Get Involved

Hosting an event can be an opportunity for formation and community-building for your group. CRS Helping Hands staff help you coordinate your event from beginning to end, and our partner provides meals to package and helps your volunteers with event set-up.

Host an event

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Step 1

Find the closest warehouse

Where you are located impacts the logistics and price of your event. Additional
travel fees may apply outside a 100 miles from our partner’s warehouses.
Use the map below to see how close you are to a warehouse.

Step 2

Event Calculator

Need to figure out the logistics for your next event? Feel free to use this handy calculator to determine estimates on what you'll need. You only need one number to get started - everything else will be automatically calculated from there! These numbers are approximates to get you started and can be adjusted to your event needs. Contact us for specifics helpinghands@crs.org

Number of Participants:

Projected Number of Meals:

Event Space (sq. ft.):

Cost of meals:

In addition to packaging time, each event takes 1 ½ hours to set-up and 1 hour to clean-up. An introduction of the project beforehand can take up to 15-30 minutes.

Step 3

Request an event

Interested in hosting an event? Please email helpinghands@crs.org and
someone from our team will be in touch shortly.

Step 4

Read our event Toolkit

The toolkit walks you through the event from start to finish and contains all the information you need to host a successful event. Use the hyperlinks in the toolkit to move to the section you want or to explore our resources.

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Step 5

Review our resources

Use our resources to promote your event and plan education
and prayer opportunities for your event.

Check out our resources

ATTEND AN EVENT

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Prince of Peace, Flowery Branch Georgia	Georgia	Feb. 29, 2020	Join us
St. Joseph on the Brandywine	Delaware	Mar. 07, 2020	Join us
St. Monica Church and CYACC	Pennsylvania	Mar. 08, 2020	Join us
Holy Rosary	Delaware	Mar. 14, 2020	Join us
Holy Family and St. Irene Parish	Massachusetts	Mar. 15, 2020	Join us
Espiritu Santo Catholic Church and School	Florida	Mar. 21, 2020	Join us
Holy Trinity – Washington D.C.	District of Columbia	Mar. 21, 2020	Join us
St. Augustine Catholic Church and Student Center	Florida	Mar. 21, 2020	Join us
Our Lady of Hope	Virginia	Mar. 21, 2020	Join us
St. Austin, Texas	Texas	Mar. 21, 2020	Join us
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Community	California	Mar. 21, 2020	Join us
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School	Florida	Mar. 21, 2020	Join us
St. Joseph, Wauwatosa	Wisconsin	Mar. 22, 2020	Join us
Catholic Parishes of Stoughton	Massachusetts	Mar. 28, 2020	Join us
St. Timothy, Lutz, FL	Florida	Mar. 28, 2020	Join us
St John XXIII	Florida	Mar. 28, 2020	Join us
Sacred Heart Church, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Mar. 28, 2020	Join us
Our Mother of Consolation Church	Pennsylvania	Mar. 29, 2020	Join us
Holy Name of Jesus, FL – March 2020	Florida	Mar. 29, 2020	Join us
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Pensacola	Florida	Mar. 29, 2020	Join us

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RT @KimPoz: Thank you @wjz for covering this great @CRSHelpingHands event with the #Baltimore @Orioles and @CatholicRelief. Great to see so…

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RT @Orioles: 75,000 meals were packaged at today’s @CRSHelpingHands event at Oriole Park! Thanks to everyone who volunteered. @CatholicReli…

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RT @CatholicRelief: Woo-hoo, we did it! 🎉 Thank you @Orioles, @OrioleBird, @Rise2030 and @CRSHelpingHands for an exciting day #OPACY. Toget…

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