Annual Report of Giving 2008
350 Layette Bags
500 Backpacks
50 Warm up kits, plus food and treats, for homeless
28 Easter Baskets
30 Birthday party kits for kids
21 Garden Kits
8 Bags of Beanies for Police departments
21 Birthday Gift bags for children
60 Valentine gift bags for Meals on Wheels
543 Hygiene Kits
300 Hygiene Kit Refills
15 Boxes of hygiene items
300 Wash Up Kits
150 Sanitary kits
22 Comfort Kits
203 Comfort Blankets/Afghans given out
934 Blankets/afghans
139 Lapgans for nursing home
52 Families helped with bedding needs
90 Boxes Of Food Given Out
25 Thanksgiving baskets, with turkey and fixins
101 Home Boxes Given To Families
54 Families Helped With Home Furnishings
47 Families Helped With Baby Equipment Needs
16 Families Helped With Diaper & Wipe Needs
202 Families helped with clothing needs
246 Families Helped With Winter Coats & Clothing
10 Bags Of Hats, Mittens, & Scarves(est 1000 items)
5 Bags Of Hats, Mittens for schools(est 500 items)
22 Families helped after fire/flood
6 Families helped with sports clothing and equipment
2445 Helped with clothing at Days of Sharing event
20 Bags of rag clothing for scare crow festival
5 Boxes of hangers for set up of free clothing pantry
27 Large boxes of clothing to set up clothes pantry
6 Large boxes of beach towels (swim program)
16 Sleeping bags for summer camp program
16 Sewing machines
40 Boxes cloth for charity crafting/families in need
3 Rolls batting for halfway house sewing program
3 Huge rolls of material & 8 costumes for Berlin High School Jr. Class
Home Coming Parade
34 Bags craft supplies for nursing home, preschool, etc
1 Emergency Halogen light w/stand for LRCERT
400 Children received bags of books from Eagle Scout
Project
10 Boxes books for Food Bank Book Project
6 Boxes used books &toys given to Partners In Health
2 Boxes of Books for needy children
4 Boxes Puzzles, books, nursing home
25 Blankets for Animal Rescue
60 Bags of pet food (for pets in needy families)
1 Basketball hoop & softballs for Easter Seals Boys home
4 Boxes gift items, Easter Seals Boys School for Behavior
Bucks program
6 Easter Seals boys "adopted" for Christmas, gifts & stockings
12 Davenport Girls "adopted" for Christmas, gifts &
Stockings
635 Christmas stockings sewn for the troops
100 Christmas stockings made/filled for troops project
80 Christmas stockings for nursing home
233 Christmas stockings for needy children
500 Christmas Gift basket bags
65 Children "adopted" for Christmas, gifts & stockings
100 Candy Bags & favors (given out by Santa)
60 Christmas treat bags for Meals on Wheels
6 Christmas trees with decorations
1 Fake Fireplace and Christmas garland for
Christmas Village
A total of 1698 blankets/afghans/quilts were given out during 2008!