We Need Your Help!
Donations in any amount greatly appreciated.
Here are just a few ways you can help us keep Teachers and Paws Project going....
Shop at TAPPestry Thrift!
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Employee Matching Gifts – Ask your employer if they have a matching gift policy.
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Sponsor a Teacher -- Sponsor a teacher membership/purchase a gift certificate for $20.
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Gift Certificates/Cards – e.g., gift cards from office supply stores and other stores.
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Host a Third-Party event – Host an event to benefit Teachers and Paws Project.
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You can also help by Organizing a Collection Drive or donating items on our wish list.
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In-kind or donation of items – for our Thrift Store please find our wish list here.
We are looking for clean, safe and interesting donations that will support our teachers and students while at the same time preserving our environment.
Art & Crafts/School Supplies
Art & Crafts/School Supplies
Art supplies (new and used) such as tempura paint, sponge brushes, etc.
Books (all kinds, not just teaching)
Craft kits and misc. crafting items
Stickers and classroom decorations including bulletin board items and streamers
Fabric (full pieces)
Jewelry beads and buttons
Paper of all kinds (including matte and foam board)
Sharpies, sharpies, and more sharpies!
School supplies (pencils, pens, markers, crayons, paper, paint, etc.)
Copy paper (full reams in any color greatly appreciated)
Yarn
Plastic storage bins (any size)
Office supplies (file trays, binders, staplers, tape, clips, etc.)
Miscellaneous
Children’s clothes (shirts, pants, coats, hats, mittens, gloves, boots, shoes, etc.)
Cardboard fabric bolts
Magnets
Packing material –square pieces of Styrofoam (not large unusable shaped sizes)
Promotional items
Rock and shell collections
Small furniture (chairs, tables, desks, file cabinets, easels, bulletin boards, book shelves, etc.)
Toys
Toys
Tennis balls and empty containers
Golf balls, tees, and pencils
Jigsaw puzzles (missing pieces are OK
Games
Containers/Bags
Containers/Bags
35mm film containers
Baby food and Mason jars (clean, with lids only)
CDs and cases (new)
Shoe boxes (with lids only)
Ziploc-type bags (new)
Reusable bags (brown paper bags, canvas bags)
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Electronic/Industrial
Discontinued items, overruns, and surplus materials
Lab equipment (beakers, flasks, test tubes, etc.)
Household items
Cardboard tubes and plastic tubes – all sizes
Clothes pins
Corks (must be clean)
Cups, plates, and straws – new only (no glass)
Egg cartons (not flats)
Greeting cards (new)
Photographs
Calendars with pictures (new and used)