal. Volunteers arrive at OCOC at 1:00pm to help set up the food line and we are usually finished cleaning up about 2:30pm. Volunteers will receive an email a couple days prior with specifics on what to bring with them. Any age can volunteer and [...]

NEW 2019 DATES Stacking Shelves With Love at the Catholic Parish Outreach Food Pantry

Join SHBHU for Stacking Shelves With Love at the Catholic Parish Outreach Raleigh Food Pantry from 9:30-12:30 ON NEW 2019 DATES BELOW. Volunteers will be sorting, re-packing , and or stocking food items to help prepare them for local families in need. Once groceries are prepared for each family, they are carted out and delivered. When registering please indicate number of children only. Any questions can be directed to . REGISTER UNDER EVENTS on WEBSITE! February 23, 2019 May 18, 2019 August 10, 2019 November 9, 2019

CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR SOLDIERS COMPASSION MISSION! We need your help in making 24 cards BY FRIDAY!

UPDATE and CHANGE to the Christmas Cards for Soldiers Compassion Event   We are asking Small Handers and Ambassador to help make 24 Christmas cards for our US soldiers again this year! The SHBHU Wolfenbarger family is requesting the Christmas cards be sent to 24 soldiers in the 430th NC Army Explosive Ordinance Disposal Company that was deployed to Afghanistan in April 2018 and expected to return early Spring 2019.   Due to the busy time of year, we have decided to ask families who have some time to ask their Small Handers and Ambassadors to make these cards on [...]

Dove Missions Holiday Shoebox Drive is BACK AGAIN! Ambassador Tonya and her team need your help!

It's that time again! 4th year in a row! Ambassador Tonya and her team are leading the Holiday Compassion Mission Shoebox Drive for Dove Missions! Check out her flyer below for details! Message us below for a specific name and age of a child in the Dominican Republic in need of some love! See flyer below for more details!