The Sandbox is Here

The Sandbox is Here

F3 Service Opportunities: The Sandbox

What: A partnership formed between two great organizations to give the men of F3 the opportunity to serve and make an impact in the lives of families in need.

When: An ongoing opportunity for at least 12 months where PAX can volunteer as they are able for various tasks and projects.

How: Sign up for new Slack Channel – The Sandbox – to indicate an interest and respond to opportunities as they are presented.

Mission of The Sandbox

When a child is diagnosed with cancer, life-altering, rare or terminal illness, it is our mission is to lock arms with people in our community to meet the practical, social and emotional needs of families at the time of diagnosis or referral. We want to create opportunities for families that encourage friendships, create lasting memories, produce joyful experiences and most importantly, restore hope.

This is where F3 Steps up

 Practical Support

Mowing the lawn

Picking up groceries

Help with a simple home project (s)

ETC…

Social Support

Inviting a Dad to a AO

Inviting their 2.0’s to a AO

Taking a family to a 2NDF Event

Helping at the “Prom Event”

Emotional Support

Be there for them

Listen

Just hang out

For individual PAX, the involvement will be very flexible.  If a family has a practical need that has been posted on slack you can meet, reply via Slack and take it on.  This may be your only involvement.  Or, you may see an opportunity to lead further, to form a deeper relationship, and otherwise participate in a family’s life.

This is NOT a “Family Sponsorship” request, Sandbox will continue to “own” these family relationships as they are sourced from hospitals and social workers.  The Sandbox will enlist F3 when they need the “horsepower” to meet certain needs and it will be our opportunity to step up in each case with no longer term commitment and generally with flexibility on timing of delivery.

Men, we did our homework, we are a good fit for this organization and it will give you an opportunity to serve a variety of different ways.  Life is more important than work, golf, or working out,  our lives need to be bigger than us as individuals.  What better way to lead by example then to see a need and fill a need as we get our 2.0’s and our M’s involved in what we are doing to serve the community. This partnership will give us that flexibility and opportunity to do just that.  Please step up, step out and grab the opportunities as they come,  as we know you will.

F3 Q Contacts 

Soft Pretzel-  Cell 704-534-6411

Transporter-  Cell 414-731-3035

Flipper-        Cell 704-724-6948

Sandbox History

In 2010, a group of friends saw a need – helping families during Christmas at Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, NC. After the holidays, this group wanted to continue to provide support for families. In March of 2011, a social worker at the hospital asked if they could host a prom for patients who would miss their own prom due to treatment or the eventual impact of their illness. They answered “Yes!” and, The Sandbox’s signature event, An Evening of Believing Prom was born.

Today, The Sandbox serves families through the CARRE program – Caring About Real Relationships Empathetically. This phrase is an umbrella to all of the support they offer families whose children suffer from severe illness. The Sandbox has humbly served more than 5,000 families in the greater Charlotte region as well as some parts of South Carolina through a variety of programs and events.

For more, go to: https://gotsandbox.org/