**This is part of a series of posts highlighting ways in which you can donate to community organizations and help others even when your budget doesn't have room for monetary support.
Operation Shoebox has a goal to provide a care package for every soldier, sailor, airman, and marine. There are many ways to support this wonderful program in addition or instead of a monetary donation.
--Items: You may send items or a box of items to be packaged and sent to soldiers overseas. There is a list of items that the troops have requested on the website, though anything is appreciated. I collected items/money within my office of 14 people two years ago near the holiday and we were able to send 2 shoeboxes of items, plus the money to cover postage. We sent hygiene items, magazines, dvd’s, paper/pens, candy, snacks, drink mixes, oatmeal packets, etc. You can send any combination of items. If you get items for free or cheap by playing the drugstore games or shopping sales with coupons, this would be a great way to help others without stretching your budget too far. This is a great “project” for a group of people like co-workers, neighbors, church members, or schools. Click here for more information and for the address to which you can mail your package.
--Letters: If you can’t sent items or donate money, Operation Shoebox would love to include your letters of encouragement with the care packages. Troops have given feedback that the letters of support and pictures or cards from children are important in providing the moral support that they need from back home.
--Sewing: If you can sew, they run a stocking drive towards the holidays. If you’d like to participate, you can contact them to get the pattern of the bag they use.
--Troops for Teachers: This is set up for classrooms to correspond with troops. If you’re interested, please contact us for more information.
They can also use any amount of monetary donation to help cover postage to send these packages overseas to the troops!
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Toiletry Donation Drive 2009
**This is part of a series of posts highlighting ways in which you can donate to community organizations and help others even when your budget doesn't have room for monetary support.
Capital Crossroads SID is holding the Toiletry Donation Drive 2009, through November 6th to help area shelters collect much needed basic supplies before winter begins. All donations are provided directly to Faith Mission, Friends of the Homeless, and the Engagement Center at Maryhaven. The items will be delivered to the shelters the week before Thanksgiving.
In an effort to help area shelters provide the basics, the Downtown SIDs collecting sample/travel-sized toiletries and men and women’s packaged undergarments.
Acceptable items include:
Unopened travel-sized toiletries, such as shampoo, conditioner, bars of soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors, shaving cream, and lotion. Packaged undergarments such as undershirts, socks, and underwear (men and women)
Donation bins are located throughout the downtown at the following locations:
LeVeque Tower, 50 W. Broad St.
Key Bank Building, 88 E. Broad St.
Bricker & Eckler, 100 S. Third St.
Huntington Bank. 17 S. High St.
Huntington Plaza, 37 W. Broad St.
85 Marconi Boulevard
57 E. Main St.
326 S. High St.
22 E. Gay St.
15 E. Gay St.
140 E. Town St.
Capitol Square Office Tower, 65 E. State St.
Lazarus Building – Ohio Department of Insurance, 50 W. Town St.
One Columbus, 10 W. Broad St.
Fifth Third Center, 21 E. State St.
The Columbus Dispatch, 34 S. Third St.
The Motorists Insurance Group, 471 E. Broad St.
Seneca Apartments, 367 E. Broad St.
Midland Building, 250 E. Broad St.
OEA, 225 E. Broad St.
State Auto, 518 E. Broad St.
Downtown SIDs office, 23 N. Fourth St.
Questions regarding the drive can be directed to Kacey Campbell, Promotions Coordinator at (614) 645-5095 or kacampbell@sidservices.com.
Capital Crossroads SID is holding the Toiletry Donation Drive 2009, through November 6th to help area shelters collect much needed basic supplies before winter begins. All donations are provided directly to Faith Mission, Friends of the Homeless, and the Engagement Center at Maryhaven. The items will be delivered to the shelters the week before Thanksgiving.
In an effort to help area shelters provide the basics, the Downtown SIDs collecting sample/travel-sized toiletries and men and women’s packaged undergarments.
Acceptable items include:
Unopened travel-sized toiletries, such as shampoo, conditioner, bars of soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors, shaving cream, and lotion. Packaged undergarments such as undershirts, socks, and underwear (men and women)
Donation bins are located throughout the downtown at the following locations:
LeVeque Tower, 50 W. Broad St.
Key Bank Building, 88 E. Broad St.
Bricker & Eckler, 100 S. Third St.
Huntington Bank. 17 S. High St.
