Please note: due to the overwhelming interest in this project there is a limit of 50 bookmarks.
Please check out our other opportunities including coming out to pack produce for the families in need that we serve. Thanks!
Small Things Matter's Crafting for Charity Program helps those in need with handmade items. We are looking for volunteers to help us decorate bookmarks as part of our literacy program for underserved children. We provide them with a choice of a brand new book and they also get to pick a handmade bookmark of their choice. Encouraging a lifelong love of reading can help these children succeed in school and in life. We would love to have individuals and groups help us by decorating bookmarks.
Middle school and high school students are eligible to earn SSL hours by decorating bookmarks.
5 decorated bookmarks = 1 SSL hour of service.
Limit of 50 bookmarks.
Instructions:
NOTE: Please make 1 bookmark and send it for approval via email to thesmallthingsmatter@yahoo.com before making the rest. We want to ensure that each bookmark is made with care! Only decorate the front of the bookmark blank. We will be adding our logo to the back. Please do not submit them via our google form. (Please see the sample photo above of actual bookmarks made by students.)
-Purchase bookmarks from Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Gionello-Blank-Cardstock-Bookmarks-Pre-Punched/dp/B0DK488PQC/. Please note that you can also make your own bookmark blanks by purchasing cardstock and cutting them using a paper cutter to 6" x 2.5". If you choose to make your own blanks make sure that they are cut well and look professional. Do not punch holes at the top of the bookmarks if you are making them.
-Please document your bookmark decorating by taking an action shot photo of them being made and a group shot of the finished items once you've finished decorating them!
-Decorate the bookmarks either by using markers, stickers, paints, etc. Please do not include anything religious in either written words or pictures. Do NOT sign the bookmarks with your name, etc. Take a group shot of the finished items.
-Make a log by write down the number of bookmarks made, and have your parent date and initial it.
-Submit your photos and log via this google form AFTER you have delivered the bookmarks and sent an email to thesmallthingsmatter saying where you delivered them to:
In order to receive SSL credit, you must submit both a photo of the bookmarks you decorated and your log of the amounts of the items. Please submit your work via the form only once. I will be sending out emails with your SSL form each Sunday. Please be patient.
DROPOFF Completed bookmarks can be dropped off on any day (Monday-Sunday) at Small Things Matter, 14516 Bauer Drive, Rockville, MD 20853 from 6am-6pm. Please leave your items on our front porch.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
• Do I need to sign up? Send in 1 bookmark for approval. This bookmark should be reflective of the type of bookmark you will be making. If you get something approved it is expected that the remaining bookmarks will be of similar quality.
• Is there a limit to how many I make? 50 bookmarks
• Is this approved for MCPS SSL hours - YES.
• How will I receive my SSL hours? You will receive your SSL form via email once your service is complete and you have submitted your log and photos via the Google form.
• We are helping over 2000 families in Montgomery County by providing food assistance and are very busy so and trying to limit emails about this opportunity. Thanks for understanding!!! Please do not call me.
Please read the guidelines here: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/ssl/virtual.aspx Please email Roxanne (thesmallthingsmatter@yahoo.com) if you would like to help.
Thanks! Small Things Matter www.smallthingsmatter.org
Student participation in this service project is at the discretion of the student’s parent/guardian. The nonprofit organization is responsible for maintaining student safety and privacy at any time the student is interacting with the nonprofit and its clients. The nonprofit organization will determine the number of SSL hours awarded based on the evidence submitted. Parents/guardians should contact the nonprofit directly with any questions and/or concerns. This service activity is designed to be completed within the safety of the student’s home.
