Volunteer your family for Snow Buddies to help seniors shovel their sidewalk
posted by: Amber Johnson
Do you want to teach your kids to volunteer while also being active?
Volunteers of America Handyman Program is in great need of volunteers for shoveling seniors’ walkways and sidewalks in their annual Snow Buddies program.
This program seeks to assist seniors 60 and better, living in Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson counties with snow removal throughout the winter season. Volunteers and senior clients are matched when they live within 2 miles of each other. Volunteers are asked to shovel sidewalks and walkways for their senior buddy when it snows 2+ inches within a 24 hour period.
Many of these Seniors can no longer complete this task themselves and need your help staying safe this winter.
Volunteers of all ages are welcome! (16 and under must be accompanied by an adult.) All that is asked is that you supply your own shovels.
Interested? Have questions? Contact Kimberly at 303-297-0408 or email snowbuddies@voacolorado.org.
Author: Amber Johnson
Amber is the founder and editor of Mile High Mamas, travel writer and former columnist for The Denver Post. She is a passionate community builder and loves the outdoors. She has two awesome teens and is happily married to a man obsessed with growing The Great Pumpkin.
Really want to do this with my kids but wondering about the shovel situation. We have one shovel and I don’t really want to go out and buy a bunch of them to participcate. Wondering what to do?
Kendra–I have no idea and was wondering the same thing. You should drop them a note.