Saturday Morning and Afternoon
There are 50 serving options available for the week of Sunday, April 26 to Saturday, May 2. Choose from Sunday afternoon, weekday options, or options on Saturday morning and afternoon. There are both in-person and From Home options.
Every person who calls Hope home is invited to sign up for at least one serving option, and if you choose, more than one! Consider encouraging those you know where you work, live, and play to join you in serving.
Sign-ups open March 1 and close March 15.
- All opportunities are first-come, first-serve by registering HERE. Look for the Love Mason Plus day you are interested in serving.
- Every option has a specific amount of participants based on what the organization and serving option can handle.
- Family-friendly choices are marked.
- If your initial choice is full, please choose another serving option. There are many great options we want to complete, and serving options are available each day of the week at specific times.
- After March 15, sign-ups will continue only for From Home Serving Options as openings remain.
Check out the FAQ page for more Love Mason Plus information.
Organization: Caring Partners International
Date: Sat. 5/2 | Time: 9:00am -12:00pm
Location: Franklin
Min. Age: 8| Max. Participants: 10
Category: Outside
Caring Partners International (CPI) maintains a large warehouse of donated medical supplies that are shipped to regions in the world where there is a desperate need. This serving option includes landscape work - clean up winter debris, spread mulch, weed, spruce up bushes and shrubbery, and miscellaneous tasks. Team members will be invited to bring rakes, shovels, and gloves.
Family Friendly? Yes | Special Skills Needed? No | Complete from Home? No
Organization: Caring Partners International
Date: Sat. 5/2 | Time: 9:00am -12:00pm
Location: Franklin
Min. Age: 13+| Max. Participants: 15
Category: Sorting
Caring Partners International (CPI) maintains a large warehouse of donated medical supplies that are shipped to regions in the world where there is a desperate need. Local volunteers check all supplies for expiration dates, and others then inventory, refurbish, and prepare these supplies for shipment. This serving option involves sorting various medical supplies that have been donated to the warehouse and checking expiration dates.
Family-Friendly? No | Special Skills Needed? None| Complete from Home? No
Organization: Compassionate Justice
Date: Sat. 5/2 | Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Location: Avondale
Min. Age: 5+ | Max. Participants: 40
Category: Outside
Compassionate Justice is an organization dedicated to eradicating systemic poverty and fostering thriving, Christ-centered communities in Avondale. From tutoring programs to home assistance, witness the transformative power of community support and love. This serving option includes cleaning up and beautifying the play yard and landscape for Calvary Kids Learning Center in Avondale. Work will include landscape cleanup, removal of overgrown brush and trees on the fence lines and repair of playground equipment and the sandbox.
Family-Friendly? Yes | Special Skills Needed? No| Complete from Home? No
Organization: Compassionate Justice
Date: Sat. 5/2 | Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Location: Avondale
Min. Age: 5+| Max. Participants: 40
Category: Outside
Compassionate Justice is compelled by God to build His Kingdom as we “develop thriving Christ-centered communities" in the impoverished inner City neighborhoods of Cincinnati. Our transformational strategy is to “eradicate the root causes of systemic poverty (Spiritual, Relational, Motivational, and Material Poverty)”. They accomplish this by helping individuals and families overcome their burdens and empower them to move from areas of poverty to flourishing in their lives. This serving option includes cleaning up and beautifying the landscaping for low-income families in Avondale. Work will include landscape clean-up and removal of overgrown brush/trees on fence lines.
Family-Friendly? Yes | Special Skills Needed? No| Complete from Home? No
Organization: Matthew 25 Ministries
Date: Sat. 5/2 | Time: 9:00am-11:00am
Location: Blue Ash
Min. Age: 5| Max. Participants: 20
Category: Sorting
Matthew 25:Ministries is an international humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization helping more than 20 million people in need each year. This serving option includes working in the Matthew 25 Ministries Warehouse. Sorting items, packing boxes with humanitarian supplies, and other assignments as needed. Children under 16 are welcome and must be accompanied by an adult at all times under the following guidelines - Children under 8 - 1 adult for every child; Children 9-11 - 1 adult for every 2 children; Children 12-15 - 1 adult for every 3 children.
Family-Friendly? Yes| Special Skills Needed? Basic Construction Skills | Complete from Home? No
Organization: People Working Cooperatively
Date: Sat. 5/2 | Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Location: TBD
Min. Age: 16| Max. Participants: 20
Category: Minor Home Repair
People Working Cooperatively (PWC) has been strengthening communities by providing critical home repairs, energy conservation, and accessibility modification services in an effort to help residents remain independent and healthy in their homes. This serving option includes performing minor home repairs and services for low-income homeowners, and could include painting, landscaping, light carpentry, minor electrical, or plumbing. Specific project details and location will be finalized at beginning of April depending on volunteer skills and homeowner needs. May be split into 2 teams. Special Skills Needed: Painting, Carpentry, Electrical, Plumbing, Landscaping.