Huntington Plaza, 37 W. Broad St.
85 Marconi Boulevard
57 E. Main St.
326 S. High St.
22 E. Gay St.
15 E. Gay St.
140 E. Town St.
Capitol Square Office Tower, 65 E. State St.
Lazarus Building – Ohio Department of Insurance, 50 W. Town St.
One Columbus, 10 W. Broad St.
Fifth Third Center, 21 E. State St.
The Columbus Dispatch, 34 S. Third St.
The Motorists Insurance Group, 471 E. Broad St.
Seneca Apartments, 367 E. Broad St.
Midland Building, 250 E. Broad St.
OEA, 225 E. Broad St.
State Auto, 518 E. Broad St.
Downtown SIDs office, 23 N. Fourth St.
Questions regarding the drive can be directed to Kacey Campbell, Promotions Coordinator at (614) 645-5095 or kacampbell@sidservices.com.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Donate Used DVD's
**This is part of a series of posts highlighting ways in which you can donate to community organizations and help others even when your budget doesn't have much room for monetary support.
Amvets Task Force DVD is collecting new or used DVD’s to provide safe entertainment to the U.S. Armed Forces serving overseas and those who have been injured and are recuperating. Often troops are unable to enjoy outside activity due to the high risk of terrorist activities. Having movies or tv shows to watch during their downtime relieves the boredom of being stuck inside and gives them a chance to relax and feel connected to the world back home.They will distribute kids’ movies to children in the United States who have a parents serving overseas.
Contact your local Amvets to see whether you can drop these off, or you can send them to the address on the website. I ran a drive for this at work and got a huge response from the employees, as most people have movies that they no longer watch and were happy to have these sent to the troops. I was able to drop the DVD's off to the collection address because it is located in Columbus, but you could check the see whether your local Amvets will accept these to send on.
If you have room in your budget, cash donations may also be made to handle the costs associated with collection boxes and mailing. $5.00 will mail a package of 35 DVDs overseas to the servicemen and servicewomen. If you wish to make a donation to help defray the cost of postage, please send to: AMVETS Task Force DVD, 4647 Forbes Blvd., Lanham, MD 20706.
If you know someone serving overseas who would enjoy receiving a package of DVD's, Troops may request to receive DVD's. They need to send their complete military mailing address to thilton@amvets.org.
Amvets Task Force DVD is collecting new or used DVD’s to provide safe entertainment to the U.S. Armed Forces serving overseas and those who have been injured and are recuperating. Often troops are unable to enjoy outside activity due to the high risk of terrorist activities. Having movies or tv shows to watch during their downtime relieves the boredom of being stuck inside and gives them a chance to relax and feel connected to the world back home.They will distribute kids’ movies to children in the United States who have a parents serving overseas.
Contact your local Amvets to see whether you can drop these off, or you can send them to the address on the website. I ran a drive for this at work and got a huge response from the employees, as most people have movies that they no longer watch and were happy to have these sent to the troops. I was able to drop the DVD's off to the collection address because it is located in Columbus, but you could check the see whether your local Amvets will accept these to send on.
If you have room in your budget, cash donations may also be made to handle the costs associated with collection boxes and mailing. $5.00 will mail a package of 35 DVDs overseas to the servicemen and servicewomen. If you wish to make a donation to help defray the cost of postage, please send to: AMVETS Task Force DVD, 4647 Forbes Blvd., Lanham, MD 20706.
If you know someone serving overseas who would enjoy receiving a package of DVD's, Troops may request to receive DVD's. They need to send their complete military mailing address to thilton@amvets.org.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Donating Used Athletic Shoes
**This is part of a series of posts highlighting ways in which you can donate to community organizations and help others even when your budget doesn't have room for monetary support.
Nike's Reuse-A-Shoe program collects old, worn-out athletic shoes for recycling, transforming them into Nike Grind, a material used in creating athletic and playground surfaces as well as select Nike products.The best part about this is that Nike accepts ALL brands of athletic shoes (but only athletic shoes). Drop off up to 10 pairs of shoes to any Reuse-A-Shoe collection location, which can be found at Nike retail stores, universities, athletic clubs, special events or at one of the National Recycling Coalition centers across the country. Due to limited capacity of the drop off locations, they can only accept 10 per donation. If you wish to collect more, you need to apply to host a drive. Everyone has old tennis shoes that aren’t good enough to pass on for others to wear, but hate to just throw in the garbage.
