32nd District Dems meet Nov 14; collect items for Tent City #3

32nd District Democrats Monthly Meeting

November 14, 2012 Wednesday

6:45pm Socialize

7pm Meeting

Masonic Hall Shoreline, 

753 N 185th St, Shoreline (map)

Agenda: Election recap

Collect donations for Tent City #3

Donation list

• Immediate Need for Warm Blankets
• Disposable plates, cups and utensils, as there is no way to safely sanitize reusable items.
• Food items for the pantry, such as tuna fish, chili, canned or instant soups, coffee, sugar, canned food of any kind.
• Informal clothing, appropriate to the season
• Clothes presentable for work - both physical labor and office work
• Underwear in all sizes for men and women
• Tents: one person, two-person
• Heavy-duty tarps, to shield tents from rain/snow and to help make camping tents last longer.
• Good-quality pallets, used to raise tents off the ground
• 1/2" plywood, 4'x4' and 4'x8', placed on top of the pallets and under tents
• Gorilla tape (extra heavy duty duct tape), used to patch tents and tarps
• Portable carports, used to create covered public areas in the camp
• Cots, air mattresses, blankets, sleeping bags
• Hand sanitizer
• Personal hygiene items such as soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors
• Warm, waterproof jackets
• Wool socks
• "Hotties" (hand and foot warmers)
• Warm clothes for layering, such as pants and sweaters, especially in larger sizes (2X and 3X)
• Closed shoes and boots, all sizes
• Long underwear, all sizes
• Wool hats
• Gloves, especially heavy work gloves to keep hands warm when moving the camp
• Batteries