Animal Protective League (APL) 1001 Taintor Road • (217) 544-7387 www.apl-shelter.org

The Animal Protective League (APL) is a private, not-for-profit animal welfare organization, funded by donations. It operates an animal shelter, a low-cost spay/neuter clinic and maintains numerous programs that benefit members of the community. APL services individuals and other animal welfare groups and animal control facilities within a 90-mile radius of Springfield.

Wish list:

• Monetary donations to spay/neuter

• Canned cat food, baby food (meats only)

• Laundry detergent

• Spray bottles

• Small food dishes

• All sizes of litter pans

• Q-tips

• Sharpies, pens, index cards (3x5), manilla folders, White Out

• copy paper, letter or legal size

• Staples and staplers

• Paper towels

• Small dog collars

• Bleach

• Leashes

• Wash rags

Catholic Charities 120 South 11th Street 217-525-0500

Serving the community since 1925, Catholic Charities provides foster care, intact family service programs and adoption services while also operating numerous other community service programs. Additional programs include the St. John’s Breadline, Holy Family Food Pantry, Crisis Advocacy, St. Clare’s Health Clinic and MedAssist Program.

Wish list:

• Large 12x12 kid-friendly carpet for our visiting room utilized by the foster care program

• Upright freezer for the Holy Family Food Pantry

• 4-6-foot or 8-foot folding tables for the Holy Family Food Pantry

• Toys and food donations for the Christmas Holiday program

• Industrial toaster for the Breadline

• Microwave (Breadline)

• Vacuum cleaner (bagless) Breadline

• Coffee for the Breadline

• #10 cans (vegetables and fruit) for the Breadline

• Industrial can opener (Breadline)

• Scanner for St. Clare’s Health Clinic

• Adult and children’s toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss – St. Clare’s Health Clinic

Central Illinois Community Blood Center (CICBC) 1134 S. Seventh St, (217) 753-1530 www.cicbc.org

Central Illinois Community Blood Center (CICBC) is the provider of life-saving blood for 12 hospitals throughout central Illinois. A division of Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center (MVRBC), CICBC and MVRBC collect 165,000 units of blood annually and serve a total of 75 hospitals in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin.

Wish list: We need more healthy individuals to commit to donating blood regularly. It takes approximately one hour. Most donors can contribute every two months – an annual commitment is for six hours a year. Must be 17 years of age (or 16 years old with parental permission). Appointments to donate can be made by phone or online. Corporate blood drives are welcome. The bloodmobile unit will come to your facility.