The Hat City Scissor Squad

The Hat City Scissor Squad occasionally organizes charitable craft drives to support the community and charity organizations.  Check this page to view our current projects, or to check out links to places you can help year round.

If you have a passion for crafting in the name of charity, then you may want to check out some of these other great sites:

•  Mama to Mama - Amanda Soule, author of The Creative Family, and the Soule Mama Blog, collect caps and blankets for Mamas and babies in Haiti.
• Project Linus provides love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers.”
• Or, if you'd prefer to de-stash for a cause, Craftster.org has compiled a list of charities that are in need of craft supplies.

Next Drive to be held Spring 2010 - Contact Michelle for details

The Hat City Scissor Squad will be collecting toiletries for care packages that will be donated to The Women's Center of Greater Danbury. We ran this drive last year with incredible results and look forward to doing it again.

Women at the center have often been displaced from their homes and are in need of basic necessities like Shampoo, Body Wash, and Toothpaste. Care packages serve the very practical purpose of filling everyday needs,  and letting these women know someone cares!

Items Being Collected:
All items must be unopened and properly labeled in order to be accepted. Full size and travel size items are welcome. (No sample sizes please.)

• Shampoo
• Conditioner
• Toothpaste
• Floss
• Toothbrushes
• Mouthwash
• Soap
• Wet Ones or Baby Wipes
• Hand Sanitizer
• Q-tips
• Deodorant
• Lotion
• Miscellaneous Toiletries and Bath Accessories

How You Can Help:

Help by donating whatever you toiletries you can.

Squad members can bring items to HCSS meetings tuesday nights @ Molly Darcys or contact Michelle at Mitchb1979@yahoo.com to arrange a drop off.

Donations from non-squad members can be shipped to us by mail. Please send all donations to:
Mary McNally
c/o Natural Sourcing LLC
341 Christian Street
Oxford, CT 06478

If you'd like to make a monetary donation instead, please donate to The Women's Center of Danbury directly.  Information on making donations is available on their website.