Samaritan House:
For June:
  • wash cloths
  • hand towels
Other Projects:

Backpacks for Children Who Wait

  • Throughout the year many children are removed from their parents or other caregivers on a daily basis by DSS.  Most of these children have nowhere to go.  They are removed by social workers and police, are brought to a DSS office and sit and wait until a foster home can be found for them.  Some sit for an entire day, with nothing to do, just waiting to have a place to sleep that night.  This program supplies them with backpacks with books and other supplies they may need while waiting.  Items needed are new clothes, school and art supplied, activities and toys, books, back packs, personal hygiene items, and any other items that a child might need while waiting to be placed in a home.
Paperback Dictionaries for the Prison Book Program
Pride, Inc.
  • Board games
 St. Vincent de Paul
  • Two or more canned goods
The Camel Bookmobile--Guidlines for books:
Taunton Emergency Management System (Being collected by the Taunton Federal Credit Union)
  • Teddy bears or
  • Make brownies for Denise to sell at school 

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 Churs & St. Vencent 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]
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    • 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!