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We want to use our good fortune and resources in order to move others.
We’re moved by what we see in our community. Our amazing clients share our commitment to community and together we’ve moved happiness into corners of the community that could really use a smile. One of the things we’ve discovered about moving is more stuff gets thrown out on moving day than any other day of the year. Rather than scrambling to find a solution for outgrown clothes and furniture, we make the donation process simple. When cleaning out your pantry, there’s no need to throw that food away. With your help, we’ll move that food to hungry children’s tables. Our clients turn their hand me downs into hand me ups. Our team members’ passions for the community are simply contagious. Their causes are our causes. We’ve had the wonderful privilege of helping further projects we’re all passionate about. And we’re honored that CBS and KCAL took notice and featured us as a company that is making a difference.
Each organization or cause has a special place in our hearts and keeps us moving to do more:
Let’s Send Hunger Packing! Annual Food Drive
Did you know that while school’s out for summer, many kids go hungry?
Over the past decade, NorthStar Moving partnered with different organizations to collect food donations for local food banks. Each year NorthStar Moving raises donations, picks up and delivers everyone’s food donations to local food banks.
Our twelfth annual “Let’s Send Hunger Packing” food drive raised $19,259 for the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, providing 77,036 meals to feed hungry children in Los Angeles County. In 2023, our eleventh annual Let’s Send Hunger Packing food drive raised food and monetary donations to provide 78,516 meals to feed hungry children in Los Angeles County. In twelve years, the Let’s Send Hunger Packing Food Drive has raised a total of over 819,072 meals!
Our 13th annual Let’s Send Hunger Packing Food Drive will begin in June 2025. To continue to support the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in these unprecedented times, donations can be made here.
Here’s what the Let’s Send Hunger Packing Food Drive is all about!
Project Skincare
Project Skincare was founded by Mary Magovern in 2019. Their goal is to provide healthy skincare and hygiene products to those who need them, from local elderly, to refugees. NorthStar Moving donated boxes to help them pack their care packages.
My Stuff Bags Foundation
We are so grateful to have been able to donate and deliver toys to the My Stuff Bags Foundation. Each year, hundreds of thousands of children must be rescued from horrible circumstances of abuse, neglect, and abandonment and placed in foster care. Thousands more must flee to battered women’s shelters with their mothers. A My Stuff Bag is a cute, individual duffel bag filled with new childhood essentials that are the child’s to keep; such as clothing, toys, a stuffed animal, school supplies, toiletries, and most importantly, a warm “security” blanket.
Boost Entrepreneurs
We are so proud to support Boost Entrepreneurs whose mission is to create a Los Angeles-based global network of local communities of wise, insightful, open-hearted women over 40. They build deep enduring relationships on a foundation of boosting each other during seasons of reinvention and transformation. Boost Entrepreneurs offers face-to-face experiential opportunities to build camaraderie and collaboration among women with a similar level of life experience and accomplishment, while at the same time providing inspiration, empowerment motivation, accountability and practical support. In February 2020, NorthStar Moving’s co-founder Laura McHolm headlined Boost Entrepreneurs’ “Living Room Conversations” as the featured speaker on the topic “The Power of Giving Back.”
Inclusion Matters by Shane’s Inspiration
Inclusion Matters by Shane’s Inspiration is a nonprofit organization that works to foster inclusion, friendships and understanding for children of all abilities. They create fully-inclusive playgrounds that are sensory-rich places throughout the world. Their unique social inclusion program, “Together, We Are Able,” promotes integration and understanding among students, teachers and parents. NorthStar Moving volunteers moving assistance for their events.
Claire’s Place Foundation
Our work with Make-A-Wish® led to something magical. While assisting Make-A-Wish in granting their 7,000th wish, we met the amazing Claire Wineland.
We were immediately inspired by Claire, a young woman with Cystic Fibrosis. Claire’s inspirational courage, dazzling smile and dedication to assisting others really moved us. A photo shoot, blog, and a few flash mobs later we continue working with Claire through her foundation, Claire’s Place Foundation. The Claire’s Place Foundation is dedicated to helping people with Cystic Fibrosis and their families. NorthStar Moving’s Director of Marketing and Co-Founder, Laura McHolm was asked to be on the founding Board of Directors and now acts as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
KTLA Take 5 to Care Food Drive
KTLA 5 and and a few local businesses partnered for a holiday food drive benefiting the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and Feeding America.NorthStar Moving, an official sponsor of the KTLA TAKE 5 TO CARE FOOD DRIVE, collected food donations for the food drive and volunteered to deliver all donations to the food banks.
