May 25 Apartment Setup for Afghan Family with 3 children in Manassas, VA

KindWorks will prepare the apartment for an Afghan family with 2 girls (10 & 4 yrs old) and a boy age 6, in Manassas, VA.  Girl Scout Troop 706 will provide much of the setup power but others are welcome to donate items and participate!

We invite you to join us as we transform an empty apartment into fully furnished, warm and welcoming home for them. Come for an hour or two to unload and arrange furniture, organize the bedrooms and kitchen, put together and make beds, lay out toys and hang art. Many hands make light work and it’s a lot of fun!  We will begin the setup at 12noon on May 25. 

Please consider donating any of your dignity condition (used but perfectly clean and good – like you would hand down to a close relative!) items, or purchase items for this project.

The total setup usually takes about 2.5 hours from start to finish, depending somewhat on the number of volunteers and the quantity of furniture. 

Please email Alexa at aabdelatey@earthlink.net or call/text (540) 538-9696 at any time in the process if you have questions. 

If you would like to participate but are unable to bring items or volunteer, please consider a financial donation in support of the KindWorks Refugee program HERE. 

Many, many thanks!

Sincerely, Alexa Abdelatey & Sue Cohn, KindWorks Apartment Coordinators

 

**as with all KindWorks projects, when you register you do so with the understanding that volunteering may involve physical activity, the handling of sharp objects and cooking apparatus, the lifting of heavy objects, contact with unidentified and unfamiliar persons, and will require the exercise of reasonable care to avoid injury and/or damage, and you agree to assume any and all risks of personal injury or property damage.

May 14 Apartment Setup for Afghan Family with 2 small children in Riverdale, MD

KindWorks will prepare the apartment for an Afghan family with a son age 4 and a daughter age 3 on Tuesday, May 14. They are arriving through the International Rescue Committee. 

Please join us as we transform an empty apartment into fully furnished, warm and welcoming home for them. Come for an hour or two to arrange furniture, organize the bedrooms and kitchen, put together and make beds, lay out toys and hang art. Many hands make light work and it’s a lot of fun! **

Please email Alexa at aabdelatey@earthlink.net or call/text (540) 538-9696 at any time in the process if you have questions. 

If you would like to participate but are unable to bring items or volunteer, please consider a financial donation in support of the KindWorks Refugee program HERE. 

Many, many thanks!

Sincerely, Alexa Abdelatey & Sue Cohn, KindWorks Apartment Coordinators

 

**as with all KindWorks projects, when you register you do so with the understanding that volunteering may involve physical activity, the handling of sharp objects and cooking apparatus, the lifting of heavy objects, contact with unidentified and unfamiliar persons, and will require the exercise of reasonable care to avoid injury and/or damage, and you agree to assume any and all risks of personal injury or property damage.

May 18 Apartment Setup for Afghan Family of 3 in Riverdale, MD 20737

KindWorks will prepare the apartment for an Afghan family with a young son, age 2, on Saturday, May 18. They are arriving through the International Rescue Committee. 

Please join us as we transform an empty apartment into fully furnished, warm and welcoming home for them. Come for an hour or two to unload and arrange furniture, organize the bedrooms and kitchen, put together and make beds, lay out toys and hang art. Many hands make light work and it’s a lot of fun!  Please consider donating any of your dignity condition (used but perfectly clean and good – like you would hand down to a close relative!) items, or purchase items for this project.**

KindWorks is thrilled to welcome Next Wave Muslim Initiative as they participate in this setup.

Please email Alexa at aabdelatey@earthlink.net or call/text (540) 538-9696 at any time in the process if you have questions. 

If you would like to participate but are unable to bring items or volunteer, please consider a financial donation in support of KindWorks Home Set-ups HERE. 

Many, many thanks!

Sincerely, Alexa Abdelatey & Sue Cohn, KindWorks Apartment Coordinators

 

**as with all KindWorks projects, when you register you do so with the understanding that volunteering may involve physical activity, the handling of sharp objects and cooking apparatus, the lifting of heavy objects, contact with unidentified and unfamiliar persons, and will require the exercise of reasonable care to avoid injury and/or damage, and you agree to assume any and all risks of personal injury or property damage.

May 11 Apartment Setup for Afghan Family with 2 daughters in Riverdale, MD

KindWorks will prepare the apartment for an Afghan family with 2 young girls on Saturday, May 11. They are arriving through the International Rescue Committee. 

