| If
your schedule does not allow
you to come into the warehouse
to volunteer, but
you still want to have a direct
impact on the families Sharing
Connections serves, take a
look at our service projects!
These are also ideal volunteer
projects for younger kids.
Simply decide which project
your group will do, collect
the items for the project,
assemble the items as described
below and deliver them to
Sharing Connections. Your
group can even tour of the
warehouse when your group
drops off their project. |
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| Take
a look at the below suggestions for
Service Projects. |
| Service
Projects for Adults |
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| Cleaning
Buckets* |
•
Roll of Paper Towels
• Roll of
Toilet Paper
• Window Cleaner
• Floor Cleaner
• Bar of Soap
• Kitchen
Sponge
• Dish Soap
• Kitchen
Cleanser
• All-Purpose
Cleaner
*Other cleaning
products may also
be added - assemble
as many of the above
items into a bucket
as possible. |
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| Sharing
Shopper List |
Purchase
or collect any of
our most needed
items
and bring them to
the warehouse -
Print
Shopping List:
•
Paper
Towels/Toilet Paper
•
Toothbrushes/Toothpaste
•
Shampoo/Conditioner
•
Deodorant
•
Dish
Soap
•
Laundry
Soap
•
Bar
Soap
•
Diapers
Sizes 1-5
•
Bath/Hand/Kitchen
Towels
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| Newborn
Baby Layette |
Assemble
items in a white
plastic garbage
bag. Tie bag shut
using gift ribbon.
Place bag in a laundry
basket.
• Baby Blanket,
Quilt, or Afghan
• Receiving
Blanket
• Baby Towel
• Baby Wash
Cloth
• Soft Toy
or Book
• Baby Bottle
• Pack of
Diapers
• Pack of
Wipes
• Container
of Baby Ointment
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| Laundry
Baskets |
Arrange
items in a laundry basket.
Please try to color coordinate
whenever possible.
• Bath Towels –
3 sets
• Laundry Soap
• Dryer Sheets/Fabric
Softener
• Bleach
• Stain Remover
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| Service
Projects for Adults & Kids |
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| Fleece
Blankets |
| Lay
two pieces of fleece
fabric, 45"
by 60" on top
of each other. Cut
fringe 1”
wide by 4”
deep on all four
edges of both fabrics.
Tie each fringe
piece of the top
fabric with the
fringe piece on
the bottom fabric.
You should end up
with one fringed,
double weight fleece
blanket that can
be given to an expectant
mother or newborn
baby. |
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| Scarves
& Hats (Winter) |
| Visit
a local fabric store
for ideas and patterns.
Each winter we collect
coats for our families,
but they also appreciate
the extra warmth
that scarves and
hats provide! |
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| School
Supplies |
Collect
new and gently used
school supplies
to share with other
kids and schools.
Items needed include:
• Pens
• Pencils
• Three-Ring
Binders
• Notebook
Paper
• Notebooks
• Rulers
• Erasers
• Colored
Markers or Pencils
• Crayons
• School Glue |
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| Underwear
& Socks |
| Wrap
a new pair of underwear
or socks with a ribbon
as a gift for another
kid. |
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