Several organizations in town are collecting items for charitable causes.
Children’s items for Cradles to Crayons
The Lincoln Family Association (LFA) is collecting gently used children’s clothing, coats, shoes, boots, books and toys for Cradles to Crayons. Sizes needed: infant through Adult Small (appropriate for 12-year-olds). We also need books from board/baby books up through sixth grade. Items can be dropped off through January 31 at the Lincoln Public Library lobby or at Sarah Liepert’s house at 108 Trapelo Rd. (leave bagged items by garage door). Contact Sarah Liepert at sarahliepert@hotmail.com with questions.
Toiletries for people in shelters
Women and children who are in shelters remaking their lives after experiencing domestic violence need toiletries like shampoo, soap, toothpaste, hand and body lotions, and more. If you have unopened toiletries from hotels or stores that you can’t use, please bring them to Bemis Hall by Friday, Feb. 7. A Council on Aging volunteer will take them to local domestic violence organizations for Valentine’s Day distribution.
Knick-knacks for school art projects
To help Lincoln School second-graders who are starting a puppet project, art teacher Colleen Pearce is looking for donations of toilet-paper tubes as well as interesting sewing notions such a zippers, trim, odd earrings or jewels. Meanwhile, the fourth-graders are starting a weaving unit, so check your knitting basket for thick yarn you could donate. Any amount is fine, but please no thin-gauge yarn. Please leave donations in the Smith office.
Donelan’s receipts
The Lincoln PTO is collecting receipts from Donelan’s (Lincoln and Acton stores only). Through the Register Tapes for Education program, schools earn points for every receipt dollar, which can then be redeemed for free equipment and supplies including pens, pencils, computers, sports equipment, flat screen TVs, and more. Last year the PTO redeemed receipts for a markerboard, simple machine kits, activity table and more. Receipts dated no earlier than September 1, 2013 can be dropped off at the Whistlestop Cafe, Something Special, the Smith School lobby or the Brooks School office, You need to do nothing with your receipts other than just drop them off. This program runs though the end of March.