Past Events
Our volunteer projects bring families together to understand, discuss and address critical needs in their communities. Since January 2011, The Honeycomb Project had inspired and mobilized more than 1,300 volunteers, kids and adults, to make a difference in Chicago.
Recent Projects:
- Re-purposed 2,300 plastic bags to make sleeping mats for the homeless
- Donated food and prepared a hot and healthy breakfast at a shelter
- Donated and packed school supplies to help 300 kids
- Built a nature trail along the Chicago River to protect plants and wildlife
- Hosted a holiday party pediatric patients and their families
- Packed and delivered 140 bags of groceries to hungry families
- Donated toys and warm weather items for families living in a shelter
- Removed 400 lbs. of trash from the Lake Michigan shoreline
- Rebuilt a hoop house that feeds 80 families in Englewood
Work in an Organic Greenhouse
June, 2013
Despite the rainy weather, our Honeycomb volunteers helped to prepare the garden for summer camp.
Bingo
June, 2013
Families joined us to play bingo at Levy Senior Center. Kids called numbers, passed out prizes and snacks and joined in the bingo fun!
Make Sleeping Mats
June, 2013
Did you know that the EPA estimates that somewhere between 500 billion and a trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year? Honeycomb partnered with New Life for Old Bags to re-purpose thousands of bags to make sleeping mats for the homeless. The mats are waterproof and improve comfort for those in the most critical circumstances. Cornerstone Community Outreach distributes the emergency mats to those who are unable to go to a shelter.
63rd Street Beach
May, 2013
Volunteers joined us at 63rd Street Beach to test the water quality of Lake Michigan, measure beach health and remove trash from our shoreline. We also helped rebuild the boardwalk to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.
Indian Road Woods
May, 2013
Families joined us for a beautiful spring day at Indian Road Woods. We rebuilt a nature trail along the Chicago River to prevent erosion and protect native species. We watched a deer walk our trail and found a snake that was thought by some to resemble a boa.
Bingo
April, 2013
Families joined us to play bingo at Levy Senior Center. Kids called numbers, passed out prizes and snacks and joined in the bingo fun!
