Supplies needed

As we move forward and begin to work and play at Huss School, many of the needs will be for tangible materials. The school is currently winterized so there's no running water and we don't ever plan to turn on the expensive, obsolete heating system, which creates unique needs for hospitality to visitors. As we think about equipping a comfortable room for work groups, we've come up with a list of items we could use to make the space hospitable:

• Dish pans
• Dish cloths & towels
• Microwave-safe re-usable plates & bowls
• Re-usable cups and water bottles
• Crock pot
• Electric coffee maker or percolator
• Small refrigerator

There are also supplies we could use for general cleaning, maintenance and beautifying work around the facility:

• Cedar split-rail fencing ($1,000 to replace broken chain link fence along Broadway)
• Outdoor motion detector lights
• Sledgehammer
  
• Outdoor work gloves
• Commercial mop & mop bucket
• Cleaning rags and towels
• Leaf rakes
• Tarps
• Pitchfork
• Shovel
• Wheelbarrow
• Gardening equipment (diggers, hoes, clippers, watering cans, etc.)
• Weed whacker
  
• Fruit trees and native perennials
• Help fixing a donated riding mower that needs some work
  

And, for more playful activities:

• Video projector
  
• Badminton set/racquets
• Soccer ball
• Air pump
• Paint (craft, non-toxic, preferably tempera)

We also have volunteer interns living in a community house connected to a local church.  As individuals come and go, we realize various needs to create a hospitable space for residents and guests.  Current needs include:

• Dressers
• Bedside tables
• Lamps
• Twin-size box springs
  

If you're able to help out with any of these supplies, either through donating the items themselves, gift cards or cash donations, please contact us! If you have any other ideas for ways to make our Three Rivers spaces a little more comfortable, feel free to add them below.