Donations & Volunteering
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Below are links and lists and helpful tidbits to help YOU help OTHERS!
~~Can you donate your time?
Can you donate items?~~
~~Can you donate funds?
I WILL BE HAPPY TO PICK UP / DELIVER ANY ITEMS YOU DONATE TO THE BELOW CAUSES
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Uptown Men’s Shelter’s Current Needs List:
Regular size or Travel Size Bar Soap
Skin lotion
Deodorant
Disposable Razors
Shaving Cream
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
CLOTHING NEEDS
New or gently used Winter Coats (Large – 5XL)
New or gently used Sweaters, Sweatshirts & Sweatpants- Sizes Large-5XL- (Any color)
New or gently used Work Pants and Dress Pants (sizes 32-48)
New Men’s Underwear (Boxers or Briefs Size L-5XL)
New Men’s Socks
Hats and Gloves
VOLUNTEER INFORMATION, CONTACT LINDA MILLER:
http://www.mensshelterofcharlotte.org/howtohelp.html
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Children’s Attention Home Current Needs List:
snack foods for the children, fruit, crackers, cookies, juice boxes, capri suns, any snacks, raisins, nutri-bars, anything that can be used as a snack
paper towels, napkins, baby wipes, copy paper white or colored, # 10 business envelopes, stamps, Lysol spray or store brand – anything to kill germs
VOLUNTEER INFORMATION, CONTACT JANET KNIGHT:
http://www.attentionhome.org/involved.html
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Battered Women and Children’s Center of Charlotte:
Pots and pans
Glasses
Washcloths and towels
Disposable rubber gloves
Alarm clocks
Shower curtains with hooks
Shower curtain liners
Tablecloths
Tupperware
Iron
Batteries
Twin size sheets/comforters/blankets
Pillow cases
Toaster
Flashlights
Board Games
Baby bath towels
Diapers (larger sizes)
Wipes
Over Nights/Pull-ups
Dolls (all nationalities, races)
Crib bedding
Bicycles and outdoor toys
Strollers
High chair
Industrial vacuum cleaner
Microwave oven
Digital camera
Disposable camera
Luggage/tote bags
Gameboy w/ games
Large plastic clothing containers
Ear thermometer
Umbrellas
Panty hose, socks, bedroom slippers,
New underwear for women and children
Bras (all sizes – including training bras)
Cereal, pop tarts, oatmeal
Sugar
Coffee, tea bags
Sugar-free Kool-Aid
Soft drinks
Juice boxes (children)
Snacks (children)
Baby formula
Dairy products
Breakfast and sandwich meats
Condiments
Frozen food
Paper towels
Paper plates, bowls
Paper bowls
Plastic silverware
Aluminum foil
Plastic wrap
Baggies (Jumbo, Gallon, Quart)
Make-up for African-American women
Nail polish/remover
Body lotion
Tampons (Reg/Super) and maxi-pads
Perfume
Jewelry
Denture adhesive
Hair dryer and Curling iron
Hair products for African-American women
(gels, perms, hair grease, rollers, and
scarves)
Depends
Hair brushes
Copier paper
Pens/pencils
Calculator
Envelopes
Highlighters
Permanent markers
Staples
White-Out
Cleaners (Clorox-clean up, 409, Comet,
toilet bowl cleaner)
Detergent
Bleach
Fabric softener
Antibacterial hand washing soap
Air freshener
Kitchen-size trash bags
Carpet Fresh
Tylenol, Advil, Aleve, cold & flu, allergy medication, etc.
Digital thermometers
Medication for Babies and Children
Orajel teething gel
Antibiotic ointment
Peroxide
Rubbing alcohol
Vaseline
Hammers, Screwdrivers, Drills, Nails, Etc.
Gift certificates to grocery stores,
department stores (Walmart, Target), hair/beauty salons, gas stations
Tickets to movie theaters, Carowinds,
Discovery Place, ice skating, basketball games, etc.
Gas cards
VOLUNTEER INFORMATION:
http://www.unitedfamilyservices.org/volunteer.html
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Battered Women and Children’s Shelter of Concord:
Real Life Toys for therapy:
Toy trucks, boats, cars, school bus, etc.
Fisher Price type kitchen (w/ plastic play utensils)
Small broom (suitable for childÕs height), dust pan
Puppets (of people; multiracial; male & female)
Doll families for doll house (multiracial)
Hats (firefighters, engineers, etc)
Costumes/dressup clothes (boys and girls)
Play money and cash register
Purse & jewelry
Medical kit
Baby dolls (multiracial)
Baby doll furniture
Baby bottle
Creative/Expression Toys:
Construction paper (various colors)
Large white paper
Kids scissors
Pipe cleaners
Popsicle sticks
Colored chalk
Tinker Toys
Building Blocks
Play Sand
Sand box toys (funnel, lard spoons, pails)
Plastic children’s cups suitable for playing in sand
Crayons, colored pencils, and markers
Elmer’s glue sticks & rubber cement glue
Tape
Aggressive Toys:
Pounding bench and hammer (wood)
Toy soldiers and army equipment
Rubber knife/sword
Plastic dart gun
Toy noise-making gun
Lone Ranger type mask
Need money for…
Therapeutic sand water tray
Paints and brushes
Shelving
Other:
Tarp
Smocks
Boardgames
(suitable for older children and teenagers)
Electrical outlet plugs
VOLUNTEER INFORMATION:
http://www.unitedfamilyservices.org/volunteer.html
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Show your support for the troops! You can correspond with US troops and send them items to make their deployment more comfortable. Go to www.anysoldier.com today and learn more.
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Heifer International is an amazing organization that empowers individuals and families to end poverty and hunger on their own! www.heifer.org
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Flood ~ Come experience God in a brand new way! Find your purpose, find your heart, find how you can help others! email Scott at livingtoserve@hotmail.com for dates and check out www.floodworship.org
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BIG NEWS!!!!
You can now Sponsor a Help Bag!!!! Below you will find bag increments of 10, 25 and 50 conveniently linked to Paypal. If you prefer checks or money orders simply write them to Help Bags. Our mailing address is in the contact area of this site.
100% of proceeds go to Help Bags items but please keep in mind we have not yet acquired 501c3 certification so at this time donations are not tax deductible. We are currently working towards non-profit status … it is a long red taped path but we feel it will be well worth it as it will ’Help’ the cause greatly.
| Sponsor 10 Help Bags: $23.75 | Sponsor 25 Help Bags: $58.91 | Sponsor 50 Help Bags: $117.53 |