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Gads Hill Center welcomes donations of books, supplies, and materials that enhance our education-based programming for youth.
Arts and Crafts Supplies
- Children's scissors
- Popsicle sticks
- Puppet eyes
- Googly eyes
- Feathers
- Pipe cleaners
- Yarn
- Stencils
- Beads, spools, etc.
- Felt
- Art books
- Canvas sheets
- Jewelry making materials
- Clay
- Big blocks
- Kite making equipment
- Laminating machine
- Glue
- Glitter glue
- Glue sticks
- Glue bottles
- Wood glue
- Glue gun
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Office Supplies
- Copy Paper
- Colored Copy Paper
- Certificate Paper & Covers
- Pens & pencils
- Scotch Tape
- Masking Tape
- Glue Stick
- Rulers
- File Folders
- Labels
- Scissors
- Post-It Notes
- Markers
- Legal pads
- Paper clips
- Glue sticks
- Markers
- Batteries (AA and AAA)
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Homework supplies
- Scissors
- Staplers
- Rulers
- Notebook paper sheets
- Electrical pencil sharpener
- Tape
- Calculators (regular, graphing, scientific)
- Dictionaries: pocket size, full size, English, or
Spanish-English
- Compasses
- Protractors
- Pens, pencils
- Whiteout
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Drawing & Painting Materials
- Pencils, leaded and colored
- Erasers
- Markers
- Crayons
- Paint brushes
- Easel
- Pastels
- Tempera paint
- Drawing paper
- Finger paints
- Drawing pads
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Paper
- Construction paper
- White paper
- Poster board
- Paper mache
- Foam sheets
- Graph Paper
- Lined notebook paper with 3 hole punch
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Creative Play
- Magnetic blocks
- Lego blocks, all sizes
- Animal figures
- Cars
- Stage for puppets
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Balls
- Soccer balls
- Dodge balls
- Volley balls
- Basketballs
- Pom-pom balls
- Soft foam balls
- Tennis balls
- Footballs
- T balls
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Sports equipment
- Jump ropes
- Hula hoops
- Parachutes
- Frisbees
- Croquet sets
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Electronic equipment
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Literacy
- Games that include literacy books
- Puzzles
- Children's books
- Pre-school books
- Novels
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Parent Involvement
- Incentives for Parents (Raffle, Door Prizes, Drawings)
- Small Appliances (Coffee Pot, Toaster, etc.)
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Safety
- Hand-Held Stop sign for street crossing
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Please call the Gads Hill Center Development Department at (312) 226-0963 x241 or info@gadshillcenter.org to find out more about what Gads Hill needs to adequately serve its toddlers, children and teens, or how to drop it off.
Unfortunately, Gads Hill is unable to use clothing, shoes, magazines, or furniture donations.
Donations of computers can be used if they are in good working order, and are Pentium II or newer.
Donations of land, automobiles, or large items must be evaluated before they can be accepted.
We welcome donations from individuals, companies, schools, etc.
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