On Dec. 7, more than 200 staffers from Berlanti Productions turned out on a Saturday to volunteer and help pack survival kits for The Giving Spirit, a nonprofit which aids people experiencing homelessness
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were among those who helped pack kits for people on the street. First on the assembly line was Greg Berlanti, who said to the assembled, "We’re grateful for you to take your Saturday morning to come in and be introduced to and to help The Giving Spirit. Unfortunately, the homeless crisis in our city has only gotten worse in the last year and there are human beings suffering every day.
“Greg and his team have been amazing partners. An event like this is great for team-building with employees,” said Lloyd Hummel, chairman of The Giving Spirit’s development committee and senior vp global commercial strategy at Ingrooves Music Group. Founded in 1999, the nonprofit has distributed more than 55,000 kits prepped by 18,000 volunteers and has also partnered with NBCUniversal and Fox.
At the Berlanti volunteer event, participants packed items to go into a new kit for women that includes lotion, cosmetics and feminine hygiene products. “It’s for women who need to get prepared for housing or a job interview or just to make them feel good,” said Hummel. Attendees also packed around 3,000 non-perishable food components that will go into a “giant duffel bag that has 75 items or so: drinks, food, pen and paper, a nail kit.
A version of this story first appeared in the Dec. 13 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine,
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