Requests

Veterans Home of California- Yountville

Support Requests for 2010

For our day-to-day programs we can use the following:

1. Holderman Building:

    2D and 2B:

gift cards from Whole Foods

60’s music, blue grass and symphony CD’s

      Ward 1C:

50” flat screen TV and stand

DVD storage- upright with 5-6 shelves

2.   Memory Care Center:

3 wall mount radio and CD players (1 each for wards 0,2,3

Patio umbrellas and stands

Golf umbrellas

Fingerless gloves

CD’s- jazz standards, country music, early rock, folk music

DVD’s- comedy’s, westerns, action

Gift cards/certificates to fast food restaurants (In and Out, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, KFC, etc)

3.   Eisenhower Building:

Men’s and Women’s socks

Men’s and Women’s slippers

Portable CD player and headphones

Men’s and Women’s sweaters

Individually wrapped cookies

Suduko Books

Party supplies (Birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years) i.e. tablecloths (oblong x70), napkins, papercups

$5 PX Gift Cards

4.   Section C:

2 kitchen tables to seat 4 or 6

A patio set- table and chairs with seat cushions

BUNN VPR 12-cup Pourover Commercial Coffee Brewer with 2 Watrmers  $289.99 at coffeemakers.com

5.   Section D:

Realspace Vinyl Padded folding chairs, black- 12 chairs- 24.99 each at officedepot.com

Brother ¾” (18 mm) Black on White Security TZ tape- $30.99 at Staples

Quartet Economy Dry-erase Baord 2’ X 3’ white board aluminum frame

AA batteries, and a Lexmark 32 black ink cartridge

6.    Section H:

10’ X 10’ gazebo (canopy)- OSH

7.    Section J:

Recycle trash container

50 lb bag of bird seed

52 inch TV

8.   Section L:

Cordless phone and a paper shredder

2 microwave ovens, stove top plates (covers for the burners) and a new kitchen stove

A Gas Grill

Shelves for laundry area

9.  Member Services Building:

Cobra 2-pk 22 mile Range Walkie-Talkie- Black (CXT400) –available at Target

Stock the kitchen in Grant Hall: 4 dozen each of knives, forks and spoons, serving utensils, serving platters, 12 cup coffee maker (small gatherings), 100 cup coffee maker

10.  Pathway Home

Men’s sweats and t-shirts, and caps

Toiletries- full size bottles of shampoo, conditioner, cologne, aftershave, deodorant, etc.

Pillows and Comforters

A blender

11.  Therapeutic Activities

Gift cards in $20.00 increments for Target, Wal-Mart, Marie Callendars, Trader Joe’s, Safeway

Bingo Prizes: variety packs of candy bars, small bags of chips and packs of cheese and crackers, small packs of nuts. Soft granola bars, string cheese, popcorn, bags of bite size candy bars, small cans of soda

CD’s:  country/classical/ music from the 40’s and 50’s/ military music, movie sound tracks

12.  Facility wide:

Seasonal items such as umbrella’s scarves, caps, gloves, rain ponchos (good for people in wheelchairs)

Stamps (preferably forever stamps)

Note: At this time the only donations that our warehouse is accepting are clothing donations.  All other items will not be accepted.  For the items listed above and for any donations to be distributed over the holiday season, please contact my office. 

Thank you!!

CONTACT: Susan Heims, Volunteer Coordinator

707.944.4930  susan.heims@cdva.ca.gov

OR

Gwen Robinson, Office Technician

707.944.4931  gwen.robinson@cdva.ca.gov