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Showing off a fun shirt!Each year at our Challenge Program residential weeks we are in need of many supplies to carry out our activities and enrich our children's experience. If you are able to donate any of these items please contact the office nearest you to make arrangements. Thank you for helping us further our mission of providing help and hope to children.

Here is a list of our needs for Challenge Program this year:

Art Supplies

  • Washable Tempera Paint – 16 oz. bottles in all colors – 8 of each color (red, green, blue, yellow, black and white – additional colors are great too!)
  • Paint Brushes – assorted sizes - 100
  • Glitter Glue - 16 oz. bottles in all colors – 4 of each color
  • Fabric Crayons – 100 Boxes
  • Regular Crayons – 30 Boxes of 64
  • Construction Paper – Assorted colors – 16 Packs
  • Glue – 16 bottles of all-purpose school glue
  • Permanent Markers – 20 in any color but yellow
  • Model Magic – 25 bags
  • Fabric, Felt, Ribbon – for cabin decorating contests, talent show costumes and carnival
  • Plastic Lanyard (“Boondoggle”) – 120 rolls in various sizes and styles
  • Tie Dye – 48 bottles of RIT, in assortment of primary colors

Medical Supplies **High Need**

  • Instant Cold Packs – for medical purposes - 50 packs
  • Bandaids – for cuts and scrapes - 40 boxes, assorted sizes
  • Tums – 10 bottles of Tums
  • Digital Thermometers – 5 sets of thermometers

Prizes **High Need**

  • Craft kits – 20-30 kits with small crafts for girls
  • Art sets – 10-15 marker, crayon or paint sets
  • Board Games – 25–30 board games for ages 8 and up
  • Stuffed Animals – 30 in a variety of sizes, colors and animals

Other Needs

  • Pencils with Erasers - 400 total, sharpened if possible
  • Flashlights and Batteries - 10 flashlights that are durable and waterproof, if possible
  • Instant Cold Packs - for bee stings, sprains and twists – 25
  • Vinyl Gloves – 2 boxes of 100 count gloves
  • Zip-Lock Bags – for carrying medical supplies – 8 boxes of quart bags and 8 boxes of sandwich size bags
  • Nix Lice Kits – 10 kits
  • Disposable Cameras - indoor/outdoor film – 8 cameras
  • Composition Books – used as journals at camp – 75
  • Sleeping Bags/Sheets - lightweight sleeping bags or a fitted and flat sheet – 15
  • White T-shirts – for tie-die – 10 S, 10 M, 10 L, 10 XL, 5 XXL
  • Swimsuits – girls, boys, men’s & ladies in all sizes – one piece suits for ladies please – 10 for each gender
  • Towels – beach towels and bath towels – 10 of each
  • Books – age appropriate for 8-15 year olds, especially books with multiple short stories (ie. Mrs. Piggle Wiggle) – as many as possible
  • Lumber – various 2’ x 4’s, 3/8” plywood, and other pieces to create Carnival games and Initiatives
  • Dodgeball Balls – 3 sets of 12 Gatorskin Brand balls, in any of 3 different sizes.

If you have materials to donate or have any questions, please contact Marc McCann at marc@thesecondmile.org. Materials can also be dropped off at 1402 S. Atherton St., State College, PA.

 
 

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