Sign up for Rotarians at Work Day projects, collection drive

Sign-up sheets will be going around at all upcoming Rotary Club meetings, as we seek volunteers to help out with our Rotarians at Work Day projects.

You'll be needed on Saturday, May 6th from 9:00 a.m. until noon at our work sites -- the Pay it Forward House, Rotary Park at Sycamore Lake, and the Kishwaukee SRA office at Hopkins Park in DeKalb.

If you're unable to join us that day, we are also collecting items for the Amazing Grace Organization. This not-for-profit agency collects items for placement in care packages to cancer patients; Interact will be setting up collection boxes on the Sycamore H.S. campus, and would like to find other businesses around town to put boxes in. If you would like to provide space at your business for a collection box, you may contact Interact through Ben Swedberg at ben.swedberg@gmail.com

Rotarians are invited to donate items at any participating location, or at the Rotary meetings on April 26 and May 3; here is a list of items you can donate:

Necessities for Comfort

*desk lamps (fluorescent lights can cause headaches)

*Biotène mouthwash (for mouth sores)

*hard candy/mints (to counter taste changes)

*air fresheners (to deodorize the room)

*inspirational décor (to revive the room)

*fleece pillowcases/blankets (for comfort and warmth)

*fun socks/slippers/hats/scarves (for warmth)

*comfortable clothes/zip-up sweatshirts (for comfort and warmth with port access)

*snacks/beverages/gift cards to local restaurants (to eliminate the need for hospital food)

*stuffed animals

Entertainment

*portable speaker for the room

*IPod

*IPad

*laptop

*sporting events

Leisure

*coloring books (child or adult, depending on age)

*materials for easy/packable crafts

*beads/yarn for bracelets

*yarn for knitting/crocheting

*makeup and nail polish

*books

*movies

*magazines

*board games

*crossword puzzles/Sudoku/mind games

Extra

*jewelry

*wallets

*purses

*sport memorabilia