Change The Way You Celebrate!!!
Invite RESOURCE to your next party.
 Do you tell your guests – “No Gifts Necessary?”
 Are you looking for an easy way to give back to the community?
 Do you enjoy hosting events to celebrate with family and friends?
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If you answered YES to the questions above you may want to consider adding
RESOURCE to your guest list.
What does inviting RESOURCE to your party mean?
Inviting RESOURCE means in lieu of gifts for the person being honored at the party items would be
collected to donate to RESOURCE. Also, could be in addition to gifts if people would like to do both.
RESOURCE has a wide variety of kits and items that our programs and people we serve are always in
need of. More information on Gift Options can be found below. With the wide- variety of options
this works well at adult and child birthday celebrations, baby showers, house-warming, even
wedding/bridal showers, and many other celebration.
Gift Options
RESOURCE has a wide variety of needs that have been divided into the following themes for your
convenience…
You can choose from whatever option you’d like but you will find on the 2nd page of this document
the options divided by types of events they may fit well with.
How to include RESOURCE as a guest to your next celebration?
1. Take a look at the gift options included on this handout to see which
you might be interested in, remember that an adult can choose an option
listed under the Children’s Birthday section or the Baby Shower
section. Those are just categories to illustrate the types of
events that something like this could be done at.
2. Contact us with questions or to get started! You can
reach our Volunteer Coordinator at
ssleeman@resource-mn.org or (612) 752-8030.
Samantha will ask you (1) when your event is & (2)
what gift option you have chosen. Other information
will also be provided about delivery/pick up;
materials to help you promote and collect donations;
and how we can work together to share information
about the services RESOURCE provides.
Change The Way You Celebrate!!!
Invite RESOURCE to your next party.
Gift Collection Possibilities
Children’s Birthday Parties
 Birthday Packs: Collect the following items to be assembled as birthday packs so that children living in our
housing can celebrate their birthday with their family and cake. You make even choose to assemble the actual
kits – fun activity involves decorating tote bags and stuffing them with donations that you receive at your party.
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Items Needed Include- Cake mix, Frosting, Birthday Candles, Drink Mix (KoolAid or similar), Party Dessert Plates,
Cups, Forks, Streamers, Balloons, or other decorations, Small gift for child (optional).
 Children’s Activity Kits: A coloring book is an excellent way for children to express themselves; yet so many
children go without them. Coloring and other activities are great activities for children to do both as individuals and
with their parent(s). You make even choose to assemble the actual kits – fun activity involves decorating tote
bags and stuffing them with donations that you receive at your party.
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For this you could collect coloring books, crayons, bubbles, sidewalk chalk, flash cards, stickers, and other children’s
activities.
 Book Drive: The gift of reading. We accept books for any age, no text books please.
{All items should be new in Birthday Packs and Activity Kits. Books can be new or used, if in good condition.}
Adult Birthday Parties
 Personal Care Items: Reach out to people in their time of need; many people come to us for assistance with
nothing but the clothes on their back. Kits include personal hygiene products which can be travel size or full size
but on your invitation you should be specific so your donations are consistent.
o Each kit should include- Bar of Soap (Wrapped) or Body Wash, Washcloth or Loofa, Tooth Brush, Toothpaste,
Shampoo and Conditioner, Comb/Brush, deodorant, feminine hygiene products. Optional Items: Lotion, Talc
Powder, Dental Floss, Mouth Wash. {All these items should be unused.}
 Professional Clothing: We are always looking to add pieces of professional clothing for both men and women to
our clothing closet. Our clothing closets are able to be accessed by any of our job seeking clients at no cost.
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Clothing should be: Clean, without tears, and any closures (buttons, snaps, zippers) should work appropriately.
Clothes should be clean and rid of any odors that may be caused from animals or cigarettes.
Bridal or Wedding Showers, Anniversary Parties
It is common to give brides -to- be and newly weds household goods that they will likely need or use in their new life
together. Please feel free to collect any of the following items – for these items we suggest focusing on one type of item
rather than all of the items listed in this category.
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Bath Towels *Can be gently used – please wash before donating
Bed Sheets (both fitted and flat, as well as pillow cases, all sizes, please mark with paper and safety pin what size bed sheet is
for) *Can be gently used – please wash before donating
AA Batteries *New
Cleaning products (bleach, windex, dish soap, laundry soap, sponges, buckets, etc.) *New
Baby Showers
It is common for people to shower the expectant parent with gifts that will help them care for their little one when they
arrive. Many times the people we serve do not have a support network that would normally throw a mother a shower or
give them these gifts.
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Child Safety Items: doorknob covers, cabinet & drawer latches, outlet covers, gates , electrical cord ties and covers, blind cord
wrap, etc.
Baby Care Item: bottles, baby powder, diaper ointment, baby wash/shampoo, baby lotion, unused disposable diapers <all
sizes>, wipes, new pacifiers, formula, blankets, clothing.
Questions? Interested? Contact Samantha at ssleeman@resource-mn.org or (612) 752-8030.