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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

• NEW - Bring food for a light supper for 35 people on a 4th Sunday of the month from 4-6 p.m. Call 313-871-7443 to schedule
• Pass out food on Tuesdays from 3:30-6:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00-12:00 p.m.
• Assist with distribution of food at Senior Plaza in Hamtramck 3rd Saturday of each month
  
• Pack food for distribution on Tuesday mornings or Friday afternoons
  
• Conduct a food drive
  
• Conduct a gently used clothing drive
  
• Conduct a cleaning supplies/personal care supplies drive
  
• Prepare lunch for the spring or fall Community Baby Shower
  
• Mentor an adult enrolled in Friendship House's financial literacy workshop
  
• Conduct a fundraiser like a walkathon, road or boat rally, bowlathon, etc. for Friendship House

• Donations are always needed
• Postage Stamps
• Gift Cards
• USB Flash Memory Sticks
• 3 Ring Binders
• Paper Towels
• Toilet Paper
• Dish Soap
• Bleach
• Large Trash Bags
• Personal Care Items (deodorant, toothbrushes, soap)
• Laundry Detergent
• Emergency Food Kits (food for a few days that is nutritionally balanced, can be eaten without heating, has a long shelf-life, placed in an easily carried bag)
  
• Instant Birthday Kits (gift bag containing cake mix, canned frosting, birthday paper goods, birthday candles, a toy…)
  
• Gently used and new clothing and small household items

Harvest Food Pantry Food
Common supplies needed include:

• Canned goods
  (fruits, vegetables, pastas, soups, spaghetti sauce, juice concentrate)
  
• Dried cereals
• Peanut butter & jelly (in plastic containers)
• Powdered and canned milk
• Canned meats and fish
• Dried pasta, rice
• Dried peas & beans
• Salad oil and condiments
• Cake and dessert mixes
• Paper goods (plates, cups, forks, towels, toilet tissue, facial tissue)
• Cleaning supplies
• Personal hygiene (hotel soaps, etc. okay)
  
• Refrigerated truck

Baby Supplies
Common supplies needed include:

• Diaper Bags
• Diapers (all sizes)
• Pacifiers & bottles
• Baby blankets (all types)
• Shoes, socks, & booties
• Pacifiers & bottles
• Onesies & sleepers
• Bibs
• Clothing (all types)
• Shampoo & lotion
• Baby wipes & wash clothes
• New or used (but in good condition): cribs, car seats, carriers, playpens, strollers, mobiles, changing tables, etc.

School Supplies
Common supplies needed include:

Office Supplies
Common supplies needed include:

VIRTUAL SHOP
An Ebay based fundraising program

Donate items to Friendship House to be sold on eBay and help us generate funds to support our agency. Here's how the program works. Donors should deliver or mail donations to:

Friendship House eBay Program
c/o First Baptist Church
309 N. Main Street
Royal Oak, MI 48073

Office hours for delivery are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Park in the lot behind the church and ring the doorbell.

Consider the following if you wish to donate:

• Items should have a value of $20 or more, or be a group of similar items that can be sold as a lot.
  
  
• Items should be in good repair. The exception is an antique for which a repair would reduce its value.
  
  
• Items should be relatively easy to ship (no bowling balls or treadmills, please!)
  
  
• If you wish to donate a large item that cannot be delivered (like a piano), you have to agree to let the purchaser pick it up at your home.

If a donated item has a value of $100 or more, Friendship House is willing to split the proceeds with the donor. Alternatively, the proceeds can be split between Friendship House and another favorite charity of the donor's choosing.

To see what is for sale by Friendship House, go to eBay.com and look for dfh4u as a seller (which stands for "Detroit Friendship House 4 You").

Questions? Call 248-990-4685.


CHARITY AUTO AUCTION

Friendship House works in partnership with Charity Auto Auction in Detroit in order to raise funds to support the agency's programs including the food pantry, rent and utility assistance, community baby showers and more. 80% of the proceeds of the sale (minus a $50 flat towing fee and $120 for seller's fee) benefit Friendship House.

Example: Sale price is $1,900

$1,900
-$ 120 (seller's fee)
-$  50 (towing fee)

Subtotal = $1,730

at 80% = $1,384 to Friendship House

Virtually any car or truck is eligible to be donated:

• Vehicles do not have to be operational as long as they can be towed
  
  
• Vehicles should have clear title and keys
  
  
• Even wrecks and junkers are eligible-they might yield parts
  
  
• Charity Auto Auction will pick up cars anywhere in Michigan and Northern Ohio
  
  
• If the donor is not in Michigan or Northern Ohio, Friendship House and Charity Auto Auction will work with a partner program near the donor

• on Tuesdays from 3:30-6:00 p.m. or Saturdays from 9:00-12:00 noon
  
  
• Assist with distribution of food at Senior Plaza in Hamtramck 3rd Saturday of each month
  
  
• Pack food for distribution on Tuesday mornings or Friday afternoons
  
  
• Conduct a food drive
  
  
• Conduct a gently used clothing drive
  
  
• Conduct a cleaning supplies/personal care supplies drive
  
  
• Prepare lunch for the spring or fall Community Baby Shower
  
  
• Mentor an adult enrolled in Friendship House's financial literacy workshops
  
  
• Conduct a fundraiser like a Walkathon, road or boat rally, bowlathon, etc. for Friendship House