The Kuna Summer Program Needs Your Help!
Get ready, get set, go! The Ada County Boys and Girls Club is coming to Kuna! Over 400 children from kindergarten through fifth grade signed up for the nine-week summer program to be held at Reed Elementary School. A portion of the funding for the summer program is generated by the membership fees, but the vast majority of the program is funded by the donations of generous people who believe that children who learn the Club’s core values of respect, responsibility, and integrity are well worth the investment. Over the next several weeks, the Kuna-Melba News will publish a series of articles letting you know how you can help. Even in these hard times, everyone has something to give, whether it is time, talents, money, or extra items you’re not using at your home or business.
The Kuna Boys and Girls Club Steering Committee is pleased to announce that on Saturday, May 16, 2009, from 9:00 to 12:00 p.m., in the parking lot of Paul’s Market, it will be accepting donated items for the summer program. Committee members will be on hand to collect your items and issue charitable donation tax receipts. This is your first opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the 400 children who have signed up for the program. The following is a list of needed items, and if your curiosity and excitement about the program aren’t aroused already, reading this list will cure that.
If you would like to make a donation, but can’t make it to the May 16th event, you can call Brenda Blitman at 846-8495 or Belinda Gordon at 922-3454, and they will arrange to have your items picked up. The Kuna Steering Committee is counting on all kinds of community support to make the summer program a success and lay the foundation for building the Club’s own permanent facility in Kuna.
Recreation equipment needed: 12’’ or bigger rubber kickballs (14); Hula Hoops (30); Double Dutch jump ropes (10); Standard jump ropes (35); Basketballs (15); Tennis balls (20); 10’’ Foam dodgeballs (30); Regulation-size footballs (8); Soft foam footballs (10); Volleyballs (8); Orange cones or markers (20); Soccer balls (15); Large trash cans for storing equipment(4); Ball pumps (2); Pump needles (10); Pennies/Jerseys to identify teams (30); Floor Hockey Sticks (30); Plastic Bowling pins (30); Plastic bowling balls (6); Wiffle balls (15); Wiffle ball bat (6);
Parachute (1); 4’ kiddie pools (4); Sturdy equipment tubs (6); Water balloons (1,000); Large beach balls (10); Water balloon spouts (4); Garden hoses (2); Hose sprayer (3 different types sturdy); Splash balls (60); Sidewalk chalk (5 big containers); Stopwatch (4); Large water bottles with spout tops (5);
Art supplies needed: Kid-safe scissors (20); Elmer’s glue (30); Small portion cups (2000); Construction paper (lots, all colors); Markers (16 boxes); Watercolor paint sets (24); Small plastic paint brushes (24); Wet wipes (20 packs); Pipe cleaners (various colors); Boxes of cotton swabs (5 large); Assorted beads, string, yarn, pasta, beans etc.; Plain paper (for drawing/coloring); Crayons (enough for 400 kids to share); Pencils (enough for 400 kids to share); Poster board paper (5 rolls different colors); Misc. sized paint brushes (20); Crayola finger paint (6 boxes); Smocks/Old T-shirts (30); Pencil cases (fabric with zipper that fit inside 3-ring binder) (5).
Game room items: Assorted board games (30 new or lightly used); Decks of cards (15 with different pictures on back); Dice (20); Sets of marbles and jacks (5); Dry erase markers (3 large sets); Foosballs (10); Pool cue tips (3 boxes of 4); Pool Triangles (3); Mancala sets (8); 12” Balloons (10 packs); Sheets (6 large); Puzzles, 6- to 12-year-old age appropriate (20); Air hockey table (1 or 2 good quality); Air hockey pucks/paddles (4); Jenga blocks (enough to fill 2 milk crates); Legos (more the better); Checkers (4); Twister (3); Connect Four (4); Dominoes (Two shoe boxes full); - Large Rubber Maid containers (10); Portable storage for all items (6).
Tech Lab items: Digital cameras (4); Digital video cameras (2); Digital video cassettes (6); Blank CD-r & DVD-r (100); 1 gig Thumb Drives (2).
First aid supplies: Band-aids (2,000); Neosporin (3 tubes); Plastic sandwich baggies (2,000); Alcohol wipes (300); Gauze bandages (100 square or 5 rolls);
Medical tape (3 rolls); Sunblock waterproof & 60 proof or more (10 tubes); Bee sting kit (1); Hand sanitizer (1 gallon); Small packs of Kleenex (10); Wet wipes (20 packs); Latex gloves (3 boxes); Peroxide (2 bottles).
Fieldtrips items: Fluorescent one-time use wristbands (like the ones you get at a concert to show you are allowed access places) (2400); New or old pairs of extra kid socks (20 pairs).
Items for incentives and theme weeks: Boxes of Otter Pops for age group winners each week (30 boxes); Candy and small prizes like stickers or pencils for individual prizes (2400); Decorations and props for theme weeks such as: Pirate week, Hawaiian week, Sports star week, History week, etc.
Outdoor items: Outdoor Picnic Tables (10); Large Outdoor Canopy (1 or 2 depending on size).
