Tent City 4 Needs List December 7
Great News:
A company that found it was too much of a headache to send tents to Haiti donated 50 single tents to Tent city4 instead. They are not of the quality we order, but free we don’t argue with that. I do hope the folks in Haiti got all the tents that they need there. This donation will let us use funds we have to purchase a few more of the heavy tents that will hold up a lot longer than the blue tarps. One silver heavy duty 14’X 20 foot tarp will last about 2 years. Using larger tarps we are able to cover the couple tents completely. Tarps protect the tents from wear from water, freezing and UV. UV just eats up tents. These tarps cost $35 dollars each including shipping. I ordered 20 yesterday and will order some for single tents and more for double tents with money we raised at the two alternative gift fairs we took part in. I also ordered 6: 8’ X 10’ couples tents yesterday. A big thank you to the company that donated the tents and to a donor who sent in a $500. Several groups and individuals donated rice bags, hotties, gloves, and hats when the weather was so cold they are greatly appreciated. Donations are all that stand between Tent City residents and the weather.
Tent City4 is now at St. John Vianney Catholic Church at 12600 84th Ave. NE, Kirkland Wa 98011
Needs list December
Paper Cups (They use more of these than anything)
Paper Bowls (they go through more of these than plates)
Paper Plates
Paper Towels
Paper Napkins
Creamer
Milk (Too many of them are too young to remember before creamer most everyone used milk in their coffee)
Sugar (They use 25lbs a week for 100 people. Using my kitchen scale and a calculator I came up with 10 tsp. per person a week. You may enjoy checking my math on that.)
Mustard, Mayo and Catsup
Hats, gloves, scarves
Soups and Chili
Cocoa mix
Hot Cider mix
Cold Cereals
Hand Sanitizer
Hand Lotion (using hand sanitizer all the time dries their hands out)
Socks and Underwear (both men’s and women’s tube socks work for all sizes pretty well)
Aleve, Excedrin, Tylenol
Over the counter Cold and Flu Meds
Shaving cream and razors
Toe Hotties (They are fine on the larger hotties but, you know us women our feet get cold)
Liquid Laundry Soap (doesn’t clump solid in the damp) and dryer sheets
Bath towels
Shoes and boots (It is not the season for cloth tennis shoes and the women really can’t use high heals)
Tampons
Tooth brushes
Shampoo and conditioner
Women’s and men’s warm clothing
XL, XXL, and XXXL coats, sweatshirts
Sweats in all sizes (they use them as long underwear under jeans and shirts)
Help Support Tent City 4 and get a Free Exam and X-ray
HealthSource of Kirkland is taking donations of money and various items for Tent City during the month of December. For a donation of $5 to Tent City, receive a free exam and x-rays ($210 value). Items needed include: flashlights, batteries, scarves, hats, warm coats, and operational money for facilities and bus passes for getting to doctor appointments, jobs and visiting family. Visit the Web site for business hours to drop off any donations at www.healthsourceofkirkland.com or call 425-827-0422.
Why I Stay At Tent City 4
“This is my house,” Bruce Thomas says while gesturing at a tent at the Tent City 4 homeless encampment on Thursday.
“I’ve been homeless about 10 years. Lost my wife and children to a drunk driver.”
The former D.C. lobbyist who once owned a waterfront home and sailboat now stays here on the property of St. John Mary Vianney Catholic Church with his milk crate furniture.
Tent City 4 – Thanksgiving Needs List
Tent City4 is now located at St. John Vianney Catholic Church at 12600 84Th Ave. NE, Kirkland 90834, up on Finn Hill across from Sandburg Elementary. It is very cold and I know folks don’t like to drive in the snow, but if you can pick up an item or so and lets try to keep them warm and fed.
Needs list – THANK YOU!
Paper cups
Paper bowls
Coffee
Creamer
Sugar
Hot Chocolate
Tea and herbal tea
Cider mix
Chili and other main dishes that can be heated in a microwave
Soup
Milk
Hot cereal (individual servings)
Cold Cereal (big boxes are fine)
Lunch meat
Cheese
Butter
Mayo
Mustard
Catsup
Juice
Hotties hand warmers (Costco 14.95)
Rice Bags (tube sock filled with uncooked rice tied at the top)
Coats in all adult sizes
Gloves
Hats
Scarves
blankets
Cold and flu meds
Batteries AA, AAA, D
Men’s and women’s clothing
Sweats (they use as long underwear under jeans)
Jeans
Men’s and Women’s underwear
Socks
Shoes suitable for hard work
Boots
Duct Tape
Paper towels
Paper Napkins
Hand Sanitizer
Towels
Ziploc Bags qt and gal sizes
Garbage bags 33 gal.
