These lights are paired with a heartfelt letter to a child living in energy poverty. After the session, the solar lights are sent back to SolarBuddy for quality assurance before being distributed to a partner country.
In this engaging activity, teams will assemble solar-powered devices and learn about the challenges of energy poverty worldwide. This experience highlights the impact energy scarcity has on education, health, and economic growth, while teaching participants about sustainability and global citizenship.
Design and decorate reusable burlap bags that will be donated to children and families in rural communities across Latin America. During the event, each team will paint the bags, write heartfelt notes, and bring their own creativity into the project.
Help young patients feel a little more at home. Your team will put together comfort kits filled with soothing essentials for children in hospitals, providing them with warmth, comfort, and care during their stay.
Be a part of the effort to rebuild lives. Your team will create essential kits that will provide hope to families affected by natural disasters, giving them the basics they need to get back on their feet.
Bring your team together for a high-energy event that makes a real difference. Teams work collaboratively to assemble brand-new bikes that are donated to local kids through community partners.
Help communities grow—literally. Your team will construct beehive kits that support sustainable farming and income generation in developing areas. It’s a hands-on experience in teamwork that protects pollinators and empowers families.
Strike a chord with purpose. Your team will build guitars from scratch, which are then donated to music programs in underserved communities. This creative, collaborative experience promotes expression, education, and joy through the power of music.
Support our four-legged friends in need. Your team will assemble care kits filled with treats, toys, and essentials for local animal shelters. It’s a heartwarming activity that strengthens teamwork while helping rescue pets feel safe and loved.
Fuel young minds with discovery. Teams will create STEM-focused kits filled with hands-on educational materials for schools and youth programs in underserved areas. A perfect mix of purpose and innovation that helps the next generation thrive.
Turn teamwork into lifesaving action. In this impactful challenge, your team will assemble portable water filtration systems that help provide access to clean, safe drinking water in vulnerable communities. Every filter built brings health and hope.
Bring comfort to children when they need it most. Your team will build and personalize stuffed animals that are donated to pediatric hospitals, shelters, or emergency responders. It’s a feel-good, hands-on experience that spreads smiles and shows kids they’re not alone.
“Our Strayboots experience was top notch. Getting set up was a quick and painless process, communication was excellent and customer service was on point. Our group loved it and the photos generated are a great keepsake. Highly recommended!”
Tom Supple, Google
“This was the first time Discover has worked with Strayboots on the SolarBuddy volunteer solar light kits and we had a very positive experience! Jeremy brought so much passionate and knowledge onsite and helped our employees stay engaged. This was a fulfilling volunteer event and we'd love to partner again in the future.”
Michelle Polonsky, Discover
“What the group enjoyed about this was mingling with people that they maybe don’t always work with, or at least mingling with people in a different way. This is a work group, we do engage with each other in a variety of ways, but not like this.”
Debbie Smith, Microsoft