Relief Society Service Activity: Help Refugees on May 19th

[Emily Cox Pahnke]

Relief Society Service Activity: Help Refugees 

Please join us on May 19th at 7 pm to assemble donations for refugees in our community and learn about more ways to support them.  We will have the opportunity to TWhole Heart Refugee Alliance will attend and talk a little about their organization and the many ways that we can help refugees in our community.  Please invite any of your friends that might be interested in helping out.  

 If you would like to contribute, please consider donating new or gently used items from the following list.  

• High quality basic kitchen items. Pots and pans, cooking utensils,thermal carafes, electric kettles, plates, bowls, cutlery, and storage containers.
• Sewing machines and sewing kit. Machines, fabric scissors, needle, thread, etc.
• Put together a home repair toolbox. Screwdrivers, wrench, measuring tape,hammer, drill, nails, etc. so families can put furniture together and do basic repairs.
• Provide a basket of children’s books and educational puzzles. Children and adults will use good-quality picture books (fiction, nonfiction, children’s dictionaries)to practice English. T Please be culturally sensitive and not overly commercial.
• Donate a bin of Legos. Legos and Duplos (new or used) are a versatile, creative, gender-neutral educational toy the whole family can enjoy.
• Put together an art kit for children. Drawing paper, colored pencils, crayons, coloring books, maze books, and playdough, etc. High-quality supplies delivered as a kit in a storage bin can fit in limited closet space.