Global Climate Action Summit
On September 12, 2018, leaders and people from around the world gathered in San Francisco, CA for the Global Climate Action Summit, a three-day event celebrating the extraordinary achievements of states, regions, cities, companies, investors and citizens with respect to climate action.
It was a natural fit to our dedication to green practices and keeping the planet happy, for NorthStar Moving to donate its moving services to help with the organization of the summit.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
We have provided our help and resources in many projects over the years from Christmas toy donations emergency delivery filling the wishes of hundreds of hospitalized kids, to working with the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles to raise money for #MakeMarchMatter. Together, we helped raise $1.3 million to help support children and get them moving to better health.
Make-A-Wish®
NorthStar Moving is proud to be the official moving and storage company for Make-A-Wish® Greater Los Angeles. Our role is everything from providing Make-A-Wish with moving services, free storage year-round, donation pick-ups, to everyone’s favorite Make-A-Wish activity: granting wishes to children.
Habitat For Humanity®
From delivering clients’ donations to Habitat for Humanity® ReStore resale outlets to assisting in local builds, we love lending a hand to local Habitat for Humanity® projects. It’s truly moving to move new homeowners into their new Habitat for Humanity® built housing.
Move For Hunger
Every night, one out of four children in Los Angeles goes to bed hungry. We can’t rest knowing that. Our clients can’t either. Together, we work with Move For Hunger to help fill the pantries of our nation’s food banks. Unwanted, non-perishable food items from our clients’ cupboards are donated to food banks and delivered by our movers.
Fighting hunger by working together one move at a time isn’t the only way to feed children. In recent years, we’ve partnered with Bristol Farms to hold a holiday food drive in the local community. We also partner with local apartment complexes to collect food donations. Even though most people extend donation efforts during the holiday season, don’t think it’s the only time to donate! We’re happy to take your donations anytime of year!
Global Green USA
We’re proud to donate our services and partner with many charitable and socially conscious organizations who share our vision of keeping our planet pretty. We even assist Global Green with their Pre-Oscar Parties and have been working with the Hollywood Green Team that advises organizations on how to be greener. We’ve discovered that a happy planet means happy people!
Miry’s List
Miry Whitehill-Ben makes a difference in the lives of recent refugees to the U.S. Through her non-profit called Miry’s List, Miry has started a movement that crowdsources donated supplies for refugee families that help them rebuild their lives. NorthStar Moving is donating moving and storage services to the organization.
Women In Green Forum
NorthStar Moving partnered with the Three Squares Inc. to help with the set-up of their Annual Women In Green Forum events, an annual conference highlighting women’s impact on the environmental arena.
Lu Parker Project
NorthStar Moving helped the Lu Parker Project give homeless dogs a better place to sleep. Our movers transported over 130 dog beds from the manufacturer to the assembly location at Sony Studios, assisted volunteers (including local teenagers from the Bresee Foundation and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa) in building the beds and then delivered the beds to the South Los Angeles Animal Shelter. The Lu Parker Project is dedicated to improving the lives of at-risk youth and homeless animals through direct service, education, and advocacy.
Larger Than Life
Over 500 children are diagnosed with cancer in Israel every year, with over 1,000 children being actively treated. Treatments and hospitalizations bring with them many challenges and dramatic changes in the lives of these children and their families.Larger Than Life USA is a 501 (c)(3) non- profit organization that was established in 2000 to help ease these challenges and improve the lives and welfare of these children and their families.
NorthStar Moving is donating free storage to the US chapter of the organization.
Let the Animals Live
Let the Animals Live is a non-profit organization providing help to animals; rescuing animals and find them loving homes. Let the Animals Live also works to educate the public on the importance of protecting animal life and works tirelessly to prevent animal cruelty. Their efforts have expanded the Animal Welfare Act and it’s enforcement. NorthStar Moving is proud to provide Let the Animals Live with free moving services and storage.Toys for Tots
The Building Owners and Managers Association Greater Los Angeles (BOMA Greater Los Angeles) and NorthStar Moving joined forces in December 2013. We were thrilled to be Santa’s Elves and one of our shiny red trucks transformed into Santa’s sleigh full of toys. We “flew” those toy donations from El Segundo to the Fox Plaza in Century City to benefit the Toys for Tots holiday program.
