Rochester, NY

Rochester's Community Wishbook
Items Needed

Wishbook Home Page
Volunteers Needed
List of Agencies

ITEMS NEEDED
Have an Item to Donate? Here's Who Needs It!
Click on the item category below to see a listing of agencies that have requested specific items. Then click on the agency name to go directly to the agency's page, which lists the contact person, telephone number, and details on the items needed.
Call the contact person at the agency to make arrangements for delivery or pickup of your item.

Appliances
Arts & Crafts Supplies
Baby Items
Batteries
Books
Building &
Construction Supplies
Cameras (Conventional) & Film
Cameras, Digital, & Accessories
CDs, Tapes, Records
Clothing
Computers
Computer Monitors, Scanners, 
   Computer Equipment
Computer Printers & Cartridges
Computer Software, Computer Games
Copiers, Copier Toner
Copy Paper

    (for Copiers, Printers, etc.)
Furniture, Carpeting
Home Decor

Gift Cards, Phone Cards
Gifts, Prizes, Holiday Items, etc.
Grocery-Store Items
   (Food, Cleaning Supplies, etc.)

Kitchen Items

  
(Dishes, Pots, Pans, etc.)
Lawn & Garden Supplies, 
  
Outdoor Items
Linens
    (Blankets, Sheets, Towels,
etc.)
Magazine & Newspaper
  
Subscriptions
Magazines
Medical Equipment & Supplies
    (incl. Dental, Eye Care Items)
Memberships, Scholarships, 
   
Lessons
Miscellaneous Items (see Search Box below)
Money Donations
Musical Instruments, Music
Office Furniture
Office Supplies & Equipment

Outdoor Furniture
Personal Care & Hygiene Items
Pet & Animal Supplies
Photographic Supplies 
  
 (Projectors, Tripods, Albums, etc.)
Postage Stamps
Recreation, Travel, Exercise,
   
Sports, Camping
School & Classroom Supplies
Services Needed
Stereo & Sound,
  
Portable Music Players
Tickets, Passes, Tokens
Tools
Toys & Games
    (incl. Puzzles, Video Games)
TVs, VCRs, DVD Players
Vans, Vehicles, Auto Supplies

Video Cameras, Camcorders
Videos, Video Movies, DVDs

If you have something to donate and cannot locate it in one of the listed categories, type your word(s) into the box and click the Search button:


.Search Tips
Donated items should be clean, useable, and in good or very good condition, with no missing pieces or pages (puzzles, games, books, etc.). Clothing should be clean, and not torn or stained. When in doubt, call the charity. Thanks for your help.

For items that cannot be donated, Monroe County recycling guidelines are provided at www.monroecounty.gov/des-residentialrecycling.php. Near the bottom of that web page is a link to recommendations for recycling Non-Blue Box Program Materials.

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Appliances
ABVI-Goodwill (gently-used household items)
Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims (vacuum cleaner)
Ausangate Creations - Coffee Connection (commercial refrigerator, small microwave, coffee grinder)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester
(vacuum cleaner)
Blackfriars Theatre (commercial vacuum cleaner)
Bridges for Brain Injury (small portable dishwasher, refrigerator, shampooer, vacuum cleaner)
Camp Good Days and Special Times (room dehumidifiers, fans)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Dev. Disabilities Svcs (vacuum cleaners)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Traumatic Brain Injury Svcs (small appliances, vacuum cleaner)
Catholic Charities of Livingston County (appliances in good repair, sewing machines in good working order)
CFC Monroe County Reentry Program (appliances)
CFC Refugee & Immigration (microwaves, rice cookers, vacuum cleaners)
Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical Society (small apartment-size refrigerator)
Community Lutheran Ministry (industrial-size fans)
Continuing Developmental Svcs (ceiling fans, new oven & stove, new refrigerator, stack washer & dryer, vacuum cleaner, large wet/dry vacuum)
CP Rochester (microwave, toaster, snow cone maker/ice shaver)
Early Childhood Education Quality Council (microwaves)
Epilepsy Foundation (air conditioners, air purifier, HEPA filtered vacuum, microwave, regular-size used or new refrigerator, dehumidifier, freezer)
Flower City Habitat for Humanity (working appliances in good condition)
Gates Recreation & Parks Department (refrigerator/, dehumidifier, freezer, microwave)
Genesee Country Nature Center (electric fans)
Greece Ecumenical Clothing Closet (small appliances in good condition)
Hope Hall (Sanitair bagless vacuum, Oreck vacuum bags)
Independent Living for Seniors (handheld shower wands)

Jefferson Avenue Childhood Development Center (new apartment-size washer & dryer)
LDA Life and Learning Services (kitchen appliances)
Mercy Residential Services (blender, oscillating floor-model fans, toaster)
Monroe Community Hospital (household goods)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (single-serve coffee maker)
Open Door Mission (vacuum cleaner bags)
Pet Pride of New York (lightweight vacuum with hose attachments)
Planned Parenthood - Roch/Syr Region (space heaters, full-size working refrigerator)
Providence Housing Development Corporation (commercial carpet shampoo machine, refrigerator)
Puerto Rican Youth Development and Resource Center (microwave)
RAIHN (Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network) (microwave)
RAPA: Rochester Association of Performing Arts (window-mount air conditioner, professional-type coffee pot)
Regional Action Phone, Inc. (RAP) (toaster oven, working window air conditioner)
RISEGO, Inc. (kitchen appliances)
St. John's Home (bread machine)
St. Joseph's Villa (alarm clocks)
Saint's Place (small appliances: esp. rice cookers, irons, working vacuum cleaners, clock radios)
Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services (good used household appliances)
Second Chance Bird Rescue (large air purifiers, shop vac)
Stepping Stones Learning Center (dishwasher, microwave ovens)
Strong Behavioral Health (microwave oven)

Successful Pathway (humidifiers)
Sweden Senior Center (ice machine)
Twelve Corners Day Care Center (industrial dishwasher)
Visiting Nurse Service (table fans)
Wild Wings (vacuum cleaner)
Wilson Commencement Park (irons, small microwaves, crock pots, vacuum cleaners)
Writers & Books (refrigerator, heavy-duty carpet cleaning system)

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Arts & Crafts Supplies
The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester
Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester (foam core)
Bridges for Brain Injury
Camp Good Days and Special Times
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Developmental Disabilities Svcs
Catholic Charities of Livingston County (100% cotton fabric, notions, fiberfill, batting)
CFC Hannick Hall (craft items, construction paper, yarn, etc.)
CFC Homeless & Housing Services
Child Care Council - Recycle Shop (ribbons, bows, buttons, ceramic tile pieces, felt fabric, carpet squares, silk flowers)
Children Awaiting Parents (photo albums)
Children's Institute (art supplies)
Christ the King School (greeting-card envelopes, construction paper, pom-poms, glue sticks)
Church Women United in Rochester and Vicinity (handmade afghans: call for instructions)
Cobblestone Arts Center (art books, art supplies: see listing)
Community Child Care Center (craft supplies)
Community Lutheran Ministry (craft kits for 25 kids)
Compeer of Livingston County
ConKerr Cancer, Rochester Charter
Continuing Developmental Services
CP Rochester
Craft Bits & Pieces
Crestwood Children's Center
DePaul
Early Childhood Education Quality Council
Easter Seals New York
Epilepsy Foundation
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities
Family Service of Rochester
First Community Interfaith Institute

Friendship Children's Center (photo albums; art supplies, paper)
Gates Historical Society (storage & archival storage materials - see listing)
Genesee Country Nature Center (craft materials)
Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong
Heritage Christian Services (art supplies)
Hickok Center for Brain Injury
Hill Haven (new arts & crafts materials)
Independent Living for Seniors (arts & crafts supplies)
Jefferson Avenue Childhood Development Center (glue, art supplies)
Kids Adjusting Through Support (KATS)
Lakeside Beikirch Care Center
LDA Life and Learning Services
Mercy Residential Services
Monroe Community Hospital (craft supplies)
Monroe Correctional Facility (art supplies)
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Ontario ARC
Oregon Leopard Child Care Center
Partners in Community Development (craft items)
Planned Parenthood - Roch/Syr Region (drawing supplies)
Providence Housing Development Corporation (crafts)
Rape Crisis Service of Planned Parenthood (drawing supplies)
Rochester Hearing and Speech Ctr

St. John's Home (cotton fabric for walker bags)
School of the Holy Childhood (construction paper, glue sticks, easel pads)
Society for the Protection and Care of Children
Stepping Stones Learning Center
Strong Behavioral Health
Sweden Senior Center (baby yarn, batting for quilts, drapery material, scrapbooking supplies, new scrapbooks)
Togetherness in Love Community (construction paper)
Town of Ontario Historical and Landmark Preservation Society (archival storage materials)
Twelve Corners Day Care Center
VA Medical Center (model kits, paint-by-numbers kits)

Wilson Commencement Park

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Baby Items
Advent House (disposable baby wipes)
AIDS Care (disposable baby diapers)
Birthright of Rochester (breastfeeding aids, clothing, crib sheets, diapers, etc.)
Alternatives for Battered Women (umbrella strollers, umbrellas)
Cameron Community Ministries (diapers: all sizes)
Catholic Charities of Livingston County (new baby items, disposable diapers, baby wipes)
CFC Hannick Hall (baby furniture, crib sheets, new baby shower items)
CFC Homeless & Housing Services (baby supplies - see listing)
Charles Settlement House (diapers: all sizes except newborn)
CP Rochester (swim diapers)
Daystar for Medically Fragile Infants (diapers, wipes, crib sheets)
Dimitri House (formula and diapers)
Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong (small plastic baby rattles)
Greece Ecumenical Food Shelf (disposable diapers)
Hilton Parma Emergency Food Shelf (baby & toddler underwear, bibs, socks)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (baby wipes)

Medical Motor Service - Al Sigl Center (new car seats, new infant seats)
Mercy Residential Services (diaper pails, diapers, Pull-Ups, wipes, fetal monitor, toddler beds)
Mount Carmel House (baby wipes, Clorox disinfecting wipes)
Mt. Hope Family Center (child safety seats for vehicles)
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - New York Branch (wet wipes)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (soft blocks, board books, child gates, large bibs)
RAIHN (Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network) (diapers, baby wipes, infant clothing, playpens, child gates, strollers)
School of the Holy Childhood (baby wipes)
Sisters of Mercy of Rochester/Andrews Ctr (Pampers baby diapers, baby wipes)
Society for the Protection and Care of Children (diapers)
Sojourner House (disposable diapers, wipes, baby soap, shampoo, infant formula)

Successful Pathways (various baby items & baby furniture - see listing)
Sunset House (baby wipe refills)
Twelve Corners Day Care Center (disposable diapers, child gates)
Volunteers of America - Western New York (new baby items: formula, foods, diapers, clothes, blankets)
Wilson Commencement Park (baby furniture)
Women's Care Center (various baby items & baby furniture - see listing)
YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County (various new baby items - see listing

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Batteries
Bivona Child Advocacy Center (all sizes including AAA, C, D, 9-volt)
Braddock Bay Raptor Research (rechargeable AA with charger)
Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester (AA)
Bridges for Brain Injury (flashlight batteries)
Camp Good Days and Special Times (AA, C)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Developmental Disabilities Svcs (all sizes)
Christ the King School (AA)
CP Rochester (rechargeable: for Kodak Easy Share camera)
Hope Hall (AA, AAA, C, D)
Lakeside Beikirch Care Center (all sizes)
Monroe Community Hospital (all sizes)
Planned Parenthood - Rochester/Syracuse Region (AA, AAA)
RAPA: Rochester Association of Performing Arts (9-volt, battery charger)
Rape Crisis Service of Planned Parenthood (AA, AAA)
Rochester Childfirst Network (AA, AAA, C, D)
Twelve Corners Day Care Center (AA, C, D)
Wild Wings (AAA)

