About
A few people,
one Saturday a month.
Started in St. Petersburg because turning up is easier when someone else is turning up too.
Who
Kind St. Pete is one person's answer to a simple problem: most of us want to do kind things more often than we actually do them. I live in St. Petersburg, I wanted a version of this that had a fixed date and a few other people turning up, and I couldn't find one — so I started it. I organise the mornings; whoever shows up is the group.
Why there's no money involved
We don't collect donations, charge dues, or run fundraisers. Partly because the paperwork would eat the time we'd rather spend doing things, and partly because a group that handles money becomes a group that argues about money.
Kind St. Pete is not a registered charity. It isn't incorporated, it has no tax-exempt status, and it doesn't solicit contributions. If somebody tells you they're collecting money for us, they aren't.
If you want to give, give straight to the organisations we work with. We'll always name them.
Photographs
We don't put people's faces on the internet — especially not the people we're helping. We photograph the work: hands, cards, bags, plants, the finished thing. If you'd rather not appear in a photo at all, tell whoever's holding the camera and that's the end of it.
Where a volunteer is identifiable and happy to be, we ask in writing. For anyone under eighteen, a parent signs. When in doubt the camera goes down — a good morning nobody photographed still happened.
What we can't do
We're not a service. We can't take requests for individual help, we have no application or waiting list, and we can't visit or care for anyone. If you or someone you know needs assistance, the organisations we work with are set up for exactly that and we're not.
Get in touch
hello@kindstpete.com — for partner organisations, press, anyone who wants to bring a group, and anyone who wants to run one of these where they live.