| Donate. Recycle. Lend A Hand. |
| .Street Outreach Program: |
| .Is in need of WARM sleeping bags for homeless folks. |
| CASH or FOOD? |
This frequently asked question among Food Shelf staff, volunteers and donors is a good one. Generally, cash is preferred for the following reasons: 1. cash is much easier to process since it does not have to be collected, delivered, weighed, sorted or stored. 2. cash has no “expiration date”, a much longer shelf life and doesn’t spoil. 3. cash can purchase perishable foods like eggs, milk, & meat and can be used to obtain many items from the Northern Lakes Food Bank for a shared maintenance fee that can be as little as $0.04/pound. Your tax-deductible contribution can be sent to CHUM Food Shelf @ 120 N 1st Ave. W., Duluth, MN 55802
Food Shelf Items most needed at this time: canned juice, canned stew, chili, peanut butter, peas, macaroni & cheese. |
| Family Shelter & Stabilization |
is looking for laundry gift certificates of $20 each. Dee Laundry and Cleaners sells them and it is a good location for folks using the family shelter. Up to 4 certificates per month could be used.
Food Shelf- Could use dish soap, laundromat certificates/gift cards, all purpose household cleaners, baby hygiene products, laundry supplies, hair conditioner in family size bottles.
Food donations also help meet the needs of people who are hungry, but needed items vary, based on inventory. Items most needed at this time: canned juice, canned stew, chili, peanut butter, peas, macaroni & cheese.
|
| Empty inkjet cartridges |
| Please save your empty inkjet cartridges (no Epson). VLM can earn up to $4.00 per cartridge. Consider setting a box in your church and collecting for the camps! |
| Used Stamps and Used Telephone Cards |
| They are sent to help handicapped children in Norway. |
| LWR Quilts Lutheran World Relief |
Our Lutheran World Relief quilters
are in need of fabric, clean sheets,
window treatments, table clothes,
material that can be used for their
quilts. Please drop them off at
the church or contact the quilters
on Thursday mornings to arrange
for pick-up.
* 63 quilts were sent to World
Relief in Mpls in March. Thanks
to Jack and Sonja for delivering
them to Mpls.
* One quilt was sent to Iowa for
the families in the floods through
a Kelly J's project. |
| Personal Hygiene items |
| The Outreach Committee collects personal hygiene items to be distributed in packets at the Union Gospel Mission. Trial sized products are in need. |
| Manufacturers’ Coupons |
| Thanks to all who have been contributing manufacturers’ coupons on behalf of the Air Force Sergeants’ Auxiliary to be sent to overseas military bases. One of the advantages of these coupons is that they are valid six months after the expiration date. |
| Old bedding, drapes, etc. |
| Old bedding, drapes, etc. can be used for making quilts that are shipped overseas. We can always use old blankets for inserts in our quilts along with flannels and threads. We do not need any blue jeans at this time. Thank you! |
| Book Swap |
| There has been an area in the library designated for the convenience of women who love to read, to get a book to read and/or bring a book to share. Stop in the library and check it out. There are all types of books available. |
| Beads |
| Street Outreach Program has monthly activities planned. They wish to do some bead work and are looking for contributions of beads and/or $ to purchase supplies. They hope to sell their creations at this summer’s Rhubarb Festival. Contact Deb Holman at 720-6521 if you can help. |
| CHUM Items Needed |
- b could use NEW tubes
of denture adhesive, denture cleaner.
The food Shelf is looking for 1 doz.
size egg cartons. We no longer take medication bottles. Rhubarb Festival needs ?-pint canning jars and lids now, for making jams, jellies and syrup. Contact CHUM at 720-6521 if you
can help with any items listed above. Thank you.
Looking For A Few Good Bikes
United Way of Greater Duluth will host it's 4th Annual Bike Swap on April 17
& 18, 2010.They are looking for bikes
in reasonable condition for resale to the public. If you could collect and store
bikes contact Libby, at 726-4898 or HYPERLINK "mailto:unitedwaybikeswap@gmail.com" \t "_blank" unitedwaybikeswap@gmail.com
|
