Liberty and Lincoln Middle School Toy Drive – Ends December 12th

Need donations of new gift items for Middle School aged kids. Bring in new Toys in unwrapped and in original package. We need board games, sports items, dvd’s, books, mp3 players, music, art supplies, clothes, make up items, gift cards – (Amazon, Itunes, Target, etc) and beauty products. Toy & Food Drive Announcement Flyer AllContinue reading “Liberty and Lincoln Middle School Toy Drive – Ends December 12th”

Frills for Furbabies – Pet Supplies – 4 Muddy Paws – Ends December 17th

Pet supply collection for Stray Rescue – Dry dog food, Pop-Top Canned Dog Food Braunschweiger, Cheese Whiz, Peanut Butter, and Hot Dogs, Nylabones, Cat & Dog :Beds, Collars, Leashes, toys, treats; Kong Toys,  Martingale/No Slip dog collars (Medium & Large Size), Dog Harnesses (Medium & Large Size), Large Wire Crates (36″ – 52″),  Litter and LitterContinue reading “Frills for Furbabies – Pet Supplies – 4 Muddy Paws – Ends December 17th”

Shoe Recycling – Glen Carbon Elementary – Ends Friday November 21st

Clean out your closet of any old shoes you can find. We can accept all shoes (new or used) without holes in them, rubber-band pairs together or tie them together. Please place the shoes in the collection bins in the main lobby at Glen Carbon Elementary. Thank you for your support! The collection will takeContinue reading “Shoe Recycling – Glen Carbon Elementary – Ends Friday November 21st”

Shoe Recycling Madison County Government – Ends Friday November 21st.

Old Shoes? New Shoes? Red Shoes and Blue Shoes! Donate them and help Madison County Government celebrate America Recycles Day! If we collect 15,000 pairs of shoes, they will name a well in Panama after Madison County! WHAT: All types of shoes! As Long as they do not have holes in them, they are accepted!Continue reading “Shoe Recycling Madison County Government – Ends Friday November 21st.”

Food Drive – JSC Holiday Home Tour – Sunday December 7th

Help Us Fill Up the Trucks for the  GlenEd Pantry  This year we would like to help the GlenEd Food Pantry get ready for the holidays. We will have a truck in the driveway of 3308 Garvey that we want to fill up. We are asking people to consider bringing a small donation with themContinue reading “Food Drive – JSC Holiday Home Tour – Sunday December 7th”

Toiletry Items – St. Mary’s Church – Ends December 16th

Students from St. Mary’s Edwardsville school of religion will be collecting toiletry items for the St. Vincent De Paul Society. A collection box will be in the church lobby. Please consider donation any of the following items: bar soap, toothpaste, toilet paper, paper towels, all purpose cleaner, mr. clean etc, shampoo, clorox wipes, dish detergent,Continue reading “Toiletry Items – St. Mary’s Church – Ends December 16th”

Veteran’s Day is Tuesday – some simple ways to support our troops

As a reminder there are several ongoing local collection drives, and efforts to support our troops. Edwardsville American Legion collects warm socks, blankets, and winter hats for Operation Warm Troops. They provide these Items to service members being medevac from Afghanistan to LRMC in Germany and then again stateside. It gets very cold at theContinue reading “Veteran’s Day is Tuesday – some simple ways to support our troops”

Coat Drive SWIC Students Ends December 18th

The Southwestern Illinois College Student Veterans of America club is collecting gently used coats, hats and gloves to benefit homeless veterans. The coat drive will be held Monday, Nov. 10, through Thursday, Dec. 18, at the SWIC Belleville Campus, 2500 Carlyle Ave. Donations may be dropped off in the Veterans & Career Services center, MainContinue reading “Coat Drive SWIC Students Ends December 18th”

Boy Scouts – Scouting for Food – Pickup Saturday November 15th

Scouting For Food – November 8 & 15, 2014 On November 8th, Scouts will be distributing bags in local communities to collect canned food for local food pantries. The Scouts are asking residents to fill these bags with canned food and place them by their front doors before 9 a.m. on November 15th, so thatContinue reading “Boy Scouts – Scouting for Food – Pickup Saturday November 15th”

Food for fines – Glen Carbon Library – Ends November 30th

“Food for Fines” November 1-30, 2014. For each non-perishable food item you bring in, the Glen Carbon Library will waive $1 in OVERDUE fines. (Fines for lost or damaged items are not included in this program.) Food items collected during the drive will be donated to the Glen-Ed Pantry.