Christmas donations for Biloxi

We are going to be opening up a Christmas 'store' the week of Christmas for people who do not have enough money or a lot of time to spend Christmas shopping because of the hurricane.

We would like to see a lot of Christmas donations come in for the store and the season-the more we have, the more people we will be able to serve. However, Christmas is only about 2 weeks away. The store will be open on the 20th, 21th, and 22nd. We can receive donations up to the 22nd.

Any kind of Christmas decorations will also be very useful donations-both for decorating the place, and also to give to families for their holiday. We also are looking for Christmas candy to put in the reception area.

All donations are greatly appreciated. However, because we don't have enough volunteers to sort through them, we are asking that only new or hand-made donations be sent.

Some ideas for Christmas donations (since some families are living in small FEMA trailers) are:
- Toys and Games
- Smaller, education toys
- Character pillows-Disney, etc.
- Gifts for teenagers (they are sometimes forgotten in Christmas donations)
- Wrapping paper, tape, scissors, ribbon (one of the stations in the 'store' will be pre-made boxes of gift wrapping items to take home-some of those items may be more difficult to mail

Please let everyone know if they have any questions about Christmas donations, or the store, they can contact me: 479.462.1285 (c) AlisonKR@aol.com

Mail gifts to:
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
2004 Pass Road
Biloxi, MS 39531