TOY PROJECTS |
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Action figures
(put into sets by size & character type)
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Adventure Sets
(Police, Fire, Army, etc) (put into sets)
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Art supplies
(sort by type; ensure they work; put into sets)
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Bead-Craft kits
(put kits together)
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Book Buddy Matching
(match book w/character)
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Books
(cleaning, checking)
(this is being done by one person right now - Barb)
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Bubbles
(put into containers with various wands)
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Cameras
(make sure they work; add film &/or flash, if needed)
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Cassette tapes, videos, DVD’s, CD’s
(ADULTS only project!)
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Chalk & erasers
(put sets together)
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Craft boxes
(wash)
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Craft Kits
(put together)
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Dinosaurs
(put into sets by size)
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Disney & other movie, story characters
(put into sets & identify by name)
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Doctor kits
(put a whole kit together)
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Doll house furniture & accessories
(put into sets by size & room type)
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Doll Houses
(clean)
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Doll Houses & furniture
(put furniture sets in clean houses)
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Dress-up costumes
(put together into sets)
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Electronic/Battery operated toys
(check to see if operational; repair as needed)
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Fisher-Price-type "people" houses, farms, etc.
(match w/people, animals)
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Games
(check for missing parts & instructions; clean)
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Horses, medium & large
(clean, comb & trim manes, as needed)
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Horses, small
(sort by size, clean & put into sets of 2 or 3)
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Infant alphabet & number blocks
(wooden, plastic) (put into sets)
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Infant Pop-It Beads
(wash & make sets)
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Infants nesting toys
(wash & make sets)
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Infants pound-it peg board bench
(put together with “hammer”)
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Infants stacking rings
(wash & make complete set)
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Lego’s
(wash; put into sets)
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Magnetic letters & numbers
(wash; put into sets)
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Marbles
(wash; sort into sets, add instructions)
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Matchbox-type Cars, Trucks, & other vehicles
(wash, sort, put into sets)
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Medium & Large cars, trucks & other vehicles
(wash; add people, if needed)
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Military people sets & vehicles, etc.
(put people w/vehicles, accessories)
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Mr. Potato Head
(wash; put into sets; 2 or more accessories per body)
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Musical instruments/noise makers
(put into sets)
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Play Doh
(put into sets with tools)
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Play food & dishes
(put into sets; wash)
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Play kitchens
(clean & add food & dishes)
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Play Tools, toolboxes, & benches
(wash; put into sets & into boxes)
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Playing card sets
(all types; put into sets)
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Polly Pockets
(make sure all houses, etc. have at least one Polly doll)
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Puzzles
(check for completeness)
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Rattles, teething toys, etc.
(wash, dry, bag)
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Riding toys
(wash)
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Rubber-Stamping Kits
(wash stamps; check stamp pads; put into sets)
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Sew Special Christmas Stockings
(Knit, sew, crochet, quilt)
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Sew Special Lap blankets for Seniors
(Knit, sew, crochet, quilt)
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Sports Cards
(put into sets by type of sport)
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Sports equipment
(real & toddler)
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Stuffed Animals
(this is being done by one person right now)
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Toddlers wooden beads & lacing cards
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Toiletry & Jewelry Sets
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Trains
(sort by size, type, age group; put into sets w/ track)
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Viewmasters
(put viewer together with disks)
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROJECTS |
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Birthday & event databases
(maintain; update)
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Fundraising
(do one of TRM ideas or create your own)
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Grant Research
(on Internet; check for compatibility with our agency)
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Grant writing
(requires previous experience or desire to learn)
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Landscaping project
(landscape front & side of building)
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Marketing & advertising
(to schools, clubs, and all media)
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Phone calling
(as needed)
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Special Events Coordinator Assistant
(work w/Spec. Proj. Coord. on Sp. Events)
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Volunteer Coordinator
(recruit, retain & reward volunteers)
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Wed. eve. Proect Coord.
(determine projects needing to be done; assign to vols.)
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Sat. morning Project Coord.
(same as above)
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