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Ideas for Philanthropy during Formal Panhellenic Recruitment

Philanthropy Party Ideas

  1. Decorate IV bags.
  2. Make candy kiss rose.
  3. Paint flower pots and donate them to a local organization/charity.
  4. Make cards for sick children.
  5. Make fish out of wash clothes wrapped around a bar of soap. The PNM then decorate the fish with eyes and felt for fins. The fish and leftover supplies are donated as personal care products to a women's shelter.
  6. Decorate picture frames.
  7. Make stress balls with sand and balloons for arthritis patients.
  8. Make emergency kits for women's shelters.
  9. Make touch books for daycare centers.
  10. Decorate dolls for children's hospitals, orphans, family court children.
  11. Become a pen pal with U.S. service men and women.
  12. Make holiday cards for nursing homes.
  13. Bake treats for local police and firemen.
  14. Make sock puppets for children.
  15. Make finger puppets out of gloves.
  16. Make school supply packets for underprivileged children.
  17. Create coloring books for sick children.
  18. Bake sugar cookies and decorate them with icing; bring to a women's shelter or children's ward at an area hospital.
  19. Make healthy sack lunches for the local Meals on Wheels.
  20. Have a P & J Jam; make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for a local shelter.
  21. Decorate holiday ornaments for a nursing home.
  22. Make bracelets out of beads.
  23. Make fun magnets; use a magnet sheet, cut into smaller squares and decorate.
  24. Make gift bags for children.
  25. Make a banner for hospital walls.
  26. Make book marks for a local library.
  27. Make children mobiles.
  28. Make Kleenex box covers.
  29. Make a puzzle for children using heavy card stock paper.
  30. Have a progressive philanthropy party, adding to the project at each chapter.
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