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"Thank You Ladies"
The following items are needed by our group and by programs we are working closely with inside the prison. If you have item donations or would like to make a cash contribution, please contact our IFC Chairman, Mr. Vic Abrunzo, to find out how and where these donations may be submitted. Vic can be reached at vicabrunzo@yahoo.com . Or you may get in touch with our IFC webmaster, Nancy, at (530) 628-1096, or email her at lonemt@hughes.net

Christmas Bags
Here's a VERY IMPORTANT project that we are working on. Scroll down the page, or follow this link: Christmas Bags

IFC Office Supplies
      Printer Ink
      Postage Stamps
      Printer Paper      

VSPW Education Department
      Scantron Testing Forms
      Typing/Copy Paper
      College-Ruled 3 hole paper
      Pencils
      Textbooks - check with us to find out what is needed

VSPW Visiting Department
      New Children's Books
      Games - Scrabble, Cards, etc.
     

Friends Outside Trailer
      Bottled Water
      Coffee
      Tea
      Sodas
      Individually wrapped cookies, crackers, etc.



Special Help Needed!!! Help us spread some Christmas comfort this year!
** Christmas Goodie Bag Project -- In conjunction with
Central California Women's Facility [CCWF] and the United Methodist Church of Merced
**


Did you know there are over 8,000 women in Chowchilla prisons? Many are very short on relatives and friends, or those relatives and friends are too far away to visit. So, on one hand there's loneliness, but on the other hand there's overcrowding and limitations on personal freedom very hard to bear.

The Golden Rule challenges us here as it does so many other places. It bids us to show we care.

Toward that end, a project has been organized which will result in the delivery of Ziplock bags containing tokens of love during the holidays of December. Inside the bags there will be an equitable assortment of such things as these:
      Individual small-sized/sample-sized motel Soap, Shampoo, Conditioner, Lotion, Toothpaste, Tissue
      Blank stationary and Unused Greeting Cards with envelopes, blank postcards
      Tooth Brushes (regular adult size)
      Pencils -- wood, full-size, eraser top

The bags will be filled at the United Methodist Church of Merced and deliverd to the Chowchilla prisons in early December.

Right now, you are invited and encouraged to contribute whatever you can of the items on the list. You are also welcome to make a financial contribution.
Things may be brought to the United Methodist Church of Merced, or a call to the individuals listed below will trigger a pick-up. We want everything gathered by Thanksgiving. Checks should be made payable to United Methodist Church of Merced with the notation: "VSPW Prison Project".

Your help is needed and will be valued and appreciated.

Need more information on the Christmas Bag Project? Contact one of the following:
Bill Sanford
(209) 357-0701
wjsanford@sbcglobal.net
Dave Hetland
(209) 388-1608
dhetland2003@yahoo.com
United Methodist Church of Merced
899 Yosemite Park Way
Merced, CA 95340
(209) 722-5777
Nancy Rubinstein
(530) 628-1096
lonemt@hughes.net