Greg Fanning’s Eagle Scout Project: A Drive for Children in Need to support Family & Children's Aid on July 25 & July 26 and August 1 & August 2.
Items needed (new unless specified)
Arts & Craft Kits (these DIY sets are super popular with all ages!)
Coloring Books (Children and Adult) and Crayons, Markers or Colored Pencils - also art supplies like paints and play-doh
Sketch Books & Journals
Sporting Goods (New soccer balls, footballs, basketballs, baseball items (gloves, wiffle ball bats), hockey sticks, kick balls, frisbees and anything you think promotes healthy outdoor movement)
Puzzles, Playing Cards, and Board Games
Games to give to our kids. Favorites include: Trouble, Sorry, Life, Monopoly, and Candyland. Decks of playing cards and card games like UNO, Phase 10 and I Spy Go Fish for our clinicians to use in their family therapy sessions
New Teen Items
Ear buds/headphones, journals, adult coloring books and coloring pencils, Lego kits, teen sized/style hats and gloves, girls and boys sweat pants and hoodies in larger sizes
New or gently used children's books, especially easy readers, picture books, books in Spanish, chapter books, and teen books with appropriate topics
Legos
New or used Legos for our Lego room where kids can keep what they build
Paints, paintbrushes, drawing/painting paper and colored pencils. All in new condition.
Collection bins are located at:
- St. Nicholas Church, 13 Pembroke Rd. (Across from the Amber Room).
- Mill Plain Fire Dept., 48 Mill Plain Rd. (around back).
Family & Children's Aid (FCA) is a community-based, non-profit organization offering high quality, innovative and responsive programs and services to heal and support children and families in crisis. Life can be tougher for some kids... abuse, neglect, psychiatric trauma, behavioral challenges...Family & Children's Aid helps kids heal.
Learn more about Family & Children's Aid here.