Fudayl Hopkins Capstone

For my capstone project I chose to do a donation drive around my neighborhood and then use those donations that I collected to donate them to different organizations around the Philadelphia area. The reason why chose to do this as my capstone project is because around my house there’s an old man who often comes by our house because he has no place to live so our family normally gives him some clothes and food so I wanted to give back to the less fortunate by donating the clothes that I cannot wear or don’t like. In order to get a perspective on if people would donate or not I made a survey asking them if they donate and they don’t donate then why so. From that survey the results I got were that while people want to donate they can’t because either their schedule is too crowded or they don’t know where to donate. I then went around my neighborhood to collect donations from my neighbors. I did this every weekend for a month. I then went to different donation centers and donated the clothes that I got to those places.

Bibliography

Hersch, Elizabeth G. “Know Homelessness .” Know Homelessness, October 2020. http://philadelphiaofficeofhomelessservices.org/. I found this source to be useful because I wanted to know how many homeless people are in the Philadelphia area. The reason why I wanted to know this is because whenever I am on the subway or when I’m around my neighborhood I always manage to see a homeless person or someone in need. This source allows me to know how big the homeless problem is in the city of Philadelphia. I am surprised how there are fewer homeless people than I had initially thought but it is still a problem that needs to be addressed before it becomes too big to handle. Lu, Diana. “Where to Donate Stuff in Philly.” https://www.inquirer.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 18, 2018. https://www.inquirer.com/philly-tips/donate-furniture-clothes-philadelphia-pickups-20211018.html. This source provides information about some good places to donate in philly. I say this is a good source for me because it tells me some good places where I can donate clothes, toys and other things. This can help me find the perfect place to donate all the stuff that the people that need it. Another reason why this helps me is because I don’t know the city of philadelphia like the back of my hand as I stay inside often due to Covid regulations so this website helps me find some good places in which I can donate the stuff that I have collected. Colón, Siani. “Here Are 7 Places Where You Can Donate Clothes in Philly.” Kensington Voice, August 14, 2020. https://kensingtonvoice.com/en/here-are-7-places-you-can-donate-clothes-to-in-philly/. I chose this article because it provides some more information about where to donate in philadelphia. This can be a helpful article when it comes to my capstone project because it provides more places for me to donate the clothes that I get during the drive. Another reason why it helps is because I can narrow down the places to the donation centers that are close to where I live. This would allow me to be able to be as efficient as possible when it comes to traveling to the donation centers as I could find the ones that are closest to where I am. Mers, Tony. “The Importance of Donating Clothes.” GoGreenDrop Blog, August 20, 2020. https://www.gogreendrop.com/blog/the-importance-of-donating-clothes/. I chose this article because it shows the importance of donation and why people should do it. Since I want to run a donation drive as my capstone then I would need to be able to teach people about the importance of donating and how that can positively impact someone’s life. Another reason as to why this is a good source is because I can use this source to compel other people to donate their stuff to the drive. This is the main objective in why I want to do my capstone so this source helps so that to the people that I am presenting to.

Mers, Tony. “How to Plan A Donation Drive for Charity.” GoGreenDrop Blog. Accessed January 28, 2022. https://www.gogreendrop.com/blog/how-to-plan-a-donation-drive-for-charity/. The reason why I chose to use this source is because since I have a lack of knowledge in terms of planning a donation drive this website can help me make a good plan for that in terms of my capstone project. This can help me in a big way as I won’t be as confused on what to do and as such make my work for planning this event more efficient and less stressful in terms of my mental health. Another upside to this is that it also puts less stress on the mentor (Mr Symonds) as he can focus on other things to help with the capstone.

Zau, Renee. “10 Tips and Tricks for a Successful Donation Drive.” DonationMatch. In-kind Donation and Marketing Platform | DonationMatch, April 24, 2018. https://www.donationmatch.com/blog-list/index.php/10-tips-tricks-successful-donation-drive. I chose this article because I want to make this capstone as successful as possible so I believe that through this article it can help me do the best drive that I can do within my power.This can help me in a big way as I won’t be as confused on what to do and as such make my work for planning this event more efficient and less stressful in terms of my mental health. Another upside to this is that it also puts less stress on the mentor (Mr Symonds) as he can focus on other things to help with the capstone. “Philadelphia Clothing Donations.” GreenDrop, LLC. Accessed January 27, 2022. https://www.gogreendrop.com/philadelphia-donations. The reason for me choosing this source is because it is another organization that could potentially help me with this capstone project. This could be a helpful article when it comes to my capstone project because it provides more places for me to donate the clothes that I get during the drive. Another reason why it helps is because I can narrow down the places to the donation centers that are close to where I live. This can help reduce the amount of time it takes for me to find organizations to help with my capstone and reduce the amount of time that it takes for me to plan the event.

“Where to Donate Clothing Here in Philadelphia.” Temple Sustainability Blog, October 22, 2020. https://sites.temple.edu/tusustainability/2020/10/22/donate-clothing-in-philadephia/. The reason as to why I chose this article is because it provides some more information about where to donate in philadelphia. This can be a helpful article when it comes to my capstone project because it provides more places for me to donate the clothes that I get during the drive. Another reason why it helps is because I can narrow down the places to the donation centers that are close to where I live. This would allow me to be able to be as efficient as possible when it comes to traveling to the donation centers as I could find the ones that are closest to where I am.