Volunteer Victories

Since 3/14 - May 2, 2020

Belmont Helps Drives

Summary by Number

Stories from the Front Line

• We delivered 3 weeks of homemade and take-out meals to a disabled Belmont resident in crisis.
• We delivered meals to a distressed senior, connected her to Meals on Wheels, and matched her with a phone buddy.
• We connected one generous donor to 3 families in need for donated and delivered takeout dinners.  
• Connected School Board with translator volunteers for languages needed
• We delivered free Rangla Punjab Indian take out meals to three households in need.
• We delivered lasagnas to three food-insecure families with hungry teenagers.
• Grocery card bought for a single mother having a hard time.
• Mask Drive helped one family attend a family funeral by providing 10 homemade masks in a hurry.
• We donated 4 masks to an older couple who donated rolls of fabric; delivered masks to those unable to pick up.
• We ask child recipients to choose their own patterns - 8 families so far.
• After being asked by our PPE search of PPE Gowns,  Belmont & Lexington friends found and donated >18 PPE  gowns plus promises for more coming.
• After being asked by our PPE seeking phone squad, pediatric dentist Dr. Javedan from Cambridge donated 3,000 gloves to Belmont Manor nursing home.
• We helped a generous donor donate 50 meals to Belmont Manor staff.
• We helped deliver grocery gift cards donated by CVS and Beacon Church to three families in need.
• We connected the Belmont Food Pantry with a volunteer to move heavy bags of food as well as a truck for transport of food.
• We helped deliver bags from the Food Pantry to vulnerable Belmont residents quarantined at home.
• Single mom requested masks for herself and her three kids, leaves a hand-drawn thank you card by her 6 year old and flowers.
• Expectant mother due any day now requests masks for herself and her family, we provide two extras to help them and their birth team stay safe during the birth, which will now be at home due to the Coronavirus.
• So far, we have been able to get masks to 4 seperate, elderly, at-risk individuals within 24 hours of request thanks to our amazing volunteer drivers.
• We have 3 high schoolers volunteering with the mask drive in some capacity.
• Masks delivered to 10 different families who were not able to pick up .