Please join us as we transform an empty apartment into fully furnished, warm and welcoming home for them. Come for an hour or two to arrange furniture, organize the bedrooms and kitchen, put together and make beds, lay out toys and hang art. Many hands make light work and it’s a lot of fun! **

Please email Alexa at aabdelatey@earthlink.net or call/text (540) 538-9696 at any time in the process if you have questions. 

If you would like to participate but are unable to bring items or volunteer, please consider a financial donation in support of the KindWorks Refugee program HERE. 

Many, many thanks!

Sincerely, Alexa Abdelatey & Sue Cohn, KindWorks Apartment Coordinators

 

**as with all KindWorks projects, when you register you do so with the understanding that volunteering may involve physical activity, the handling of sharp objects and cooking apparatus, the lifting of heavy objects, contact with unidentified and unfamiliar persons, and will require the exercise of reasonable care to avoid injury and/or damage, and you agree to assume any and all risks of personal injury or property damage.

POSTPONED May 4 Apartment Setup for Afghan Family with 6 Children in Sterling VA

POSTPONED: We will NOT be able to prepare this apartment as planned on May 4. We hope to furnish the apartment at some point in the coming weeks once the family has secured an apartment. We will keep you updated!

 

KindWorks will prepare the apartment for an Afghan family arriving to our area through Lutheran Social Services. The family has 6 children and will be living in Sterling VA.

We are excited to welcome volunteers from Girl Scout Troop 5452 and Capital Area Interfaith Friends.

Please join us as we transform an empty apartment into fully furnished, warm and welcoming home for them. Come for an hour or two to bring your donations, arrange furniture, organize the bedrooms and kitchen, put together and make beds, lay out toys and hang art. Many hands make light work and it’s a lot of fun! **

We hope to partner with our new community partner, Bookstore Movers, who will deliver the big furniture to the apartment. We look forward to our partnership with them and appreciate the hard work that their efficient and excellent movers will provide!

Please email Alexa at aabdelatey@earthlink.net or call/text (540) 538-9696 at any time in the process if you have questions. 

If you would like to participate but are unable to bring items or volunteer, please consider a financial donation in support of the KindWorks Refugee program HERE. 

Many, many thanks!

Sincerely, Alexa Abdelatey & Sue Cohn, KindWorks Apartment Coordinators

 

**as with all KindWorks projects, when you register you do so with the understanding that volunteering may involve physical activity, the handling of sharp objects and cooking apparatus, the lifting of heavy objects, contact with unidentified and unfamiliar persons, and will require the exercise of reasonable care to avoid injury and/or damage, and you agree to assume any and all risks of personal injury or property damage.

April 13 No Lost Generation Apartment Setup for Afghan Family with 5 Children

On April 13, KindWorks will prepare the apartment for an Afghan family arriving to our area through Lutheran Social Services. The family has three boys, ages 9, 8 and 7, and 2 girls, ages 12 and 4. The apartment is located in Falls Church, near Alexandria, VA.

We are excited to welcome No Lost Generation at American University, a group ‘committed to solidarity with refugees in the international community…in a growing movement of hopeful students who believe in the potential of safe communities, where refugees are welcome’.

Please join us as we transform an empty apartment into fully furnished, warm and welcoming home for them. Come for an hour or two to bring your donations, arrange furniture, organize the bedrooms and kitchen, put together and make beds, lay out toys and hang art. Many hands make light work and it’s a lot of fun! **

We are thrilled to welcome a new community partner, Bookstore Movers, who will deliver the big furniture to the apartment. We look forward to our partnership with them and appreciate the hard work that their efficient and excellent movers will provide!

Please email Alexa at aabdelatey@earthlink.net or call/text (540) 538-9696 at any time in the process if you have questions. 

If you would like to participate but are unable to bring items or volunteer, please consider a financial donation in support of the KindWorks Refugee program HERE. 

Many, many thanks!

Sincerely, Alexa Abdelatey & Sue Cohn, KindWorks Apartment Coordinators

 

**as with all KindWorks projects, when you register you do so with the understanding that volunteering may involve physical activity, the handling of sharp objects and cooking apparatus, the lifting of heavy objects, contact with unidentified and unfamiliar persons, and will require the exercise of reasonable care to avoid injury and/or damage, and you agree to assume any and all risks of personal injury or property damage.