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Books
The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming (puzzle books, word-find books)
Asbury Dining & Caring Center (Bibles: any translation - not large-sized)
Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester (books about breast cancer and other cancers)

Birthright of Rochester (books on pregnancy)
Bridges for Brain Injury (word-find and crossword puzzle books, books in all areas)
CFC Hannick Hall (dictionaries, coloring books)
CFC Homeless & Housing Services (books, Bibles, reading materi
al)
CFC Monroe County Reentry Program (books)
Center for Youth (books for elementary and high-school students)

Child Care Council - Recycle Shop (children's books)
Children Awaiting Parents (new children's books)
Children's Center at the Hall of Justice (books: especially picture books & early readers)
Children's Institute (picture books & board books for young children)
Cobblestone Arts Center (art books)
Compeer Rochester (new books for youth 6 to 18, new paperbacks for men or women)
CP Rochester (books for ages 6-16, early-reader books, coloring books, craft books, cookbooks)
Craft Bits & Pieces (instruction books of all types)
DePaul (books)
Early Childhood Education Quality Council (new or gently-used picture books and chapter books)
Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Programs (children's books)
Friendship Children's Center (children's books)
Gates Public Library (books and audio visual for book sales)

Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong (children's books, new or used; coloring books)
Hill Haven (large-print books)
Irondequoit Community Cupboard (new chapter books)
Jewish Home of Rochester (large-print books, new books on tape or CD)
LDA Life and Learning Services (books for children & adults)
Monroe Community Hospital (books on tape)
Monroe Correctional Facility (paperback books, paperback crossword books, paperback Sudoko puzzle books, paperback Spanish books and magazines)
Mt. Hope Family Center (gently-used books for children ages 6 to 11)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (books, board books)
Planned Parenthood - Rochester/Syr Region (books: "Beginning to Heal," "Courage to Heal," "Courage to Heal Workbook")
Providence Housing Development Corporation (books)
Rape Crisis Service of Planned Parenthood (book: "Beginning to Heal")
Reach Out and Read of Greater Rochester (new and gently-used children's books)
Rochester Hearing & Speech Center (children's board books; preschool/school-age books)
Rundel Library Foundation (used books of all types)
Rush Public Library (good-quality used books for book sale)
St. John's Home (large-print books, books on tape)
Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services (Bibles)
Society for Protection and Care of Children (board books for children ages birth to 3 years)

Strong Behavioral Health (books, children's books, coloring books)
Successful Pathways (children's books)
Togetherness in Love Community (children's books, dictionaries)
Twelve Corners Day Care Center (books for children ages 3 months through 12 years)
Visiting Nurse Service (books for caregivers)
White Lotus Society (used books in good condition)
Women Helping Girls (books for teen girls)
YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County (new children's books, coloring books)

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Building & Construction Supplies
(Also see Tools)
American Red Cross Blood Services, New York-Penn Region (collapsible hand cart)
Aurora House of Western Monroe County (building materials: all types - for building home)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester (wooden dowels, ceramic tiles, paint sticks)
Blackfriars Theatre (paint brushes and rollers, plywood)
Bridges for Brain Injury (generator)
Camp Good Days and Special Times (stage lighting & equipment)
Child Care Council - Recycle Shop (wallpaper rolls & books, wood scraps)
Christ the King School (two-step step ladders, wood for cabinets)
Continuing Developmental Services (windows, countertop, bathroom tub)

CP Rochester (child's tool bench)
Flower City Habitat for Humanity (replacement doors & windows, new paint; tools, flooring, tile, cabinetry, lighting, plumbing, electrical; other items related to home improvement, remodeling, & building)
Gates Recreation & Parks Department (portable staging)
Genesee Center for the Arts and Education (heavy-duty ware carts)
Girl Scouts of Western New York (gas-powered wood splitter)

Hilton Parma Emergency Food Shelf (4 to 6 shopping carts)
Hope Hall (duct tape, nails & screws, safety goggles, sandpaper, pine wood boards)
H.O.R.S.E. Rescue & Sanctuary (portable gas generator)
Lifetime Assistance (industrial workbenches & equipment: see listing)
Monroe County Fair and Recreation Association (chain-link fencing, privacy fencing, gates)
New York Museum of Transportation (exterior paint, tempered safety glass for trolley car windows)
Puerto Rican Youth Development and Resource Center (fabric & paint for walls, paint brushes)
RAPA: Rochester Association of Performing Arts (fluorescent light bulbs, 56 x 56-inch window that opens)
RISEGO, Inc. (building supplies: kitchen and bathroom cabinets)
Rochester Teen Challenge (storm windows)

Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services (painting supplies; maintenance and property upkeep supplies & equipment)
Special Olympics (hand trucks)
Togetherness in Love Community (paint)

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Cameras (Conventional) & Film
Charles Settlement House (single-use cameras)
Children Awaiting Parents (single-use cameras)

CP Rochester (camera)
Dream Factory of Rochester (single-use cameras)
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities (single-use cameras)

Friendship Children's Center (single-use cameras)
Genesee Center for the Arts and Education (35mm film cameras in good working order)
Kids Adjusting Through Support (KATS) (single-use cameras)
Make-A-Wish® Foundation of Western New York (single-use cameras)
Planned Parenthood - Roch/Syr Region (single-use cameras)
Togetherness in Love Community (camera)
Women Helping Girls (single-use cameras)

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Cameras, Digital, and Accessories
American Blood Services, New York-Penn Region
Bridges for Brain Injury
Charles Settlement House
CP Rochester (Kodak Easy Share, rechargeable batteries)
Delphi Drug and Alcohol Council
East House
Epilepsy Foundation
Family Service of Rochester
Girl Scouts of Western New York
Global Family Outreach Ministry
Hickok Center for Brain Injury
Mercy Bridges
Providence Housing Development Corporation
Puerto Rican Youth Development and Resource Center
Sweden Senior Center (secure digital memory cards, photo paper)
Twelve Corners Day Care Center
Women Helping Girls
Writers & Books

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CDs, Tapes, Records
Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester (blank audio tapes for handheld tape recorders, blank writeable CDs and DVDs)

Bridges for Brain Injury (music CDs and tapes)
Center for Youth (CDs)
Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical Society (blank CDs for data & photos)
Children Awaiting Parents (blank CDs and DVDs, popular CDs for children & families)
DePaul (karaoke CDs)
Epilepsy Foundation (exercise tapes)
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities (CDs, books on tape)

Gates Public Library (CDs, cassettes for book sales)
Girl Scouts of Western New York (CDs or DVDs with computer clip art  and stock art)
Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong (lullaby and relaxation CDs)
Hill Haven (audio tapes, especially Spanish versions; CDs)
Hillside Children's Center (music CDs)
Huther-Doyle Prevention Services (CDs for youth prizes)
Jewish Home of Rochester (new books on tape or CD)
Lakeside Beikirch Care Center (CDs: big band, oldies, etc.)
Monroe Community Hospital (books on tape)
Rundel Library Foundation (used CDs and records of all types, books on tape)
St. John's Home (CDs, books on tape)
Strong Behavioral Health (relaxation tapes, blank audio tapes)
Visiting Nurse Service (relaxation CDs)

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Clothing
Please see Agency listings for specific items needed.

A Meal & More (large-size men's winter gloves, hats, boots)
ABVI-Goodwill
AIDS Care (socks for adults, sweat pants & exercise attire for men & women)
Alternatives for Battered Women
The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming (children's winter clothing)
Asbury First Storehouse
Birthright of Rochester (maternity & infant clothing, snowsuits)
Cameron Community Ministries
Camp Good Days and Special Times (costumes for kids, prom dresses and tuxedos)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Developmental Disabilities Svcs (new clothing for Christmas presents)
Catholic Charities of Livingston County (children's clothing in good condition)
CFC Homeless & Housing Services
CFC Refugee & Immigration (new T-shirts & socks)
Center for Youth
Charles Settlement House (school uniforms)
Community Child Care Center (clothing for children & adults)
Community Lutheran Ministry (bathing suits, towels, socks)
Compeer Rochester (winter gloves, knit hats)
CP Rochester (preschool clothing, dress-up clothes and shoes for boys and girls, mittens, plastic ponchos/art smocks)
DePaul
DePaul PROS Program (new socks and underwear, sweat pants)
Dimitri House
Epilepsy Foundation (children's clothes)
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities (straw hats, fancy men's or women's hats, multicolored socks)
Finger Lakes Regional Burn Association
Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Programs
Friendship Children's Center
Gates Historical Society (white cotton gloves, broad-shoulder acrylic hangers, clothing storage boxes)
Global Family Outreach Ministry
Greece Ecumenical Clothing Closet
Heritage Christian Services (incl. clothes for horseback-riding shows)
Hilton Parma Emergency Food Shelf (new or gently-used underwear and socks, men's shirts, gloves -- see listing)
Irondequoit Community Cupboard (new socks - all sizes, new hoodie sweatshirts)
Jewish Community Center (dated costume clothing)
Mercy Residential Services
Monroe Community Hospital
Mt. Hope Family Center (new T-shirts: plain, any color, youth sizes)
Open Door Mission
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (dress-up clothes for toddlers and preschoolers)
Planet Aid (used clothing & shoes)
Planned Parenthood - Rochester/Syracuse Region
RAIHN (Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network)
Rape Crisis Service of Planned Parenthood
Rochester Landscape Technicians Program (work gloves, boots, outerwear)
Rochester Rotary Sunshine Campus (costumes for music & drama program)
Rochester Teen Challenge
St. Joseph's House of Hospitality
St. Joseph's Villa (hooded sweatshirts, T-shirts, winter gloves & hats)
Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services
Special Olympics (sports uniforms)
Successful Pathways
Togetherness in Love Community
Twelve Corners Day Care Center (dress-up clothes for children)
VA Medical Center
Visiting Nurse Service (warm clothes for hospice patients)

Volunteers of America - Western New York (winter coats, hats, mittens, gloves, socks; Working Wardrobe: men's & women's business attire and accessories)
Wilson Commencement Park
Women's Care Center (maternity clothes)
YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County (new clothing for infants & children, new women's clothing items)

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Computers
Agapé Counseling Associates (new laptop computer)
Ausangate Creations - Coffee Connection (computer for trainees)
Autism Council of Rochester
 (laptop computers, computers with installed software)
Blackfriars Theatre (new desktop computers)
Braddock Bay Raptor Research (laptop computer)
Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester (laptop computer)
Bridges for Brain Injury (workstation/laptop computers)
Brockport Child Development Center (computer with CD-ROM)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Traumatic Brain Injury Svcs (computers)
Charles Settlement House (new computers)
Christ the King School (laptop computers)
Comfort in Crisis (computer)
Community Child Care Center (computers)
Continuing Developmental Services (new computer)
Delphi Drug and Alcohol Council (laptops: Windows XP or newer)
Early Childhood Education Quality Council (computers)
Epilepsy Foundation (computers for clients)

Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Programs (new PC)
Genesee Center for the Arts and Education (Mac G4 or G5 computers with OS 10.4 or higher)
Global Family Outreach Ministry (laptop computers)

Hearing Loss Association of America (new laptop computer)
Jewish Family Service (laptop computers)
Mercy Bridges (laptop computer)
Monroe County Fair and Recreation Association (laptop computer)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (laptop computers)
Partners in Community Development (computer)
Puerto Rican Youth Development and Resource Center (laptop computers)
RAIHN (Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network) (computers)
Regional Action Phone, Inc. (RAP) (laptop computer with PowerPoint software for presentations)
Rise Up Rochester (working computer)
Rochester Hearing & Speech Center (computer with touch screen)
Rochester Landscape Technicians Program (computers)
Rochester Teen Challenge (computers with Windows -- '04 or later)
Stand Up Guys (desktop computer w. monitor, mouse, keyboard; 2 laptop computers w. MS Office, battery, mouse, wireless)
Stepping Stones Learning Center (Windows-compatible laptop computers)
Threshold at The Community Place (computer no older than 1 year, 512 MB memory)
Veterans Outreach Center (VOC) (new computer systems)
Writers & Books (computer: Mac OS X 10.4 with 20 GB storage)


Computer Recycling: For older computers and related equipment, the following local companies reportedly accept equipment for recycling.
(There is a small fee for some items, but it keeps them out of the landfill !)

