Doing some good with couponing

Several other blogs I follow have a section in their blog about donations. Heather at Spectacular Savings took a bunch of her freebies and cheapies to Ministry with Community in Kalamazoo today. I looked on their website and found the following list of items they need:

Emergency Needs
The following items are urgently needed. We are either out of these items or our supply is extremely low.
Brushes and combs
Coffee
Deodorant
Feminine hygiene products
Lip balm
Lotion
Plastic grocery bags
Razors
Spiral notebooks
Boxed Tissue
Coffee Mugs
Pitchers
Commercial size pots
Serving Bowls
Vaseline

Ongoing Needs
The following items are needed in all sizes; however, the trial/travel sizes (if available) are most helpful.
Band-aids
Bath towels and washcloths
Dish towels and dish rags
Laundry detergent
Salt and Pepper
Shampoo
Shaving cream
Soap
Metal Flatware
Sugar
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
(trial size)

Meat
Peanut Butter
Butter
Bagged/Ready-to-Serve Salad
First-Aid Kits
Plastic Rain Ponchos
Tall Narrow Plastic Laundry Hampers
Gloves & Mittens
Bread Baskets
32 quart cooking pots
Blenders
Stand and Hand Mixers
Kitchen Spatulas
Manual or Automatic Can Openers
Cake Pans
Muffin Pans
Hot Chocolate Mix
Tea

Holiday Needs
The following should be new items that will be given as gifts. Items are needed in adult sizes. Children’s items are also welcome.
Winter hats
Blankets
White socks
Scarves
Underwear
Sweaters & Sweatshirts
Flannel Shirts
Thermal Underwear
Undershirts/T-Shirts
Sweatpants

When you find that you can get things for free, like the travel size Dove I just posted and the toothbrushes and floss at Walgreens this week, consider getting them and tossing them in a box to donate to this organization or a similar organization in your area. I plan to go back to Walgreens to get 4 more toothbrushes/ dental floss to add to my donation box and also would like to find the travel size Nexcare bandages at Target. It's so much fun to get freebies in the store so why not get as many as you can and share the items with people who really need them.

Does anyone else want to start doing this?