These are some of the things we need or
could use to accomplish our goals.
We can provide a tax deduction for businesses or individuals
to loan or to gift us with the use of these items.
We prefer reclaimed, recycled and otherwise cast-off goods,
so please keep your eyes open for us!
Wish List
#1 on our list of items needed:
Sturdy metal shelving for our 10x10 storage unit - 6-10 units, depending on size
(will take as few or as many as are available!)
OFFICE SUPPLIES / SERVICES
- screens for projection (one for now, several for Festival)
- re-usable exhibitor/guest badges and/or lanyards with clips for ID badges
-
copier-ready paper with at least 30% post-consumer content, any color(s)
- photocopying of our Festival flyers and double-sided brochures
- cubby slot paper storage filing systems (cardboard, wood or other material)
- heavy posterboard of all types and sizes in useful condition (will use the back sides of other posters!)
- clipboards
- gently used file folders (can re-label them)
- free or cheap lamination services for poster-boards REALLY NEED THIS FOR THE FESTIVAL!
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT "gently used"
- a decent, recent laptop
- working PA system(s) and collar/headset microphone systems
- working walkie-talkie sets, or similar
- a good quality cellular phone capable of significant internet interaction
-
wi-fi portable modem
- document scanner in reasonable condition
- printer ink / copier toner (contact us for types needed)
- PowerPoint projector
FOOD SERVICE
-
professional 2 - 4 pot coffee burner set-up
- use
of an institutional catering service for the Festival -- as many as 400
place settings (flatware, standard-sized plastic drinking glass, wide
soup bowl for multipurpose use, cloth napkin) to include washing and
return for use on Sunday
-
plastic bread flats/similar for coffee mug transport and drying
- several medium to large rubber spatulas (as many as a dozen or more)
- lots of silverware of all kinds + some serving ware - preferably large, wide soup bowls (multi-purpose as a plate or a bowl)
-
hundreds of clean, usable cloth napkins of all types or reasonable re-usable facsimile
-
standard coffee mugs (many!)
- 3-6 each Coleman or Igloo type 3-5 gallon cold beverage dispensers (spout on bottom)
- dish-washing pans (8-12)
- 1
- 4 each portable 2 - 3 gallon "hands-free" spigot dispensers for
health dept. approved hand-wash stations (often with liquid soap
strapped to it)
STORAGE and TRANSPORT
- small
lockers or many, many milk-crate type objects to create cubby storage
spaces at the Festival (we will return them in good shape if you can
loan them!)
-
scrap lumber - needed periodically
- display case(s) capable of safely transporting and storing (mouseproof) 20" x 30" display boards
- stack-able storage baskets/totes with handles for transporting outreach booth materials
- shelving unit(s) to store all of this on
- storage outbuilding(s) for all of this -- or space in a secure, accessible, mouse-proof space -- 8x10 min.
SPECIFIC ITEMS for the Local Living Festival April 27 & 28 2013
CHILDREN'S ACTIVITY AREA
- baby food or smaller size containers that are not glass/breakable
- papier-mache creation items: newspaper, glue, paints
WASTE DISPOSAL
- a dozen large-ish compost collection containers, preferably "matched" to be easily identifiable
- 9 large blue (or all one color besides blue) recycling barrels
- recycling special fitted tops for recycling barrels (with holes indicating cans/bottles go here, etc.)
- 16 small garbage cans, color must be a matched set, for recycled paper
- fitted lids with flap (standard bathroom or kitchen style)
- 5 gallon (more or less) pails with lids preferably (6-15 total needed)
- 16 medium garbage cans, all one color
- lids for all 16 cans above -especially if they're fitted for recyclable items (slot for paper, hole for cans)
PHYSICAL PLANT
- many 3' wooden stakes
- mallets for driving stakes
-
tree marking tape or other material to string between stakes as a barrier
-
snow fencing - preferably the wood-slat kind instead of the plastic, but
the plastic will work too. (several hundred feet or more needed, but small sections are useful)
- wooden police barrier sawhorses or similar
- orange traffic vests (6 total needed)
- traffic cones and barriers
-
festival tent(s) and accessories, all sizes
- contractor size (clear only) plastic bags
- as many as 3 drum-style composting bins
- indoor and outdoor signboards of all types and sizes
- lightweight folding tables in decent
shape, all sizes
- folding chairs (350 - 400 needed)
- dollies for moving quantities of chairs at events (3 needed total)
- carts and dollies for exhibitor loading
- wheelchair and accessibility ramps and helpful supplies/accessories
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
No materials needed at this time
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