• Maven Technologies, 1144 Lexington Avenue (just west of Mt. Read Blvd.) www.maventech.com.
• Rochester Computer Recycling, 395 Central Avenue or 7318 Victor Mendon Road (Route 251 & Route 96). www.rochestercomputer.com

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Computer Monitors, Scanners, Equipment
ABVI-Goodwill (adaptive computer technology)
Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims (portable LCD projector, USB drive)
AIDS Care (Remote Point Navigator for advancing PowerPoint slides)
Braddock Bay Raptor Research (LCD projector)
Charles Settlement House (computer scanner)
Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical Society (LCD monitor: 17-inch or larger)

Continuing Developmental Svcs (CD burner)
CP Rochester (adaptive computer equipment, computer flash drives)
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (computer web cams)

Genesee Center for the Arts and Education (digital projector: 2000-lumen 1500-ANSI or higher)
Girl Scouts of Western New York (media projector for PowerPoint presentations)

National Alliance On Mental Illness (NAMI Rochester) (PowerPoint projector)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (LCD projector)
Planned Parenthood - Roch/Syr Region (headphones, LCD projector)
Regional Action Phone, Inc. (RAP) (computer projector)
Stepping Stones Learning Center (CD burner)
Women Helping Girls (LCD projector with bulb)
Writers & Books (computer power cord, DLP computer projector)

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Computer Printers, Printer Cartridges
  Printers
Comfort in Crisis (color printer)
Bridges for Brain Injury (color printers, ink cartridges)
Delphi Drug and Alcohol Council (color printers)
Early Childhood Education Quality Council (printers)
Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Programs (computer printer)

Genesee Center for the Arts and Education (printers: Epson 1280 or better)
Jewish Community Center
(color laser printer)
Jewish Family Service (new computer laser jet printer)
Mercy Outreach Center (computer printer)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (laser printer: new condition)
RAPA: Rochester Association of Performing Arts (color printer)
Stepping Stones Learning Center (laser printers)
Strong Behavioral Health (PC-compatible printers)
 

NEW Cartridges
Ausangate Creations - Coffee Connection (printer cartridges)
Autism Council of Rochester (ink for printer)
Christ the King School (printer cartridges)
H.O.R.S.E. Rescue & Sanctuary (ink cartridges for Lexmark X5070 printer)
Mercy Bridges (HP 95 & 98 ink cartridges)
Monroe County Spay/Neuter Assistance Program (ink cartridges)
Notre Dame Learning Center (HP 74 & 75 ink cartridges)
Regional Action Phone, Inc. (RAP) (color and black cartridges for Epson Workforce 30 printer)
RochesterMommies.com (new ink cartridges)
Rush Public Library (ink cartridges)
School of the Holy Childhood
(ink cartridges: HP 45 & 78)
Sisters of Mercy of Rochester/Andrews Ctr (ink cartridges: HP 56, 57, 58)

Town of Ontario Historical and Landmark Society (Brother 460 black printer toner cartridges)

  USED Cartridges for Recycling
Bivona Child Advocacy Center (used inkjet and laser cartridges for recycling)
Easter Seals (program for recycling used ink-jet cartridges)
Genesee Center for the Arts and Education (used printer cartridges)
Hope Hall (used ink and toner cartridges for recycling)
Jefferson Avenue Childhood Development Center (used printer cartridges)
Open Door Mission (used inkjet and laser cartridges for recycling)
Pet Adoption Network (used ink cartridges)
Wild Wings (used ink cartridges for recycling)

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Computer Software, Computer Games
Bridges for Brain Injury (computer software and games)
Brockport Child Development Center (software for children's use)
Children Awaiting Parents (new computer games)
Continuing Developmental Svcs (computer games)
CP Rochester (computer games)

Genesee Center for the Arts and Education (software: Adobe Creative Suite CS3)
Girl Scouts of Western New York (CDs or DVDs with computer clip art  and stock art)
Jewish Community Center (computer software for children)
LDA Life and Learning Services (educational software: basic reading, math, etc., compatible with Windows 2000)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (educational software & games for children)
Regional Action Phone, Inc. (RAP) (PowerPoint software for presentations)
Rochester Hearing & Speech Center (speech/language programs, learning programs)
Strong Behavioral Health (educational CD-ROMs)
Twelve Corners Day Care Center (educational software)

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Copiers, Copier Toner
Aurora House of Western Monroe County (used or unused toner cartridges)
Bridges for Brain Injury (copier)
Continuing Developmental Services (copy machine)
Habitat for Cats (copier)
Mercy Outreach Center (color copier)
RAPA: Rochester Association of Performing Arts (copier)
Rochester Teen Challenge (small copier)
Writers & Books (portable copier)

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Copy Paper (for Copiers, Printers, Fax Machines, etc.)
Advent House (copier paper)
Arthritis Foundation (copy paper)
Ausangate Creations - Coffee Connection (printing paper)
Autism Council of Rochester (computer/copy paper: variety of colors)
Benincasa (copy paper)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester (copy paper)
Bivona Child Advocacy Center (copy paper)
Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester (computer paper)
CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates (copy paper)
Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical Society (acid-free computer/copy paper, computer photo paper)
Child Care Council - Recycle Shop (reams of paper)
Christ the King School (copier paper: white and colors)
Church Women United in Rochester and Vicinity (white multipurpose paper)
Cobblestone Arts Center (copy paper)
CURE Childhood Cancer Association (white copy paper)
Daystar for Medically Fragile Infants (computer paper)
Delphi Drug and Alcohol Council (brochure/printing paper)
Early Childhood Education Quality Council (copy paper)
First Community Interfaith Institute (paper for copier)
Four Legged Friends Animal Adoptions (copy paper)
Gates Historical Society (copy paper)
Genesee Center for the Arts and Education (full reams of paper stock)
Gilda's Club Rochester New York (paper for printer and copier)
Habitat for Cats (copy paper)
Hope Hall (copy paper, white and colored)
H.O.R.S.E. Rescue & Sanctuary (paper for printer)

Irondequoit Community Cupboard (printer paper)
Jefferson Avenue Childhood Development Center (copy paper)
Journey Home (copy paper)
Literacy Volunteers of Rochester (copy paper: white, pastels)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (reams of copy paper)
McAuley Residence (copy paper)

Mercy Bridges (copy paper, colored copy paper)
Mercy Outreach Center (copy paper: white, light pink, light blue, canary yellow, goldenrod, etc.)
Monroe County Fair and Recreation Association (copy paper: any color)
Mount Carmel House (standard copy paper)
Muscular Dystrophy Association (copy paper: all sizes & colors)
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - New York Branch (copier paper)
Notre Dame Learning Center (copy paper)
Open Door Mission (copy paper)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (computer paper)
RAIHN (Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network) (printer paper)
RAPA: Rochester Association of Performing Arts (copier paper)
Regional Action Phone, Inc. (RAP) (copy paper)
Rise Up Rochester (copy paper)
Rochester Childfirst Network (copy paper: any color)
Rochester Landscape Technicians Program (copy paper)
RochesterMommies.com (copy paper)
Rush Public Library (paper)
Shepherd Home (copy paper)
Sisters of Mercy of Rochester/Andrews Ctr (computer paper)
South East Area Coalition (white copy paper, colored paper)
Stand Up Guys (copy paper)
Step by Step of Rochester (white copy paper, brochure paper)
Stepping Stones Learning Center (copy paper: any color)
Sunset House (good grade paper for color copier, white and colors)
Sweden Senior Center (copy paper: 8 1/2 x 11, bright white or colors; card stock)
Togetherness in Love Community (copy paper)
Town of Ontario Historical and Landmark Preservation Society (copy paper)
White Lotus Society (reams of office paper)
Wild Wings (copy/computer paper)
Writers & Books (copy paper 8 1/2 x 11)

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Furniture, Carpeting
(Also see Office Furniture, Outdoor Furniture, and Home Decor)

ABVI-Goodwill (gently-used household items)
The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming (glider rocker)
Aurora House of Western Monroe County (interior furnishings, desks, chairs, shelving)
Autism Council of Rochester (wall shelving)
Blackfriars Theatre (carpeting)
Bridges for Brain Injury (floor lamps)
Brockport Child Development Center (couches and chairs for classrooms)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Dev. Disabilities Svcs (kitchen table & chairs, card tables, new full-size mattress & box spring, Rubbermaid storage bins)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Traumatic Brain Injury Svcs (furniture: dressers, beds, computer desk, dining-room set, sofa; area rugs, lamps)
Catholic Charities of Livingston County (furniture, household goods, sturdy clothing racks)
CFC Hannick Hall (area rugs, baby furniture, bookshelves)
CFC Monroe County Reentry Program (gently-used furniture)
CFC Refugee & Immigration (dressers, dining & kitchen table sets)
Continuing Developmental Services (various furniture and carpeting - see listing)
CP Rochester (area rugs, wooden church-pew type bench, sturdy dining-room chairs w. arms, rocking chairs, plastic storage bins)

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (shelving)
Delphi Drug and Alcohol Council (bookcases)
Early Childhood Education Quality Council (couches, shelves)
Epilepsy Foundation (futon)
Family Service of Rochester (furniture in good condition, lamps with shades)
Flower City Habitat for Humanity (cabinetry in good condition, furniture in good condition: no mattresses)
G.R.A.S.P. (gently-used vinyl-backed bathroom rugs)
Hill Haven (DVD cabinet, jigsaw puzzle cabinet, jigsaw puzzle frames)
Hochstein School of Music & Dance
(waiting-room furniture)
Lakeside Beikirch Care Center (new furniture for lounges)
LDA Life and Learning Services (household items)
Legal Aid Society of Rochester (executive chairs, side chairs)
McAuley Residence (single bed with mattress, reclining chairs: electric and manual)
Mercy Residential Services (single-size bed mattresses, cots, toddler beds)
Monroe Community Hospital (household goods)
Mt. Hope Family Center (gently-used rugs)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (beanbags, soft child-size furniture, adult-size rocking chair or glider)
Pathway Houses of Rochester (furniture)
Puerto Rican Youth Development and Resource Center (two chairs or loveseat, area rug, large bookcase)
RAPA: Rochester Association of Performing Arts (carpeting, couches, chairs, upholstered chairs)
Recovery Houses of Rochester (living-room furniture, twin beds, dressers, nightstands, throw rugs)
Rochester Rotary Sunshine Campus (8-foot diameter tables with wheels)
Rochester Teen Challenge (desks, lamps)
St. Vincent DePaul Society (basic furniture: beds, dressers, table & chairs, lamps, etc.)
Saint's Place (gently-used dressers, kitchen sets, coffee tables, end tables, twin or double beds, sofas, drying racks)
Army - Rochester Area Services (good used household furniture)
Successful Pathways (clothing racks)
Sweden Senior Center (sound barriers for music room)
Threshold at The Community Place (waiting-room furniture)
Wilson Commencement Park (living-room and dining-room furniture, desks)
Writers & Books (cafe-style chairs, couch, arm chairs)

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Gift Cards/Certificates, Phone Cards
Many listed agencies have requested gift cards, gas cards, and phone cards.
See individual Agency Listings for specific requests.

