Please Help Make a Difference!
CHRISTMAS GIFT SHOP for FOOD PANTRY CLIENTS
Every December
“Be the living expression of God’s love…”
                                                             Mother Teresa

 

The second Saturday of each December, we open our doors and hearts to brighten the lives of those we serve, providing them a chance to select Christmas gifts for their families.  It takes close to 150 volunteers to make the Gift Shop happen.  Those who have volunteered in the past will tell you how meaningful it was to be a part of this effort. There are so many ways to volunteer:

          *Donate new and gently used items (see below)
          *Help sort donations
          *Help set up the Gift Shop
          *Help “sell” and wrap gifts at the Gift Shop
          *Provide childcare on the playground for the shoppers’ children.
 
Gift and donation suggestions:

• Perfume, aftershave, gift soap, lotions, bubble bath, candles
• Christmas decorations or holiday items that you no longer use
• Toys and children’s books that are new or clean and gently used
• Cookware, small appliances, CDs, radios (all clean and working)
• Coats, jackets, sweaters or shirts, sweat shirts, fleece new or gently used, folded in “gift condition” (No sport jackets or ties)
• Jewelry, watches and small or large gift boxes for wrapping
• Gloves, scarves, socks and blankets
• New underwear, rain gear, umbrellas.
• Towels, sheet sets (new), placemats and napkins
• New, purchased items are also thankfully accepted
• Bikes, strollers, car seats, high chairs
• Baskets of varying sizes that we can fill with goodies
• Large rolls of wire edged ribbon from Costco for gift baskets

 
Christmas Gift Shop 2018: December 8