What’s Happening at Team Rudd Foundation
From volunteer opportunities and donation drives to community events and causes we’re proud to support, this is where you’ll find current and upcoming ways to be part of the Team Rudd ripple.
Current Opportunities
Here are the current and upcoming ways Team Rudd Foundation is showing up — through our own programs, volunteer opportunities, community events, and causes we are proud to support.
TEAM RUDD FOUNDATION PROGRAM
Hearts & Hands Toy Drive
The Hearts & Hands Toy Drive is one of Team Rudd Foundation’s signature programs, bringing holiday magic to local children and young people through the Middlesex Department of Child Protection & Permanency.
Volunteers can help by hosting a collection box, donating toys or gift cards, serving as a Collection Box Ambassador, helping with sorting and delivery, or spreading the word throughout the community.
Community Partnership in Planning
Pet Adoption Event
Spring 2027
Team Rudd Foundation is exploring a future pet adoption event with Powerhouse Property Experts. Details and volunteer opportunities will be shared as plans develop.
COMMUNITY EVENT WE SUPPORT
Thanksgiving with Abundant Life Worship Center
Thursday, November 26, 2026 | 8 AM–4 PM
Jankowski Center | 1 Olive Street, Perth Amboy, NJ
Team Rudd Foundation is hoping to gather a volunteer team to support Abundant Life Worship Center’s Thanksgiving outreach at the Jankowski Center in Perth Amboy.
This annual community effort helps provide Thanksgiving meals to families and individuals in need, and we would love to show up together as Team Rudd — serving food, lending helping hands, and helping make the day a little warmer for those who need it most.
Volunteers are needed, and donations may also be accepted to help support the meal. Last year’s requested items included cooked turkeys, cooked hams, mac and cheese, cornbread, baked ziti, rice, mashed potatoes, yams, vegetables, and monetary donations.
If you would like to join the Team Rudd volunteer group or help support this Thanksgiving effort, please reach out.
COMMUNITY EVENT WE SUPPORT
Isolation Fitness 8th Annual Dog Hike for Charity
Sunday, November 1, 2026 | 10 AM–1 PM
Walks at 10:30 AM & 12:00 PM
339 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
Team Rudd Foundation is planning to gather a team in support of Isolation Fitness’s 8th Annual Dog Hike for Charity, benefiting People for Animals. While this is not a Team Rudd Foundation event, we are proud to show up for good people doing good things — especially when it means supporting animals, community, and kindness.
Event details: $5 entry • $20 pre-registration, includes walk • $25 on event day • Vendors and demonstrations
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Ronald McDonald House Meal Service
December 31, 2026 | 11 AM–2 PM
Ronald McDonald House — New Brunswick, NJ
Join Team Rudd Foundation as we prepare a warm, comforting meal for families staying at Ronald McDonald House while caring for their children.
This is a meaningful opportunity to spread kindness, share good food, and help give families one less thing to worry about during a difficult time. Sometimes being a good person is as simple as showing up, cooking with love, and making someone’s day a little easier.
Space is limited to 8 team members, and there are only 6 volunteer spots available, so please reach out soon if you would like to join us.
“Not every act of kindness has to be big. Sometimes it simply begins by showing up.”
— David Aaron Rudd, Co-Founder
Ongoing Ways to Help
Not every opportunity has a date on the calendar. Some of the most meaningful ways to support Team Rudd Foundation happen behind the scenes, in everyday conversations, and through small acts of kindness that help our programs grow.
Volunteer Your Time
Help at events, assist with sorting and delivery, support donation drives, or lend a hand when special projects come together.
Share the Mission
Follow, share, post, invite, and help us spread the word about Team Rudd Foundation programs, events, and causes we support.
Host or Collect
Businesses, schools, offices, and community spaces can help by hosting collection boxes, gathering supplies, or becoming part of a future drive.
Connect Us
Know a local organization, rescue, school, business, or community group doing good work? Help us make meaningful connections.
There is always a way to help move the ripple forward.
Community Recogonition
We’re honored when the organizations and communities we serve take a moment to recognize Team Rudd Foundation’s work. These acknowledgments belong to every volunteer, partner, donor, and supporter who helps us make a difference.
We Feed Woodbridge / Woodbridge Township
We Feed Woodbridge
Recognizing Team Rudd Foundation’s Good Morning Breakfast Drive and its support of local families experiencing food insecurity.
Read the Letter →
Ronald McDonald House / New Brunswick
