Collecting Backpacks and Necessities for Daily Bread Soup Kitchen

Daily Bread Soup Kitchen will be handing out backpacks filled with cold weather items and toiletries on Wednesday, Dec. 21st and will be sorting/organizing backpacks the day before--Tuesday, Dec. 20th. They need both donations and volunteers to either sort/organize on the 20th or help hand them out on the 21st. For donations, backpacks can be filled with toiletries such as deodorant, hand lotion, toothpaste/toothbrushes, shampoo, shaving cream, etc., and cold weather items like gloves, hats, scarves, socks, long underwear, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hand warmers, cough drops and other items like deck of cards, books, small fleece blankets, candy, gum. All items should be new. Backpacks should be labeled with gender and size; most guests request L or XL (2X and 3X also needed). Filled diaper bags also appreciated. You can bring filled backpacks (or any of the above listed items--you don't have to fill an entire backpack) to the Hunger Initiative table after each of the services on Sunday, Dec. 11th in the Fellowship Hall, or they can be dropped off the week of Dec. 12-19th at Daily Bread, 124 W. White, Champaign from 9-1. To volunteer, or for more information about donating, call Daily Bread volunteers at 356-2551 or 356-7687.