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Gifts, Prizes, Holiday Items, etc.
American Heart Association (items for auctions, raffles, gifts for volunteers)
American Red Cross Blood Services, New York-Penn Region (birthday cards)
The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming (used greeting cards for craft projects)
Arthritis Foundation (items for auctions, raffles, and appreciation gifts)
Autism Council of Rochester (items for auctions & raffles)
Blackfriars Theatre (items for auctions & raffles)
Camp Good Days and Special Times (holiday and party decorations)
Catholic Charities Community Services (CCCS) (families & groups to provide Christmas gifts for people in need)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Dev. Disabilities Svcs (clothes, toys, household items for Christmas presents; "adopt" consumer at Christmas)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Traumatic Brain Injury Svcs (Christmas gifts for consumers & families)

CFC Hannick Hall (new baby shower items)
CFC Homeless & Housing Services (Bingo prizes: small items, Christmas gifts: call for suggestions)
Children Awaiting Parents (for teen girls: purses, jewelry, watches)
Compeer of Livingston County (small gifts for men and women, miscellaneous party supplies)
Compeer Rochester (new men's or women's jewelry)

Continuing Developmental Services (decorations for birthdays, holidays)
Craft Bits & Pieces (seasonal decorations, jewelry, new greeting cards)
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (auction items: oriental rugs, unique & special items, limo service, etc.)
DePaul (holiday gifts for adults: gloves, scarves, socks, knit hats, slippers, sweatshirts, etc.)
East House (gifts for holiday "Angel" project)
Epilepsy Foundation (prizes for camper activities)
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities (jewelry for Bingo prizes)
Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Programs (birthday & sympathy cards, certificate paper, long-distance phone cards)
Habitat for Cats (cat note cards, blank note cards, thank-you cards)
Hill Haven (new greeting cards for use by residents)
Jewish Family Service (items for silent auction)

Lakeside Beikirch Care Center (colored napkins, paper plates, & tablecloths; large helium balloons & ribbon)
Lifetime Assistance (prizes to be used at fundraising events)
Literacy Volunteers of Rochester (door prizes, raffle prizes)
Make-A-Wish® Foundation of Western New York (items for teens)
Meals on Wheels (blank birthday cards with envelopes, small hand-made gifts for meal recipients)
Mommies for Miracles (raffle donations for golf tournament)
Monroe Community Hospital (costume jewelry, greeting cards, knickknacks)
Mt. Hope Family Center (children's jewelry: not high-quality)
Muscular Dystrophy Association
(small prizes for camp, Christmas gifts for children)
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - New York Branch (new donations for auction: $50 value, greeting cards)
Ontario ARC (Bingo prizes for seniors)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (food & gifts for holiday/Christmas party for children, adult presents for staff recognition)
RochesterMommies.com (items for silent auctions & raffles: gift certificates, gas cards, etc.)
Rochester Music Coalition (T-shirts, bumper stickers, buttons to promote our organization)
Strong Behavioral Health ("dollar-store" type items - small rewards for child/adolescent progress)
Sweden Senior Center (party supplies: paper cups, plates, napkins; "grab bag" gifts for seniors)
Twelve Corners Day Care Center (adult presents for staff recognition)

Veterans Outreach Center (VOC) (raffle items for golf tournament)
Visiting Nurse Service (notecards for caregivers)
YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County (Adopt-A-Family: holiday gift items for women and children)

USED Greeting Cards for Craft Projects
Community Child Care Center  232-3250
Family Service of Rochester  377-1810 x15
Friendship Children’s Center  342-7250
Independent Living for Seniors  922-2843
LDA Life and Learning Services  263-3323
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center  288-0074
Strong Behavioral Health  275-3579
The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming  658-2828 x108
Twelve Corners Day Care Center  272-0880

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Grocery-Store Items (Food, Cleaning Supplies, etc.)
Please see Agency listings for specific items needed.

A Caring Place (small drinking cups, small cocktail napkins, tissue boxes)
A Meal & More

Advent House
AIDS Care
Another Chance Pet Rescue (paper towels)
Arthritis Foundation (paper plates, cups, napkins)
Asbury Dining & Caring Center
Aurora House of Western Monroe County (donated food items)
Autism Council of Rochester (paper products)
Benincasa
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester
Bivona Child Advocacy Center
Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester (paper products, teas)
Bridges for Brain Injury
Cameron Community Ministries (coffee, sugar, creamer, salad dressing)

CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates (paper products, cleaning products)
Catholic Charities Community Services (CCCS) (paper products)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Developmental Disabilities Svcs (food bags of nonperishables, cleaning supplies)
Catholic Charities of Livingston County
CFC Homeless & Housing Services (especially needed: breakfast cereals)
Center for Youth (powdered laundry detergent)
Christ the King School (one-zip Ziploc bags)
Church Women United in Rochester and Vicinity (nonperishable food items)
Comfort in Crisis
Community Food Cupboard
Community Lutheran Ministry
(individually-wrapped snacks)
ConKerr Cancer, Rochester Charter (hypoallergenic laundry soap, Ziploc bags)
CP Rochester
CURE Childhood Cancer Association
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (garbage bags, paper plates, napkins)
Daystar for Medically Fragile Infants
Dimitri House
First Community Interfaith Institute
Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Programs

Four Legged Friends Animal Adoptions (paper towels, garbage bags)
Gates Historical Society (broom, mop,40w & 60w light bulbs)
Gilda's Club Rochester New York
Greece Ecumenical Clothing Closet (trash bags)
Greece Ecumenical Food Shelf
Habitat for Cats
Hilton Parma Emergency Food Shelf (shopping carts, canned hams, various food items -- see listing)
Hope Hall
Irondequoit Community Cupboard
Journey Home
Lakeside Beikirch Care Center (candy: snack-size, no nuts, soft chew)
Literacy Volunteers of Rochester
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester
Mercy Outreach Center
Mercy Residential Services
Mount Carmel House
Muscular Dystrophy Association (snacks, water, soda for June summer camp)
Open Door Mission
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (cleaning supplies)
Partners in Community Development (paper plates, cups, utensils)
Pet Pride of New York (cleaning supplies)
Planned Parenthood - Rochester/Syracuse Region (individually-wrapped hard candy, gallon-size Ziploc bags)
R Community Bikes (paper products)
RAIHN (Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network) (cleaning supplies, paper towels, toilet paper)
RAPA: Rochester Association of Performing Arts (cleaning supplies, mop heads)
Rape Crisis Service of Planned Parenthood (individually-wrapped hard candy, gallon-size Ziploc bags)
Regional Action Phone, Inc. (RAP) (creamer, sugar, tea, coffee, hot chocolate, etc.)
Regional Center for Independent Living (refreshments for meetings/events)
RISEGO, Inc. (paper products: cups, plates, napkins, paper towels)
Rochester Animal Services (laundry detergent, dish soap, cotton swabs, rubbing alcohol)

Rochester High Falls International Film Festival (wine, beer for receptions)
Rochester Teen Challenge
Ronald McDonald House

St. Joseph's House of Hospitality
St. Martin's Place (coffee, dish detergent, paper products)
Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services
School of the Holy Childhood
Second Chance Bird Rescue
Shepherd Home (cleaning supplies, paper products, trash bags)
Sisters of Mercy of Rochester/Andrews Ctr

Society for the Protection and Care of Children
Successful Pathways (nonperishable foods)
Sunset House
Sweden Senior Center (paper cups, plates, napkins)
SWEM (Southwest Ecumenical Ministries) Community Services
Togetherness in Love Community
Twelve Corners Day Care Center (cleaning supplies)

VA Medical Center
Volunteers of America - Western New York (nonperishable food items)
White Lotus Society
Wild Wings

YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County (powdered laundry detergent)

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Home Decor
The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming (baskets)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester (small mirrors)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Traumatic Brain Injury Svcs (curtains)
CFC Hannick Hall (alarm clocks)
CFC Homeless & Housing Services (alarm clocks, silk flowers)
Children Awaiting Parents (8 x 10 black wooden picture frames)
Continuing Developmental Services (blinds, curtains, drapes, flowers, mirror, pictures, paintings, plants, wall clock with alarm, window treatments)
Craft Bits & Pieces (florals, vases, baskets, candles, frames, pictures, wood shapes)
CURE Childhood Cancer Association (plants: annuals)
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities (music boxes, silk flowers, picture frames for wall display, artificial flowers and/or plastic vases for floral arrangements)

Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Programs (picture frames)
Gates Historical Society (mannequins; photos & memorabilia relating to Gates history)
Hill Haven (framed artwork)
Hope Hall (battery-operated kitchen-style clock)
Lakeside Beikirch Care Center (new centerpieces for dining rooms)
LDA Life and Learning Services (household items)
McAuley Residence (pictures)

Mt. Hope Family Center (multiple-picture frames)
New York Museum of Transportation (transportation artifacts and pictures)
Ontario ARC (candles, hanging plants, tropical potted plants)
Puerto Rican Youth Development and Resource Center (picture frames)
Recovery Houses of Rochester (wall pictures)
Rochester Childfirst Network (decorative large baskets)
Rochester Teen Challenge (window treatments)

St. Peter's Kitchen (12 small flower arrangements for dining tables)
Strong Behavioral Health (framed artwork)
Sweden Senior Center (heavy drapery fabric)
Togetherness in Love Community (clock)
White Lotus Society (flowers, tea candles)
Wild Wings (artificial ficus trees)

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Kitchen Items (Dishes, Pots, Pans, Silverware, etc.)
A Caring Place (small drinking cups, small cocktail napkins)
ABVI-Goodwill (gently-used household items)
Asbury First Storehouse (dishes, pots & pans, silverware)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester (kitchen utensils, etc.)
Bivona Child Advocacy Center (kitchen supplies - see list)
Bridges for Brain Injury (coffee carafes, plastic utensils, paper plates)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Dev. Disabilities Svcs (dishes, pots, pans, silverware)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Traumatic Brain Injury Services (dishes, pots, pans)
CFC Hannick Hall (clear plastic drinking glasses, large plastic food storage containers with tops, pots, pans, silverware)
CFC Homeless & Housing Svcs (flatware, dinnerware, mugs, plastic drinking glasses, medium-size plastic storage bins)
CFC Monroe County Reentry Program (household items incl. dishes)
Continuing Developmental Services (baking dishes, baking pans, plastic or glass cups, nice set of dishes & glasses, dishes with matching smaller bowls, frying pan, plastic goblets, ceramic plates & small bowls, pots and pans, Tupperware, kitchen utensils)
CP Rochester (cookie sheets, baking pans, pots & pans, measuring cups & spoons, silverware: not plastic, clear contact paper, plastic tablecloths)

Craft Bits & Pieces (glassware)
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (paper plates, dinner napkins, plastic tablecloths)
Easter Seals (kitchen utensils: e.g., spoons, forks, pans)
Epilepsy Foundation (dishes, pots, pans)
LDA Life and Learning Services (household items)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (silverware for serving canned pet food)

