Wells Fargo Act of Kindness Day Brings Volunteers to URM
On Saturday May 21st, URM and Hope Gardens welcomed over 180 Wells Fargo volunteers to the 3rd Annual Wells Fargo Act of Kindness Day. Teams of volunteers worked on every floor of the downtown URM facility serving the needs of our many guests.
These volunteers brought not only eagerness to serve, but also huge amounts of donations for our URM guests. Volunteers from Wells Fargo donated a total of 2062 packs of diapers, 1298 pairs of socks, 270 sticks of deodorant and 228 toiletries from a drive they coordinated on their own.
Thanks to generous donations from Wells Fargo, URM was able to build a new playground area for the children of the Mission. We dedicated our new Children’s Rooftop Playground on Saturday with an informal ribbon cutting and are so grateful for Wells Fargo’s support.
The volunteers then spent the morning deep cleaning the halls of each floor, painting planters on the roof, hosting kids activities in the gymnasium, putting together sack lunches in the kitchen, and serving ice cream to the guests. Volunteers served the Skid Row residents as well, handing out water bottles and sack lunches. A few volunteers also taught a class to single mothers on the importance of banking and finance.
The day ended with a BBQ dinner and karaoke on the roof for both volunteers and families staying at URM. With music playing, everyone enjoyed themselves during this time of fellowship and fun.
While the event took place at the downtown URM location, 24 volunteers from Wells Fargo served our Hope Gardens location. Together they cleared our hiking trail, cleaned and sealed the stone walls, and replace old tables in the senior center.
Thank you to Wells Fargo and every one of the volunteers that came to serve URM this past weekend. We were blessed by your kindness and hard work!
