Yesterday

From a convention: a dozen to two dozen large totes, key chains, flash lights with a screwdriver, plastic carry bags, pens and dental floss. When I told one man at a booth that the bags were for kits for the homeless he grabbed a handful, about a dozen. Other booths let me take a few of the totes, several pens and a few key-chains. Another man at a booth gave me a few dozen plastic bags.

The people that I gave them to liked the totes, the flashlights with screwdriver, but the item the men asked for were the key-chains.

Five packs of overnight huggies, XL

July was the month of Murphy's Law. Some has spilled over into August, so...

FIVE Dollars- Challenge

I made out a check for $5.00 to the Maryland Fuel Fund (Fuel Fund of Maryland, Inc.) Maybe, it isn't that much, but it is something. Shall anyone match it? Can you match it? Turn my small $5.00 into $10.00. That's how it starts. The Fuel Fund of Maryland, Inc.

www.fuelfundmaryland.org

Mail your donation to:

Fuel Fund of Maryland, Inc.
305 W. Chesapeake Avenue
Suite 115
Baltimore, Maryland 21204-4435

91 degrees out today

What can I do to help someone out in the heat? Can I contribute to the Maryland Fuel Fund? May I donate to Our Daily Bread? What will you do today to help the homeless?

...Your Donation has a Powerful Impact

The Fuel Fund of Maryland helps avoid homelessness, because nonpayment of energy bills is the number two reason people lose their homes. We promote safe homes, because without access to energy, families often try makeshift means to heat and light their houses, which oftentimes proves fatal. And we help children stay in school. The greatest tragedy of evictions caused by utility turnoffs is that children not only lose their homes, they also lose their schools, teachers, friends and neighborhood support systems. ...fuelfundmaryland.org Maryland Fuel Fund

-91 degrees out today-

What can I do to help someone out in the heat. Can I contribute to the Maryland Fuel Fund? May I donate to Our Daily Bread? What will you do today to help the homeless?

www.catholiccharities-md.org/emergency/our-daily-bread

www.fuelfundmaryland.org

What will you do today when the weather is hot?

Will you turn on the air-conditioning, after a long day at work?

Will you drink cold water or some other cold drink?

What do the homeless do when it is Ninety-Three degrees?

What I would like to purchase for the Homeless for the summer:

A cooler that stores items for 5 or 6 days and the ice.

Anybody familiar with these coolers from camping or hunting?

What I purchased for the Homeless Shelter today:

14 Sour Punch Straws - 4.5 oz

6 Life Saver Orange and Creme - Swirls 6 oz.

What I bought for the homeless shelter, yesterday:

25 kit kat bars
17 starbursts
3 Whitman Samplers
2 Russel Stover boxed Candies

June 2, 2008:

37 packs of Bubble Yum Cotton Candy
15 packs of Hubba Bubba Gum
5 light up candies
Assorted gums
Orbit Gum- ? four packs

Correction: What the homeless need.
Copied from Oldtimer @http://oldtimer.wordpress.com/

Copied From Wanderingvet @ http://oldtimer.wordpress.com/


Help Support the Homeless - List of supplies
August 9, 2007 · 5 Comments
Help support the homeless in your community

The Following is a list of needed items. Please take what you can to any agency providing homeless services. This list is something the younsters in your Church or community organization as well as individuals can contribute to any time of the year. All of these items are in need year around. Your youth groups will have fun collecting these.

The list was developed by a local service agency in my community: Sweetwater Valley Camp in Austell Ga. They provide a free food pantry (set up like a grocery store) a free clothing pantry (set up like a retail clothing store) a medical facility (including dental care) and many other services out of a beautifully well-maintained building. The list was developed in conjunction with Cobb Faith Partnership.

