Back to School Bash

On Saturday, August 16th, more than 2,000 children will gather at Open Door Mission for a BASH: a cookout and Back to School Celebration. In addition to great food and a program geared toward the importance of education, all children participating will receive a brand new back pack filled with school supplies appropriate for their age and grade level.

How can you help? Purchase school supplies and drop off at any of these locations below!

• 14410 West Center Road, Omaha, NE  68144
• 8540 South 71st Plaza, Suite A, Papillion, NE  68046
• 1110 S. 71st Street, Suite D, Omaha, NE  68106
• 2101 N. 120th St., Suite C-1, Omaha, NE  68164

Visit any Qdoba Mexican Grill at any of our 4 locations, donate a bag of school supplies or a book bag and receive a coupon for FREE Chips and Salsa from Qdoba. One coupon per person per visit or donation.

Locations

• 6015 NW Radial Highway, Omaha, NE
• 4140 S 84th St, Omaha, NE
• 14545 W Center Rd, Omaha, NE
• 9290 W Dodge Rd, Omaha, NE
• 4718 L St, Omaha, NE
• 550 N 155th Plz, Omaha, NE
• 18201 Wright St, Omaha, NE
• 17929 Welch Plz, Omaha, NE
• 919 Galvin Road S, Bellevue, NE
• 3705 Twin Creek Dr, Bellevue, NE
• 10504 S 15th St, Bellevue, NE
• 3705 Twin Creek Dr, Bellevue, NE
• 12850 L St, Omaha, NE
• 6304 N 99th St, Omaha, NE
• 16850 Evans Plz, Omaha, NE
• 16960 W Maple Rd, Omaha, NE
• 8525 S 71st Plz, Papillion, NE

stores

5150 Center Street, Omaha, 68106

Summer has arrived! The heat index is rising and so is the need for Hand-In-Hand Volunteers at Open Door Mission!

As we prepare for our annual Back-To-School Bash here are ways that you or your group can help to ensure that more than 2000 homeless and near-homeless children will receive new backpacks to start the school year right. For a detailed list of suply needs, click here.

You can bless the children by organizing a Drive for Back-To-School Bash supplies:

• Back Pack
• Calculator
• Crayons, 24 ct.
• Crayons, Large
• Eraser, Large pink
• Glue or 6 glue sticks
• Highlighter
• Index Cards, 3x5
• Markers
• Notebook Paper, college and wide ruled
• Notebook, spiral college ruled
• Notebook, spiral wide ruled
• Pencil Box
• Pencils, Mechanical
• Pencils, Colored
• Pencils, #2
• Pens, ball point
• Pocket Folders with brads
• Ruler
• Scissors (round & Sharp Tip)
• Tissue Box
• Zipper pencil pouch
  

Volunteer opportunities

• We need volunteers for:
• Registration Table Crowd Control
• Lunch Servers Kitchen Help
• Distributing School Supplies Balloon Fillers
• Volunteer Assistants Traffic Control
• Super Duper Giveaway Helpers

Back-To-School Bash sorters

Individuals and Groups

Thank you for your continued offering of time and talent. Yes, Hand-In-Hand, we can open doors so lives can be changed for eternity.