Please donate non-perishable food, toys, gifts, and like-new clothing for families and children of all ages to your local drop-off location.
Southeast Thurston Fire Auxiliaries for Yelm and Rainier areas is kicking off their annual holiday gift and food drive for families in need. We need your help to gather the following donations: Like-new clothing, toys and games, like-new coats of all sizes, full-size and travel-size shampoo and soap, and non-perishable food items. Please see complete list below.
Donation Drop-off points:
- Yelm & Rainier Fire Department
709 Mill Road SE, Yelm, WA 98597 - Yelm City Hall
105 Yelm Avenue West, Yelm, WA 98597 - Rainier City Hall
102 Rochester Street West, Rainier, WA 98576
Monetary donations can be mailed to: Rainier & Yelm Auxiliary PO Box 777, Yelm , WA 98597
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Gift wrapping and food basket assembly. To volunteer, or for more information, contact Kathie Schleis at 360-280-0941.
Important Dates:
Gift Wrapping: December 15, 16, 17
Family Donation Pick-Up: December 19. Times will be assigned.
Toys, Gifts, Clothes, & Gift Cards to Donate
| New (or Gently Used) Items for Boys and Girls of All Ages (partial list) | Gift Cards To: |
|---|---|
| Toys Games Clothing Coats (like new) All Sizes Team sweatshirts Shoes Gloves & Hats |
Wal-Mart RiteAid Yelm Cinemas Safeway |
Non-Perishable Food Items to Donate
| Protein Foods: Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, and Nuts | Grains: Bread, Cereal, Rice, and Pasta |
|---|---|
| canned tuna canned chicken canned beef stews canned salmon bean soups canned or dried beans baked beans canned chili peanut butter canned nuts |
rice and rice mixes canned pastas noodle mixes dry noodles and pastas macaroni and cheese mix cold cereals bran cereal shredded wheat infant cereal hot cereal mixes oatmeal bread, muffin, and pancake mixes whole-grain crackers granola bars graham crackers flour bread |
| Dairy: Milk, Yogurt and Cheese | Vegetables |
|---|---|
| infant formula nonfat dry milk evaporated milk instant breakfast drinks shelf-stable (UHT) milk (small boxes) canned and boxed pudding |
canned vegetables vegetable soup canned tomato products spaghetti sauce baby-food vegetables V-8 juice |
| Fruits | Oils and Condiments |
| canned fruit raisins applesauce dried fruits baby-food fruit fruit leather (100% fruit) canned and boxed 100% juice |
vegetable oil salad dressing syrup jelly and jam honey sugar mayonnaise |
Non-Food Household Items to Donate
Certain non-food items may also be welcome. These are especially important for our friends using government assistance. Many of these items are not covered in their monthly allowance.
| Paper Products | Soap Products |
|---|---|
| toilet paper paper towels napkins tissues |
hand soap laundry and dish detergent cleaning products |
| Personal Care Products | Extras |
| shampoo toothpaste toothbrushes shaving cream razors deodorant feminine hygiene products |
tea coffee spices |