McAuley Residence (Corningware coffee mugs)
Monroe Community Hospital (household goods)
RAIHN (Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network) (kitchenware, dishes, silverware, pots, pans)
Recovery Houses of Rochester (plates, pots, pans, silverware)
Rochester Animal Services (can openers, large kitchen spoons, hand brooms with dustpan, drain stoppers)
St. Joseph's House of Hospitality (silverware, salt & pepper shakers)
St. Martin's Place (steamer pans: half- and full-size)
St. Peter's Kitchen (standard restaurant pan lids)
St. Vincent DePaul Society (dishes, pots & pans)
Saint's Place (dishes, glasses, flatware, pots & pans: esp. large cooking pots & saucepans)
Society for the Protection and Care of Children (new dishes, silverware)
Sojourner House (kitchen items)

Strong Behavioral Health (cookware)
Sweden Senior Center (punch bowl: more than 8 quarts)

Wilson Commencement Park (kitchen items)
YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County (new household items: pots, pans, dish sets, cutting boards, commercial-grade frying pans)

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Lawn & Garden Supplies, Outdoor Items
(Also see Outdoor Furniture and Recreation, Travel, Exercise, Sports, Camping Equipment)
Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims (trash can)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Dev. Disabilities Svcs (annual flowers for springtime planting)
Catholic Charities of Livingston County (outdoor canopy 10 x 10 or 12 x 12 feet)
CFC Hannick Hall (plants & flowers for garden)
Continuing Developmental Services (various - see listing)
CURE Childhood Cancer Association (plants: annuals & mulch for garden)
Epilepsy Foundation (shrubs and plants)
Gates Recreation & Parks Department (small gazebo, field lights for athletic field, benches for players)
Genesee Country Nature Center (wheelbarrow, sturdy garden rakes, small pitchforks, shovel with a point, hedge trimmers, hand clippers, pruning saws, wooden picnic tables)
Girl Scouts of Western New York (gas-powered wood splitter)
Heritage Christian Services (gardening supplies)
Hill Haven (carport, portable awnings)
H.O.R.S.E. Rescue & Sanctuary (gas lawn mower)
Independent Living for Seniors (flowers, bulbs to plant)
Kids Adjusting Through Support (KATS) (4- to 5-inch clay pots)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (pitchforks, shaving forks, brooms, shovels, rakes, hose reels, Rubbermaid garbage cans, pine shavings, straw)
Monroe County Fair and Recreation Association (rock salt, stanchions, gardening equipment, garden hoses, weed whackers)
New York Museum of Transportation (attractive waste cans)
Ontario ARC (sand, wind chimes, portable water fountains)
Providence Housing Development Corporation (outdoor grill, park benches, picnic benches & tables, porch swing, snow blower)
RAPA: Rochester Association of Performing Arts (large outdoor flower pots)
Rochester Eye and Tissue Bank (open sided, easy-set-up canopy 10 x 10 feet)
Rochester Landscape Technicians Program (lawn mowers, weed eaters)
Rochester Rotary Sunshine Campus (Gator or utility vehicle)
South Wedge Planning Committee (rototillers, hoses, herbs and annuals)
Town of Ontario Historical and Landmark Preservation Society (topsoil)
Wild Wings (garden tools, brooms, shrubs, arborvitaes, shovels, work gloves, garden gloves, pressure washer)
Writers & Books (charcoal grill, sandwich-board sign, snow blower for sidewalk)

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Linens (Blankets, Sheets, Towels, etc.)
AIDS Care (bath towels)
Alternatives for Battered Women (washcloths, towels)
Another Chance Pet Rescue (warm blankets, new bath mats)
Asbury Dining & Caring Center (lightly used bath towels, dish cloths)
Asbury First Storehouse (bedding: sheets, blankets, comforters; towels)
Birthright of Rochester (crib sheets, towels, pillows)
Bivona Child Advocacy Center (new quilts, blankets)
Cameron Community Ministries (blankets, sheets, towels)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Dev. Disabilities Svcs (single-bed quilts, comforters; blankets & sheets for all-size beds, new towels)
CFC Hannick Hall (bath mats, bath towels & washcloths, crib sheets, dish cloths, twin bedding)
CFC Homeless & Housing Svcs (sheets, pillow cases, bath towels & washcloths, blankets, comforters, new shower curtains)
CFC Monroe County Reentry Program (household items incl. bed linens)
CFC Refugee & Immigration (blankets, sheets, towels)
Comfort in Crisis (travel-size pillows)
Community Lutheran Ministry (towels)
Continuing Developmental Svcs (various - see listing)
CP Rochester (bath & hand towels)
Craft Bits & Pieces (vintage linens)
Daystar for Medically Fragile Infants (adult-size bath towels)
Easter Seals (twin-size sheets & comforters, towels, washcloths)
Family Service of Rochester (towels, sheets, pillowcases, blankets)
Four Legged Friends Animal Adoptions (new or used towels, washcloths, blankets, quilts)
Greece Ecumenical Clothing Closet (blankets, sheets, comforters)
Independent Living for Seniors (new twin sheets, blankets, pillowcases)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (blankets, large towels)
Meals on Wheels (knitted lap blankets for recipients)

Mercy Residential Services (bath towels, washcloths, pillows, comforters, twin-size sheets)
Monroe Community Hospital (household goods)
Mount Carmel House (extra-long sheets, cotton blankets, bedspreads - all white)
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - New York Branch (tablecloths: disposable & cloth)
Open Door Mission (bath & hand towels, washcloths, twin-bed sheets, blankets)
Pet Adoption Network (towels, blankets)
RAIHN (Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network) (bath towels)
Recovery Houses of Rochester (blankets, towels, washcloths, dish towels, new twin-size bed linens)
Rochester Animal Services (blankets and towels for bedding for animals)
Rochester Teen Challenge (bedding for twin beds, blankets, towels, sheets, pillowcases)
St. Joseph's House of Hospitality (aprons, dish towels, bath towels, pillowcases, blankets)
St. Martin's Place (dish towels, dishrags)
St. Vincent DePaul Society (linens)
Saint's Place (bed linens, full- and twin-size sheets & comforters; towels: all sizes)
Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services (sheets, bedspreads, towels, washcloths, shower curtains)
Second Chance Bird Rescue (queen/king sheets, towels, blankets)
Shepherd Home (towels, washcloths)
Society for Protection and Care of Children
(new sheets, blankets)
Sojourner House (linens and towels, blankets and comforters, new pillows)
Successful Pathways (blankets/receiving blankets)
Sweden Senior Center (round plastic tablecloths for dining-room tables)

Togetherness in Love Community (blankets)
Twelve Corners Day Care Center (washcloths, towels)
Visiting Nurse Service (wedge pillows, cotton jersey sheets, lightweight blankets)
Wilson Commencement Park (bedding)
Women's Care Center (hooded towels, washcloths)
YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County (new bedding & towels - see listing)

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Magazine & Newspaper Subscriptions
Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong (subscriptions to children, teen, and parenting magazines)
Jewish Home of Rochester (subscription to Rochester D&C or USA Today newspapers)
Strong Behavioral Health (magazine subscriptions for waiting area)
Threshold at The Community Place (magazine subscriptions for waiting room)
Togetherness in Love Community (subscriptions to children's magazines)

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Magazines
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities (magazines)

Hill Haven (recent magazines)
Monroe Correctional Facility (magazines, word-search magazines)
Planned Parenthood - Roch/Syr Region (magazines less than 1 year old - see listing)
Rundel Library Foundation (used magazines of all types)
Strong Behavioral Health (magazines)

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Medical Equipment & Supplies
Another Chance Pet Rescue (heating pads, heating discs)
The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming (ultrasound machine for physical therapy)
Autism Council of Rochester (first-aid kits)
Bridges for Brain Injury (first-aid kits, fire extinguishers, wheelchair with raising foot pedals, portable grab bars, fire/smoke alarms)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Traumatic Brain Injury Services (first-aid kits)
CFC Aging & Adult Services (safety equipment for individual homes)
CFC Refugee & Immigration (wheelchairs)
Continuing Developmental Services (defibrillator)
CP Rochester (adaptive equipment for computer, art, gardening, etc.; eye droppers)
Easter Seals (sensory equipment, toys for children's home)
Global Family Outreach Ministry (medical supplies)
Habitat for Cats (gauze, 90-percent isopropyl alcohol)
Hearing Loss Association of America (assistive listening devices, amplified telephones)
Heritage Christian Services (medical supplies and toys to be put in small sewing bags)
Hickok Center for Brain Injury (manual wheelchair w. seatbelts, portable wheelchair ramp)
InterVol (unused medical supplies, used but functioning medical equipment)
Lifetime Assistance (wheelchairs with raising foot pedals)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (clinic supplies - see listing)
McAuley Residence
(electric scooters, electric and manual wheelchairs, electric hospital beds)
Medical Motor Service - Al Sigl Center (wheelchairs)
Mercy Outreach Center (non-expired OTC medicines, medical supplies: call for specifics)
Monroe Community Hospital (wheelchair bags)
Mount Carmel House (unscented baby wipes, Clorox disinfecting wipes)
Muscular Dystrophy Association (adapted equipment: walkers, wheelchairs)

Open Door Mission (medicines)
Regional Center for Independent Living (wheelchairs or scooters, reachers/grabbers, walkers with hand brakes)
Rochester Animal Services (heating pads for newborn and injured animals)
Rochester Eye and Tissue Bank (used eye glasses)
Rochester Rotary Sunshine Campus (automatic hospital beds, high-sided hospital mattresses, shower chairs)
Wild Wings (disposable latex gloves)
YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County
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Memberships, Scholarships, Lessons
CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates (scholarships for camps; scholarships for lessons: arts, music, sports, etc.)
Lifetime Assistance (YMCA membership)
Women Helping Girls (scholarships/memberships: summer camps, Writers & Books workshops, museums, enrichment classes)

Miscellaneous Items
Some of the items needed by agencies do not fit readily into the categories in this Index. If you have something to donate, and cannot locate it on this web site, use the Search Box at the top of this Index.


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Money Donations
Most listed agencies are glad to accept monetary donations. See individual Agency Listings for those that have specific purposes listed.

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Musical Instruments, Music
A Caring Place (small musical instruments: drums, rattles, tambourine, etc.)
Camp Good Days and Special Times
(musical instruments, percussion instruments)
CP Rochester (musical instruments for kids)
Heritage Christian Services (small musical instruments)
Hochstein School of Music & Dance (good-quality instruments)

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Office Furniture
(Also see Furniture and Home Decor)

Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims (file cabinet, swivel chairs)
American Red Cross Blood Services, New York-Penn Region (suggestion box, printer stand)
Aurora House of Western Monroe County (desks, chairs, conference table, storage shelving)
Autism Council of Rochester (wall shelving)
Blackfriars Theatre (fireproof file cabinet)
Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester (open shelving units, floor-style display case)
Bridges for Brain Injury (conference-room table & chairs, wall partitions, locking storage cabinets)
Brockport Child Development Center (conference table, desks, chairs, etc.)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Traumatic Brain Injury Svcs (computer desk)
Catholic Charities of Livingston County (office chairs with wheels: not wobbly)
CFC Hannick Hall (file cabinets)
CFC Monroe County Reentry Program (office furniture)
Continuing Developmental Services (shelves for offices, office furniture, new desks & chairs)
CP Rochester (desks, chairs, file cabinets, storage cabinets)

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (shelving)
Delphi Drug and Alcohol Council (bookcases, office furniture)

Episcopal SeniorLife Communities (3 desks)
Gates Historical Society (fireproof file cabinets)
Genesee Center for the Arts and Education (folding tables: 6- or 8-foot)
Gregory Kunde Chorale (filing cabinets, storage cabinets)
Hickok Center for Brain Injury (folding tables, used lockers, metal storage shelving)
Hochstein School of Music & Dance (office furniture in good condition)
Huther-Doyle Prevention Services (stacking chairs)

