Here is a list of items that our charity partners have specifically requested for the Charity Drive, but please feel free to bring things even if they are not listed here.

 

The place for items’ collection will be outside with a tent, and/or in the main reception area at the very back of the building, depending on the weather.  If you come with a car, you can park along the street if there are vacant places (please, note that it is a paid parking zone) or you can enter with a car through the main gate and go to the back of the building (ie. don’t use the front doors on the street.) Please see map for directions:

 

 

Items Requested from our Charities – September 2024

SOS Villages

smaller items – preferably mobile phones, laptops or tablets, bed linens, dishes and hygiene products.

Hope for children

Below is the list of needs for our families, and the children who attend our day centres:

• footwear and clothing for children and teenagers (especially boots and warm jackets)
• school supplies and materials for arts and crafts
• children’s books in Latvian and Russian
• toys and table games (as long as a knowledge of English is not required to play the game)
• bed linen, towels and blankets
• small items of furniture and basic household appliances
• any hygiene or cleaning materials
• multivitamins

Foster Families

kitchen utensils, dishes, blankets, pillows, all kinds of shoes and outerwear.

Palliative Care

small items/gifts for the birthdays of children in our care.

Anglican Church

warm winter clothes both for men and women. Boots, socks, shirts, pants, sweaters, undergarments are really appreciated. 

Samaritans

• linens
• table games
• mugs
• office/ school supplies like markers, scissors, gouache paints, glue, plastiline, decoration items (pearls, beads, yarn or nay material for handcraft)
• pillows
• wrapping paper for Xmas or Bdays.
• plastic tablecloths for craft activities 

Missionaries of Charity

Clothes for children and adults, things for the household, toys, lamps, just about everything is needed.

The Salvation Army

• Material and other craft/sewing items.
• Hand-held vacuum cleaner 
• Diapers (especially size 5,6)
• Wet wipes for babies
• Any other baby-care items

Lighthouse Transitional Care

Can also pick up depending on location – 

• Food items – canned beans, lentils, and fruits. Dried – Rice, pasta, buckwheat, salt, sugar, oil, seasonings, and tea