Vacation is over.  Back to work tomorrow morning.  We talked a bit about our $10/20 Project during our few days off.  “Coat Season” is officially over and Ron doesn’t want to wait until fall to be out on the street helping people.   We discussed a few options for his “trunk inventory” for the hot weather and what would be beneficial to those living on the street.  We opted for bottled water and a ziplock package of toiletries.

One of the men Ron knows, who lives on the street,  commented to Ron one day, that he needed to get some laundry done.  We talked about the special challenges people have who live on the street regarding hygiene and cleanliness issues.  Ron was impressed that this gentleman has pride in his appearance and cares about having clean clothes.  Fast forward a few days to a conversation I had with one of our $10/20 Project supporters about this challenge.  She suggested that people who travel could pick up the shampoo, soap, and other toiletries from the hotel room and donate them to The $10/20 Project.  “People could even send in $10 donations and designate it to be used to purchase sample/travel sizes of these items, and we could put them in ziplock bags and Ron could keep them in his trunk.”  They easily fit into someones bag or bedroll, and are not valuable enough that people would be endangered by carrying them.”  Great idea.

So, here is what we need:

• donations of travel or sample size toiletry items:  bar soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, toothpaste, dental floss, toothbrush, etc.
• cash donations-you can donate right on the website and we’ll purchase supplies or bottled water

If you have any suggestions or thoughts, please leave us a comment.  If you want to know where to send your toiletry items, please drop me an email at tenandtwenty@gmail.com.  We do everything at home and I don’t want to post our address on the web.

Thanks for your help!