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Girl Scout Councils
National
and International Girl Scouts
Troop Resources
Local Parks
Service Organizations
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Project Linus - Providing Security through Blankets
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Stone
Ledge Farms
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Operation
Happy Sock
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Ugly Quilts –
Sleeping Bags for the homeless ,
LINK 1,
LINK 2,
LINK 3
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Emergency Relief Agency in Macedonia, Food and Clothing Donations,
330-467-7945
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Epilepsy Walk Service Project.
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Earth Day Grocery Bags,
http://www.earthdaybags.org
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World Peace Cards
http://www.wagggsworld.org/en/news/617
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David's Ministry
Through Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Aurora, this
ministry help the homeless in Cleveland. This ministry is in
honor of David, a 19 year old who died young, but lived a life of
serving others. He performed mission work in Appalachia,
Kansas, and Washington D.C., and his mission is continued through the efforts of others.
To help with this ministry, contact OLPH at
www.olphaurora.org.
For a list of specific items to be collected for the backpack
ministry, click here
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Spread the Bread - Join the Sisterhood of the Traveling Apron!
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Make a Smile, Print off coloring sheets and
deliver them to nursing homes etc., or make placements to be used at
tray liners
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Battered Women's Shelter - Birthday To Go
Bags, include cake mix, frosting, candles, cupcake liners
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Akron Children's Hospital, collect stuffed
animals, coloring books
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Books on Tape for Head Start
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Hudson Elms - toiletries for stocking stuffers,
Visit for Thanksgiving, Easter, Christmas, Halloween
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Peanut Butter Balls Dog Treats
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Humane Society of Greater Akron,
volunteer
guidelines and wish list
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Head Start Streetsboro, Family Advocate, 1880
SR 303, 330-626-1819
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Medina Raptor Center -
www.medinaraptorcenter.org, A facility which aids in the
rehabilitation of injured wildlife (predominantly birds of prey) then
releasing them back into the wild, if possible. This organization is
run by volunteers and on donations.
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Open M
www.openm.org,
Services include a food pantry, a hot lunch
program, holiday food basket program, a free medical clinic, after
school tutoring, summer camps, legal and employment counseling.
They are run largely by volunteers and would welcome help from Girl
Scouts in a variety of capacities.
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Interfaith Hospitality Network
- Summit County
www.ihnsummit.org,
Helps
families in Summit County regain housing. Provides temporary living
accommodations (at local churches), job search, transportation,
re-establishes permanent housing. Families are getting started with
basically nothing.
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Safe Landing Shelter Care -
www.sheltercareinc.org/safelanding.htm, Provides a safe place for
children 11-17 yrs old during a time of crisis
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Haven of Rest -
www.havenofrest.org - Market
St. in Akron, serving the poor, homeless, and spiritually destitute
people. They have a drop off donation center, home for women and
children, soup kitchen, and other facilities. Contact Jan, and
your girls can watch the children while the women do their morning
chores, help set the tables in the soup kitchen for lunch, provide
cookies and table/tray decorations, bring donations of clothes or food.
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Operation Christmas Child
http://www.samaritanspurse.org/OCC_PackAShoeBox.asp?OCCPath=1
Flier for
2009
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Ronald
McDonald House
College Scholarships
Crafts
Games
Patches & Badges
Working with Girls
Outdoors
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