SOLDIERS ANGELS NEEDS DONATIONS FOR VETS

I would be happy to collect donations locally or by mail and forward them for you, or you can send them directly to the address on the wish list. -Becky C.

WISH LIST – September, 2007

Department of Veterans Affairs Center (135)

Togus VA Medical Center

Augusta, Maine 04330

(207) 621-4886 ex. 4886

mark.deschene@va.gov

When sending items to Togus please:

• Use the address listed at the top of the page

• Include a note in the box to say it is from Soldiers’ Angels

• Write on the outside of the box that it is from Soldiers’ Angels

VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Drivers for statewide Volunteer Transportation Network – Sanford, Rockland, Brunswick, Skowhegan, Portland, Caribou

2. Veterans History Project- recording personal histories

3. Escort and Delivery – Hospital wide and in Primary Care on weekdays

4. Canteen Service – assisting during lunch time

5. Mealtime companions for long term care patients - individuals and small groups needed

6. Nuclear medicine –Office help & procedure buddies

7. Primary Care – Computer instruction- My HealtheVet & MOVE Program

8. Nursing Home Care Unit – escort needed Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday (12:30-3:30)

9. Hospice Volunteers – Training provided

10. NHCU – assistance with clothing/writing letters/reading/visitation

11. NHCU – 1 on 1 visitation to play board games/cribbage/dominos/etc.

12. Telehealth Support – Learn to provide support in your community to patients using home telehealth devices (Aroostook, Washington, Hancock, Oxford, York, and Cumberland counties)

13. CBOC Volunteer needed in Rumford to assist team with general office help Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for 2 hrs each day

ONGOING PROGRAM SUPPORT:

1. Electric razors – triple head type. ($49-$69 ea.)

2. Comfort Item Program (shampoo, deodorant, etc.)

3. Diabetic snacks for clinic patients

4. Coffee & Newspaper funds – provides coffee/newspapers at waiting areas/wards/clinics

5. General Patient Comfort Fund (Memorial Donations)

6. Adapted Sports Equipment/Outings – Recreation Therapy

7. National Rehabilitation Events (Golden Age Games, Winter Sports, Wheelchair Games, and Creative Arts )

SPECIAL REQUESTS/PROJECTS:

1. Unit 4 South activity sponsorship. (approx. $50 pizza party, $25 ice cream Social)

2. Televisions for patient rooms (approx. $285 ea.)

3. TV/VCR/DVD combo & cart for Bangor, CBOC ( $500-$700)

4. Kenmore sewing machine for Recreation activities (approx. $250 ea.)

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The Internal Revenue Service has announced that under the Tax Code, donations to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ General Post Fund for exclusively public purposes are deductible from federal income taxes in the manner and to the extent allowable. The announcement reflects the tax law provision, which makes those donations deductible as “donations to the United States”. Donations to support any of the Department’s programs are deductible, whether the donor directs that the donated funds be used for a specific purpose or allows the Department to decide how the donated funds will be used.

NOT NEEDED AT THIS TIME! Used Stamps; any clothing that is stained or torn; Jigsaw Puzzles; Playing Cards; Hardcover Books; Romance Novels; Magazines Over Three Months Old; Disposable Razors; Soap; After-Shave; Writing Tablets; Pens; and Envelopes. Due to Infection Control policies we are unable to take used walkers, canes, or crutches at this time.

When sending items to Togus please:

• Use the address listed at the top of the page

• Include a note in the box to say it is from Soldiers’ Angels

• Write on the outside of the box that it is from Soldiers’ Angels