Suggested Donations for Jon Catlin’s Eagle Project
Durable items
Clothing: for all ages, but especially for children. Specific needs are winter clothing, shoes, boots, socks, durable rain gear
Housewares: blankets, linens, bath towels, pillows, silverware sets, pots and pans, dishes, luggage
Household needs: cleaning supplies, vacuum cleaners, floor mats, garden hoses, tool sets, etc.
Children’s goods: school supplies like notebooks, markers, pens, pencils, coloring books, children’s books, backpacks, children’s toys.
**One great option is to stuff backpacks with school supplies, toys, games, and other necessities for children.
Expendable items
Foods: canned food (beans, soups, vegetables), dry foods (PB and jelly, cereal, snack bars, boxed (baking mixes or pasta)
Cleaning supplies: sponges, dish soap, household cleaners, sanitary wipes
Kitchen goods: plastic silverware, sturdy paper plates, disposable cups, paper bowls, aluminum foil, Ziploc products
Personal hygiene: hand sanitizer, lice shampoo, soap, body and face wash, toothbrush and toothpaste (think Costco packs of these items)
• Donated items should be primarily practical. Clothing especially should be appropriate for outdoor work in the harsh terrain of South Dakota. However, quality items that are less utilitarian will still be accepted. Please– no prom dresses!
• Clothing and other goods for all age groups are welcome, but I would like to do the most for children. Old children’s clothes – especially winter coats, school supplies, backpacks, or space-efficient toys would be great!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Project Doc: How to donate
How to contribute
Personal donations:
Donations from this project are expected to be about half personal and half business contributions. For personal donations, each year there are dozens of families in the Barrington area that support the project by hitting big department stores at sale times, stocking up on children’s clothes or housewares to contribute to the project. This is the type of contribution most expected for the project. You’ll be amazed at how far $50 can go in the clearance areas at Wal-Mart or Costco.
Used items are certainly welcome, however with the following note in mind. Each year my sponsor receives about thirty garbage bags full of donations. After sorting through all of the bags, he is left with only ten bags of suitable donations. Any good that is non-functional or clothing that is torn or soiled is not acceptable for donation and could be taken as an insult to the Crow Creek people. So please do not donate old or defective goods, as disposal of these goods could consume valuable project funds.
Business donations:
The way this project will really succeed is if we get bulk donations from businesses. If you or someone you know owns a business that sells any of the suggested items, a donation would be greatly appreciated. Donated clearance and sale items would be especially appealing since we want as many goods as we can get.
Financial contributions:
Much of this project depends on the outside finances I am able to bring in to cover the cost of gas for donation pickups and for the final delivery drive to South Dakota, which will amount to about $300. I am expecting to purchase about half of the donations myself with donated money from those who live too far to make shipping donations cost efficient. If you are looking for a “stress free” way to contribute or live more than an hour away from my home, please consider writing a check to benefit the project. Checks are payable to “Boy Scout Troop 10” with “Jon Catlin Eagle project” in the memo line.
As with the past fundraiser I participated in for the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra, dozens of small donations of $10 and $20 add up to a serious impact. Simply mailing out a dozen letters to generous, committed family and friends, I was able to raise over $1200 in less than a month. The goal for this project is near 100% participation, so please give what you can, even if it isn’t much.
Personal donations:
Donations from this project are expected to be about half personal and half business contributions. For personal donations, each year there are dozens of families in the Barrington area that support the project by hitting big department stores at sale times, stocking up on children’s clothes or housewares to contribute to the project. This is the type of contribution most expected for the project. You’ll be amazed at how far $50 can go in the clearance areas at Wal-Mart or Costco.
Used items are certainly welcome, however with the following note in mind. Each year my sponsor receives about thirty garbage bags full of donations. After sorting through all of the bags, he is left with only ten bags of suitable donations. Any good that is non-functional or clothing that is torn or soiled is not acceptable for donation and could be taken as an insult to the Crow Creek people. So please do not donate old or defective goods, as disposal of these goods could consume valuable project funds.
Business donations:
The way this project will really succeed is if we get bulk donations from businesses. If you or someone you know owns a business that sells any of the suggested items, a donation would be greatly appreciated. Donated clearance and sale items would be especially appealing since we want as many goods as we can get.
Financial contributions:
Much of this project depends on the outside finances I am able to bring in to cover the cost of gas for donation pickups and for the final delivery drive to South Dakota, which will amount to about $300. I am expecting to purchase about half of the donations myself with donated money from those who live too far to make shipping donations cost efficient. If you are looking for a “stress free” way to contribute or live more than an hour away from my home, please consider writing a check to benefit the project. Checks are payable to “Boy Scout Troop 10” with “Jon Catlin Eagle project” in the memo line.
As with the past fundraiser I participated in for the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra, dozens of small donations of $10 and $20 add up to a serious impact. Simply mailing out a dozen letters to generous, committed family and friends, I was able to raise over $1200 in less than a month. The goal for this project is near 100% participation, so please give what you can, even if it isn’t much.
Prject doc: About the project and project goals
My charitable sponsor is Mr. Ray Piagentini of Barrington High School, who has led a group of high school students to help the Crow Creek reservation with collection and aid work for over a decade through the organization Brother’s Keeper. Each summer, the group of volunteers arrives on a coach bus packed with clothes, housewares, and thousands of pounds of food. Many natives walk for miles from all directions to get their first satisfying meal in months. However, though the club raises a good deal of supplies to send to the reservation every year, there is simply never enough. Basic needs such as winter coats, basic household goods, and food are constantly in short supply, and many natives have to walk home empty handed. I wish to enrich these collections substantially with both long-term items (house wares, clothes, blankets) as well as short-term items (food, toiletries, cleaning supplies) that will be of great use to the reservation.
In addition, the collection plan will have a long term benefit to the group by acting as a “how to” template for fundraising in future years, which – if followed by the entire student organization – could more than double fund raising efforts.
My specific goals for the project are:
1. To raise at least $2000 in funds to spend on new items for collection
2. To gather a minimum of one-van-full of donations
3. To gather donations of acceptable quality
a. Clothing may not be torn or soiled
b. Clothing must be somewhat utilitarian/worker grade
c. Non-clothing items must be useful
In addition, the collection plan will have a long term benefit to the group by acting as a “how to” template for fundraising in future years, which – if followed by the entire student organization – could more than double fund raising efforts.
My specific goals for the project are:
1. To raise at least $2000 in funds to spend on new items for collection
2. To gather a minimum of one-van-full of donations
3. To gather donations of acceptable quality
a. Clothing may not be torn or soiled
b. Clothing must be somewhat utilitarian/worker grade
c. Non-clothing items must be useful
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