SATURDAY 4/29 | ​SERVING OPTIONS

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
​Since there are close to 50 total serving options available for the week, we invite you to take time to review all pages and available options prior to signups opening on March 5. Because options are offered on multiple days, we are encouraging every person who calls Hope home to sign up for at least one opportunity, and if you choose, more than one!
Signups for in-person serving options will be open from March 5 to March 19
  • All opportunities are first-come, first-serve.
  • Most options have limited participants based on what the organization and serving option can handle.
  • If your initial choice is full, please choose another serving option. There are many great options we want to complete!
  • Serving options are available each day of the week (Sun. afternoon, weekdays as noted, and Sat. morning and afternoon).
  • Family-friendly choices are marked. 
  • ​After March 19, people can continue to sign up for From Home Serving Options until April 29. ​
​​Check out the FAQ page for more Love Mason Plus information.
City Gospel Mission Transition Home Carpet Removal
​Organization: City Gospel Mission
Date: Sat. 4/29 | Time: 1:00PM–4:00PM | Location: Green Township
​Min. Age: Adult| Max. Participants: 8
City Gospel Mission (CGM) has a goal to break the cycle of poverty and despair … one life at a time. CGM provides safe shelter, nutritious meals, hot showers and much more to those in need throughout Cincinnati. This serving option includes cutting, rolling, and removing carpet from four rooms in a soon-to-be transition home located in Green Township, Ohio - about 35 minutes southwest of Hope Church. The total area of the four rooms is 600 square feet.
Special Skills Needed? Carpet demo | Complete from Home? No
City Gospel Mission Home Landscaping Removal
Organization: City Gospel Mission                                       
Date: Sat. 4/29 | Time: 1:00PM-4:00PM | Location: Green Township
Min. Age: 13+ with a parent | Max. Participants: 15
City Gospel Mission (CGM) has a goal to break the cycle of poverty and despair … one life at a time. CGM provides safe shelter, nutritious meals, hot showers and much more to those in need throughout Cincinnati. This serving option includes removing existing shrubs, weeding and prepping for future landscaping, and removal of a stone wall at a soon-to-be transition home located in Green Township, Ohio - about 35 minutes southwest of Hope Church. Volunteers will be asked to bring garden shears, gloves, shovels, and other landscaping tools.
Family Friendly? Yes | Special Skills Needed? No | Complete from Home? No
City Gospel Mission - Little Village Deep Clean
​Organization: City Gospel Mission
Date: Sat. 4/29 | Time: 1:00PM-4:00PM | Location: Cincinnati
​​Min. Age: Supervised by parent | Max. Participants: 25
Little Village is a community play space designed by City Gospel Mission (CGM) for fun, early learning, and connection for families of children from birth to age five. There is no charge to participate, and the space has flexible hours to meet families’ schedules. At Little Village, the littlest learners and their families can explore a variety of playful areas including an art room, science center, tumble area, construction zone, dramatic play and games, reading room and infant space. This serving option involves helping with a deep spring clean - cleaning and organizing toys, facility cleaning, and tidying up a small garden area and around the immediate facility.
Special Skills Needed? Household cleaning | Complete from Home? No
Int'l Friendships Inc. Grad Student Graduation Party
​Organization: International Friendships Inc.
Date: Sat. 4/29 | Time: 1:00PM-4:00PM | Location: Cincinnati (near UC)
Min. Age: Old enough to play with students| Max. Participants: 15
As a team, prepare a variety of finger foods and cake to bring and serve Graduating International Students. Note that most of these students won't have family present in country so you'll be helping celebrate the completion of their grad student studies. Play games and interact with the international students. Enjoy the relational experience with a talented bunch of international students. We estimate there will be 30-40 attendees. In sharing the cost of providing food, we estimate the cost for volunteer service per family is $25 or less.
Special Skills Needed? Cooking, Serving, Interacting with students | Complete from Home? No
Residential Yard Cleanup
​Organization: Gettysburg Estates Community
Date: Sat. 4/29 | Time: 1:00PM-4:00PM | Location: West Chester
Min. Age: Old enough to pick up trash/yard waste | Max. Participants: 20
Clean up yard waste at four to five residential homes with elderly and/or single parent family homes. Beautify the community area. Transport waste to large community waste containers on property. Volunteers will be asked to bring gloves, rakes, and other landscape items.
Special Skills Needed? none| Complete from Home? No
Gratitude Bags - Mason Fire Dept. #51
​Organization: Mason Fire Department #51
Date: Sat. 4/29 Delivery Time: 1:00PM | Location: Mason
Min. Age: Any | Max. Participants: 2
 (7) Gratitude Bags... ​Items that will go in a gratitude bag are healthy pre-packaged snacks and drinks that could go in a backpack for a long shift including: a sports drink (ex. Gatorade/Powerade), granola bars, trail mix, baked chips, pretzels, Kind bars, fruit snacks, and cookies. We'd also love to include some notes of gratitude or fun drawings for our first responders from people of all ages at Hope! * NEW THIS YEAR - We'll provide the bags - you fill them! Bags will be available for pickup by Sunday, April 23.

If you choose this serving option, please sign up 1 adult from your family if you'd like to share the costs of 8 bags with another family, or 2 adults from your family if you will cover the costs of all 8 bags. (any/all of your children can still attend with you).
Family Friendly? Yes | Special Skills Needed? None | Complete from Home? No
Love Mason Plus Photography/Video Team
​Time: various | Location: 5-6 Serving Options
Min. Age: 16+ | Max. Participants: 6
Visit 5-6 assigned serving options during the week and take a mixture of photos and video using a camera. A tips page will be shared for capturing moments throughout the day. Submit video to LMP Photo Coordinator within 3 days of Love Mason Plus for creation of LMP Recap video.
Special Skills Needed? Photography | Complete from Home? No
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