Project Wee Care
Providing Hope to 300 plus nominated families thru food, gifts and a family event during the holidays.
Project Wee Care envisions a North Pole Distribution Day December 9 where 300 nominated families will enjoy a family event featuring Santa, support animals, crafts, kids picking gifts for parents, and connections to needed services for food, diapers, clothing, beds and mental health. Families will leave with food, gifts for all family members, diapers, new connections and HOPE.
Since 2006 when the Millard Business Association adopted this project, over 17,600 total family members have been served.
An organizing committee works year round to prepare for the project that concludes December 9 with the North Pole Distribution Day. Waters Edge Church, 19600 Harrison, is hosting the North Pole this year. Individuals, civic organizations, Churches, and businesses adopt families to shop for gifts or provide financial support for gifts, food vouchers and food vouchers.
Project Wee Care committee works with the Millard Public Schools to identify deserving families needing support for the holidays.
In 2022, 237 families, 631 children and 443 adults were served.
Goals in 2023 include providing Hope to 300 families and expanding our volunteer and support base.
North Pole Sponsors Hy Vee and Oberhauser Real Estate Team
Winter Wonderland Sponsor Runza
YOU Can Help!
- Adopt a youth(s) to buy gifts for: You choose how many youth you would like to purchase gifts for, we’ll provide suggestions for specific youth(s). Our suggestion is $75 per child.
- Provide financial support. Financial support will allow us to purchase food vouchers and gifts for youth and parents instead of you shopping for gifts. $75 buys gifts for a child, $100 buys a food voucher for a small family, $150 for a medium family, and $200 for a large family. You can also do a “Support a Nominated Family” for $300, which provides food and gifts for youth and parents/guardians, for a family of four.
- Volunteer at North Pole. Volunteers are needed to help in the week leading up to the North Pole Distribution Day to accept gifts from sponsors, setup the North Pole, and wrap gifts. North Pole Distribution Day is December 9 when families arrive to pickup gifts, food, new connections, and Hope.
- Serve on planning committee. The committee works year around to prepare. Activities include promoting Project Wee Care, coordinating with Millard schools, and organizing volunteers.
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Volunteer at events from now until North Pole in support of Project Wee Care:
Nebraska Diaper Bank diaper wrapping November 15, Target Volunteer Shopping for nominated families November 30, and Heartland Hope Mission food packing.