Family Friendly? No | Special Skills Needed? see description| Complete from Home? No
Organization: SELF - Supports to Encourage Low-income Families
Date: Sat. 5/2 | Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Location: Fairfield Township
Min. Age: 12+ | Max. Participants: 10
Category: Outside
SELF provides free repairs for elderly, disabled, and other low-income people in Butler County who are unable to do the repairs themselves. SELF provide all the materials and planning, and tools if needed. This serving option in Fairfield Township includes grass cutting, landscape, and general cleanup. May include removing some junk.
Family Friendly? No | Special Skills Needed? None | Complete from Home? No
Organization: SELF - Supports to Encourage Low-income Families
Date: Sat. 5/2 | Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Location: Hamilton
Min. Age: 16| Max. Participants: 10
Category: Home Repair
SELF provides free repairs for elderly, disabled, and other low-income people in Butler County who are unable to do the repairs themselves. SELF provide all the materials and planning, and tools if needed. This serving option in Hamilton includes removing vines from the gutters, cleaning the gutters, cutting the grass, and caulking around the tub.
Family Friendly? No| Special Skills Needed? see description | Complete from Home? No
Organization: SELF - Supports to Encourage Low-income Families
Date: Sat. 5/2 | Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Location: Hamilton
Min. Age: 16| Max. Participants: 10
SELF provides free repairs for elderly, disabled, and other low-income people in Butler County who are unable to do the repairs themselves. SELF provide all the materials and planning, and tools if needed. This serving option in Hamilton includes installing handrails, landscaping (pulling flowers and weeds), and possibly trimming bushes.
Family Friendly? Yes | Special Skills Needed? see description | Complete from Home? No
Organization: Voices of Hope
Date: Sat. 5/2 Time: 9:00am-11:00am
Location: various
Min. Age: any | Max. Participants: 25
Category: Singing
This serving option involves people meeting at Hope for a brief rehearsal and then going to the homes of Hope's homebound family, singing 2-3 songs or a bible reading, and praying with the person/family. May be one or two teams depending on the amount of participants. May carpool or drive yourself to each location.
Family Friendly? Yes | Special Skills Needed? None| Complete from Home? No
Organization: Matthew 25 Ministries
Date: Sat. 5/2 Time: 11:00am-1:00pm
Location: Blue Ash
Min. Age: 5| Max. Participants: 20
Category: Sorting
Matthew 25:Ministries is an international humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization helping more than 20 million people in need each year. This serving option includes working in the Matthew 25 Warehouse. Sorting items, packing boxes with humanitarian supplies, and other assignments as needed. Children under 16 are welcome and must be accompanied by an adult at all times under the following guidelines - Children under 8 - 1 adult for every child; Children 9-11 - 1 adult for every 2 children; Children 12-15 - 1 adult for every 3 children.
Family Friendly? Yes| Special Skills Needed? None | Complete from Home? No
Organization: Camp Swoneky
Date: Sat. 5/2 Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Oregonia
Min. Age: 16| Max. Participants: 12
Category: Outside
Camp Swoneky is in the beginning stages of replacing their barns at the farm. They are requesting help to repair the fences at the farm.
Family Friendly? No | Special Skills Needed? see description| Complete from Home? No
Organization: Mason Fire Department #51
Date: Sat. 5/2 | Delivery Time: 1:00pm
Location: 4420 Mason Montgomery Road, Mason, OH
Min. Age: Any | Max. Participants: 1 individual or family
Category: Family-Friendly
If you choose this serving opportunity, you are committing to purchase, assemble, and deliver (7) Gratitude Bags at the specified delivery time (included in your confirmation email).
We provide the bags - you fill them!
Each Gratitude Bag should include:
- A bottled drink with electrolytes (BodyArmor, Gatorade, or Powerade)
- A granola bar or KIND bar
- A package of trail mix
- An individual package of Baked chips or pretzels
- Two packages of fruit snacks
- An individual package of store-bought cookies
Please include a note of gratitude or a fun drawing (all ages welcome!). Gratitude coloring sheets will be available at pickup.
Bag Pickup: Bags will be available for pickup on Sunday, April 12, 19, or 26 between 9:00am–12:30pm. Look for the Love Mason Plus table near the Ministry Partner corner in the Commons. Thank you for helping us bless those who serve our community!
Family Friendly? Yes | Special Skills Needed? None | Complete from Home? Yes