SFPA's 2013 Thanksgiving Charity Drive & Dinner

Event is free; up to 15 may attend

SFPA is hosting a special Thanksgiving charity drive and dinner for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida, an organization which provides a home-away-from-home meals to the families and children while the child is admitted and under medical care at Jackson Memorial Hospital.  https://rmhcsouthflorida.org/mission

The Thanksgiving dinner will be held on Friday, November 22, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.

Please consider joining us for this special event, either in person (register here online for free) or through your contributions.

Needed items are listed below (or you can download the list to shop), and can be dropped off at one of 3 convenient locations by Wednesday, November 20th, or if you would prefer to make a monetary donation, SFPA will purchase needed items on your behalf, and present them at the dinner.  Mail your check made payable to: SFPA, c/o SFPA Thanksgiving, P.O. Box 31-0745, Miami, Florida 33231-0745.

The Ronald McDonald House needs everything your house needs, except on a much larger scale. *items in blue are greatly needed.

For the Kitchen

• Pots and Pans, Pan Lids (medium and large)
• Plastic flatware: spoons, forks and knives
• Cutting boards, spatulas
• Baking sheets and pans
• Paper goods - (Cups, Paper Plates  Napkins)
• Disposable gloves
• Aprons
• Aluminum foil, Plastic wrap
• Kitchen towels and dish cloths
• Pot holders
• Toaster Oven, Blenders
• Knife sets
• Rice cookers

For the guest rooms

• Laundry baskets
• Shower curtains
• Pillows and Pillow cases (White, beige colors)
• Portable cribs with sheets
• Twin-sized Blankets (white, beige)
• Twin sheet sets (white, beige)
• Full-sized Blankets (white, beige)
• Full-sized sheet sets (white, beige)
• Flashlight
• Batteries
• Battery operated fan

Entertainment for the families

• DVD Players
• Board Games
• Games for the Wii
• Xbox and Play Station 3
• Passes to Movie theaters And Others Places
• TV Remote controls (Universal)

Gift cards

• Lowe’s
• Publix, Winn-Dixie, Sedano’s
• Home Depot
• Costco, Target, Kmart
• Wal-Mart

Food Items

• Rice
• Sugar, flour, spices, syrup, salt
• Pasta
• Powdered milk
• Fresh products, eggs, margarine/butter
• Snacks foods: granola bars, juice boxes, raisins, nuts etc.
• Cooking oil
• Frozen pizza and dinner

Cleaning supplies and maintenance

• Sanitary (Toilet) paper
• Paper Towels
• Plug in Air Fresheners
• Par 20 bulbs
• Laundry detergent
• Dishwashing soap
• Disinfectant spray
• Multipurpose spray
• Window cleaner
• Ajax and Pine-Sol/Mistolin/Mr.Clean
• Brooms
• Mops
• Trash bags
• Fluorescent Light Bulbs
• Soft White/ Daylight Light Bulbs

For our office 

• 8 ½” x 11” paper for printer
• Postage Stamps
• Sharpies

All items donated must be new.

Thank you for supporting "The House That Love Built." We are also registered at Walmart.com  -  click on: "Wish List" and enter First name: RMHC last name: South Florida

Drop off locations for the items are:

If you have any questions, please contact Mayda Nahhas at mailto:Mnahhas@sfpa.info

Thanksgiving Event Chair