Razors
Shave Cream
Deodorant
Tooth brushes
Shampoo (large bottles are fine)
Bath soap
Tents and tarps
ALSO!
Tube Socks wanted at Tent City 4
Volunteers are collecting FREE brand new (longer) tube socks and large bags of rice (enough rice to fill 100 socks tightly full for maximum effectiveness) to make sleeping bag foot warmers for residents of Tent City 4. Warmers will be used to help residents stay warmer during the expected unusually cold, wet and probably snowy Fall/Winter season. Thank you.
Contact: sale-cbdsj-2031114724@craigslist.org or bring them right to the camp.
Tent City 4 Needs List Oct 17
Thank you to all who sent money for tarps. We got enough in to order 30 new heavy duty tarps. Every tent for now is dry.
Needs list October 17
Paper Cups, plates, and bowls
Plastic forks, spoons and knives
Hand Sanitizer
Coffee, tea, and Cider mix
Creamer
Sugar
Hot Cereal (prefer individual serving kind)
Tuna (in 6oz size cans)
Lunch meat
Soups
Chili
Top Ramin
Sliced Bread
Mayo
Mustard
Over the Counter Cold meds
Aspirin and Tyelenol
Gloves,
Hats,
Scarves
“hotties” handwarmers ($15 at Costco for a box of 40 pairs)
With the cold weather it is a good time for youth groups and Sunday school classes to make “rice bags” . Buy tube socks on sale. Fill them with raw white rice, and tie the top in a knot. These can be heated repeatedly in the microwave. They hold heat for several hours. Residents put them in hoody pockets, and sleeping bags to keep warm.
Thanks!
Support Tent City 4 at Kirkland Interfaith and Northshore Church of Christ Gift Fair
Thank you to all who sent money for tarps. We got enough in to order 30 new heavy duty tarps. Every tent for now is dry.
We will be participating again in the Kirkland Interfaith Network Alternative Gift Fair and the Northshore Church of Christ Alternative Gift Fair in Woodinville. These are both excellent opportunities to give a gift that really counts to your family and friends while helping charities. You make a donation in the name of the person you normally give a gift to. The charity will give you a gift card that explains what their gift goes toward. I do it with my family and everyone likes it. No regifting! It is also a wonderful way to find out who is doing what for good causes. We will be there to raise funds for tents, tarps, and bus tickets. The dates are for Kirkland Interfaith Network it is Nov. 13 at St. John’s Episcopal Church at 105 State St. just ½ block from the library. The fair will go from 10am to 4pm. The Northshore Church of Christ Fair is Dec.4th from 9am to 3:30pm.
Tent City 4 Moving Oct 23 – Move Information
Tent City4 is now at Bear Creek United Methodist 16530 Avondale Rd NE · Woodinville. On Oct. 23rd they move to St. John Vianney Catholic Church at 12600 84th Ave. NE Kirkland (Finn Hill across the street from Sandburg Elementary.
For the move they need:
Duct tape
33 gal trash bags (each person’s belongings are bagged and tagged)
#8 and #16 nails
½” hemp rope
8” zip ties
Work gloves
They will also need volunteers to be people movers. Trucks move the stuff, but people will need to go from one site to another. If you would like to help please call the camp at: 206-618-3901. They will be able to tell you when to be there or if they already have enough help. It should be between 10:30 and noon.
Thanks!
Tent City 4 Moving to Saint John Vianney Oct 23
Tent City 4 Moving Next Saturday. Move day is fast approaching. TC4 will be moving to Saint John Vianney (SJV) on Kirkland’s Finn Hill on Saturday, October 23. Volunteers are needed to shuttle campers from BCUMC to SJV. Shuttles will start around 10 a.m. with a shuttle load or two every hour until the camp is finally disassembled and the old site cleared and cleaned up around 3 or 4 p.m. If you can help with one of the shuttle runs, stop by the front entrance of TC4 and sign-up for a time that you will help shuttle campers. This will help ensure that we have the right balance of shuttles throughout the day.
