Plea for Toddler Shoes

This came to me this week:


Our Preschool kids are in desperate need of shoes! Sandals or tennis shoes would be fine. We especially need toddler sizes 7, 8 & 9. We need them for both boy’s and girl’s. If you have other sizes, that’s ok too! We’ll need them soon I’m sure!

Thank you!!

August Needs

It looks like the shelter is in need of new items that we haven't supplied in the past. Please consider donating some of the grocery items requested. I can only assume that they have more infants and toddlers than I've seen in the past--requests of preemie clothing breaks my heart! The older group looks big, too, since they need so many shorts and shoes. Email me at blogtogs@gmail.com if you would like to donate and I will pick-up and deliver your goods.

thanks!
-Christa


Here are the (many) needs for the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter for August. Remember that we definitely accept gently used clothing!

Thank you so much for all that you do for the children here!!

Infants & Preschoolers
Baby wash
Bubble Bath
Barrettes
Baby shampoo
Baby lotion
Toddler toothpaste & toothbrushes
Vaseline
Size 3 Pull-ups for boys & girls
Large size Goodnights diapers
Girls 2T – 6 panties
Girls & Boys 3-5 year old socks
Girls summer clothes 3T – 5T
Preemie clothing
PJs of all sizes

School agers
Teen girls large socks
Girls summer shorts sizes 6-8 & 10-12
Teen girls summer shorts size 9 and up
Teen girls summer shirts size Large
Boys summer shorts size 10-12
Teen boys summer clothing size 16 and up
Tennis shoes of all sizes but especially teen girls sizes 5-9
Jeans of all sizes

Misc.
Olive oil
Dawn dish soap
Shower caps
Paper towels & napkins
Laundry Soap, bleach & dryer sheets
Lice combs
Masking tape
Pens
Toothpaste
Latex & Vinyl gloves
Tampons & thick sanitary pads
Body wash for school age boys & girls
Deodorant for boys & girls
Non-seasonal medium to large stuffed animals

Anything will be much appreciated! Please feel free to forward this to anyone you know who may be able to help us out. Thank you!!

New Summer Needs for Preschoolers

Here is the latest needs list for the young preschoolers. Let me know if you can help. Thanks!

Girls 3T, 4T and 5T summer clothes
Girls preemie summer clothing & pjs
Girls 3T-5T pjs
Boys 3T-5T pjs
Boys underwear sizes 2T-6
Girls underwear size 2T-3T
Kids and toddler toothpaste
Toddler ages 1-2 toothbrushes
Sand for the sandbox (yes more still)

bubbles, bubbles, everywhere!

Last week the kids and I delivered at least 30 bottles of bubbles for the preschool kids to celebrate summer! Our church members donated them, as well as many fun toys to add to the shelter's collection. I also took many clothes and toys that my friend donated after she cleaned her garage and found them all. What a great surprise!

New Summer Needs List

I received this latest list today from the shelter. Please let me know if you can donate anything and I will arrange to pick it up from you. Thanks!

Clothing:
· Boys small and medium socks
· Boys 2T – 4T, 4-6 and 8-10 underwear
· Girls 3T summer
· Boys 18 mo summer
· All sizes of toddler socks
· Girls 2T-4T summer pjs
· Girls 5-8 summer pjs
· Boys 5-8 summer pjs
· Boys 10-16 summer pjs
· Boys 6-8 shorts

Toiletries/supplies
· Baby wash and lotion, daytime and nighttime
· Shampoo
· Conditioner
· Hair spray/gel
· Paper towels
· Black trash bags, drawstring 39+ gallon
· Dixie cups
· Hand soap, both refills and individual dispensers
· Body wash for boys and girls
Sprinklers
Toddler toothpaste
Sand for Pre-school sand box
Small photo albums
· Boys deodorant

Success!

Earlier this month I received an email updating me on the outpouring of support for the teen mom at the shelter. Thanks to you and to many other donors, she received more than enough to start her new life with her kids in an apartment. She passed her driver's test and received her license and is getting her GED soon. I also learned of a young toddler who was afraid of human contact when she arrived at the shelter and now, when her 45 days are up, she is full of hugs for the workers there.

I see how blessed the children are when they stay at the shelter, despite the terrible circumstances that lead them there. If we continue to supply them with the basic needs of clothing, toiletries and diapers, the shelter can spend its money on dedicated workers to care for the kids while also raising money for their capital campaign to build a larger facility.

I will be taking a large donation at the end of this month. Please contact me if you have infant, toddler or youth clothing that you would like to donate. If you would like to donate other necessities, I will gladly take them too!

Thanks for your interest!

Summer Needs

I received this latest needs list from the shelter today. If you have any of these items, please let me know and I will take them to Bentonville soon.

thanks!


Summer
· Girls 6-8 shorts
· Girls 10-12 shorts
· Girls 14-16 shirts
· Girls 3T/4T/5T shirts and shorts
· Boys 14-16 shirts and shorts
· Boys 2T shirt and shorts
· Girls 18 month everything
· Girls pjs 2T – 16
· Boys pjs 6-16
· Teen pjs small/med/lrg/xl

Shoes
· Girls 13
· youth girls 1/4/3
· teen girls 9/10/8/7/6/5
· child boys 13
· youth boys 1 and 2

Toiletries
· girls and boys body wash
· boys deodorant
· toothpaste
· Dixie cups
· Tampons for teens
· Hand soap

Misc.
· Backpacks
Small photo albums
Sand for new preschool sandbox
Self-laminating sheets
Photo paper
Bubbles
2 Plastic Pools for the preschoolers to swim in this summer
Small carpet cleaner for preschool building
4 Highchairs (We’ve found that Graco high chairs last the longest. The Harmony High Chair, Winnie the Pooh Days of Hunny, is our favorite for safety, ease of use and longevity.)