As most of you know the BLC offers a wide range of services to our members, including some you may not be aware of. Sometimes it's being able to give a new member some personal care items or a few household items to assist them in setting up a new home. In striving to always meet the needs of our members there are many items that are handy to have around the Center. There are also things that come up that would make the daily work run a little more smoothly for BLC staff.

So here we present to you our BLC Wish List.
Some items are small, some a little larger in scope. But all are much needed around the BLC. Please keep in mind as you read over the list and plan out what you can give we don't have a great deal of storage. Therefore we can't accept all donations - we need to limit what we take to the specific items on the list and ideally we know ahead of time what you are donating. So it's a good idea to call us in advance. 617-236-1012. Thanks!

Items for our Members:

• Bedding (new only please!)
• Household items, e.g. hangers, hot plates (new only please!)
• Personal care items (toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, hair brushes, tissue, etc.)
• Back packs
• New sweat pants (S, M, L, XL)
• New underwear (S, M, L, XL) for men and women
• New socks for men and women - socks of all kinds
• Beads for our beaded jewelry class
• Art supplies (paints, brushes, paper, glitter, etc.)
• Journals (larger than pocket size)
• Prizes such as gift cards to CVS, Stop n Shop, etc for smaller events (Bingo, Karaoke, etc)
• Spanish language books for the library
  

NEW! DVD Lending Library

We are interested in expanding our member Video Lending Library to include DVDs and as such are hoping for donations of DVDs, new and used, from our donors, staff and members to build out inventory.

So, if you’ve seen Independence Day (or any other flick, for that matter) for the gazillionth time and are ready to part with it, we’d like to give it a new home in our DVD Lending Library and offer someone else the opportunity to experience it.

Stuff to help out the BLC Staff:

Digital Camera - Hey, maybe you upgraded this year, why not give us your old camera? We use cameras to take pictures of member and donor events.

Video Camera - Same sort of thing as above, but takes moving pictures! It's always nice to have one on hand for our events.

New Technology for Staff - Ok, we know this is kind of a big ask. If you (or your company) are upgrading and don't know what to do with your old computers, etc, that are still in great working condition and less than three years old, call us up and we can see about arranging a donation. In addition to PCs, we are looking for:

- Edge memory RAM, at least 512 MB
- HP black/white printers
- Toners for HP printers
- Flat screen monitors

Thank you in advance! And remember...call us before you come in with your donation - 617-236-1012.

Questions? Please contact Marc Davino at 617-236-1012 x233 or mdavino@livingcenter.org.