April 2 Apartment Setup for 2 Women from the Ivory Coast

KindWorks will prepare the apartment for two women from the Ivory Coast on Tuesday, April 2 at 10am. They are relatives (at least one is elderly) of the mom and 2 young girls for whom we prepared an apartment in late February.

Please join us as we transform an empty apartment into fully furnished, warm and welcoming home for them. Come for an hour or two to unload and arrange furniture, organize the bedrooms and kitchen, put together and make beds, and hang art. Many hands make light work and it’s a lot of fun! **

We are thrilled that our excellent community partner, Moyer and Sons Moving and Storage, will deliver the big furniture to the apartment. We value our partnership with them and appreciate the hard work that their efficient and excellent movers provide!

Please email Alexa at aabdelatey@earthlink.net or call/text (540) 538-9696 at any time in the process if you have questions. 

If you would like to participate but are unable to bring items or volunteer, please consider a financial donation in support of the KindWorks Refugee program HERE. 

Many, many thanks!

Sincerely, Alexa Abdelatey & Sue Cohn, KindWorks Apartment Coordinators

 

**as with all KindWorks projects, when you register you do so with the understanding that volunteering may involve physical activity, the handling of sharp objects and cooking apparatus, the lifting of heavy objects, contact with unidentified and unfamiliar persons, and will require the exercise of reasonable care to avoid injury and/or damage, and you agree to assume any and all risks of personal injury or property damage.

April 3 Apartment Setup for Afghan Family with 3 children in Landover, MD

KindWorks will prepare the apartment for an Afghan family with 2 young girls and a boy, ages 10, almost 8 & 3.5, in Landover, MD on Wednesday, April 3 at 10am. They are arriving through the International Rescue Committee. 

We are excited to welcome No Lost Generation at American University, a group ‘committed to solidarity with refugees in the international community…in a growing movement of hopeful students who believe in the potential of safe communities, where refugees are welcome’.

Please join us as we transform an empty apartment into fully furnished, warm and welcoming home for them. Come for an hour or two to unload and arrange furniture, organize the bedrooms and kitchen, put together and make beds, lay out toys and hang art. Many hands make light work and it’s a lot of fun! **

We are thrilled that our excellent community partner, Moyer and Sons Moving and Storage, will deliver the big furniture to the apartment. We value our partnership with them and appreciate the hard work that their efficient and excellent movers provide!

Please email Alexa at aabdelatey@earthlink.net or call/text (540) 538-9696 at any time in the process if you have questions. 

If you would like to participate but are unable to bring items or volunteer, please consider a financial donation in support of the KindWorks Refugee program HERE. 

Many, many thanks!

Sincerely, Alexa Abdelatey & Sue Cohn, KindWorks Apartment Coordinators

 

**as with all KindWorks projects, when you register you do so with the understanding that volunteering may involve physical activity, the handling of sharp objects and cooking apparatus, the lifting of heavy objects, contact with unidentified and unfamiliar persons, and will require the exercise of reasonable care to avoid injury and/or damage, and you agree to assume any and all risks of personal injury or property damage.

March 26 Apartment Setup for 3 Generation Congolese Family in Gaithersburg MD

On March 26, KindWorks will prepare the apartment for a Congolese family arriving through International Rescue Committee. The family includes a grandmother, mother and 4 (grand)children, 2 young women (22 & 16), a young man and a boy (22 & 11).

Please join us in Gaithersburg, MD as we transform an empty apartment into a fully furnished, warm and welcoming home for them. Due to scheduling, we will work quickly as the family arrives the same day of our setup! Many hands make light work!**

Please email Alexa at aabdelatey@earthlink.net or call/text (540) 538-9696 with any questions.  When you sign up to bring donated items and/or help arrange the apartment, you’ll receive confirmation and reminder emails with location information.

If you would like to participate but are unable to bring items or volunteer, please consider a financial donation in support of the KindWorks Refugee program HERE.

Many, many thanks!

Sincerely, Alexa Abdelatey & Sue Cohn, KindWorks Apartment Coordinators

PS Please note that the grocery list has been updated to include products that are best found at Red Apple Farmers’ Market, 7645 New Hampshire Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912. These groceries are optional AND a truly lovely, welcoming gesture.

**as with all KindWorks projects, when you register you do so with the understanding that volunteering may involve physical activity, the handling of sharp objects and cooking apparatus, the lifting of heavy objects, contact with unidentified and unfamiliar persons, and will require the exercise of reasonable care to avoid injury and/or damage, and you agree to assume any and all risks of personal injury or property damage.