Jewish Family Service (file cabinets)
LDA Life and Learning Services (drafting/drawing tables, drafting or artists' chairs)
Legal Aid Society of Rochester (side chairs)
Medical Motor Service - Al Sigl Center (office furniture: desks, chairs, filing cabinets)

Monroe County Fair and Recreation Association (office chairs)
Mount Carmel House (computer desk/printer table)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (3-shelf bookcase)
Planned Parenthood - Rochester/Syracuse Region (matching upholstered office chairs on casters, file cabinets)
Puerto Rican Youth Development and Resource Center (office furniture: compact & computer accessible, corner cabinet for storage, conference table & chairs, large erasable wall board)
Rise Up Rochester (4-drawer file cabinet)
Rochester Eye and Tissue Bank (metal or heavy plastic shelving units)
Rochester Landscape Technicians Program (filing cabinets)
St. Peter's Kitchen (stackable or sturdy chairs)
Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services (filing cabinets)
South East Area Coalition (fireproof filing cabinet, 4-drawer filing cabinet)
Sweden Senior Center (new fireproof file cabinet)
Threshold at The Community Place (office furniture, waiting-room furniture, directory case for listing personnel)

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Office Supplies & Equipment
(Also see Copy Paper)
(Also see Computers and Computer Monitors, Scanners, Equipment)
(Also see Computer Printers, Printer Cartridges)

A Caring Place (journals with plain covers, name tags, scissors, washable marker sets)
Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims (paper shredder, pencil sharpener, easel, display board for presentations)
American Heart Association (two-pocket folders, pens, pads of paper, rubber bands, etc.)
American Red Cross Blood Services, New York-Penn Region (display easels, display boards)
Another Chance Pet Rescue (envelopes, postage scales)
Arthritis Foundation (2-pocket folders)
Aurora House of Western Monroe County (office supplies, used cell phones, used or unused toner cartridges)
Autism Council of Rochester (easel board with paper, office supplies)
Bivona Child Advocacy Center (pens, markers, tape, tickets, etc.)
Blackfriars Theatre (fax machine)
Braddock Bay Raptor Research (standard letter-size envelopes)
Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester (note cards, thank-you cards)
CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates (Scotch tape, legal pads, pens, staples, etc.)
Catholic Charities of Livingston County (folders, accordion files)
CFC Hannick Hall (day planners, binders, folders, notebooks)
Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical Society (acid-free card stock, acid-free storage boxes)
Child Care Council - Recycle Shop (card stock, reams of paper, bubble wrap & other packaging materials, peel-and-stick paper, tape)
Children Awaiting Parents (office supplies, laminator, electric 3-hole punch)

Christ the King School
(Post-it notes, manila folders, masking tape, tape dispensers, envelopes)
Church Women United in Rochester and Vicinity (#10 white blank envelopes)
Cobblestone Arts Center
(office supplies: sturdy 1-inch binders, office envelopes)
Comfort in Crisis (small-size journals, notebooks, list pads, pens, pencils, prepaid cell phone)
Continuing Developmental Services (calculators, storage containers, paper shredder)
CP Rochester (laminating machine, overhead projector, various office supplies - see listing)

Crestwood Children's Center (binders, paper, pens, pencils, etc.)
CURE Childhood Cancer Association (notebooks, journals, 2010 calendars)
Daystar for Medically Fragile Infants (envelopes, computer paper)
Delphi Drug and Alcohol Council (office supplies)
Dimitri House (office supplies)
Easter Seals (used cell phones for recycling)
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities (large plastic storage containers)

First Community Interfaith Institute (envelopes, notebook papers, pens and pencils)
Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Programs (pens, note pads)

Four Legged Friends Animal Adoptions (form sorter)
Gates Historical Society (manila folders, #10 envelopes, storage & archival storage materials)
Greece Ecumenical Clothing Closet (masking tape)
Habitat for Cats (envelopes)
Hearing Loss Association of America (amplified telephones, assistive listening devices)
Hickok Center for Brain Injury (sturdy easels)
Hillside Children's Center
(school supplies)

Hochstein School of Music & Dance (office supplies)
Hope Hall (Avery #5960 address labels, envelopes, electric pencil sharpeners, manila folders, Wite-Out, Scotch tape, pens, pencils, markers, masking tape)
Jefferson Avenue Childhood Development Center (office supplies: paper, pencils, staples, laminating sheets)
Jewish Community Center (large laminating machine)
Journey Home (lined paper, 2-pocket folders)
Kids Adjusting Through Support (KATS) (markers, scrapbook paper)
LDA Life and Learning Services (answering machines, crosscut shredder, marketing tools: easels, brochure holders, display materials, etc.)
Lakeside Beikirch Care Center (card stock, designer paper, new thank-you & note cards)
Literacy Volunteers of Rochester (name tags, pocket calendars, portfolio folders, Post-it notes, pens, etc.)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (ballpoint pens)
Mercy Bridges (pocket folders)
Mercy Outreach Center (fax machine, office supplies: see list)
Monroe Community Hospital (stationery)
Monroe County Fair and Recreation Association (binders, card stock, dry-erase board, laminating materials, sign-making machine & supplies)
Mount Carmel House (self-correcting IBM Selectric II typewriter)
Muscular Dystrophy Association (folding machine, laminating machine, office items)
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - New York Branch (laminating paper, office supplies, tabletop literature holders, #10 envelopes)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (adding machines with tape)
New York Museum of Transportation (laminating machine, 24" x 36" or larger)
Notre Dame Learning Center (envelopes, pencils, crayons, etc.)
Open Door Mission (plain window envelopes, rubber bands, other office supplies)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (flipcharts, pens, Sharpies, markers, writing paper/tablets, pencils, folders)
Pet Adoption Network (office supplies)
Planned Parenthood - Rochester/Syracuse Region (3-ring binders, legal pads, steno pads, new journals, matching desk pads, pencils, pens, markers)
Puerto Rican Youth Development and Resource Center (like-new binders; school supplies: notebooks, paper, etc.)
R Community Bikes (office supplies)
RAPA: Rochester Association of Performing Arts (envelopes, Post-it notes)
Rape Crisis Service of Planned Parenthood (3-ring binders, new journals, pens, pencils. markers)
Regional Action Phone, Inc. (RAP) (3-ring binders, new colored pocket folders, packaging tape, Velcro tape, Scotch tape, paper clips, binder clips, legal pads, rubber bands, manila folders, etc.)
Regional Ctr for Independent Living (telephones: large buttons, flashing lights, etc.)
Rise Up Rochester (paper shredder)
Rochester Childfirst Network (card stock & construction paper: any color, glossy or matte photo paper, washable markers, sandwich board: vinyl/plastic)
Rochester High Falls International Film Festival (office supplies account)
Rochester Landscape Technicians Program (handheld calculators, small paper shredder, office supplies)
Rochester Teen Challenge (office supplies)

Rush Public Library (paper, general office supplies)
St. Joseph's Villa (journals, notebooks)

St. Peter's Kitchen (cordless phone system: 2 or more phones & answering machine)
Saint's Place (telephones: not battery-operated)
Sisters of Mercy of Rochester/Andrews Ctr (envelopes)
School of the Holy Childhood (construction paper, glue sticks easel pads, dry-erase markers)
Sojourner House (new school supplies)

South East Area Coalition (letter-size manila folders, commercial-grade paper shredder, large plastic storage containers, pens, pencils, staples, Post-it notes, highlighters, tabs for hanging files)
Stand Up Guys (paper shredder, envelopes, stapler, scissors, paper clips, pens, Post-it notes)
Step by Step of Rochester (brochure paper, loose-leaf paper, 2-pocket folders, mailing labels)
Strong Behavioral Health (blank journals)
Successful Pathways (office supplies)
Sweden Senior Center (office supplies, card stock)
Togetherness in Love Community (folders, notebooks, pencils, scissors, manual and electric pencil sharpeners)
Town of Ontario Historical and Landmark Preservation Society (laser labels: Avery 5160)
Twelve Corners Day Care Center (office supplies, laminator, large rolls of easel paper)
Wilson Commencement Park (telephone answering machines)
Writers & Books (card stock or specialty paper, paper shredder)
YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County (used cell phones for recycling, new pocket/day planners, wall calendars; school supplies: see listing)

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Outdoor Furniture
Continuing Developmental Services (patio, outdoor, and lawn furniture - see listing)
Easter Seals (outdoor furniture)
Epilepsy Foundation (patio furniture, folding chairs for outside)
Gates Recreation & Parks Department (picnic tables)
Genesee Country Nature Center (wooden picnic tables)
Ontario ARC (plastic patio chairs with arms)
Providence Housing Development Corporation (park benches, picnic benches & tables, porch swing)
Rochester Rotary Sunshine Campus (plastic picnic tables, lightweight picnic tables on wheels)
Writers & Books (deck chairs, picnic tables)

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Personal Care & Hygiene Items
Please see Agency listings for more information on specific items needed. All items in this category should be new (unused).
A Meal & More (travel-size toiletries)
AIDS Care (personal hygiene products for men and women)
Alternatives for Battered Women (personal care items, regular size)
Asbury Dining & Caring Center (personal hygiene items: deodorant, disposable razors, shaving cream, small shampoos, toothbrushes, small toothpaste, etc.)
Bivona Child Advocacy Center (goodie bags: soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrush, comb/brush)
Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester (new sleeping masks)
Cameron Community Ministries (personal hygiene items)
Camp Good Days and Special Times (toothpaste and toothbrushes)

CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates (toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, etc.)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Developmental Disabilities Svcs (personal hygiene items)

Catholic Charities of Livingston County (toothpaste, toothbrushes)
CFC Homeless & Housing Services (personal care items)
Center for Youth (deodorant, hygiene items, hair care items)
Charles Settlement House (personal hygiene items)
Children Awaiting Parents (for teen girls: makeup, hair care products, cologne, perfume, lotion, nail polish, manicure & pedicure kits)
Church Women United in Rochester and Vicinity (women's health kits: toiletries)
Comfort in Crisis
(toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs, cologne, deodorant, lotions, etc.)
Community Food Cupboard (dental hygiene items, feminine hygiene products, personal hygiene products)
Compeer Rochester (new men's or women's cologne)
CP Rochester (unscented shaving cream)

CURE Childhood Cancer Association (personal care items)
DePaul (personal care items: shampoo, soap, deodorant, etc.)
DePaul PROS Program (personal care items)
Dimitri House (personal hygiene products)
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities (nail polish)
Family Service of Rochester (toiletries: shampoo, soap, shaving cream)
Finger Lakes Regional Burn Association (small tubes of Vaseline; sunscreen: SPF 30 or greater; moisturizing cream)
Gilda's Club Rochester New York (lotion)
Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong (lotion, nail polish, etc.)
Greece Ecumenical Food Shelf (personal care items)
Hilton Parma Emergency Food Shelf (personal care items)
Irondequoit Community Cupboard (hygiene items incl. feminine hygiene products)
Journey Home (lotion: body wash from Bath and Body Shop)
Lakeside Beikirch Care Center (nail polish)
Mercy Outreach Center (personal care items)
Mercy Residential Services (hygiene supplies)
Mount Carmel House (lotions)
Ontario ARC (shampoo, soap)
Open Door Mission (combs; brushes; disposable razors; trial-sizes: shampoo, toothpaste, and soap)
Planned Parenthood - Roch/Syr Region (travel-size toiletries, cosmetic bags or small travel bags)

