Lead Help Build Protect.
We are a troupe of volunteers standing with those who need help standing on their own.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Amazing video of an amazing troupe doing amazing things. Thanks to everyone involved.
Keep America Beautiful - Get Down and Get Dirty
April 21 2012
w/ the Internets
Of the 1300 people that volunteered yesterday to clean up Topeka for Keep America Beautiful we were the 2nd largest group to Highland Park high school.
That is an accomplishment in itself. The amount of trash we picked was beyond impressive. The five tires was a huge success but what trumped it all? Almost everyone said they wanted to come back again someday soon and finish cleaning. The event was scheduled only for two hours. We will go back. We will do more great things.
Something that is very special to me and unique is that many people volunteering I had never met before IRL and several where from Tumblr. judgernaut, 30secondstojersey, and davesnothere I have never met and only knew through Tumblr. 30seconds (Dan) drove an hour from Kansas City which humbles me.
What SilverbackKS is is conduit. We bring unbelievably wonderful people with great hearts to a projects that make this world a better place. Projects that they can be proud to participate in.
Thank you everyone. Thank you.
The tires we pulled out of the creek today. @silverbackks #keepamericabeautiful (Taken with instagram)
I cannot describe to you how exhausting digging out tires that are under creek bed water/sand/mud and stone truly is.
“We came for salvation
We came for family
We came for all that’s good that’s how we’ll walk away
We came to break the bad
We came to cheer the sad
We came to leave behind the world a better way”
Project Keep America Beautiful is TOMORROW!
You will definitely make a difference in our community tomorrow.
We will all meet at 10:00 a.m. at the Kansas Museum of History 6425 SW 6th Ave. There we will hand out the t-shirts and garbage bags. We will have water as well. We are going to address the trails and Wea Creak around the Museum property. The Museum is very excited about the creek being cleaned up. Since we have a large group and this is a large property there will be different areas addressed and different levels of difficulty. For example the trails and playground area have little trash and would be ideal for people with small children. The creek will require getting a little more “Down and Dirty”.
If we have enough people, some of us will head to the Homeless camps near the Rescue Mission and pick up trash there. That area will not be kid friendly.
We are going to be responsible for bringing all of our trash back to Gage Park by noon and deposit them near the tennis courts. So, if you have a PICKUP TRUCK, please bring it. We will need it.
Safety is the primary concern for everyone. Parents you will be responsible for your children. We had hoped to provide some type of daycare but unfortunately we will not be able to.
- All volunteers MUST sign a release form.
- Anyone under 18 must have their parents sign a release form.
- Safety is my primary concern!·
- All children MUST have adult supervision at all times.·
- The general rule of thumb is not to worry about anything smaller than a cell phone.
- Your biggest visual impact will be with larger items. Personally, if I see it, I have to pick it up.
- Use the buddy system.
- No volunteer should go out alone. ·
- No volunteer should pick up litter in the street or medians.
- Stay as far away from the street edge as possible. ·
- Stay alert.
- Watch for traffic.·
- Do not go on private property.
- Our area of concern is public areas.
- Stay in the area that would be considered in the public right of way-about 5’ feet in from the edge of the street.·
- Take a break if you feel tired.
- Do not pick up sharp objects like broken glass or hypodermic needles.·
- Do not pick up unidentified liquids.
Thank you again and see you in the morning!
SilverbackKS
Lead and Help
It’s Thursday which means prep for passing out coffee & water Sunday 9 to 11am to the homeless. Looking for 2-3 volunteers and 2 alternates.
Today we delivered a box mostly filled with full size personal hygiene products. We mainly give away travel size items in a one gallon bag to the homeless. We do get the occasional full size item donated to us. The full size items accumulated and we felt that the time had come to give to a family or single mom doing it all on her own.
Lalo Munoz who is runs El Centro in Topeka http://www.elcentrooftopeka.org/ and also happens to be an angel that carries a heavy burden all by himself in the Latino community here offered to take the items. I originally asked to deliver the items to a family in need but Lalo talked me out of it. He explained that even in trying times many in the Latino community have too much pride taking help and that he may be able to talk those in need one on one instead of my goofy ass just walking up and ringing a doorbell. I don’t need to be told twice. He’s right.
I’m very proud of this box. It isn’t 30 pallets of food but a small token of donations from some very good people here in Topeka.
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Here are the contents of today’s gift:
- 10 toothbrushes
- 4 tubes of toothpaste
- 2 packages of women’s razors (6 total)
- 3 Kids bodywash/shampoo/conditioner
- 1 package of female pads
- 1 Laundry detergent
- 1 hair gel
- 4 adult body wash
- 2 mouthwash
- 1 tide stain remover
- 1 makeup remover
- 1 lip gloss
- 2 shaving gel
- 1 shampoo
- 6 deoderant
- 1 box granola bars (10 total)
- 2 packages of Halls cough drops
- 1 bag of floss picks (45 total)
Current Silver-bags Inventory/NEEDS
Below is a current inventory of items donated to SilverbackKS for the less fortunate. We are often asked what we need. Here is a list detailing what we currently have on hand.
Some of these items are needed more urgently than others. Because we have no laundry packets we do not have a single complete Silver-bag to give away. Also note water is down to 58 bottles though this may seem like a lot we will most likely run out of water this weekend.
Please help with what you can and no more. We are only a few items away from being able to make up a dozen more Silver-bags. Please also note: all items are travel size. Thank you.
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Current Donation Inventory
- One load laundry detergent packets 0
- Shaving Cream (unisex) 5
- Chapstick 9
- Band Aids 10
- Disposable Razor 10
- Maxi-pads 10
- Deodorant (unisex) 11
- Gallon Size Ziploc bags 12
- Floss 20
- Wet Wipes 22
- Kleenex 24
- Hand Sanitizer 30
- Paper Towels 30
- Toilet Paper 30
- Mouthwash 42
- Toothbrush 45
- Bottles of water 58
- Shampoo 63
- Lotion 64
- Conditioner 71
- Soap 89
- Granola Bars 91
- Toothpaste 210
Lead Help Build Protect
We are a troupe of volunteers standing with those who need help standing on their own.
It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
Mark Twain
You are a fine gentleman, Sir. A fine one indeed. I am all kinds of nervous happy right now.
New Logo
We have a new logo created by our main man http://karlfun.tumblr.com/
I love it.
