City of Rochester
News Release
(Friday, Aug. 5, 2011) – Organizers of this year’s Cardboard City are asking community members and organizations for donations to help the area’s homeless. Donations can be brought to the Cardboard City site in Washington Square Park, or to any City Recreation or Community Center. Cardboard City activities will begin during the afternoon on Wednesday, Aug. 10 and conclude late morning on Thursday, Aug. 11.
Youth from throughout the city will work together to create a “city” out of cardboard and will then spend the night outside in downtown Rochester’s Washington Square Park. The event is organized to bring attention to the issue of homelessness in Rochester and Monroe County, as well as to collect donations for local homeless youth and adults.
A list of suggested donations is included below. Donations will be distributed between Alternatives for Battered Women, the Crisis Nursery of Rochester and the Center for Youth.
Alternatives for Battered Women (http://www.abwrochester.org/)
•Bath towels
•Body lotion
•Boy's t-shirts (sizes 14-20)
•Deodorant
•Facial tissues
•Hair grease (hair food)
•Hair brushes (stiff bristle style)
•Nightwear (light weight pajamas)
•Women's underwear (sizes 5-11)
Crisis Nursery of Rochester (http://cngr.org/index.html)
•Juice
•Hand Sanitizer
•Paper Towels
•Garbage Bags
•Walmart gift cards
•Kinkos/Staples gift cards
•Stamps
•Copy paper
•Ink Cartridges (HP black #901, HP-tri color #901)
•Diapers sizes 4&5
•Baby Wipes
•Disposable diaper changing pads
•Laundry Detergent
•Removable Filing Labels
•Pens
•Elastic Waist Pants
•Tees
•Preschool Craft Kits
Center for Youth (http://www.centerforyouth.net/)
•Hygiene & Hair Products/YMCA Passes
•School Supplies/Gift Cards
•Backpacks/Larger Size Clothing for Male Teens
•Winter Coats/Umbrellas/RTS Bus Passes
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News Media: For more information, contact Nick Ponterio at 428-7371.