Safety & Hygiene Kit Assembly Drive (Kids Edition) Benecia
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Whipt Cookies | 1440 E 2nd St, Benicia, CA 94510
Event Details
Submitted by the Event Organizer
Vibes&Smiles™ and Pop!Culture by Whipt will be co-hosting the first ever safety + hygiene kit donation drive & assembling event KIDS EDITION where kids will be will be volunteering to make kits from collected donated items, that will be distributed to the unhoused and AAPI community in the near future. To date and with the organization’s goal of 10,000 safety kits, Vibes&Smiles™ has already made and handed out over 6,800 safety kits. The event aims to collect donations and make an additional 1,000 safety kits. In addition to promoting youth, hip-hop & literacy and community service, there will nearly two dozen food and merchant vendors plus live musical performances.
Media coverage from Dion Lim, KRON4 News, 99.7 FM NOW and KCBS 740 AM / 106.9 FM has insurmountably assisted Vibes&Smiles™ in receiving recognition and support from the Mayors and Councilmembers of Pacifica, San Jose, Daly City, South San Francisco and Menlo Park.
The safety kits contain whistles, bungee coil key rings, small flashlights, self defense personal sirens, and pepper gel spray. The hygiene kits contain (travel sized / individually wrapped) toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, body soap, lotion, hand sanitizer, comb, brush, feminine products.
For more information, please visit www.vibesandsmiles.org or email publicist@vibesandsmiles.org.
FOOD
FRESHH COFFEE – @freshh.coffee (“coffee & culture” – single serve, pour over coffee packets, whole bean, clothing & music)
BULA PIES – @bula.pies.fiji (handmade Fijian pies)
SENOR SISIG – @senorsisig (Filipino fusion street food)
G2 JUICES – @g2juices (raw. organic. local. 100% cold pressed juice)
WHIPT COOKIES – @thewhiptbaker (home of the original cookiecake featuring signature, edible graphics & branding. proudly baked with a blend of local, organic, non-GMO and premium foods)
MORELIIFEICE@moreliifeice((Authentic Refreshing Italian Ice)
MERCHANT
FACE PAINTING BY ANNALEA – @facepaintingbyannalea
KABABAYAN KIDS – @kababayankids (a collective that provides resources for Fil-Am parents to engage their children about Filipino culture and language)
THE AURA STREAM – @theaurastream (crystals, bracelets, rosaries, divine tools)
THE BOOKWORM OF VALLEJO – @vjobookworm (more than just a bookstore)
BABY GECK – @babygeck (rings and thinga)
OAKBANDZ – @oak_bandz (children artists and entrepreneurs featuring hand made rubberband jewelry)
MUSICAL ARTISTS
DJ DOUGHBOY707 & DJ DARIC B (IN HOUSE DJ’S) – @djdoughboy707 @djdaricb
MISS IAH – @miss.iah (Host/MC)
THE OSASDA3 – kids cover band
SENOR GIGIO – @senorgigio (singer/rapper)
MOVES DANCE ACADEMY – @movesdanceacademy (pre professional dance education)
HIP HOP 4 CHANGE – @hiphop4change (grassroots activism to educate people about socio-economic injustices and advocate solutions through Hip Hop Culture)
DEUCE ECLIPSE: @deuceeclipse (Nicaraguan Bilingual MC/Vocalist)
SKRATCHFIGHT – @skratchfight (turntable community / vinyl swap)
Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
Cost: FREE
Categories: In Person, Kids & Families