The Organized Give | The Stow Company

At The Stow Company, we love helping people establish more order in their lives with our smart storage solutions. We’ve been committed to helping families and organizations with their storage needs for over 25 years. We also enjoy giving back to communities, whether they’re right in our backyard, far away, or even online. That's why we started The Organized Give.

The Organized Give is a campaign that helps others by giving storage solutions to those in need. In addition, we provide a donation for a good cause. In January, we kicked off this campaign by making a difference in the life of Anissa Mayhew and her family. Learn more about Anissa's story and her organizing challenges.

This time around, we’re bringing The Organized Give back to our neck of the woods – West Michigan – to help Kids’ Food Basket, a local non-profit organization that works tirelessly in the attack against childhood hunger.

Did you know one in four Michigan children goes hungry every day? Over 27% of kids in Grand Rapids, Michigan are food insecure and Kids’ Food Basket is on a mission to change that. They provide nutritional meals to over 4,800 kids each day. These meals, known as “sack suppers,” are given to kids at school to ensure lunch is not their last meal of the day and that they receive adequate nutrition for proper brain development. With the help of over 170 volunteers each day, these meals are packaged and delivered directly to 32 schools in Kent County. The organization serves schools in which 80% or more of students live at or below the poverty line.

On March 16, we’ll be installing new organization systems at the Kid’s Food Basket facility with the help from team members at The Stow Company and ORG West Michigan. The ORG storage systems will provide organization for items that are accessed on a daily basis, making the sack supper production process more efficient. You can follow the installation process and more on our blog.

You can also get involved with this effort to help hungry children in these ways:

“Like” our Facebook page. For every new “Like” our Facebook page receives, we’ll donate $1 to Kids’ Food Basket. These funds will be used to purchase nutritious food, packaging supplies and more.
Decorate sack supper bags. Here’s a simple way to bring a smile to a kid’s day: decorate sack supper bags with cheerful messages and illustrations. Get your own kids involved at home, or make it a fun group project with friends and co-workers. We’ll be posting some photos of the creative designs on our Facebook page before they’re delivered to Kid’s Food Basket, so send them our way.

Please deliver or mail bags to:
The Stow Company
c/o The Organized Give
3311 Windquest Drive
Holland, MI 49424

If you are dropping off bags, please deliver them during business hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

*Please deliver/mail all bags to our facility by Friday, April 6. Also, as much as we love sparkly things, please refrain from using glitter.

Provide healthy food items. Currently, Kids’ Food Basket is in need of sandwich bags, jars of peanut butter, fruit cups, peanut butter or cheese cracker packs, and pudding cups. You can view a complete list of their “wish list” items here.
Donate online. Whether you are near or far, you can join the attack against childhood hunger. Donate to Kids’ Food Basket now.
Help spread the word about the issue. We’re hosting a Twitter party along with Kids’ Food Basket on Friday, March 16 at 1 PM (EST) to raise awareness about childhood hunger. “If you RSVP and attend the party, you’ll have a chance to give back, too! Every 15 minutes one participant will win $200 to donate to the public school or non-profit organization of their choice.” We hope you can join us! We’ll be using the hashtag #OrganizedGive.

*Campaign donations (up to $3,000) end Monday, April 9, 2012.

Thank you for your support of The Organized Give! If you would like to engage in this campaign and spread the word about a great cause, simply copy the code below the badge of your choice and paste it onto your website!