Service Project Sampler Day Volunteer

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Join us to:

• Make 600 sandwiches for those experiencing homelessness
• Cut blue jeans into pieces that will be used to make 25 shoes for children who suffer from a crippling foot parasite called jiggers
• Sew pillowcases for children living in extreme poverty at Yurok Indian Reservation in California
• Create 200 nature and craft kits for Gammelgarden Museum of Scandia

• Tie fleece blankets for pediatric cancer patients

• Color pictures for seniors who are in nursing homes or homebound; veterans; and servicemen and women who are stationed throughout the world

• Sew pinless diapers for newborns in third-world countries
• Assemble activity kits for youth with cancer

• Complete kits for girls in third-world countries so they can go to school when they have their period
• Knit and crochet baby hats and blankets for newborns in third-world countries
• Create fleece blankets for kittens, cats, and dogs at Northwoods Humane Society
• Assemble bluebird houses to create a bluebird trail in Scandia
• Write letters or draw pictures for residents of Christian Community Home
• Make and take home wildflower seed balls
• Make and take home homemade bird suet and seed mixes

We also will collect:

• Items for activity kits for children and teens with cancer (e.g., activity/coloring books, crayons, markers, sticker books, MadLibs, gel pens, puzzles, and travel-sized games)
• New or very gently used clothing for youth and adults for Valley Outreach in Stillwater (e.g., shorts, t-shirts, short-sleeve shirts, sandals, swimsuits, light jackets, tennis shoes, summer hats, polo shirts)
• Empty plastic pill bottles with labels removed for Matthew 25: Ministries

• Items for Gammelgarden Museum of Scandia (e.g., gift cards to purchase items for youth programs (Walmart, amazon.com, Menards, Joanns, and Prairie Restorations), 20 baskets with handles [to hold 3 strawberry plants], oversized lawn games, antique/old children’s games [jacks, marbles], items for Girls & Dolls tea parties [china sets, china teapots, sets of 4-6 new cloth napkins, highchairs for dolls, white gloves in children’s sizes, and new rectangular tablecloths])

• New LEGO sets for children and teens with cancer

• Items for Northwoods Humane Society (Wyoming, MN) (e.g., dry puppy food, dry kitten food, pate style canned cat food, canned kitten food, clay cat litter [non-clumping], puppy milk replacer, cat toys, soft dog treats, disinfectant wipes, and laundry detergent [liquid, HE])

• Items for personal care and Household cleaning for Family Pathways Food Shelf (e.g., deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo [full size], conditioner [full size], body lotion, multi-pack of soap, window cleaner, surface cleaner, floor cleaner, dish soap, and dishwasher soap)
• Lead fishing tackle

• Items for Wildlife Science Center (Stacy, MN)(e.g., left-handed welding gloves, thermometers, sponges, scour pads, spray bottles, large poop scoopers, kitchen shears, metal food dishes, contractor bags [3 mm thick], and Ziploc bags [any size/brand])
• Non-perishable foodfor the Scandia-Marine Food Shelf. All items should have expiration dates of September 2023 and beyond
• Pop tabs
• Eyeglasses- without cases

• Hearing aids

• Baby blankets for newbornsin third-world countries. The blankets need to be acrylic or cotton yarn and be 30"x30"
• Aluminum cans for recycling
• New or very gently used multilingual books or books featuring diverse characters and themesfor ages pre-K to fifth grade (e.g., board books, picture books, easy chapter books, middle-grade chapter books)
• Used digital cameras - for the youth photography program at Marine Mills Folk School

• Plastic bags
• Financial donations for:
• Sponsoring two puppies for Leader Dogs for the Blind
• Supporting cataract surgeries to restore sight through SightFirst
• Supporting Scandia-Marine Lions' local programs and services

New This Year:

• Free haircuts by Scandia Hair Design for those donating 8"+ of hair to Children with Hair Loss
• Free glucose blood checks for Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes. Nurses from Lakeview Hospital will perform blood checks on anyone at the event wanting their glucose level checked