Pinellas Co. Basket Brigade

Holiday baskets for those in need

How You Can Help

We ask you to please join us in Pinellas County's first annual Basket Brigade which we are coordinating.
 
Our goal is to feed 100 families this year and we need your help to accomplish this goal.

“Think of giving not as a duty, but as a privilege.”
~ John D. Rockefeller

5 Ways You Can Help:

  • Donate one or more completed baskets or donate supplies for baskets
  • Donate Money to buy baskets and supplies ($35 fills one basket) 
  • Volunteer Your Time to put baskets together and deliver to families
  • Be a Recipient Ranger - Rangers identify prospective recipients or geographic areas where baskets will be delivered.
  • Volunteers who have a knack for P.R. can assist by preparing a press release(s) to the community and deliver it to the media. Depending on the scale of your Basket Brigade, you may wish to contact local papers and invite reporters to personally cover your event.

Who Can Help?

Anyone and everyone!!  The Basket Brigade is about giving. Give in whatever way you can, as much as you can. This is a great opportunity for children to be involved in to truly learn about the spirit of GIVING this holiday season.  Click here for your Volunteer Pledge Form.

Please email your pledge form info to us ASAP at pcbasketbrigade@yahoo.com or visit the contact page for more options.

Suggestions for Baskets:

Please Shop For a Family of 5!

  • Laundry Basket (a must - try Big Lots or the Dollar Store)
  • Aluminum Baking/Roasting Pan (a must)
  • A Turkey Voucher (SweetBay has these , Publix does not) or a $10 gift card to buy a turkey
  • Canned Cranberry Sauce
  • Canned Vegetables
  • Canned Fruit
  • Bread
  • Boxed Stuffing
  • Canned Gravy
  • Boxed Mash Potatoes
  • Canned Soups
  • Cookies, Cakes or Pies
  • Juice Packets, Cider or Kool-Aid
  • Paper Products, Laundry Products, Soaps & Lotions

Make your baskets truly wonderful. Decorate them beautifully with ribbons, bows and more. Use your creativity and imagination. Fill them with a combination of delicious goodies and practical items. Your basket should convey that it is a gift, not a handout; a present, not charity! Please do not pack any used ietms.  Click here for pdf file of supplies list.

 An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.
~ Mohandas Gandhi

It will take about $35 to a basket.Each basket will have a message in it that reads:
 
"This comes to you from someone who cares about you. All we ask is that you take care of yourself well enough to be able to do this for someone else someday."

Again, be sure to decorate your baskets and make them look special!  Remember, this is a gift, and a present, not charity. Get the kids involved! Make this FUN!!  Remember to keep your spirit of giving in check!

If we have the opportunity to be generous with our hearts, ourselves, we have no idea the depth and breadth of our loves reach. ~ Margaret Cho

For any questions, please contact us.