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Initiative to unite 50,000 local volunteers for an historic day of service

By: Love Has No Limits
| Published 03/07/2023

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THE WOODLANDS, TX – Love Has No Limits (LHNL), a collaborative volunteer movement to address critical issues and create long-term solutions across America, is thrilled to announce the launch of 1DayHouston, a citywide community service initiative Saturday, April 29. As Houston’s largest single-day giveback event, this unprecedented campaign plans to bring together 50,000 local volunteers and up to 1,000 partnering organizations to distribute aid and services to those in need. Following the historic 1DayHouston service event, volunteers will have exclusive access to one of two private concerts at the Toyota Center Saturday, April 29 or Sunday, April 30, creating an unforgettable experience for the Houston community.

Join Mattress Mack and up to 1,000 community organizations to serve the City of Houston and celebrate with exclusive concerts April - 30


The 1DayHouston initiative is an invitation for everyone to come together and show the power of love in action. The single, historic day of service is part of a new social give-back model, one which activates a lifestyle of social entrepreneurship through impactful volunteer work in exchange for the opportunity to celebrate in a concert event with top influencers. Alongside organizations such as The Riverside Project, Boys and Girls Club and Houston Welcomes Refugees, 1DayHouston volunteers will gather in the morning at hundreds of Serve Centers across Houston to participate in various projects throughout the city, including beautification projects, homeless assistance and food drives. Together, 1DayHouston will mobilize local volunteer efforts to assign value and dignity to all communities and provide hope for the city, the future and those in need.

“From natural disasters to pandemics, Houston has always had a history of facing community challenges head-on and coming together in times of crisis,” said Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale, Owner, Gallery Furniture. “I am excited to be a partner of Love Has No Limits to build a network of volunteers and local organizations to bring impactful change to the city. Houston has united for a crisis, now it’s time to unite for a cause.”

The inaugural 1DayLA event in 2021 rallied over 20,000 volunteers and faith communities to empower more than 100,000 families in Los Angeles County and held a live concert featuring Justin Bieber, Tori Kelly and Jaden Smith. The groundbreaking movement has now expanded to Houston. Since May 2022, Love Has No Limits has been hard at work in Houston, connecting hundreds of organizations and community champions to partner in brand new ways to serve the city and adopt long-term serving pipelines.

A highlight of current and ongoing initiatives include:

• Higher Dimension Church is working to build a soccer field in Alief’s dense refugee resettlement community by the end of spring 2023. The field will provide sports ministry opportunities to keep vulnerable youth involved in sports and off the streets.
• In partnership with RIP Medical Debt and Dollar For, Love Has No Limits has worked to eradicate $20 million in medical debt for Houston families with a goal of abolishing $40 million through the course of the campaign in Houston.
• The Riverside Project, a collaborative network of local organizations working to transform the foster care system in Houston and support new and existing foster and adoptive families, has empowered 45 faith communities to mobilize their congregations to engage in The Riverside Project’s programs and training to care for Houston’s vulnerable youth.
• BetterHelp, a mental health platform that provides online mental health services, is offering one month of counseling to anyone who connects with Love Has No Limits through 1DayHouston until September 1, 2023.
• CityServe, a non-profit network designed to empower faith communities, has built a sustainable distribution model utilizing faith communities as warehouse distribution centers to request goods for unique outreach and urgent family needs.

Additional key faith partners include Hope City Church, Somebody Cares America-International, Champion Forest Baptist Church, Faith Family Church, Lighthouse Church, United City Church, New Light Church, Houston’s First Baptist Church, Riverpointe Church, Catedral de la Familia, and Hossana Woodlands.

“Love Has No Limits sees the challenges in America as opportunities to unite communities around the power of love and service, and we are moved by the resilient spirit of Houston to open its doors and connect in moments of adversity,” said Ashley Eure, Communications Director, Love Has No Limits. “Hate isn’t working. It never has and it never will. Love is the only thing that can bring us together. 1DayHouston aims to gather people from all walks of life together for a common cause, and we look forward to bringing meaningful, sustainable solutions and resources to unite the city of Houston.”

To participate in the 1DayHouston initiative and gain access to one of the exclusive concert events, volunteers can register online or download the Love Has No Limits app for a $25 registration fee, which includes an official team t-shirt. After registering, volunteers will receive updates on outreach sites and will need to complete at least three hours of service on Saturday, April 29 to qualify for the celebratory concert events. Volunteers will then have the option to attend one of two nights of exclusive events at the Toyota Center on Saturday, April 29 and Sunday, April 30. Sign up before March 15 for an early bird registration fee of $15 and access to preferred seating at the Toyota Center concerts.

For more information about 1DayHouston and to register for the event, please visit 1dayhouston.com and follow the organization on Facebook @lovehasnolmits, Instagram @lovehasnolimits and YouTube @lovehasnolimits.

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