NOTE: We are not currently accepting any more knitted blankets or afghans. Our community has been extremely generous in donating many, and we are running out of storage!
Personal Care Items
- Travel-sized shampoos, conditioners, body washes, lotions, deodorants
- Unscented/baby shampoo & conditioner (mini)
- Unscented body wash (mini)
- Unscented baby wipes
- Unscented creams for dry and/or sensitive skin
- Lip balm
- Biotene for dry mouth
- Razors for sensitive skin (disposable)
- Unused Denture Cases
- Individually-wrapped 2-ply toilet paper rolls
- Zippered sandwich bags (Ziploc)
- Facial tissue/kleenex
On-Going Grocery Needs (all items must be store-bought and sealed)
- Ground Coffee (decaf and regular)
- Keurig pods (k-cups - coffee, tea)
- Tea Bags (green, orange pekoe, decaffeinated, chamomile)
- Hot chocolate mix (individual packets)
- Milk
- Baking supplies (all-purpose flour, sugar, brown sugar, butter, chocolate chips, nuts, dried fruit)
- Individual sugar/artificial sweetener packets
- Individual packets of jam, honey, peanut butter, salt, pepper, vinegar, ketchup
- Apple sauce pouches
- Bottled Water
- Cases of pop (cola, diet cola, ginger ale, Sprite/7up)
- Individually-wrapped straws
- Napkins
Grocery Store Gift Cards and/or Restaurant Meal Donations
- It is important to be able to provide our residents with their favourite meals. Gift cards for local grocery stores help to ease the cost of the grocery bill. Local stores include:
- Food Basics/Metro
- Independent
- No Frills
- FreshCo
- Sobeys
- Orchards
- Walmart
- We have also had generous donors in the past provide dinner for our residents and their loved ones from their favourite local restaurant.
- Donations can be made in the form of a gift card and/or a monetary donation.
Maintenance
- Gift cards for cleaning & maintenance supplies
- Canadian Tire
- RONA
- Home Hardware
- Home Depot
- Walmart
- Paper towel
- Window cleaner
- All-purpose disinfectant/cleaner
Other
- Gift cards for Netflix or Spotify, for daily resident entertainment.