In-kind gifts (goods or services other than money or planned gifts) are essential to the work of Border Servant Corps. Forming connections with community members supports volunteers, strengthens relationships, and expands the BSC community.
The Border Servant Corps community is constantly evolving and the needs listed below are reflective of the current community:
2012-2013 Service Year
Border Servant Corps routinely collects (and changes out) the following items:
- Bicycles (new or very good condition)
- Bicycle helmets, bicycle lights, and safety gear
- Household items (beds, linens, furniture, vacuums, cleaning supplies, kitchen supplies, toilet paper, etc.)
- Gardening items (gloves, shovels, watering cans, etc.)
- Batteries (AAA, AA, 9V for smoke detectors)
- Gift cards for local grocery or home supply stores
- Notifications about FREE events in the area
El Paso
Casa de Paz
- Hand vacuum (8/30/12)
- Garden hose spray attachment (8/30/12)
- Outdoor furniture (8/30/12)
- Bedding, specifically full-size bed sheet sets (8/30/12)
- Baking pans (8/30/12)
- Immersion blender (8/30/12)
- Salad spinner (8/30/12)
- Ladder (8/30/12)
- Bike helmets (8/30/12)
- Front bicycle lights (8/30/12)
- A piano tuning (8/30/12)
- Gardening gloves / Work gloves (8/30/12)
- Emergency Preparedness Kit (8/30/12)
- Faucet water filter (9/4/12)
- Bread baking pans (9/4/12)
- 7 Bicycle bells (9/4/12)
- Kitchen mixer (9/18/12)
- Sewing machine (11/10/12)
Las Cruces
Casa Palomas
- Baking sheets (9/4/12)
- Mason jars / Tall glasses (9/4/12)
- Big cutting board (9/4/12)
- Mirror (9/4/12)
- 4 Bicycle bells (9/4/12)
- A large tupperware container w/ lid (9/10/12)
- Any leftover pots/containers for plants (9/10/12)
- Leftover gardening tools or materials or plant cuttings or unwanted plants (9/10/12)
- Garlic press (9/18/12)
- Propane tank for barbeque grill (9/18/12)
- Pur faucet water filter refills (9/18/12)
Janaan’s House
- 4 Bicycle locks (9/4/12)
- 6 Bicycle bells (9/4/12)
Volunteers always enjoy receiving care packages. Consider including the following items: eco-friendly laundry soap and fabric softener, eco-friendly dishwasher detergent and dish soap, gardening supplies, cleaning supplies, and toiletry items.
General
- BSC business sign for office (10/3/12)
If you are interested in sharing your gifts, please contact Border Servant Corps.
Purchased items may be sent to:
Border Servant Corps
c/o Peace Lutheran Church
1701 E. Missouri Ave.
Las Cruces, NM 88001