Batteries (AAA, AA, D)

Feminine hygiene products

Blankets

Utility/Emergency Candles

Sleeping Bags

FlashlightsMatches

Bibles & bookmarks

Underwear

Zip-Lock bags

Thick Socks

Garbage bags

Deodorant

Tissues and/or Toilet paper

Sewing kits

Band-aids

Toothbrushes and Toothpaste

Tents or shelters

Antibacterial Ointment

Combs & brushes

Small lanterns with batteries

Coleman catalytic heaters

Ready-to-eat food

Bottled water

Travel size soaps, shampoos

Baby wipes or wet wipes

Reading glasses

Shower utility room & 5 gallon solar shower bags (this product provides a private shower) You can get these at Target and Walmart type stores in camping aisles.

Link to target on amazon

Reliance Solar Shower Spary $9.99 at Target/Amazon

Camping Super Solar Shower Gaian $18.00 (They also have shower poles and shower tents.

Link to a hanging solar shower bag $11.98 at Pinecreekoutdoors.com

I would add to this a list of homeless service providers in your community and a map (see Google) of their locations. Put the copy in a gallon size zip lock bag or laminate it.

Your local United Way web site will likely have a very complete list you can download or copy from.

Oldtimer’s comment: Wanderingvet added a very useful comment below for a personal hygiene kit, which I’ve recopied below. Put it all into a gallon size ziplock bag.

Personal Hygiene Kit

Tooth Brush,

Tooth Paste (recommend Tom’s of Maine)

Dental Floss (not only for flossing, for clothes line, and stringing rocks in cans around campsite in urban areas),

Plenty of Bandaids (a lot of heel blisters)

neosporin,

cortisone cream,

cotton swabs,

Listerine (mouth wash yes, but very antiseptic also for cuts),

deodorant (pits get stinky),

Razor (Mach3 works best), soap (love that irish spring soap shave also),

nail clippers (keep them short to keep bacteria minimal),

Anti-diarrheal tablets (you do not want the runs)

At a dollar store this list retails about $11.00

And I keep this all in a ziploc freezer bag. A Very Large One as it crushes down well for packing

You can find wandering vet’s great site here: WanderingVet

(Find his original comment below)

Thanks Wanderingvet

Oldtimer

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What I bought for Charity yesterday:
5 Rolaids #-pk.
2 Extra Strength Excedrin
Freestyle Glucose monitor
Aquafressh Extreme Clean (3)
Aquafresh Whitening (1)

May 2, 2008 Our Sister's Place Baltimore, Maryland

Hygiene Kits
Consisted of:
Always pads-Overnight, Reg, Ultra, Wings
Listerine Smart Rinse
Colgate 360 Toothbrushes
Reach Toothbrushes
Colgate Active Angle Toothbrushes
Colgate New Advanced Toothpaste
Dental Floss
Lady Speed Sticks
Carmex Lip Balms
CoCo Butter Sticks
Purell Hand Sanitizer
Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion
2stamped envelopes. 3 plain
Johnson's bandaids
Tylenol or Alleve 24-3- ct- Ex. Strength
Swedish Fish
Pringles Chips-sm
placed in three ziplock bags
placed in Mars recycle-use Grocery bags $.99 These are great
The Shelter took apart the kits, next time I'll buy the items in bulk for this day shelter. They can not accept pain killers, but could give them to the overnight portion of the shelter.

May 17th Baltimore, Maryland Our Daily Bread

Tee Shirts (5)
Ivory Soap 4 bars(10) Aloe and Regular
Zest (3)3 bars
Xtreme Razors 8 ct. (2)
Rite-Aid Bandaids Travel (5)
Bandaids 60 ct.
Zilactin Cold Sore-B
Rite-Aid Aspirin 500 ct. (10)
Purell Travel (15)
Quattro Razors-men's (5) with carrying case (1); with mirror's (1-2)

May 29th update
Suave Stawberry Shampoo
Poise 104
Lamisil Advanced (2)
Xtreme Razors (2)
Degree Deoderant-Men's
Russel Stover Candy (3)
Bayer Plus 500 ct (1)
Bayer Extra Strength (1)
Goody's Pain Relief (1)
Fixodent no additives (1)

May 29, 2008- Baltimore, Maryland- Homeless Shelter/Kitchen
Poise 104 ct.
Lamisil Advanced
Degree Deoderant
Russel Stover Chocolates