At our December General Meeting on Monday, December 11, we will bring items to fill shoeboxes and then giftwrap each box for this program. 50 shoeboxes will be provided but you can also fill a shoebox of your own and bring it to the meeting. The Director of AOS, Andrew Middleton, will be in attendance and will be our speaker.

If you can donate items, please see the list below of what is needed. If you are unable to donate, please attend the meeting and help pack and wrap.

Toiletries (dental floss, mouthwash, shampoo, conditioner, soap, shaving cream, deodorant, q-tips, disposable razors)

Combs

Nail clippers

Socks

Scarves

Hats

Pens, pencils, writing supplies

English dictionaries

Calendars

Pocket-size address books/planners

Scotch Tape

Playing Cards, travel sized games

Reading materials (magazines, paperbacks)

Non-perishable foods items, snacks, candy

The Maryknights ~ Fr. Rosensteel Council K of C #2169

ALWAYS COLLECTING for COMFORT CASES

December 2023 Collection - Apostleship of the Sea

Comfort Cases continue their wonderful efforts in packing backpacks for children and young adults entering the Foster Care system. If you care to learn more about them or make a donation, you may do so on their website: www.comfortcases.org

On that site you will also see a link to a "WISH LIST" they have on Amazon. You can order items needed from Amazon and they will ship directly to Comfort Cases.

As their mission statement shares, "no child should have to enter the foster system and go to a strange new home with nothing but a trash bag filled with a few items of clothing. Comfort Cases makes sure they have new pajamas, personal toiletries, toothbrush, soap, pens and pencils, a journal or coloring book, and a new stuffed animal, all packed in a bright new backpack.