The turkey and sweet potatoes have been eaten, the early-bird Christmas shopping has been conquered… what’s left for Thanksgiving weekend? Roller skating, of course — we’re throwing a skating party, and you’re cordially invited!
Saturday, November 29, we’re taking over the Wheels of Wonder skating rink (175 Southern Plaza Drive) for an afternoon of family-friendly skating fun. Bring your friends, bring your kids, and most importantly, share in the holiday spirit by bringing a donation for the Marion County Children’s Guardian Home.
Come work off that extra helping of pumpkin pie and help out a great cause!
Ideas on items to bring: (starred items indicate a special need)
Educational Toys, Games, Crafts:
**Fuzzy black velvet coloring posters
Pencil by number sets (NOT markers)
Snap together models (NO glue)
Individual and group craft kits
**Playing, UNO, Skippo® cards
Board games – esp.
for OLDER youth
Coloring books for ALL ages
Drawing pads & instruction books
**Colored pencils
All types of art supplies
Yarn and Crochet hooks
Balls: basket, foot, soccer
NERF items (NOT guns)
Hand held digital games
Clothing:
All types for ages & sizes 6 – 18 years
Girls’ jeans: sz 4-20;
Boys’ jeans: Sz. 30-42;
Sweats: M, L, XL, 1X
T-shirts: M, L, XL, 1X, 2X.
Tennis
Shoes all sizes
sleepwear, coats & jackets
**Boxers, briefs, panties
**Socks
Toiletries:
Hair brushes, combs/picks, barrettes, clips
Deodorant, Soaps, bodywash
Chapsticks
Shampoo/conditioner
Skin care lotion
Black hair care products
Perfume/cologne for male/female
Hair dryers, Curling & straightening irons
Make up (all shades & colors)
Books:
**Harry Potter
Chicken Soup books
Books of poetry
Joke/riddle books
**Word Search/Sudoku books
Comic Books
Magazines of interest to youth:
sports, auto, nature,
Teen, children, parenting
School Supplies:
2″ binders
scientific & reg. calculators,
lg. erasers, blue & black pens,
pencil bags/boxes, dictionaries,
spiral & loose leaf paper,
rulers, index cards
bookbags & drawstring bags
Party Supplies:
Birthday party supplies
Plates, Napkins, Cups
Plastic ware utensils
Wrapping paper/gift bags
Miscellaneous:
Movies – NO “R” – esp. teen
Jewelry – esp. teen; Sm. mirrors
Sm. photo albums/picture frames
Wallets, Purses, Watches
Personal CD players
Batteries (esp. AAA, AA)
**X-Box & Playstation Games
Chaplain’s Requests:
Bibles, New Testaments,
Sm. Stuffed animals (i.e. Beanies®)
Business cards w/ “you are special” type messages
Stickers, i.e. NASCAR/NBA & NFL, etc.
Socialites on Myspace