SwapServe

Name: SwapServe
Address: P. O. Box 204, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, 91739, US
Telephone: +18553217927

SwapServe is a website where people can sign up to volunteer with local non-profits and get free stuff from local businesses as a thank you. It was a hit!

Our Story

In early 2011, Kelly and I saw I AM, a documentary that calls upon every person to be part of what’s right with the world. Around that time, we started bringing a huge chocolate cake (seriously, a massive and delicious homemade cake) to a local meal for the homeless every Saturday morning. Such a hit in fact, that Molly, the restaurant owner who runs the project, insisted on giving us a

free breakfast at her place as a thank you. This swap not only made giving back a lot more fun, but Molly’s giving spirit made us look at her business in a whole new light. This experience created within us a feeling of connectedness to our community that we were inspired to duplicate. After months of hard work, we launched a test version of our site in October 2011 from our own backyard with our family and friends. This was the first time we had shared SwapServe with a group of people, and we were overwhelmed by everyone’s enthusiasm and eagerness to sign up. In the months that followed, we received a great response from local businesses and were able to accomplish a great deal in our community. With the help of our first group of dedicated Swappers, we were able to collect food for families in need, write letters to sailors deployed on the USS Carl Vinson, help build a community garden, clean up local parks, visit with seniors at a local rehabilitation center, and support the families of hospitalized children. By volunteering through SwapServe, Swappers were able to have a rewarding volunteer experience and also get something from a local business as a thank you. Unlike a coupon or a promotion, this helped Swappers truly connect with businesses that they may not have otherwise known about on a much deeper level because of their commitment to the community. As a team, we took everything we learned and used it to build SwapServe as it stands today. Because of its great sense of community engagement and free spirited style, we decided on Portland as the first city of our official launch. In the name of research, (mostly because it sounded like an awesome time) we decided to take a road trip up to Portland in February of 2013. After 4 days of bacon maple doughnuts, compostable everything, and the nicest people we’ve ever met, we knew we had picked the right place to launch

It turns out we were right. Portland’s businesses, nonprofits, and people have welcomed us with open arms, and we are continually inspired by the passion and energy we see in people whenever we share our vision with them. We’re super excited to see how far this can go and how many people we can help. Thank you so much for being a part of it. Have fun,

Derek and the SwapServe Team

08/16/2014

The next person's soda is on me.

08/04/2014

decided to be a by buying a meal for a man in the community who needed it. When we take our local community in and make them feel cared for, we bring the whole world a little closer together. Awesome job!

07/31/2014

took a neighbor grocery shopping. He was SO grateful and now they have a plan to grocery shop together every week. What an awesome !!!

07/30/2014

Our mailboxes were all rusted and looked like they hadn't been painted in a LONG time. So, I decided to be a good and redo them. Now we have the shiniest mailboxes on the block
Show us how you've been a good neighbor. Don't forget to use

07/28/2014

Great job doing your part for the environment this week! It's so awesome to see people make little changes in their day to day lives that truly make a big difference.

07/27/2014

rides his bike to work in Santa Monica everyday. Awesome job doing your part for the environment!!!

07/26/2014

Our pal is saving the environment one refill of the reusable water bottle at a time. Awesome job!!!
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07/24/2014

Our place in is landscaped entirely with drought-resistant plants. Since we replaced our lawn and other water-heavy plants, we've saved an estimated 600,000 gallons of water.
Use to show us how you're helping the environment.

07/21/2014

The project plants trees for $1 apiece. Today we went through our spare change and found enough to plant 23 new trees. Amazing that spare change can make such a difference.

07/20/2014

This week's theme is "Help the Environment" Post your contribution with
This week we had solar panels installed, which will produce 100% of the electricity our home uses.

07/19/2014

Here's a little recap of posts from this past week. Our theme was "Cheer Someone On" and the winning post came from Our staff favorite was submitted by Great job everyone!

07/18/2014

came up with a cool way to let people choose their own encouragement. Awesome job!

07/16/2014

decided to cheer on the next person to use the elliptical machine. Nice one!

07/14/2014

This week's theme is "Cheer Someone On". Submit your kind act using
I was recently promoted and someone new is taking over my old assignment. I thought I'd leave a big encouraging note (made up of a bunch of small encouraging notes) on their desk.

07/14/2014

It's the end of another awesome week. The post with the most likes came from (bottom right) and the team favorite (top left) was submitted by Great job everyone! Next week's theme is "Cheer someone on." See ya then
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07/13/2014

made a dollar count by buying a cup of coffee for Levi, a man she felt inspired to help out. Great job!!!
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Address

P. O. Box 204
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
91739

Telephone

+18553217927

Website

http://www.swapserve.com/

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