Starfish Project

Bingo for The Overland Park Police Department
2018-04-13 13:00 - 22:30 (America/Chicago) | Grace Church, 8200 W 159th St, Overland Park, KS, 66223, United States
Starfish Project is volunteering for the Overland park Police Department to raise money to provide scholarships for high school seniors. Volunteers are welcome to work more than one shift or stay until the end of the event to enjoy the whole program. We will be helping set up tables and chairs, work the front door to hand out bingo cards, help serve food and to help verify BINGOs. Sign up below.

Sporting KC Volunteering
2018-03-31 15:00 - 21:00, 2018-03-17 15:00 - 21:00, 2018-03-04 15:00 - 21:00 | KS
Yes folks, it’s that time of year again. Starfish Project will be running a concession stand for all of the Sporting KC games. Things have changed at the stadium, the cash registers are now touch screen and super easy to run. Not sure what we will be serving, but have been told that we will have a reduced menu to deal with also. Sign up and help Starfish keep our facility, The Beach, open for the community. Thank you.

Serving a meal/Volunteer Get Together
2018-03-24 14:00 - 16:00 | The Beach, 134 S Clairborne Rd, Ste B, Olathe, KS, 66062, United States
The fourth Saturday, from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Starfish Project will be providing a pot luck lunch for our un-homed friends. During that time we also welcome folks to come in, help with the food, visit with our un-homed friends and meet other volunteers. This time will be used to learn more about what we do at The Beach, how folks can get involved and to bring together ideas on things we can do for our community and the people willing to put aside their time to help. If you have ideas or can help with projects, this is a perfect opportunity.This is open to the public and we encourage you to bring your friends. The Beach is located at 134 S Clairborne Rd, Suite B, Olathe, KS 66062.

Serving a meal/Volunteer Get Together
2018-03-12 16:00 - 18:00 | The Beach, 134 S Clairborne Rd, Ste B, Olathe, KS, 66062, United States
Every Monday night from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Starfish Project and One Hot Soup come together to fix a hot meal for our un-homed friends. During that time we also welcome folks to come in, help with the food if needed, visit with our un-homed friends and have a volunteer get together. This time will be used to learn more about what we do at The Beach, how folks can get involved and bring together idea on things we can do for our community. If you have ideas or help with projects, this is a great time to bring them with you.This is open to the public and we encourage you to bring your friends. The Beach is located at 134 S Clairborne Rd, Suite B, Olathe, KS 66062.
If you would like to sign up to bring something for the meal that night, here is the sign up link: Click Here

Lunch, Haircuts and Conversation
2018-03-10 10:00 - 15:00, 2018-02-10 08:00 - 17:00 | The Beach, 134 S Clairborne Rd, Ste B, Olathe, KS, 66062, United States
Know of anyone (including yourself) who can volunteer to provide haircuts, cook and help us spread cheer? Starfish Project has planned an uplifting day at The Beach for local homeless by providing lunch, haircuts, and positive support. Starting January, 2018 the plan is to make this a monthly event. We would love to get as many people involved as we can so mark your calendars and spread the word!!

Volunteer Get Together
2018-03-05 11:00 - 12:30, 2018-02-27 11:00 - 12:30, 2018-02-26 11:00 - 12:30, 2018-02-20 11:00 - 12:30, 2018-02-19 11:00 - 12:30, 2018-02-13 11:00 - 12:30, 2018-02-12 11:00 - 12:30, 2018-02-06 11:00 - 12:30 and 8 more dates | The Beach, 134 S Clairborne Rd, Ste B, Olathe, KS, 66062, United States
Every Monday and Tuesday beginning January 9th from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM Starfish Project will be holding Volunteer Get Together’s at The Beach. These get together’s will be to bring together volunteers to assist with any projects Starfish Project may have going on and to get fresh ideas on more ideas and how to execute them. These meetings are not solely open to volunteers though. Other non-profit organizations are more than welcome to join us.

Hope School Lunch & Games
2018-02-16 12:00 - 14:30 | KS
Friday February 16th, Starfish Project will be service a Chili lunch and games for the kids at Hope school. Looking for some folks that would like to help with lunch and/or volunteer to come out with us and spend some time with the kids! We are looking to feed about 25.
Here is the link to sign up to volunteer, bring food or adopt the kids.