Soles 4 Souls collected new or gently used shoes to distribute to those who are in need domestically and internationally. Many Americans, including myself, take for granted owning several (or many) pairs of shoes. However, much of the world’s population cannot afford even one pair of adequate shoes. You can participate by shipping your family’s new or gently worn shoes to one of the warehouse facilities or drop them off at one of the participation locations. There were quite a few near me, so hopefully they are abundant across the country. If you plan to collect more than 10 pair, you can sponsor a shoe drive by volunteering to collect and package shoes from your area. For more information contactinfo@giveshoes.org.
Nike's Reuse-A-Shoe program collects old, worn-out athletic shoes for recycling, transforming them into Nike Grind, a material used in creating athletic and playground surfaces as well as select Nike products.The best part about this is that Nike accepts ALL brands of athletic shoes (but only athletic shoes). Drop off up to 10 pairs of shoes to any Reuse-A-Shoe collection location, which can be found at Nike retail stores, universities, athletic clubs, special events or at one of the National Recycling Coalition centers across the country. Due to limited capacity of the drop off locations, they can only accept 10 per donation. If you wish to collect more, you need to apply to host a drive. Everyone has old tennis shoes that aren’t good enough to pass on for others to wear, but hate to just throw in the garbage.
Soles 4 Souls collected new or gently used shoes to distribute to those who are in need domestically and internationally. Many Americans, including myself, take for granted owning several (or many) pairs of shoes. However, much of the world’s population cannot afford even one pair of adequate shoes. You can participate by shipping your family’s new or gently worn shoes to one of the warehouse facilities or drop them off at one of the participation locations. There were quite a few near me, so hopefully they are abundant across the country. If you plan to collect more than 10 pair, you can sponsor a shoe drive by volunteering to collect and package shoes from your area. For more information contactinfo@giveshoes.org.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Box Tops for Education
**This is part of a series of posts highlighting ways
in which you can donate to community organizations and help others even when your budget doesn't have room for monetary support.
Before you throw away or recycle (hopefully) an empty package, see if there is a "box top for education" logo to be clipped. Save these "boxtops" from participating products to donate to a local school so that they can earn money through Box Tops for Education. Each clipped box top is worth 10 cents. Click on the link to find a local school where you can drop off your box tops if you don’t have any kids in school. I try to give mine to a lady whom I work with for her daughter’s school or take them with me when I visit family for my nieces and nephews schools. Participating products may include snacks, baby and child care items, cereal, beverages, frozen food, snacks, storage items, disposible dinnerware, school items, and more.
There are a couple of other ways to participate in the Box Tops for Education. You can make purchases at your favorite online stores through the Box Tops Marketplace or purchase books from Barnes and Noble.com through the Reading Room. My Class Essentials is a new program in which teachers can register for supplemental educational that they need for their classrooms. Parents (or other supporters) can search for a classroom registry list and either purchase the needed items or donate money to the registry. The school will earn 2% cash back with each registry purchase.
Each school can earn up to $60,000 per year through these Box Tops for Education programs! With school funding constantly being cut, every little bit can help.
in which you can donate to community organizations and help others even when your budget doesn't have room for monetary support.Before you throw away or recycle (hopefully) an empty package, see if there is a "box top for education" logo to be clipped. Save these "boxtops" from participating products to donate to a local school so that they can earn money through Box Tops for Education. Each clipped box top is worth 10 cents. Click on the link to find a local school where you can drop off your box tops if you don’t have any kids in school. I try to give mine to a lady whom I work with for her daughter’s school or take them with me when I visit family for my nieces and nephews schools. Participating products may include snacks, baby and child care items, cereal, beverages, frozen food, snacks, storage items, disposible dinnerware, school items, and more.
There are a couple of other ways to participate in the Box Tops for Education. You can make purchases at your favorite online stores through the Box Tops Marketplace or purchase books from Barnes and Noble.com through the Reading Room. My Class Essentials is a new program in which teachers can register for supplemental educational that they need for their classrooms. Parents (or other supporters) can search for a classroom registry list and either purchase the needed items or donate money to the registry. The school will earn 2% cash back with each registry purchase.
Each school can earn up to $60,000 per year through these Box Tops for Education programs! With school funding constantly being cut, every little bit can help.
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