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Cedar Valley United Way
Caring Club®
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Day of Caring
Employees of several different area businesses volunteered their time to better the Cedar Valley. See what they accomplished and how you can take part next year.
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Funded Programs
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Agency Wish Lists
Our funded partners can always use your help, even if it's not always a gift of money. Below are items for which agencies have identified a need. Please take a second to look through the list and see if you have the ability to help.
Agency |
Need |
Quakerdale |
Computer for cottage |
Quakerdale |
Heavy duty vacuum |
LSI |
Pack and Play |
LSI |
Baby gates |
LSI |
Baby beds with mattress |
LSI |
General Baby Items |
ECHOES |
Craft Supplies (yarn, knitting needles, etc) |
ECHOES |
Scrap Wood |
ECHOES |
Sets of Books (for Book clubs) |
ECHOES |
Musical instruments (guitars, etc) |
ECHOES |
Hygiene Products |
ECHOES |
Digital Cameras |
ECHOES |
Pedometers |
ECHOES |
Household Appliances (mixers, crock pots, etc.) |
Big Brothers Big Sisters |
Paper Cutter |
Big Brothers Big Sisters |
Three hole punch (for up to 20 pages) |
Big Brothers Big Sisters |
Industrial stapler for larger packets |
Big Brothers Big Sisters |
Office Dividers or cubicles (1 or 2 that match) |
Big Brothers Big Sisters |
Small Shelving Unit |
Big Brothers Big Sisters |
Small round dining table and 3-4 matching chairs |
Big Brothers Big Sisters |
Mini Fridge |
Big Brothers Big Sisters |
Waiting Room Chairs (4-6 matching) |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Office Desks |
Pathways |
Electric Stove |
Pathways |
Pots and Pans |
Cedar Valley United Way |
Paper Folder |
Cedar Valley United Way |
Portable power point projector |
VNA |
Bed Linens |
VNA |
Towels |
VNA |
Wash Cloths |
VNA |
Socks |
VNA |
Personal Hygiene items |
VNA |
Cleaning Items |
HVAAA |
Computers |
HVAAA |
"Pocket Talkers” which are amplification devices they can use to better communicate with hard of hearing elders |
Allen's Women's Health |
Disposable Cameras |
Allen's Women's Health |
Scrap Books, paper |
Allen's Women's Health |
Gas Cards |
Allen's Women's Health |
diapers |
Allen's Women's Health |
Deft or All Baby detergent |
Allen's Women's Health |
Baby gates |
Allen's Women's Health |
Winter Blankets |
Allen's Women's Health |
Bath Towels |
Allen's Women's Health |
Toilet Paper, Shampoo |
Allen's Women's Health |
Winter Coats |
Allen's Women's Health |
Teen Survival Kits / Parent Survival Kits: Life Savers candy, confetti, erasers, string, toothpicks, pennies, and puzzle pieces. |
Allen's Women's Health |
Craft kits: beaded bracelets, door knob hangers, photo frames for 15 middle school students. (We cannot accept any craft kits with faith-based messages as the kits are used in publicly funded programs.) |
Allen's Women's Health |
100 Grand Candy Bars for showing cost savings in preventing teen pregnancies in Black Hawk County. |
Allen's Women's Health |
A company to offer to put our Together for Youth website address on the back of t-shirts that we received. |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank |
Permanent markers, Pencils |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank |
Certificate Frames |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank |
Box Cutters |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank |
Paper Cutter |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank |
18 gal. Rubbermaid or Sterlite totes |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank |
Vacuum cleaner |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank |
Carpet cleaning machine |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank |
Blender |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank |
Packaging tape |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank |
Pencil sharpeners for kids |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank |
Disposable silverware |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank |
Divided paper or foam plates |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank |
Workbooks for ages K-5 |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank |
300 or less piece puzzles |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank |
Board games for ages 5-13 |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank |
Large white paper |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank |
Any art and craft materials |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank |
256gb memory card for a digital camera |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank |
Small digital bathroom scale |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank |
Desktop calculators |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank |
Filing cabinets (3) |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank |
Gift wrap, bows, ribbon |
Volunteer Center |
New office chairs (3) |
Volunteer Center |
A new display board for presentations |
Volunteer Center |
Stand up metal storage cabinet |
Volunteer Center |
Two-wheeled cart for moving boxes and materials from office to schools |
Volunteer Center |
Adobe software (Illustrator, PDF creation software) |
Volunteer Center |
Assistance with or pre-designed database system for volunteer management |
Volunteer Center |
Color laser printer |
Volunteer Center |
Copy machine |
Volunteer Center |
Flat panel monitor |
YMCA |
Pool Items: Flipper, stop watches, instructional videos instructional aids, pool toys |
YMCA |
Youth: Games, basketballs, playground balls, books |
The Salvation Army |
Make over 7 shelter rooms |
The Salvation Army |
Hamburger |
The Salvation Army |
Toilet Paper |
The Salvation Army |
Furniture: Dressers, bunk beds, towel bars, toothbrush holders etc |