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"If you want to be happy for an hour, take a nap.
If you want to be happy for a day, go fishing.
If you want to be happy for a month, go on a honeymoon.
If you want to be happy for a year, inherit a fortune.
If you want to be happy for a lifetime, help children with disabilities." -Unknown
Abilities United programs need program supplies that make the day-to-day program activities more interesting and rewarding to the clients. Please consider making an in-kind donation of any of the following items. Remember, your in-kind donations are a tax deductible gift.
Palo Alto Location
- Hand puppets
- Dramatic play clothes (to fit older kids-10+)
- Large feltboard (for circle time feltboard stories)
- Matching games (i.e. shape, color, picture, etc, matching)
- Puzzles (less than 100 pieces)
- Hot plate
- Playdough
- Markers
- Computer games (literacy, math, etc)water toys (i.e. sprinkler, water guns, etc.)
- Sand toys
- New bike helmets (to fit teens)
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- Educational software
- Gift cards to Target (or other store which sells software) to purchase educational software
- Dining room table with removable leaf for 6-8 people
- 6-8 samll to medium sized dining room chairs, no arms
- Gift certificates to Safeway for cooking classes
- Gift certificates to Michael's and or other art supply stores for our monthly art classes
- Gift certificates to The Home Depot or Loews or other home supply store for Pergo or similar-type hard flooring
- Gift Certificates to home furnishing stores for blinds, curtains, lamps, etc for the program apartment
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- Outdoor furniture (picnic tables with umbrellas and chairs or benches)
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- Large market umbrella
- Bird bath (a heavy, quality one approx. $150)
- Metal welcome sign (a heavy, quality one approx. $150)
- Large commercial oval galvinized planters approx. $90 a piece.
- Installation (electricity) of AC, $2,450
- Windows $8,500/panel (5 total)
- Chemical pulsar (water quality) $1,500
- PT table $1,500
- Hose wheel $200
- Re-roofing $50,000
- Paint ceiling of pool $1,500 (Estimated)
- Install energy efficient, non-flickering lights $3,000
- Acoustical sound tiles est. $10,000
- Floor tiles est. $15,000
- Radiant heated floor replacement
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- Batteries - all sizes
- Snack foods (animal crackers, Cheez-Its, juice boxes)
- Crayons
- Bleach and laundry detergent
- Non-toxic paint
- Large construction paper
- Markers
- Glue
- Stickers
- Bubbles
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- Cameras: 35mm, digital (Canon Rebel), or Polaroid
- Video cameras
- Food & snacks
- Gift certificates (Safeway, Albertson's, Costco, Wal-Mart, Kmart, Target and Toys-R-Us (Abilities United is on a registered list))
- Passes (movie, Great America, SF Zoo, Happy Hallow Park, Chucky Cheese, Golf Land, Discovery Museum, Exploratorium, Tech Museum, Bowling, Ice Rink, Cal Train, Bus)
- Money (petty cash)
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