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Request from February 21, 2008
Helping Hands of Des Moines is in need of many items for babies including baby beds, sheets for the beds, strollers, baby clothes and diapers. Contact Helping Hands Director Ruby Ross at 263-1428 to schedule a delivery time or to have items picked up.
World Vision Experience: AIDS is coming to Hope March 27-31. The Experience requires a total of more than 300 volunteers. Volunteering at the Experience not only allows people to Step into Africa, it also educates and empowers them beyond what normal visitors receive. Volunteers can work in four-hour shifts and will receive an hour of training on World Vision, the Experience and their specific volunteer role. To volunteer, visit www.worldvisionexperience.org/volunteer.php
Request from February 13, 2008
Kids Against Hunger of Des Moines
Packing Food. Fighting Hunger. event
Tuesday, Feb. 19 8:30 am - 6:30 pm
Forte Banquet & Conference Center (615 3rd St, Des Moines)
More than 500 volunteers are need to package 200,000 meals in 10 hours! Sign up to volunteer at www.kidsagainsthungerdsm.org or at the tables outside the Worship Center before and after this weekend's services.
Opportunities are available for local families to host Up with People cast members (ages 18-29) Feb. 18-24. Host families provide a place to sleep, transportation to and from a local drop-off point, a few meals (usually breakfast and dinner) as well as an open environment to share customs and cultures. If you are interested in hosting please contact Christine Holmes at 515-253-3102, 515-778-8475 or cholmes@upwithpeople.org.
Project Prom
Once again North High School would like to provide an opportunity for underprivileged students in the Des Moines Public Schools to have the chance to be outfitted for prom with donated attire. To date they have given away 142 dresses, 15 suits and 24 pairs of shoes for high school proms and other formals.
Donations will be accepted until March 31 at North High School at the front office. They will take any formal dress, any size (including plus sizes) that are from 2000 until today in style. They will also accept tuxedos and matching suits for the guys. Rolling garment racks that can hold floor length dresses are also needed for this project.
North's drama teacher, Mark Rixner, noted "Your church (Lutheran Church of Hope) was absolutely amazing last year in their response to the need." To ask questions or to donate, contact Mark Rixner at 242-7200 or mark.rixner@dmps.k12.ia.us
Request from February 8, 2008
Nadia Torkzadeh is 17 years old and attends Hope. She has been battling cancer for a few years. Nadia and a friend, Sam, who is also battling cancer need your help. Be an angel for Nadia & Sam by giving blood One pint can make a difference.
Angels for Sam and Nadia Blood Drive
Saturday, February 16, 2008 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church in the Fellowship Hall.
To schedule an appointment visit www.bloodcenterofiowa.org or contact Linda Frazier 989-3600 or Suzi Torkzadeh 987-8208.
Please bring identification, such as your Blood Center donor card, driver's license, etc. Any photo ID is acceptable.
Request from January 15, 2008
Hope's Cookie Ministry/Homeless Street Outreach is asking for donations to help the homeless in the Des Moines area. The items are adult size socks and gloves for the colder weather and grill size propane tanks (filled or unfilled). The gloves and socks can be left in the downstairs area under the Chapel and the tanks can be left outside on the west side of the Chapel door. If you have any questions please call Alan Kinsey at 226-8352.
Previous requests that are ongoing
My husband and I have connections with a social service agency in Des
Moines that assists people with mental and behavioral challenges. They
have recently taken on about 50 clients living in both group homes and
individual apartments from another agency that has closed its doors.
They have found many clients to be severely lacking in basic household
furnishings and supplies. Some are even without beds. If you have any of
the below items, we would be happy to pick them up over the next couple
of weeks.
PLEASE RESPOND BACK TO carol.jensen@hopewdm.org or Carol Jensen at
222-1520 (w), 556-0957 (c), 327-0930 (h).
Beds - twin or full size (not queen or king)
Bedding - twin or full size
Dressers
Night Stands
Living Room furnishings (couch, chair, TV stand, coffee table, end
table)
Lamps
TVs
Small kitchen tables & chairs
Basic kitchen items (dishes, silverware, microwave, glasses)
Bath Towels
Home Together Mission in Des Moines has completed six apartments, and now they need to be furnished with the necessities to make a home. Please donate only newly purchased items to complete the kitchens and bathrooms. Contact Sue Koch 276-8255 or at selfkoch@aol.com for information about delivering the items.
