Step By Step Outreach Opportunity

Step By Step Christmas Celebration

Founded in 1997, Step By Step's mission is to mentor, guide, and connect women to community members and resources that support a healthy pregnancy and successful parenting.

One of the ways Step By Step accomplishes their mission is through its annual Christmas celebration. During this event, an estimated 300 Puget Sound families are invited to enjoy a wonderful meal, participate in several family-centered activities, and leave with a gift bag and life-changing memories.

Lighthouse is hosting the Step By Step Christmas Celebration again this year on Sunday, December 7. Check out all the ways you can get involved by volunteering or making a donation.

  • We will host approximately 300 Step By Step families at the Christmas Celebration this year. Thank you for helping our coordinators by following the links below to get details and signing up to donate.

    GROCERY GIFT CARDS Donate a grocery gift card ($25 or $50) to be included in gift bags for Step by Step families. Cards may be for Walmart, Safeway, Fred Meyer, or Winco. Please deliver your grocery gift card(s) to the LCC office before Monday, December 1.
    Donate money online toward cards. Be sure to designate your gift to SBS grocery gift card.

    SUGAR COOKIES Bake or donate fresh store-bought UNDECORATED sugar cookies. We need 75 dozen. Please deliver your cookies to the LCC main floor kitchen (Building 1) by Monday, December 1.
    Sign up to donate one or more dozen.

    FROSTING We need 70 tubs (16 oz.) of store-bought frosting. Christmas colors preferred. Please deliver your tubs of frosting to the LCC office before Monday, December 1.
    Sign up to donate frosting

    SPRINKLES
    We need 75 containers (2 oz.) of decorative edible sprinkles. Christmas colors preferred. Please deliver your containers of sprinkles to the LCC office before Monday, December 1.
    Sign up to donate sprinkles

    GINGERBREAD HOUSE KITS Donate gingerbread house kits to be included in gift bags for Step by Step families. We need 300 kits. Please deliver your gingerbread kit to the LCC office by Monday, December 1.
    Sign up to donate one or more gingerbread house kits

    CASH FOR DINNER ITEMS Each Step By Step family will share a holiday dinner together during the Christmas Celebration. We will serve approximately 1,000 people during this Step By Step event. Donations of any amount will be accepted. When donating, be sure to designate your gift: SBS food.
    Donate money toward food through our website.

  • FAMILY GIFT BAG ASSEMBLY TEAM
    Assemble gift bags for Step By Step families.
    1:00pm - 3:00pm on Friday, December 5
    Sign up to help assemble gift bags

    SET-UP TEAM
    Assignments could include setting up decor, chair mazes, dining room, etc.
    12:30pm-3:30pm on Sunday, December 7
    Sign up for the Set-Up Team

  • Please note that most of the volunteer opportunities below require you to be present DURING THE EVENT on Sunday, December 7 from about 3:45pm-8:00pm. Follow the links below to get details and sign up to volunteer.

    FAMILY HOSTS Team up with guest families throughout the night.
    Sign up to be a family host

    FOOD PLATERS Dish food onto plates according to instructions given.
    Sign up to serve as a food plater

    SERVERS Help serve dinner to our guests.
    Sign up to help serve dinner

    DINNER HOSTS Welcome guest to the dinner line. Keep line moving smoothly.
    Sign up to serve as a dinner host

    BUS TABLES Clean and reset tables for our guests.
    Sign up to bus tables

    KITCHEN CLEAN-UP Wash/put away dishes. Wipe down surfaces.
    Sign up for kitchen clean-up

    RESPITE ROOM Supervise a room for families who need some quiet time.
    Sign up to serve in the Respite Room

    CRAFT ROOM Help kiddos complete a craft activity.
    Sign up to serve in the Craft Room

    TRASH TEAM Collect trash/empty trash cans throughout the event.
    Sign up to serve on the trash team

    CAROLING TEAM Four people to assemble and lead a group of three to five people each to sing Christmas carols during the event. You pick your team members AND your songs!
    Sign up to assemble/lead a caroling team

    KID/PARENT TEAM - WANDERING FUN Four kid/parent teams. The kiddo (6-10 years) will wear a provided inflatable costume while their parent leads them around, handing out provided candy and stickers.
    Sign up to serve with my kiddo

    ADULT TEAM - WANDERING FUN Wear a provided inflatable costume. Invite a friend to help you wander about handing out candy and stickers to guests. 
    Sign up for wandering fun (adults)

    BALLOON ARTIST Create fun animals with balloons for the kids.
    Sign up for balloon artist

    MOM’S GIFT ROOM SUPERVISOR Monitor and help kids select/package a gift for mom.
    Sign up for Mom’s Gift Room

    COOKIE DECORATING STATION Supervise and help kids decorate sugar cookies.
    Sign up for cookie decorating