Fedex Volunteers in action at Alameda Point Collaborative
Last month, as part of Fedex Cares Week, a volunteer army of 125 local Fedex employees spent a day lending a hand at the Alameda Point Collaborative, a United Way grantee that is working to end homelessness.
Fedex Cares Week is a week-long volunteer event that benefits local communities and United Way by encouraging more than 2,100 FedEx team members to volunteer their time. Projects ranged from refurbishing and beautifying local agencies, to building playgrounds and painting child-care centers.
The Alameda Point Collaborative has created a unique community at the former Alameda Naval Air Station, providing housing, services and opportunities for brighter futures to formerly homeless families and individuals. The spacious, 34-acre commmunity offered numerous opportunities for the Fedex volunteers to help out – some renovated the Collaborative’s bike shop, while others constructed a fish farm, a compost structure, and raised beds in the community garden. The Collaborative’s playground was also refurbished by volunteers.
FedEx Bay District Administration Manager Debi Carrubba said, “It was such an incredible experience for me as the coordinator of FedEx Cares Week to see the entire project develop and to see so many people working together for the common good of their community. It was a wonderful day.”
