An easy way for everyone to reach out to those in need is to contribute to one or more of our Caring Bins. We collect the following items:
Used eye glasses & eye glass cases go to a local Optometrist where they are sorted, cleaned & used when eye care missions travel to Central America & the Caribbean.
Yarn/craft items (including unfinished items), Christian reading material & parenting magazines for those currently incarcerated at the Grand Valley Institute for Women.
Toiletries (including sample sizes) are delivered to Anselma House and Mary’s Place.
We collect soap, rice, salt, school/office supplies (pencils, paper, pens, erasers, staplers, paperclips, rulers etc) and gently used clothes, clean & in good repair for the Canadian Food for Children.
Campbell’s Soup labels (the whole label), Zehr’s cash register tapes
Pop can tabs are sent to the Elora Legion.
Empty ink cartridges from copiers go to the G.R.C.A. for recycling
Cancelled postage stamps for Leprosy
Did you know that saving used stamps can help fight leprosy* world wide?
Each year, approximately $10,000 is raised for The Leprosy Mission with the help of Canadian churches like St. James’-Rosemount.
With fewer stamps being used on a regular basis, Christmas is the best time to obtain used stamps from parcels & cards – but certainly not the only time! Canada and world wide commemorative stamps are the most desirable. We do suggest that if you are using stamps, use commemoratives where ever possible. Many post offices now primarily use meters but customers can insist on stamps. When saving stamps, a half inch cut around used stamps is ideal for the project. Post cards, especially old (1920 & prior) are also very useful, with or without stamps.