I thought that since it's December and time to think about giving, perhaps it would be fun to do a little service project as part of book club. There are so many people right now around Albuquerque who could use a little extra help this time of year, but it's often hard to know what to do that will really make a difference. I'd like to put together "blessing bags" for us to keep in our cars so that we can pass them out to those in need rather than giving money. Here's a link that talks about blessing bags:
http://kwavs.blogspot.com/2011/05/blessing-bags-how-to.html
If you'd like to help by bringing something to put in the bags, it would be greatly appreciated. Here are some things that would be good to have in the bags:
Gallon size Ziplock bags - Michelle
chapstick - Melissa (30)
packages of tissues - Darbie (30)
toothbrush and toothpaste
comb - Darbie (30)
soap - Monique
trail mix
granola bars - Melissa (30)
crackers - Chelsey (30)
pack of gum - Darbie (30)
band aids - Melissa (30)
baby wipes - Monique
deodorant - Darbie (5)
shampoo and conditioner - Monique
lotion
Capri-Sun - Darbie (10), Chelsey (20)
water bottles (8 oz) - Melissa (30)
Socks (Men's large) - Melissa (30)
Pass-along cards - Chelsey (30)
Pass-along cards - Chelsey (30)
We would like to make 30 bags to distribute so that we can bless many lives.
Toiletries should be sample size so that we can fit them in the gallon bags. Please bring items in multiples of 5 (or more). Feel free to raid your stash of samples that you've collected (you know you've got one!).
If you would like to participate, email me at chelsey DOT jorgensen AT gmail DOT com and let me know what you'd like to bring. If you can bring more than one type of item, great! I will be updating the list on the blog as I receive emails so that we can have a good variety of things to put in our blessing bags. We'll be putting these together after the book club discussion, so if you're not going to be able to be at book club for the discussion, come at 9 to help with the bags. It won't be a hard or time consuming project, but I think it could make a difference for someone.
Chelsey
Toiletries should be sample size so that we can fit them in the gallon bags. Please bring items in multiples of 5 (or more). Feel free to raid your stash of samples that you've collected (you know you've got one!).
If you would like to participate, email me at chelsey DOT jorgensen AT gmail DOT com and let me know what you'd like to bring. If you can bring more than one type of item, great! I will be updating the list on the blog as I receive emails so that we can have a good variety of things to put in our blessing bags. We'll be putting these together after the book club discussion, so if you're not going to be able to be at book club for the discussion, come at 9 to help with the bags. It won't be a hard or time consuming project, but I think it could make a difference for someone.
Chelsey
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