Samaritan House:

For January:

• paper products including
• paper plates and napkins
• paper towels
• plastic cutlery, plastic wrap, and aluminum foil
  

Other Projects:

Paperback Dictionaries for the Prison Book Program

• A paperback dictionary.  See www.prisonbookprogram.org for information.  Prisoners are also requesting Spanish-English dictionaries, thesauruses.

Pride, Inc.

• Board games
• Craft supplies including paper, Construction paper, glue or glue sticks, paint, and scissors.
  

 St. Vincent de Paul

• Two or more canned goods

The Camel Bookmobile--Guidlines for books:

• Children's storybooks are most popular.  General fiction for adults and kids is also high on the list, and much interest is shown in nonfiction books covering topics ranging from astronomy to geography to history.
• Any books by African authors
• Gently used books are welcome
• DO NOT donate textbooks, books about American, European or religious holidays, books with lots of slang, or racy adult books.
• Some websites to find the books on their wish list:  
  • http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/2XEQT1ELNXI9Y/ref=wl_web/?tag=word08-20
  • http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/wishlist?email=masha99@aol.com&list=Camel%20Bookmobile%20Wish%20List
  • Swahili is the national language.  You can order books in Swahili from:
    • http://www.languagelizard.com/Swahili_s/2740.htm 
    • http://www.peppercornbooks.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=37_47 

Taunton Emergency Management System (Being collected by the Taunton Federal Credit Union)

• Teddy bears or
• Make brownies for Denise to sell at school 

Shaw's Supermarket Receipts: Our club receives 1% of your total expenditures.

The Junior Woman’s Club of Taunton and Raynham are collecting items for different organizations in the local community.  See Denise. 

Stickers, labels, and canceled stamps   [Missions in India] Small gift boxes [St. Peters Church & St. Vincent dePaul] Butter Tubs [art teachers] Cards - Holiday, birthday, etc. [crafts] T-shirts (slightly worn) Soda Tabs [Shriners Hospital] Costume Jewelry Mugs Curtains [drama club] Cross-stitch thread Stickers and labels Fabric and sewing materials [sent to Portugal for the women to make clothes] Yarn [hats for babies] Puzzles [Veterans Hospital] Board Games [Veterans Hospital] Candle holders and jars [Girl's Inc] Stationary [Veterans Hospital] Cards-holiday, birthday, etc. Shoulder pads [Girl's Inc.] Ribbons [Girl's Inc.] Pocket Books, Purses, wallets [Women's shelters] Gloves, mittens, hats, scarves [Dr. Persons-School Adjustment Conselor] Magnets [teachers] Shopping bags with handles Plastic shopping bags [soup kitchen] Tablecloths (cloth or plastic) [drama club] Napkins [drama club] Place Mats [drama club] Shoe boxes [teachers] Metal hangers [teachers] Old and broken candles [Girl's Inc.] baby clothes & toys [Birthright] small mason jars with lids[Speaker Gifts]

Campbell Soup Labels [schools] Box Tops for Education [schools] Used Children’s Books [Head Start] Craft Supplies [The Arbors and Girl's Inc.] Stuffed Animals [Taunton State Hospital patients] Kitchen supplies-pans, utelsils, etc. [Samaritan House] Used Pens and Pencils [Missions in India] Bud vases or large vases (glass or plastic) [florest shops] Empty ink cartridges for printers [schools] Small broken appliances for Girl's Inc. [for their S.M.A.R.T. program] hair dryers type writers cell phones clocks calculators telephones and cordless hand mixers radios can openers VCR's cameras toaster ovens For animal shelter old blankets old towels (any size) old mattress covers old sheets Tic-Tac containers Empty thread spools AOL or other CD's Hood® “Sox” bottle caps Metal coffee cans with lids

The Club is collecting used cell phones to donate to Call to Protect Program. Women in abuse situations use the phones for emergency situations.  We also need slightly used pocketbooks!

And don't forget your secret pal gifts!

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