Paws for Life K9 Rescue
Paws for Life K9 Rescue programs include pulling dogs from shelter and running them through their prisoner trainers program who trains them for their new life with a family or as service dogs, spay & neuter program, as well as fostering and adoptions. NorthStar Moving provides Paws for Life with free storage services.
Clothes Off Our Back & Goodwill Southern California
NorthStar Moving and the Association of Celebrity Personal Assistants put a call out for donations for charity that NorthStar Moving picked up free of charge. Learn about what items the Wayans Brothers donated and see how Kristy Swanson donated to Clothes Off Our Back:
Have items to donate but don’t have time to make the trip to the Goodwill? On moving day when our clients’ are finishing cleaning out their closets, we’re happy to take your unwanted items to the Goodwill Southern California where they are sure to make someone happy.
Karma Rescue
Beginning in 2013, NorthStar Moving is happy to donate storage and transportation services to Karma Rescue with free storage for animal equipment and items that is to be provided to different animal shelters.
Locations Managers Guild International
As proud partners of the Locations Managers Guild International (LMGI), we are proud to sponsor the Annual LMGI Awards.
Together we help move production sets to some of the best locations in the world. From America’s Next Top Model to The Bachelor, NorthStar Moving has assisted location managers with moves all across California and beyond.
Care Packages For Troops Overseas
Season’s greetings extend beyond U.S. borders. That’s why NorthStar Moving Company partners with the Angels Baseball Foundation and Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. in an annual holiday care package drive. All care packages are created for U.S. troops serving in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
LASPA Cares for Kids
Through sponsorships generated by the Los Angeles County business community, the Deputy Sheriff’s of LASPA provides the children of families in financial hardship with comprehensive eye examinations and prescription eyeglasses. NorthStar Moving is one of the local businesses in the community who joined the LASPA efforts.
Sustainable L.A.
In our continued commitment towards a greener planet, NorthStar Moving joined forces with Sustainable L.A. to help get things moving for the 2009 Downtown LA Film Festival. As proud sponsors we had a great time at the festival!
Chabad of Chatsworth
NorthStar Moving Company has been providing free storage year-round for Chabad of Chatsworth in addition to free moving services. Chabad’s rapidly growing array of educational institutions, outreach programs and social services is considered one of the most dynamic forces in modern Jewish life.
The Westlake Village Junior Women’s Club Food Drive
Santa may be the busiest guy you know around the holiday season, but he is took his time out of his toy-making schedule to once again help the Westlake Village Junior Women’s Club host the 38th annual Santa Comes to Westlake/Agoura & Beyond food drive. NorthStar Moving Joined the community effort by providing free moving services during preparations and after the food drive.
Five Acres
NorthStar Moving partnered with the Location Managers Guild of America (LMGA) in December 2013 to play Santa, donating our time and a big red truck to deliver hundreds of toys from Northridge to the residents of Five Acres in Altadena.
Caring, Sharing and Giving
Malibu Film Society Screening
Malibu Film Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that was founded in 2009. It offers exclusive screenings of critically acclaimed movies, restored classics, and other noteworthy films, bringing local film-lovers in the community together. They now offer upwards of 80 film screenings each year and have expanded to theaters in Agoura Hills and Pacific Palisades.
NorthStar Moving provided them with a free service of moving an antique piano for their screening of the Mary Pickford classic, ‘Daddy Long Legs’. As a thank you they invited our team member to the screening, and those who went had a magical and unique evening.
Southern California Fires
Our heart breaks watching fires spread and take homes in our community. We would like to offer the victims of the fall 2019 Los Angeles County Fires who move with us three months of free full-service storage. We wish we had enough room to offer this to all the victims, but anyone who moves with us, affected by the fires, will have three months free storage.
Woolsey Fires 2018
As a member of the community for the past 24 years, we feel our neighbor’s pain. We know it’s going to take a while to rebuild but they will rebuild. We are offering our clients affected by the Woolsey fire 3 free months of storage. Please let your Client Loyalty Member you’ve been affected by the fire so we make sure you get this offer.Southern California Fires 2017
December 2017 has brought devastating fires to the LA Southland. NorthStar Moving has been serving clients and the community in the region for decades and wants to use their close proximity and experience to help those affected by the fires. For residents that need a secure location to store their valuables at no charge, NorthStar Moving is opening their doors to help their neighbors.
Northstar Moving decided to roll up their sleeves and help fire victims by offering three months of storage affected by the fire. Please call: (800) 275-7767