Items needed:
Measuring spoons and measuring cups, rubber spatulas, mixing bowl set
Wooden and plastic spoons (for mixing and stirring)
Stainless flatware (forks, spoons, knives) service for 8
Dinnerware-Corelle place settings for 8
Glasses-plastic for 8, plastic kitchen pitcher
Knives including a paring knife, serrated bread knife, chef's knife
Electric hand mixer, toaster
Wide metal or plastic spatula, colander, plastic cutting board
Canister set, spice rack w/spices
Vegetable peeler, can opener (manual), kitchen scissors (for food
only), wide metal or plastic spatula, timer, bottle opener
Cookie Sheet, cake pan, wire cooling rack
Pizza pan (14 inches), microwave-safe casseroles (2-quart or 3-quart)
Saucepans with lids (1-, 2- and 2 1/2- or 3-quart), frying pan
Long-handled spoon with heatproof handle, soup ladle, pancake turner,
tongs
Kitchen trash cans, 3 bedroom trash cans, bathroom trash cans
Bath and hand towels including wash clothes, kitchen towels and dish
clothes, pot holders
Kitchen - trash can bags. cleaning supplies
Flatware drawer organizer
Dish drainer and drainer board
Food storage containers
Toilet bowl brush and cleaner
Go on a mission trip to Africa - and never leave home!
Reach out to Africa right here in Des Moines as you follow Christ's command to "welcome the stranger." Lutheran Services in Iowa has created "Circle of Friends" to link local volunteers with newly arriving refugee families - mostly from Africa. Volunteers form a small group "Circle" to provide an individual family with orientation to home, culture, and community life as they rebuild their lives in Iowa. Orientation and training will be held Monday, Dec. 3 from 6:00-9:00 pm at Refugee Cooperative Services, 3200 University Ave, Des Moines. For information or to register contact Jane Scanlon at jdscanlon@aol.com or 991-7412.
Drivers needed for Meals on Wheels
In the Waukee area. The time needed is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, 11:00 am - noon. You would be delivering meals to people just in the Waukee area. If you are interested please contact Rose, the coordinator, at 993-5175.
Donate soccer equipment (soccer shoes, socks, shin guards, and/or soccer balls) that would fit 6th - 8th grade students at Callahan Middle School. These students are from Africa, Central and South America. These students are learning to speak, read and write a new language. So many things are new as they acclimate to American culture, and they now have the opportunity to participate in a sport that they understand and know. You can help by donating new or gently used equipment. Contact their ESL teacher, Kathryn Haun, at 515-250-2267 or kathryn.haun@dmps.k12.ia.us
Hands of Help Mission (www.handsofhelp.com) serves low income and homeless individuals in the Des Moines and the surrounding area. This organization needs the following items: Black pants and white shirts (some persons have recently been hired by Wells Fargo and this is the required dress), dome tents, heavy tarps, sleeping bags and camping gear, backpacks, camping stoves, fuel for the stoves, can openers, candles - 2-3 inches wide and 5-6 inches high, heavy pots and pans, hot pan holders, towels and wash cloths.
Items are currently stored in a warehouse near downtown, but the mission is in need of a larger storage area of at least 5000 square feet, within or near the downtown loop of Des Moines.
If you can help with any of these needs, contact Ruby Ross at 515-263-1428 or info@handsofhelp.com. She will arrange pickup or delivery.
Iowa Resource for International Service (IRIS) is a non-profit organization founded in 1993 and located in Ames, Iowa. Its mission is to promote international education, development, and peace through rural initiatives. IRIS conducts many grant programs which bring students, journalists, business people, educators, and government leaders from Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, and Asia to Iowa. While in Iowa, the international participants stay with Iowa families, study in Iowa schools, intern in Iowa businesses, and become involved in community activities. When they return to their home countries, they take with them new ideas and strategies for economic development and peace advancement. They also return with new friendships and a better understanding of Americans and our democratic way of life. IRIS also links Iowans to the world by facilitating international relationships and arranging for travel opportunities for Iowans. More information is available about volunteering and serving at www.iris-center.org
The organization hopes to have students placed in Iowa homes before the end of May. Contact Del Christensen at 515-292-7103 (office), 515-971-0953 (cell) or del@iris-center.org
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