1.
IRF Homeless
Shelter St. Luke’s
hosts the IRF Overflow Shelter on a regular schedule in January and February. There are other opportunities during the rest
of the year from time to time -let Janet Beddoe know if you are interested in serving a meal or sleeping over.
2. Center For Food Action Items – There are always those in this land of plenty who need a helping hand and who depend on the Center for Food
Action! While most food items are appreciated the following is a list of the most-needed items for the pantry:
CANNED
MEAT
POWDERED MILK OR PARMALAT
100% FRUIT JUICE
COLD AND HOT CEREALS
MACARONI AND CHEESE
BAKED BEANS OR PORK
& BEANS
CANNED BEEF STEW
CANNED PASTA IN SAUCE
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY
CANNED FRUIT
PLAIN RICE
CANNED
OR INSTANT POTATOES
BISQUICK/PANCAKE MIX AND SYRUP
COFFEE AND TEA
CLEANING SUPPLIES
LARGE SIZE DISPOSABLE DIAPERS
(UNISEX)
TOILETRIES AND PAPER GOODS
In addition, CFA is always grateful for financial contributions. Please send
your check to:
Center for
Food Action
192 West Demarest Avenue
Englewood,
NJ 07631
or call 201-569-1804
ext 25 to make a donation with your credit card.
THE CENTER
FOR FOOD ACTION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, NON-SECTARIAN ORGANIZATION. ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.
3.
Adopt a Chaplain is a Christ-centered ministry that is dedicated to supporting our troops through the ministries
of Chaplains. By adopting Chaplains (and their families) we pray for and communicate with them regularly. We send modern day
"care packages" to chaplains serving in the Middle East. They distribute the
items to our troops. This program is a wonderful way to offer support and witness to our troops and to
the Chaplains who are supporting them. We can support a Chaplain for a whole year for a little as $240.00 (one care package
a month at that donation rate)
4. Landstuhl Hospital Care Project
- is a non-profit organization that provides comfort and relief items for military members who become sick, injured,
or wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Donated items are distributed to military patients at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) in Germany,
the largest American military hospital outside the U.S. and to field hospitals
in Afghanistan and Iraq. Many
of these military personnel arrive with no extra clothing and require long hospitalization. The purpose of the project
is to enhance the morale and welfare of the wounded. Each shipment that LHCP sends is sent in honor of a military member who
has made the ultimate sacrifice and lost his or her life in service to our country. Hospital staff report that when
patients learn that they and their fallen service members are remembered "back home," their spirits are lifted. As one
nurse wrote in an e-mail, "It means a lot to the guys that are back there recovering — it helps them know they are not
alone."
Items to Support LRMC
There are reasons for the do's and don'ts on this list. Please stick to the list.
Landstuhl Hospital is inundated and has no storage space and really needs to ship the below things downrange
to make room for sweats, shoes, and other issue items. This is an SOS for assistance with downrange contacts to mail
the following items:
There are reasons for the do's and don'ts on this list. Please stick to the list.
We are posting this again since some are still sending their blankets to LRMC. LRMC Wounded Warrior
Ministry Center has requested
a hold on all blankets and quilts. There is limited storage space and I am sure you do not wish your beautiful blanket
to be put into a warehouse until winter. Remember first one in last one out!!
PLEASE DO NOT SEND LRMC ANY MORE TOOTHBRUSHES OR TOOTHPASE!! DO NOT SEND ANY ADAPTIVE
FOOT OR HAND COVERS.
Please follow the below list to a "T" as this prevents our hospitals and medics from a
crisis situation with storage of unusable items.
URGENT BLACK Back Packs
Urgent Needed Now !! Men's
"travel size" deodorant Old Spice High Endurance preferred
URGENT House
slippers, patients are NOT allowed to wear sock slippers.
Sizes
8-13
URGENT Ankle
Socks, Crew Socks, Tube socks -
Flip
flops
PJ
bottoms, flannel bottoms or sweat pants (loose fitting)
Toothbrushes
- approximately 250
Short
sleeved shirts- NO logos
Size
8 to 10 1/2 men's tennis shoes,
URGENT - White
large, medium under shirts
Deodorant
for men
Foot
powder
Long
Sleeve T Shirts—(NO logos please)
Grey,
Black
L,
XL, M and S (in that order of need)
Phone
Cards -60-120 minutes (these DO NOT need to be international phone cards)
Travel-size
shampoo (Pert and Dandruff-type -- NOT hotel size- NOT full-size, patients are at LRMC for short periods of
time and can not use full-size containers. Full size products are causing storage problems at LRMC since patients do
not wish to take a large bottle for a one week stay).
DVD's
(positive theme's-no extreme violence)
CD's
(No violent lyrics)
Boxer
briefs NOT men's BRIEFS.
Sizes
M, L, XL
Mouthwash
(TRAVEL SIZE)
What NOT to send to LRMC:
DO
NOT SEND Any used clothing
DO
NOT SEND Hotel size toiletries of any kind
DO
NOT SEND Full Size toiletries of any kind
DO
NOT SEND Magazines or books
DO
NOT SEND ANY adaptive foot of hand covers
DO
NOT SEND ANY type of feminine hygiene products
DO
NOT SEND Men's brief underwear-(the guys prefer boxers and the over abundance of briefs are causing a storage problem at LRMC)
DO
NOT SEND Bubble Gum
DO
NOT SEND Coffee Mugs
DO
NOT SEND Snacks of any kind
DO
NOT SEND Single Edge Razor Blades
DO
NOT SEND Stationary
DO
NOT SEND Hard or Medium Toothbrushes (WWMC does need SOFT brushes)
DO
NOT SEND VHS Tapes
DO
NOT SEND Water Bottles
DO
NOT SEND Canned Food Items to Landstuhl
Do
NOT SEND USED Toiletries to Landstuhl
Any assistance would be deeply appreciated. If you have contacts in the European
Theater that need the above items please contact Karen at LHCP.President@yahoo.com --Thank You
