To give teens a fresh start in 2016, the city of Vancouver, Kaiser Permanente and Bridge Chiropractic are having a toiletry drive for the Pantry Project, which provides essentials to nearly 12,000 students in Evergreen Public Schools.
Deodorant, laundry detergent, shampoo and conditioner, feminine hygiene products, toilet paper, toothpaste, body wash, hand soap, hairstyling products, socks, underwear and gloves are the most-needed donations. Starting Thursday, new, unopened toiletries can be dropped off at 16 locations around Vancouver until Jan. 14:
• Firstenburg Community Center, 700 N.E. 136th Ave.
• Marshall Community Center, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd.
• Vancouver Tennis Center, 5300 E. 18th St.
• Vancouver City Hall, 415 W. Sixth St.
• Operations Center, 4711 E. Fourth Plain Blvd.
• Vancouver Police Department East Precinct, 520 S.E. 155th Ave.
• Vancouver Police Department West Precinct, 2800 N.E. Stapleton Road.
• Vancouver Fire Department headquarters, 7110 N.E. 63rd St.
• Water Resources Education Center, 4600 S.E. Columbia Way.
• Kaiser Permanente’s Cascade Park Medical Center, 12607 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd.
• Kaiser Permanente’s Salmon Creek Medical Center, 14406 N.E. 20th Ave.
• Kaiser Permanente’s Orchards Medical Center, 7101 N.E. 137th Ave.
• Bridge Chiropractic, 13712 N.E. 20th Ave., Salmon Creek.
• Bridge Chiropractic, 7317 E. Mill Plain Blvd.
• Bridge Chiropractic, 1001 Broadway.
• Bridge Chiropractic, 605 S.E. 164th Ave.
Volunteers are needed Jan. 15 to deliver donations to Firstenburg Community Center. On Jan. 18, volunteers will sort donations. To volunteer, contact Carrie Vogelzang at carrie.vogelzang@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-8325.
For more information, visit www.cityofvancouver.us/Toiletries4Teens.
