Welcome to Give Blessings Bags

We are excited for your YES! Not only will you bless so many people, but YOU will also receive so many blessings in-return for your service and sacrifice.

We are excited to have you as part of the Blessing Bag Family. Please stay in tough with us at GiveBlessingBags@gmail.com so we can walk alongside you in this “giving” journey.

For your convenience, we have attached our logo and a few generic flyers for you to get started. Please feel free to use them if you like.

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10 Easy Steps to Give Blessing Bags in your community:

  1. Find 50 Bags: Grab Walmart bags, dollar tree bags, brown paper bags etc. It doesn’t matter what bag you use, the need is greater than having a beautifully logo-printed draw string bag. The objective is for you to simply start. Let’s start small with a mission of only 50 bags and allow your group to grow slowly.

  2. Find 10 Friends: Reach out to 10 people. It can be family, friends, or co-workers. Ask them to help you Give Blessing Bags.

  3. Decide What to Give: This is YOUR Blessing Bag movement. Start small and don’t worry about getting it right. Simply decide on 5 things you would like to add in your blessing bags. Here’s our suggested list:

    1. Food: Non-perishable items like tuna, Vienna sausages, crackers, chips, fruit cups, anything canned that someone can pop-the-top and eat, stay away from hard fruit and tough breads, add in water bottle with the flavor packets or juice boxes, sweets like hostess or oatmeal cream pies, cookies etc.

    2. Hygiene: Toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, shampoo, lotion, wipes, washcloths, deodorant, combs, personal feminine products, shavers, chapstick, mints, etc.

    3. Extras: Socks are always a must, hats, gloves, hoodies, shoes, backpacks, bus passes, etc.

    4. Inspiration: Leave love notes of encouragement in each bag. Add in scriptures, pray over them and even include resource information for local support.

  4. Assign Items to your Friends: Each friend will purchase 25 items from your list to go in all 50 bags.

  5. Pick a Time & Place: Keep is super simple. Choose someone’s house and find a time that works for everyone.

  6. Pray, Pack & Post: Pray upon arrival as we are all servant leaders called to bless our fellow neighbors. Bring your 50 bags, items to include in each bag + inspirational notes to organize and pack your blessing bags. Also, post tons of pictures on social media & tag us @giveblessingbags #giveblessingsbags. We want to celebrate your efforts plus encourage others to do the same! Oh yeah, most importantly, have fun!

  7. Distribute: There are two ways to do this:

    1. Distribute as a Team: This means, find areas where the need is great and Give Blessing Bags there, together.

    2. Distribute Personally: As you Give Blessing Bags in your own community make it your own. @giveblessingbags Charlotte has made the decision to be unique and give blessing bags to all of our volunteers so THEY can give blessing bags to people THEY see in their day-to-day. No longer will we look the other way when we see someone standing on the street. Now we are armed to give blessing bags.

  8. Post Group Photo: We want to share your blessings!

  9. Plan Next Give Back: Keep the blessings going. Choose the next date and time. Rinse & repeat. Remember to keep it simple, heartfelt and fun.

  10. Watch Your Group Grow: Give Blessing Bags is a branch connected to Stolen Lunches Inc., which is a 501c3 nonprofit in Charlotte, NC. We would be happy to supply you with donation request letters so you can purchase items at discounted rates and/or get items for free. There will be people who see what you’re doing and want to support you with awesome blessing bags, bus passes, gift cards etc.