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Special Need!

Updated July 2010

For the Organization
 2 fireproof file cabinets for Human Resources ($1,200 each)
 Digital Voice Recorder for administration($100)

Development Department
 DSLR camera with kit lens ($700)
 Adobe Creative Suite 5 Software Design Standard ($800)
 Corporate sponsor for newsletter ($6,000)
 Web site sponsor ($500)

Assistance Program
 Heavy duty shredder ($350)
 Fax machine ($150)
 5 new or used locking file cabinets

Building Maintenance
 Caulking of exterior windows to eliminate leaks ($40,000 or $10,000 per side)
 New Box Truck for IHN, Food Pantry and Resale Shops ($50,000)
 Upgraded security monitoring for NAM’s Kuykendahl building ($15,000)
 Ceramic floor tile throughout building (to eliminate carpet repair, maintenance & replacement)($25,000)
 Resurface and restripe the NAM parking lot ($7,500)
 Renovate bathrooms on all four floors ($15,000 per floor)

Business Office
 Heavy duty paper shredder ($2,000)

Children’s Clinic
 Pedialyte- five 32-bottle cases ($55 each)
 Youth Bike Helmets ($40)
 Car Seats and Booster Seats for Infant/toddler ($85)
 10 Blood Pressure Cuffs Pedi/ X-Large Adult ($45 each)
 2 Portable Blood Pressure Machines ($50 each)
 Five 12-bottle cases of Alcohol ($22 each)
 Five 12-bottle cases of Hydrogen Peroxide ($22 each)
 Hearing Test Machine ($1,000)
 New Refrigerator ($350)

Interfaith Hospitality Network
 Toiletries/hygiene items (15-20 items monthly/ $150)
 15 Pillows quarterly ($75)
 5 sets of towels quarterly—face, hand and large bath towels ($100)

Family Violence Center
 Used cell phones for 911 access, no service required
 Full-size toiletries (shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, etc.)

Fifty Plus Senior Center
 Senior Wheels volunteer drivers
 Crafters and sewers for Helping Hands
 Antibacterial hand soap with Triclosan in 7-1/2 oz. pump bottles ($40 each)
 Roll of batting for quilts
 Cotton material for quilt tops

Food Pantry
 Nonperishable Food Items, especially dry pasta, rice and dry beans (900+ families per month)
 50 cases of water ($200)
 Industrial Scale ($1,500)

Meals on Wheels
 Volunteer Drivers for weekday meal deliveries
 Volunteer Drivers for Saturday Frozen meal deliveries
 Volunteers needed for office
 assistance, answering phones
 1 electric stapler - 40 sheets ($150)

Information Technology
 Client Desktop software, purchased through TechSoup:
 Updated operating system software - Microsoft Windows 7 (staff uses XP) - 50 licenses, $400.
 Updated office software- Microsoft Office Professional (staff uses Office XP) - 50 licenses, $1,000
 Space in a NOC/DATA Warehouse for offsite storage of data for NAM’s Disaster Recovery Plan

Rotary Learning Center
 Acrylic Literature/Magazine Display
 Rack ($200)
 Loose leaf paper (can be open packages)
 Projector Screen ($70)
 LCD Projector ($500)

Resale Shops
 Volunteers to help sort donations
 Two 2-wheel dollies ($150 each)
 Four 4-wheel dollies ($25 each)
 4 rolling fiberglass containers ($500 each)
 Floor Cleaning/Waxing Service ($1500 each)
 6 Children’s mannequins ($85 each)
 6 Men’s mannequins ($115 each)
 12 Aisle Gondolas (8 feet with 8 shelves), new or gently used, plus shelving ($400 each)
 8 Wall gondolas (8 feet with 4 shelves), new or gently used ($300 each)
 25 Shopping Carts, new or used ($40 each)

Shelter & Energy Assistance
 Electric stapler—40 sheets ($150)


 

 

 For information, please call the Development Department at 281-885-4605.

                                                                                                                                                                                        
   

 

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