Help these helping agencies by getting them something from their wish lists

These central Illinois organizations need some extra help this holiday season. We’ll publish other wish lists next week – a complete list of 20+ groups is available online at illinoistimes.com.

If your organization needs help send your list to: swhalen@illinoistimes.com.

Habitat for Humanity of Sangamon County

217-523-2710 habitatsangamon.com

Habitat for Humanity of Sangamon County provides decent and affordable housing for families in Sangamon County. Volunteers build the homes and Habitat homeowners purchase the homes through no profit loans and contribute sweat equity towards their new home. Since 1989, Habitat has served 86 families in Sangamon County, providing homes for over 350 individuals. Habitat also operates the ReStore that accepts donated building and home materials and reuses materials diverting over 1 million pounds from the landfills. The ReStore is located at 1514 West Jefferson in Springfield and is open Monday – Friday from 10am – 6pm and Saturday from 9-5.

Habitat is in need of:

• Kitchen cabinets: Free pick up available for used kitchen cabinets. Any size, variety and condition are appreciated and accepted.

• Used appliances: Free pick up available for appliances to support Habitat’s program. Refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers and microwaves are needed.

• Volunteers: Habitat is seeking volunteers interested in committing to travel with Habitat to build homes in Guatemala in November 2012. Must be 16 years old and training is provided.

• Old electronics: Keep old electronics out of the landfill by donating them to Habitat for recycling. All electronics accepted, free of charge. Proceeds from the recycling support Habitat’s new home construction program.

Phoenix Center

109 East Lawrence Avenue, 217-528-5253 phone 217-528-5260 fax

The Phoenix Community Center provides transitional housing to homeless men and women who are HIV+, free HIV testing and outreach, HIV/AIDS prevention education in the schools and throughout the community, and serves as Springfield’s LGBTQ Community Center. This year the Phoenix Community Center organized the first Springfield PRIDE.

Our wish list:

• Regular size bed pillows

• Toilet paper, paper towels

• Cleaning supplies

• DVD players (for resident rooms)

• Volunteers to paint resident rooms (can be done any day 8:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.)

• 2X / 3X women’s clothing

• A linoleum remnant for resident kitchen (15x30)

National Museum of Surveying

521 E. Washington, 217-523-3130

(Donations will also benefit the Illinois State Historical Society and the Springfield African American Historical Foundation and Museum since they operate out of the same facility.)

Our wish list:

• Stack-able or fold-able chair

• Projector screen

• Printer/copy paper • Volunteers

• Tables • Bookshelves

• Americana bunting

• Used TVs with built in DVD player

Items needed for the Survey Museum:

• Children craft and science kits

• Give the gift of a tour to a child/family/classroom: Contact the museum at 523-3130 for the gift card form and more information.

• Used/Recycle fairly new computers; handheld GPS unit for our new GIS/Community Mapping Lab

• 60 W CFL/Flood Bulbs

• Pedestals/display cases/display boxes