Veterans Day Collection
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Veterans Day Collection
To honor veterans and celebrate Veterans Day, the library collects items for veterans at Gracedale Nursing Home each year during October. Please bring your items to the library. Thank you!
Accepting Now: Gracedale Nursing Home
All items, including clothes, must be new and not expired.
No bar soap, hotel toiletries, or items not on the list, please.
Items requested:
Body spray/perfume
Deodorant
Change purses/wallets/purses
Skin moisturizer – scented and non-scented
Shower gel (no bar soap due to infection control purposes) – scented and non-scented
Shampoo
Conditioner
Coloring books (both adult and child)
Crayons
Colored pencils Markers
Large print word search books
Soduko Books
Slippers with sturdy bases and good tread
Hair brushes
Notebooks/notepads
Zip-up hoodies
Sweatpants Shorts
Sensory items – pop-its, fidgets, etc.
Items we cannot accept:
Bar soap
Adult briefs
Shaving Cream
Razors
Medical supplies
NO GLASS OR FOOD ITEMS
Accepting Now: Valor
We are now taking donations of the following items to be donated to Valor Clinic Foundation for their veteran food pantry
Fruit (canned all types)
Paper Products: Paper Towels, Toilet Paper, Plates, Cups, Napkins
Bottled Water (Case)
Baby Wipes
Dinty Moore/Soups
Mac and cheese
Tuna Fish/Chicken Salad, Salmon (can or packs)
Organic Food (any)
Sauces
Hamburger Helper (all types)
Brown Rice (1 lb. pack)
Snack Pack Pudding cups
Protein Bars
V8 Juice
Liquid Laundry Detergent
Coffee
Dog & Cat Food (wet cans)
Cat Litter
Who We Donate To
We are proud to partner with Gracedale Nursing Home to provide resources to local veterans in their care. Gracedale is a skilled nursing facility that serves the medically challenged and financially indigent residents of Northampton County and surrounding communities. The mission of the facility is to rehabilitate its residents to their highest practical level of medical, social, and psychological well-being.
Learn more about Gracedale HERE