T-Shirt and Jewelry Fundraiser for Starfish Project
2018-02-03 14:00 - 16:00 | The Beach, 134 S Clairborne Rd, Ste B, Olathe, KS, 66062, United States
Come join us from 2 – 4 Saturday February 3rd for a fundraiser @ the Starfish Project 21 in Olathe. They are located right next to Big Lots in the southwest corner of the shopping center @ Sante Fe & Clairborne. We’ll have cool stuff for sale & some killer AMERICAN MADE ladies tops you can order & have in time for Valentines Day. This charity is run by a couple who both ride & are dedicated to helping others. Bring friends, come early or stay late. Bryan & Jerry from Better Stuff 4 Bikers look forward to seein ya.
Kid Friendly

Lunch, Haircuts and Conversation
2018-01-13 10:00 - 15:00 | The Beach, 134 S Clairborne Rd, Ste B, Olathe, KS, 66062, United States
Know of anyone (including yourself) who can volunteer to provide haircuts, cook and help us spread cheer? Starfish Project has planned an uplifting day at The Beach for local homeless by providing lunch, haircuts, and positive support. Starting January, 2018 the plan is to make this a monthly event. We would love to get as many people involved as we can so mark your calendars and spread the word!!
On this day, Sarah with B.O.B.- Bed of Bags will be here starting at 11:00 AM. Please join us as she shows us how to make mats out of plastic bags!

Not Your Grandma's BINGO
2017-12-22 19:00 - 21:00 | KS
This is definitely not your grandmother’s Bingo, however it is an evening of fun, laughs and Bingo. We welcome you to grab all your friends and come out to help us raise money for Starfish Project. It is a Friday night, so be sure call (816) 842-1919 to make your reservations . Looking forward to seeing you there!

12/16/17 Sporting KC Concession Stand
2017-12-16 18:00 - 21:30 | KS
First, Starfish Project wants to thank you for taking time out of your busy lives to help volunteer for us! You have no idea how much we appreciate it! We are looking for a total of 14 volunteers (8 can be between the ages of 16-21).
Here are the dress requirements and arrival times:
This game will be starting at TBD. Volunteers will need to arrive in the Cerner Parking lot (90) minutes before the game starts. From there they will be bussed over to Children’s Mercy Park and will need to be through the gate no later than (60) minutes before the start of the game. Games are (90) minutes long (as long as it does not go into OT) and clean up should not take any longer than (30) minutes.
As a volunteer, here is what we are asked to do:
The Non-Profit Organization will ensure that all of its Volunteers wear black pants or shorts (where approved) and black shoes (hard toe or sneaker) or other closed in shoe (where approved) with appropriate soles. Hats and shirts may be provided by Legends at check-in. You may bring your own hat if it is only SOLID BLACK. To the extent provided, all hats and shirts must be returned to Legends at the end of each Event. Failure to do so will result in a deduction to the Non-Profit Organization of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or more. All Volunteers must wear a plain black shirt under the uniform. Plain long sleeved black shirts may be worn under the uniform shirt in the event of cool weather. No logo/hooded t-shirts, sweatshirts, blue jeans, athletic wear, shorts, or tanks allowed. Open toe shoes or sandals are not permitted. Slip resistant shoes are strongly recommended. Any Volunteer reporting to the Facility out of proper uniform will not be allowed to work and will not be considered in the count of the minimum number of Volunteers supplied by the Non-Profit Organization until they are in proper uniform. If the Non-Profit Organization provides less than the minimum number of Volunteers required per this Agreement as a result of a Volunteer not being in uniform, the Non-Profit Organization is subjected to a Twenty-Five Dollar ($25.00) deduction for each Volunteer not in proper uniform.

Non-Profit Organization Volunteers – As instructed by Legends for each Event, must arrive between one hundred twenty (120) minutes to sixty (60) minutes before scheduled gate opening as approved by both parties.

The Non-Profit Organization will be charged $50.00 for each Volunteer who fails to report or who reports to the Facility after the check-in table closes. Late reporting Volunteers may be sent home and will not be included in the Volunteer count. Access to the Facility is permitted only to Volunteers who are specifically working in the Non-Profit Organization’s assigned locations.
Thank you again from Starfish Project!

Hope School Christmas Lunch & Gifts
2017-12-15 12:00 - 14:30 | Hope School, 1005 S Pitt, Ste A, Olathe, KS, 66061, United States
Hope School Christmas Lunch & Gifts
We just updated the menu. We will be serving a taco bar and have added it to the sign up list.
December 15th we will be serving the students at Hope Alternative School a Christmas lunch and delivering presents for them and their siblings. Lunch set up will begin at 12:00pm and we will serve at 12:30pm. The menu will be updated soon. We are looking for: food donations, gifts and volunteers. You are welcome to sign up for as many items as you would like. The more the merrier, so feel free to share this with others that may want to participate. The school is located at 1005 S Pitt, Olathe, 66061. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at starfishproject21@gmail.com. Our goal is to serve the kids and give them as much one on one attention while we are there. We ask that everyone eat with us and engage with the kids as much as possible. Please remember about privacy, we are not able to ask them any personal questions, but they are more that welcome to share with us anything they would like. We will not be able to post pictures on social media unless approved by the school. Thank you all so much in advance for making a difference for our kids!
Here is the link to sign up to volunteer, bring food or adopt the kids.