RAIHN (Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network) (feminine hygiene products)
Rape Crisis Service of Planned Parenthood (travel-size toiletries, cosmetic or small travel bags)
Recovery Houses of Rochester (toothbrushes, toothpaste, non-alcohol mouthwash, soap, deodorant, body lotion, shampoo)
Rochester Teen Challenge (personal hygiene items)
St. Joseph's House of Hospitality (toiletries - see listing)
St. Joseph's Villa (hair dryers, flat irons)
Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services (new hygiene items)
Second Chance Bird Rescue (Listerine, hand soap, sanitizer)
Society for the Protection and Care of Children (health and beauty products)
Sojourner House (personal care supplies)
Successful Pathways (toiletries for teen parents)
Togetherness in Love Community (toiletries for males and females, toothbrushes)
VA Medical Center (personal comfort items)
Volunteers of America - Western New York (new personal hygiene products)
YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County (new personal hygiene, feminine hygiene products; NO mouthwashes or medicines)

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Pet and Animal Supplies
AIDS Care (canned dog food, canned cat food)
Another Chance Pet Rescue (Bistro water & food dishes, carriers, canned cat food, scoopable cat litter, cat beds, cat condos, cat furniture, scratching posts, litter pans, pet piller, piddle pads)
Braddock Bay Raptor Research (birdseed)
Bridges for Brain Injury (animal-related items: see listing)
Continuing Development Services (fish tanks and accessories)
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities (cat toys and treats, cat litter)
Four Legged Friends Animal Adoptions (cat toys, scratching posts, cat trees, kitty litter, canned & dry cat food)
G.R.A.S.P. (dry cat/dog food, dry and canned kitten food, pet beds, pet carriers/crates, dog and cat toys)
Habitat for Cats (canned and dry cat food, cat litter, bulk catnip, Tomahawk live traps, clippers)
H.O.R.S.E. Rescue & Sanctuary
(Nutrena Safe Choice or Life Design Senior pelleted horse feed, horse hay, bagged pine shavings)
Lakeside Beikirch Care Center (tropical fish, filter cartridges for fish tank)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (various items - please see listing)
Meals on Wheels (cat and dog food)
Monroe County Fair and Recreation Association (barn calcite, bagged pine wood shavings, pelleted bedding for animals, oats: 80 lb.)
Paws and Purrs Rescue, Inc. (dry and canned cat/kitten food, cat litter, dry and canned dog/puppy food, medium or large dog cages, kitten bottles, KMR kitten formula, pet carriers)
Pet Adoption Network (canned & dry pet food, cat litter, crates, cages, cat carriers, new cat beds & toys)
Pet Pride of New York (cat blankets, cat food & treats, cat toys, covered litter boxes)
Rochester Animal Services (cat litter scoopers, sturdy chew toys, collars, leashes, professional grooming clippers, pet brushes, pet carriers & training crates, pet shampoo, pet treats, puppy pads, rawhide bones)
Second Chance Bird Rescue (bird cages, perches, toys, toy-making parts, play gyms; bird food; pet carriers)
Wild Wings (sunflower seed,
venison, uncooked chicken quarters, hay or straw for bobcat, cat litter)

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Photographic Supplies
Charles Settlement House (photographic supplies)
Children Awaiting Parents (4 x 6 photo albums)
Friendship Children's Center (photo albums)
Kids Adjusting Through Support (KATS) (photo/video boxes)
Lakeside Beikirch Care Center (photo albums, classic black & white photos)
Rochester Childfirst Network (glossy or matte photo paper)

Writers & Books (slide projector)

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Postage Stamps
Advent House
Another Chance Pet Rescue

Aurora House of Western Monroe County
 
Autism Council of Rochester
Benincasa
Braddock Bay Raptor Research
Bridges for Brain Injury
CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates
Catholic Charities of Livingston County
Children Awaiting Parents
Christ the King School
CURE Childhood Cancer Association
Daystar for Medically Fragile Infants
Dimitri House
Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Programs
Habitat for Cats
Hope Hall
Irondequoit Community Cupboard
Journey Home
Mercy Bridges
Mercy Outreach Center
Monroe Community Hospital
Mount Carmel House
Notre Dame Learning Center
Open Door Mission
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center
Pet Adoption Network
Pet Pride of New York
Rochester Childfirst Network
Rush Public Library
Second Chance Bird Rescue
Shepherd Home
Sisters of Mercy of Rochester/Andrews Ctr
Spiritus Christi Mental Health Center
Step by Step of Rochester
Sunset House
Togetherness in Love Community
VA Medical Center
White Lotus Society
Wild Wings
Women's Care Center

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Recreation, Travel, Exercise, Sports, Camping Equipment
A Caring Place (physical education parachute)
AIDS Care
(outdoor bike rack)
Alternatives for Battered Women (bathing suits, flip-flops)
American Red Cross Blood Services, New York-Penn Region (GPS devices)
The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming (Schwinn Airdyne bike, treadmills, exercise bikes, weights)
Asbury Dining & Caring Center (used bicycles, bike locks & chains, bike tires & tubes for adult bikes, used backpacks, used sleeping bags)

Braddock Bay Raptor Research (binoculars, spotting scope)
Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester (black carry-on suitcases with wheels)
Bridges for Brain Injury (bike helmets, flashlights, lockers, walkie talkies, hand-crank radios)
Brockport Child Development Center (playground equipment, indoor equipment for large motor skills: hula hoops, jump ropes, movement games/materials)
Camp Good Days and Special Times (fishing poles, flashlights, water shoes & life vests, sports equipment, sleeping bags, pool toys)
CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates (flashlights)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Dev. Disabilities Svcs
(baseballs, soccer & basketballs and equipment, sleeping bags, backpacks)

CFC Hannick Hall (camping equipment, sports equipment: baseball gloves, etc.)
CFC Refugee & Immigration (adult bicycles, bike locks, bike helmets)

Center for Youth (new sleeping bags)
Children Awaiting Parents (new backpacks & duffel bags; sporting goods: footballs, skateboards, scooters, etc.)
Continuing Developmental Services (basketball hoop, bike, exercise equipment, pool, pool toys, pool table, Ping-Pong table, exercise equipment, large trampoline, treadmill)

CP Rochester (freestanding adaptive swing)
Crestwood Children's Center (backpacks)
DePaul (outdoor recreation equipment: badminton, croquet, etc.)
East House (adult sporting equpment, treadmill, exercise bike, rowing machine)
Easter Seals (outdoor games)
Epilepsy Foundation (exercise equipment)
Genesee Country Nature Center (cross-country skis, snowshoes, golf cart, binoculars, microscopes)
Girl Scouts of Western New York (archery target stands & new target faces, portable basketball hoop, basketballs, soccer balls, playground balls, new snorkeling masks with straps, golf cart, handheld GPS devices, EZ-Up tents, chldren's snowshoes)
Heritage Christian Services (horseback-riding equipment for equestrian program)

Hickok Center for Brain Injury (used lockers)
Hillside Children's Center (backpacks)
Hope Hall (sports equipment: soccer balls, basketballs, softballs, bats, gloves, etc.)
LDA Life and Learning Services (exercise equipment & materials, pedometers, etc.)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (folding luggage cart)

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - New York Branch (EZ-Up tent)
Planned Parenthood of the Rochester/Syracuse Region (small travel bags)
Providence Housing Development Corporation (Bingo machines)
Puerto Rican Youth Development and Resource Center (backpacks)
R Community Bikes (bikes of any type; bike parts: especially tires, tubes, cables; locks, new bike helmets)
RAIHN (Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network) (children's bicycles)
Rape Crisis Service of Planned Parenthood (small travel bags)
Rochester Childfirst Network (tether ball, lacrosse sticks, hockey sticks, sleds, baseball mitts, bases, tricycles)
Rochester Rotary Sunshine Campus (archery targets, fishing poles, golf cart, life jackets, vinyl mattresses, paddle boats, inflatable bounce house/slide)

St. Joseph's House of Hospitality (sleeping bags)
St. Joseph's Villa
(backpacks, duffel bags, basketballs, footballs, soccer balls)

Special Olympics (basketballs, bocce sets, plastic marking cones, softball equipment, stopwatches, swim goggles, track batons, sports uniforms)
Stepping Stones Learning Center (bike helmets)

Strong Behavioral Health (basketball hoop & basketballs, Nerf basketball hoops & basketballs)
Togetherness in Love Community (binoculars, exercise mats)
Visiting Nurse Service (Yaktrax traction cleats for snow & ice)

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School & Classroom Supplies
(Also see Books, Maps, Globes)
Autism Council of Rochester (workbooks on budgeting, math, reading, computers)
Bay View Family YMCA (school-type supplies)
Bridges for Brain Injury (workbooks on budgeting, math, and reading comprehension)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Dev. Disabilities Svcs (school supplies, backpacks)
CFC Homeless & Housing Svcs (educational materials)

Center for Youth (school supplies items)
Charles Settlement House (school supplies)
Christ the King School (SMART Board whiteboards)
Community Child Care Center (school supplies)
CP Rochester (sensory items)
Crestwood Children's Center (backpacks, school supplies)
enjoyable learning, dry-erase boards, etc.)
Hillside Children's Center
(backpacks, school supplies)
Hilton Parma Emergency Food Shelf (school supplies)
Irondequoit Community Cupboard (school supplies)
Jefferson Avenue Childhood Development Center (paper, pencils, glue, art supplies)
Notre Dame Learning Center (student supplies: pencils, crayons, flashcards, math games, etc.)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (school supplies: writing paper/tablets, pencils, folders, etc.)
Partners in Community Development (school supplies)
Puerto Rican Youth Development and Resource Center (backpacks, school supplies)
Rochester Teen Challenge (classroom supplies, curriculum materials)
St. Joseph's Villa (backpacks, duffel bags)
Sojourner House (new school supplies)
Successful Pathways (school supplies)
Togetherness in Love Community (book bags, counting aids, educational items)
Volunteers of America - Western New York (school supplies: backpacks, crayons, notebook paper, pens, pencils, etc,)

Wilson Commencement Park (school supplies)
YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County (new school supplies - see listing)

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Services Needed
(Also see "Volunteers Needed" Index)
American Heart Association (photocopying and printing services)
Aurora House of Western Monroe County (printing services, skilled labor for building home)
Ausangate Creations - Coffee Connection (affordable apartments for trainees)
Autism Council of Rochester (advertising: TV, radio, newspaper, program ads, billboard space)
Blackfriars Theatre (advertising: radio, TV, newspaper, program ads, billboard space)
CARES (pro bono printing of annual campaign brochure, web hosting)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Dev. Disabilities Svcs (storage space, "adopt" a resident)

Charles Settlement House (subscription to cable or satellite TV)
Continuing Developmental Services (various - see listing)
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (use of golf carts at special events)
Gates Recreation & Parks Department (storage space for building/scenery construction)
Gregory Kunde Chorale (services of professional development and marketing consultants)
Hickok Center for Brain Injury (sign-language classes)
Huther-Doyle Prevention Services (translation of printed material)
Independent Living for Seniors (donated storage space)
Lifetime Assistance (printing services)
Muscular Dystrophy Association (photocopy and printing services, donated)
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - New York Branch (printing: stationery, signs)
New York Museum of Transportation (professional services: roofing, excavating, lawn & field mowing, vehicle painting)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (donated restaurant/banquet space and catering)
Puerto Rican Youth Development and Resource Center (security system)
RAPA: Rochester Association of Performing Arts (copying or printing services)
Rise Up Rochester (printing services)
Rochester High Falls International Film Festival (catering, DVD duplication, printing services, etc. -- see listing)
RochesterMommies.com (complete copy service)
Rochester Music Coalition (advertising time, billboard space, CD duplication services, printing)
St. Peter's Kitchen (repair service for two refrigerator units, flower arranger to make dinig-table arrangements)
Stand Up Guys (marketing & advertising services & consulting, printing/copying services, free high-speed Internet service)
White Lotus Society (printing services)

