Support the Wilderness Explorers' Project for 2011-2012

The Wilderness Explorers will be collecting the following items for the Ronald McDonald House in New Haven, CT. The Ronald McDonald House of Connecticut is a 12 guest room house. It is comfortable secure and fully handicapped accessible and provides comfortable bedrooms, a convenient kitchen, laundry facilities, telephones,Internet access, televisions, a play room, a family room, a library and perhaps most importantly the companionship of other families dealing with similar crises.

Children and their families benefit from a warm, helpful environment, where emotional support is provided by caring volunteers and other people in similar situations. Because of the enormous financial burdens facing families as a result of increasing health care costs they are asked to pay only a modest sum per family per night to stay at the House. Although many can not afford even a modest sum no one is ever turned away because of inability to pay. Read more online at: http://ronaldmcdonaldhouse-ct.org/.

The Wilderness Explorers are collecting the following items at the following Grand events.

Grand Picnic - August 27th

  • Paper plates & bowls
  • Plastic cutlery
  • Food storage containers
  • Large trash bags (35"x56")

Grand Officer's Night - September 17th

  • Toilet paper
  • Unscented dryer sheets
  • Hypoallergenic, fragrance-free laundry detergent
  • Baby wipes

3rd Visitation of the Grand Year - October 2nd

  • Swiffer wet-jet pads
  • Swiffer multi-purpose cleaner
  • Swiffer duster refills
  • Disinfectant wipes

4th Visitation of the Grand Year - November 13th

  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Soap
  • Hair products

5th Visitation of the Grand Year - December 10th

  • Umbrellas
  • Books in Spanish, preferably geared toward teenagers
Final Visitation of the Grand Year - January 21st
  • Cooking oil
  • Nonstick cooking spray
  • Sugar
  • Mayonnaise
  • Maple syrup

Grand Representative's Night - February 18th

  • Juice boxes
  • Individual pudding/applesauce cups
  • Individual boxes of cereal
  • Individual bags of chips/snacks