A Day of Simple Giving, November 20, 2010, from 10:00am-2:00pm, at St Sophia’s Church.
You can help support our event by…
- organizing a collection drive for a donation station; or
- volunteering at the event.
Your group can also ‘sponsor’ a donation station. This consists of:
- Running the table
- Collecting the items needed
- Organizing the station, and
- Manning the table.
What sorts of Donation Stations will there be?
There are many different donation stations. Here is a complete listing:
| Donation Station | Description | Collection Drive – supplies needed | Volunteer support needed to run table and assist event participants |
| ‘Soup in a Jar’ | Layer dry soup ingredients in a jar to donate to local food pantries. | White rice, lentils, barley, bouillon granules, parsley, green peas, onion flakes, bay leaf, wide mouth canning jars, rubber bands, decorative fabric. | Day of Event: organize and set up table; assist in assembling layered soup in a jar, deliver items to local food pantries |
| Cookie Baking | Fresh baked and decorated cookies for community meals | Butter, eggs, vanilla, flour, salt, white sugar, confectionary sugar, food coloring | Day of Event: assist in making cookie dough and baking and decorating cookies; deliver cookies to community meals |
| Bouncing Balls | Create a fun toy for inner city afterschool programs | 11 inch balloons, scissors, funnels, rice | Day of Event: organize and set up table; help assemble balls |
| Centerpieces | Create Thanksgiving centerpieces for Equinox Dinner | Various recycled items such as nuts, pinecones, acorns | Day of Event: assist with crafting centerpieces; deliver to Equinox |
| Household/Toiletry Gift Bags |
Assemble gift bags for shelters | Laundry/Dish detergent, shampoo, razors and deodorant, paper products | Day of Event: assemble gift bags for local shelters |
| CDTA Bus Tokens | CDTA bus passes, used for medical appointments, job interviews, housing search | Collect coins in CDTA-provided cardboard banks | Day of Event: Drop off coins at our CDTA station; |
| Girls’ Kits | Create beauty kit for teenage girls | Nail polish, polish remover, emery boards, hand lotion, lip gloss | Day of Event: Assemble beauty kits |
No donations are too small.
Please contact Roberta Sandler (518) 817-5921, info@grassrootgivers.com, to see how you can participate.
Thank you so much!
