Sunday, October 6, 2013

Big Brothers Big Sisters Donation

Wow, a huge Big Brothers, Big Sisters donation.  Over 216 items!  6 boxes!

The partial breakdown:
6 latch hook yarn bundles
30 lip balm supply items
10 soap molds
2 books
car manual
15 fabrics
70 balls of yarn
26 misc clothing items
10 jeans/shorts
19 socks and misc
8 shirts
3 scarves
business jacket and pants
3 gym shorts
6 tees
belt capris
laptop pad
tote bag and more!

Totals:
Total Scarves (would like 200): 153
Total Hats (would like 50): 42
Total Soaps (would like 50): 125 + 6 pounds of soap scraps!
Misc: 313
Total so far: 633
 Items to go: Over 600 - goal met.  Still need more scarves and hats 

Soap totals post-CLW donation

Whew, thank you to the 4 ladies that helped me with the CTW donation.  We have completed our soap donations for the year and then some!

The totals:

Total Scarves (would like 200): 150
Total Hats (would like 50): 42
Total Soaps (would like 50): 125 + 6 pounds of soap scraps!
Misc: 100
Total so far: 417
 Items to go: Over 400 - goal met.  Still need more scarves and hats

Friday, September 27, 2013

Clean the World Donation

I want to thank a few people that contributed to this donation:  Marci, Peggy, Amy, and Jennifer.  Thank you, gals, for helping me with this drive.  Be proud of your contribution and accept my sincere thanks for the help!:)



The first photo represents the bulk of the soaps, shampoos, conditioners, body wash, and lotions received.  Don't let its size fool you!  It weighs over 9 pounds!

The second photo is the breakdown of items: 11 body washes, 31 soaps, 19 shampoos, 23 conditioners, 11 body lotions. 95 items total!

The third photo shows the soap scraps I collected.  A whopping 6 pounds!

All told, I couldn't have been more pleased.  I dropped it off Friday, August 22th, at the Clean the World collection center in Vegas.  WOW.  15LBS of stuff. More than I expected.

Thank you, everyone!  Your goods will go to a good cause!

~Jennbarr

Friday, September 6, 2013

Big Brothers Big Sisters Donation

Huge donation, consisting of over two dozen items including 6 children's workbooks, 5 sweaters, two pairs of shoes, board game, 5LBs of latch hook craft supplies, 1 latch hook kit, poly fil, and of course, scarves and hats!

Total Scarves (would like 200): 150
Total Hats (would like 50): 42
Total Soaps (would like 50): 30
Misc: 100
Total so far: 322
 Items to go: Over 300 - goal met.  Still need more scarves, hats and soaps

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Vietnam Veterans' Charity Donation

Whew, we cleaned out the closets.  Over 3 dozen clothing items were donated, in addition to 6 new scarves and 1 hat.

Too many clothing items to count! Still need to work on scarves!


Total Scarves (would like 200): 148
Total Hats (would like 50): 37
Total Soaps (would like 50): 30
Misc: 76
Total so far: 281
 Items to go: 19

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Soap Drive Sponsorship

Thank you, to Peggy D. for sending in a lovely donation to SW's soap drive.  Please, if you are looking for nice gifts for the holiday season, check out her web sites:


Party Lite
 
Longaberger
 
Velata

Thank you, Peggy!

~Jennbarr

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Clean the World SnuggleWarmth Project

The Soap Drive is on!

SW is hosting a Soap Drive for the Clean the World project.  It will run from now until the 26th.  My modest goal is 5LBs of items, but I would prefer 2 or 3 times that.  Wish me well.  Let everyone know!

SW