Jean Arnott
Dear Women of Faith and Friends,
I am behind in keeping you up to date on our MOST NEEDED ITEMS for our refugee welcome kits. We’re helping to settle more and more families (hence the lack of time to send this email) and have lots of needs right now! I left off most of the amazon links this time. I’m finding that comparable items are often less expensive at Walmart and other places. Some items are also appropriate as gently used. Please be certain they are in excellent condition & clean😊.
If you’d like to order online, you may choose to have your gift shipped directly to:
Women of Faith Interfaith Service Community (your name)
31838 Florida Avenue
Mentone, CA 92359
(If you include your name on the label, I can let you know when your gift arrives.)
Many thanks, as usual!
The following are currently most-needed items. @ indicates current highest priority
Kitchen
@ Hot pads
@ Kitchen towels/dish rags
Paper towels
@Tall kitchen garbage cans (13-gal)
Cutting boards
@ Electric pressure cookers
@ Measuring cups and spoons
@ Dish drainer https://tinyurl.com/Dish-drainer-and-mat
Cleaning
Toilet brush
@ Toilet plunger
@ Broom
@ Mop
Cleaning buckets
Household
@ Clothes iron
@ Ironing board
@ Laundry baskets (better quality
– not 99 cent store, please)
@ Laundry detergent
@ Vacuum Cleaner
@ Bathroom rug
@ Rod for shower curtain
Toiletries
@ Shaving cream
Disposable razors for men & women
Hand/body lotion – full size
School & Office
@ Expanding file folder https://tinyurl.com/expanding-file-folder
@ Back packs for middle and high school students
@ College-ruled notebooks
Wide-ruled notebooks
@ Simple coloring books for children
Thank you again, friends! Please know that your contributions each time are so needed and appreciated. We have settled close to 300 families now and from countries all around the world. Each family comes with hopes and dreams of a life free of the daily terrors they have experienced – often for years. The stories I hear are stories I couldn’t make up. Please know that with all the horrors of war and corruption and the trauma it creates, that there are also miracles. I see little ones routinely and big ones periodically. Your support and prayers help bring some of those to pass. Thank you!