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Stereo & Sound, Portable Music Players
A Caring Place (small portable CD/record/tape players)
Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester (sound system with microphone, handheld tape recorders and blank tapes)
Bridges for Brain Injury (boom box: CD/tape/radio)
Center for Youth (CD players)
Children Awaiting Parents (CD players)
Epilepsy Foundation (portable stereo system)
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities (CD players, small radios with headphones)

Friendship Children's Center (cassette players)
Hill Haven (CD players, radios)
Hillside Children's Center (portable CD players)
Independent Living for Seniors (CD players)
Planned Parenthood - Rochester/Syracuse Region (headphones)
Providence Housing Development Corporation (stereo with speakers)
RAPA: Rochester Association of Performing Arts (stereo speakers)
RISEGO, Inc. (speaker/sound system)
Rochester Music Coalition (audio/video recording equipment, sound equipment)
St. John's Home (personal CD player)
St. Joseph's Villa (electronic items, radios)
Strong Behavioral Health (boom-box/CD/tape players; portable radios with batteries, cassette players, CD players)
Togetherness in Love Community (tape recorders)
Twelve Corners Day Care Center (CD players)
Visiting Nurse Service (CD players)

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Tickets, Passes, Tokens
(Also see Gift Certificates)
CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates (tickets for movies, amusement parks, local attractions)
Catholic Charities Community Services (CCCS) (tickets to community events for clients)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Dev. Disabilities Svcs (tickets to movies, circus, other events)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Traumatic Brain Injury Svcs (tickets to movies, sporting events)
Catholic Charities of Livingston County (tickets to sporting events, movies, etc.)
CFC Monroe County Reentry Program (tickets to sporting events, movies)
Charles Settlement House (tickets, passes, tokens)
Christ the King School (tickets to sporting events, movies, etc.)
Compeer Rochester (movie/theater tickets, dinner coupons, events passes)
Continuing Developmental Services (Red Wings tickets)
Crestwood Children's Center (tickets/passes to youth-friendly events)
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (tickets for ball games, sporting events, entertainment events; passes: movies & any events)
DePaul (tickets/passes to movies, sporting events, museums, etc.)
East House (tickets to sporting events, concerts, movies)
Easter Seals (tickets to sporting events, movies, concerts, zoo, Geva, museums, etc.)
Epilepsy Foundation (monthly bus passes; tickets for sporting events, bowling, movies, plays, etc.)
Give-a-Lift (tickets to area performances)
Hickok Center for Brain Injury (tickets & passes to museums, arts performances, sports events, movies, etc.)
Hillside Children's Center
(tickets/passes to youth-friendly events)
Huther-Doyle Prevention Services (movie tickets for youth prizes)
LDA Life and Learning Services (bus tokens, tickets to sporting events, movie passes, tickets to theater)
Lifetime Assistance (golf passes, tickets to sporting events, Amerks tickets)
Mercy Residential Services (movie passes, bus passes)
Muscular Dystrophy Association (tickets and passes to movies and sporting events)
Rochester High Falls International Film Festival (airline vouchers)
Strong Behavioral Health (bus passes)
Successful Pathways
(bus tokens/passes)
Sweden Senior Center (tickets for events, special passes for seniors)
Togetherness in Love Community (tickets for sporting events and other places or events)
VA Medical Center (tickets to baseball games, movies)
YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County (tickets to athletic events, circus, concerts, etc.)

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Tools
Bivona Child Advocacy Center (small tools)
Blackfriars Theatre (power tools)
Camp Good Days and Special Times (woodworking tools)
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities (tools: old but not rusty; large flat-tipped screws, nuts, and bolts for sorting)

Flower City Habitat for Humanity (tools)
Genesee Country Nature Center (outdoor tools: see listing)
Hope Hall (safety goggles)
Lifetime Assistance (electrical tools: drills, handsaws, routers, carpentry)
Monroe County Fair and Recreation Association (hand tools)
Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services (tools)
South East Area Coalition (hand and power tools)

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Toys & Games
(Also see Computer Software, Computer Games)
A Caring Place (Crayola Model Magic, physical education parachute)
The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming (new toys, clean stuffed animals, games. puzzles)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester (balloons, board games, crayons, Etch-a-Sketch, handheld video games, magnifying glasses)
Bivona Child Advocacy Center (new stuffed animals)
Bridges for Brain Injury (video game system with games, Foos table)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Dev. Disabilities Svcs (toys for Christmas presents)
CFC Hannick Hall (board games, puzzles, coloring books & crayons)
CFC Homeless & Housing Svcs (non-violent board games for adults)
Center for Disability Rights (Wii and Wii games)
Charles Settlement House (toys, games)
Children Awaiting Parents (video games, motorized remote-control cars)
Children's Institute (puppets, manipulative materials)
Christ the King School (coloring books, crayons)
Comfort in Crisis (playing cards, small stuffed animals)
Community Child Care Center (children's puzzles & games)
Compeer of Livingston County (board and card games)
Compeer Rochester (new toys or books for youth 6 to 18)

Continuing Developmental Svcs (bike, board games, indoor games, pool toys, yard games: volleyball, croquet)
CP Rochester (various items - please see listing)
Craft Bits & Pieces (dolls, stuffed animals, children's art supplies)
CURE Childhood Cancer Association (new toys & stickers for baby through late teen)
Early Childhood Education Quality Council (toys)
Easter Seals (sensory equipment & toys for children's home, game table, outdoor games)
Epilepsy Foundation (board games for adults, handheld games)
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities (life-size baby dolls)
Family Service of Rochester (jigsaw puzzles)
Finger Lakes Regional Burn Association (stickers for children, puzzles)
First Community Interfaith Institute (crayons)
Friendship Children's Ctr (balls; toys for children ages 12 months to 12 years; large motor toys)
Global Family Outreach Ministry (new toys)
Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong (matchbox or Hotwheels cars, playing cards, Uno cards, unopened Happy-Meal-type toys, crayons, coloring pencils)
Heritage Christian Services (toys and medical supplies to be put in small sewing bags)
Hickok Center for Brain Injury (Wii games)
Hope Hall (outdoor games: badminton, etc.)
Irondequoit Community Cupboard (new toys)

Kids Adjusting Through Support (KATS) (stickers)
Lakeside Beikirch Care Center (large helium balloons & ribbon)
LDA Life and Learning Services (board games for children, puzzles: 500 pieces plus)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (small stuffed animals, plain wooden blocks)
Make-A-Wish® Foundation of Western New York (travel games)
Monroe Correctional Facility (jigsaw puzzles, Scrabble, checkers, chess, playing cards)
Monroe County Fair and Recreation Association (small toys: packaged)
Mt. Hope Family Center (games for children 6 to 11 years, puppets, puzzles, toys: see listing)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (Wii games for wellness programs)
New York Museum of Transportation (model fire trucks)
Notre Dame Learning Center (flashcards, math games, reading/phonics games)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (soft blocks, board books, multicultural dolls, peg puzzles for ages 2 to 3 years)
Pathway Houses of Rochester (games for adults)
Planned Parenthood - Roch/Syr Region (new soft stuffed animals, new crayons & coloring books)
Providence Housing Development Corporation (puzzles & games)
Rochester Hearing and Speech Ctr (toys for infants and preschool, Fisher-Price or similar; puzzles & games for preschool)
RochesterMommies.com (new toys and games for children)
Rochester Rotary Sunshine Campus (inflatable bounce house/slide)
St. Joseph's Villa (board games, electronic items)
Society for Protection and Care of Children (board books, board games)
Stepping Stones Learning Center (gently-used toys: birth to age 5)
Strong Behavioral Health (board and card games, inexpensive toys & games for rewards, stress balls, puzzles: crossword, word search, jigsaw)
Successful Pathways (toys for infants & toddlers)

Togetherness in Love Community (children's games, recreational toys)
Twelve Corners Day Care Center (toys for children ages 3 months through 12 years, board games, riding toys)
Writers & Books (word board games: Scrabble, Boggle, etc.)
YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County (new children's toys, games, coloring books, crayons)

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TVs, VCRs, DVD Players
(Also see Video Cameras, Camcorders)
Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims (TV, DVD/VCR player)
Agapé Counseling Associates (new flat-screen digital TV)

Bridges for Brain Injury (large flat-screen TV, DVD player)
CFC Monroe County Reentry Program (DVD or VCR players, TVs)
CFC Refugee & Immigration (TVs)
Charles Settlement House (DVD player)
Christ the King School (24- or 26-inch TVs, VCR/DVD players)
Continuing Developmental Services (TV/DVD player, small TV)
Early Childhood Education Quality Council (TVs)
Epilepsy Foundation (TVs)
Girl Scouts of Western New York (TV with DVD player)
Hill Haven (digital TVs, DVD players)
Jewish Home of Rochester (new VCR/DVD players)
Lakeside Beikirch Care Center (large-screen TVs; DVD or VHS players)
McAuley Residence (19- to 27-inch cable-ready TVs)
Pathway Houses of Rochester (13-inch TV, VCR)
Providence Housing Development Corporation (flat-screen TV))
Regional Center for Independent Living (video recorder)
RISEGO, Inc. (flat-screen TV: 24 inches or more)
St. John's Home (DVD player)
Stepping Stones Learning Center (TVs, TV/VCR/DVD combo, VCRs)
Sweden Senior Center (large 37-inch flat-screen TV)

Togetherness in Love Community (TVs, VCR)
Wilson Commencement Park (TVs)

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Vans, Vehicles, Automotive Supplies
ABVI-Goodwill (delivery van to transport goods)
Bridges for Brain Injury (vehicle/van)
Catholic Charities of Livingston County (vehicles in good working order)
Continuing Developmental Services (vehicle/van, small car, power washer for van)
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (use of golf carts at special events)
H.O.R.S.E. Rescue & Sanctuary (3/4-ton 4x4 pickup truck, bumper-pull horse trailer)

Rochester Landscape Technicians Program (pickup truck, utility trailer, passenger van)
Rochester Rotary Sunshine Campus (Gator or utility vehicle)
Second Chance Bird Rescue (working van)
Wilson Commencement Park (automobiles)

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Video Cameras, Camcorders
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Dev. Disabilities Svcs (video camcorder)
Children Awaiting Parents (digital video camera)
Christ the King School (camcorder)
Delphi Drug and Alcohol Council (video camera)
East House (video camera)
Jefferson Avenue Childhood Development Center (camcorder)
Stepping Stones Learning Center
Togetherness in Love Community

Writers & Books (digital video camera)

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Videos, Video Movies, DVDs
The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming (exercise videos)
Bridges for Brain Injury (DVD movies)
CFC Homeless & Housing Services (VHS videos for children and adults)
CFC Monroe County Reentry Program (movies)
Children Awaiting Parents (new children's videos & DVDs, popular DVDs for children & families)
Continuing Developmental Services (DVD library)
CP Rochester (DVDs for ages 6-16)
CURE Childhood Cancer Association (new DVDs for baby through late teen)
DePaul (videos/DVDs)

Episcopal SeniorLife Communities (DVD movies)
Gates Public Library (VHS, DVDs, CDs, cassettes for book sales)
Hill Haven (DVDs, VHS movies or DVDs in Spanish)
Hillside Children's Center (DVD movies - rated G and PG)
Independent Living for Seniors (DVDs)
Lakeside Beikirch Care Center (DVDs: classic movies & classic TV shows)

McAuley Residence (movies: DVDs or VHS)
Providence Housing Development Corporation (DVD movies)
Rundel Library Foundation (used videos of all types)
St. John's Home (DVD movies)
Strong Behavioral Health (videos: G and PG rated; relaxation DVDs)

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