Online Angels Newsletter

Board of Directors

Mary Reinhart, Founder/President

Royce Reinhart, Vice President

Marilyn Matthias, Treasurer

Georgine Reinhart, Secretary

Diane Regula, Fundraiser

Gloria Canfield, Fundraiser Helper

Jan Oswald, Community Organizer

Terri Adams, Public Relations Manager

Cyndi Peters, Newsletter Volunteer

Cheyanne Flynn, Newsletter Volunteer

Where to send items

Please note that all donations for our boxes, flannel & fleece, serger & emb, thread ship to

me.

Online Angels

Mary Reinhart

36 Pine Drive

Pottsville, PA 17901

fabric, sewing thread, emb. thread, serger thread, batting, stabilizer, binding ship to:

Karen Batt

address in the data base

Circles of Hope

Mary Burns is making them into squares

or Pat Kirschbaum is putting them into ghans

addresses in the database.

Auction items go to:

Diane Regula

addresses in database

Thank you for your kindness!

Blessings,

Mary

Items we accept

Hats- all sizes
Scarves
Gloves or mittens
Squares 4" and 6"  please weave in your ends
Angels/Crosses
Sample size health and beauty - Please put these is a ziplock bag in case they leak
Soap-bars
Tampons/pads
deodorants/roll -ons
razors/shave cream
toothpaste/toothbrushes
combs/brushes
Baby items- powder, binkies, bottles, washcloths, onesies, sleepers, burp cloths, isoletter covers, NICU Snakes, cloth diapers, bibs, booties, burial buntings, receiving blankets, crib sheets, wipes, angel wraps, keepsake bags, burial gowns
preemie and micro preemies items
Yarn - please only yarn that will hold up (NO RUG YARN)
crochet hooks/knitting needles
used eye glasses
slippers- all sizes
Laprobes/afghans/quilts
bibles/bookmarks
infant/childrens clothing (can be GENTLTY USED, NO STAINS OR HOLES)
quilt supplies -for our quilt maker
craft supplies
cotton flannel material for receiving blankets
puzzle books for Veterans
non-perishables (no cans)
tabs
cs
items for school supplies for kids
xmas items for christmas for kids
ink cartridges
reams of paper
pens/pencils
tape/envelopes
dish cloths, hand towels, wash cloths
toys, small stuffed toys(no broken toys or LARGE stuffed toys)
coloring books/act. pads/sticker books/crayons/chalk

Our PRP Program

We have a FedEx ground program that I send you a pre-paid label and we ask for a donation of 10.00 to help cover a portion of the shipping charge from you to me. Yes, they pick up at your home at your convienence or you can leave it on your front porch and they will pick it up.

The 10.00 doesn't cover the entire cost we incur, but our auctions, raffles, other sales, private donations, goodsearch, Igive, searchandgive and other programs help pay our bills.

I send you the label you fill it out, place it on your box, call the 1-800 number to schedule a pick up at your home and they send it to me.

Your box must weigh at least 12-15 pounds to make it cost effective to use the program. The heavier it is the more cost effective. There is no time limit to use the label.

We started this program for those who can't afford their shipping, for those who are shut in and can't get out.

If you need a label, email me at: oangels2000@verizon.net

You can paypal the 10.00 to: oafunds@verizon.net or you can snail mail it to:

Online Angels

Mary Reinhart

36 Pine Drive

Pottsville, PA 17901

or you can place it in an envelope in your box when you are ready to ship the box.

Since, the 10.00 is a donation we ask for to help us keep the program, your 10.00 is tax deductible.

We ask that you help us keep this program available to help those who need their boxes shipped. It is a wonderful program and we hope to be able to utilize it for a long time:)

thank you for supporting our PRP program!!!!!!!!!!!

Mary

Volunteer of the month Cheyanne Flynn

Power of one patch Penny Bubb

Blitz patch

1st place---Jan Oswald [64 items]

2nd place---Mabel Gillam [34 items]

3rd place---Lori Greer [9 items]

A BIG thank you to everyone who sent in for their teams!!!

Congrats to team A with 1760 items!!!!!!!!

We have 5 annual projects that we collect items for:


Back to school for Kids
We collect the following items for children:
New clothing, New Shoes
bookbags, pencil cases
pencils, pens, markers,glue
whiteout, erasers, highlighter pens
rulers, protractors, pencil sharpeners,
book covers, folders, binders
notebooks, filer paper


Christmas for Kids
We collect the following items for children:
NEW clothing, shoes
toys, stuffed toys, games, board games, puzzles,
stockings/stocking stuffers

Christmas Stocking for the Seniors we need the following:
notepads, pens, pencils, crosses/angels, slippers, socks, puzzle books,
combs, hand sanitizer, neck lanyards, tissues, anything you think they would
love to receive in a stocking.

Winter Items for Others
We collect the following items to keep others warm in the winter:
hats, gloves, scarves, mittens, earwarmers

Dry goods for Families
We collect dry goods, boxed meals, boxed desserts, non-persihables to help needy families year round.

Online Angels

2nd Annual

Craft-a-thon

See all info here http://onlineangels.myftp.org/craftathon08.html

Volunteers Who Were in Attendance 2008

Mary R. - Founder/President

Royce R. Jr. - Vice President

Georgine R. - Secretary

Terri A - Public Relation Man.

Royce R. Sr.

Lauren Adams

Peyton Adams

Donna Adams

Donna Wileman

Kym Lamberth

Cheyanne Lamberth

Michelle Shafer

Chelsea Reinhart

Jessica Reinhart

Amy Reimiller

Lois Witchey

Carolyn Owen

Diana Malament

Becky Malament

Jim

Kaylea Steckler

Craft-a-thon News

Our 2nd Craft-a-thon was a huge success, as our volunteers

and other donors came together to help craft for charity.

We were able to raise $269.00, thru auction, raffles,

and donations, to help us with our FedEx bills,

and supplies.

We made baby hats, squares, blankets, diaper shirts,

crosses, and scarves.

We would like to thank all our volunteers who could

not make it to the event, but sent in crafts, and items to

raffle off & bought raffle tickets.

They were with us in spirit crafting from their homes:)

Recipes

A good friend of mine sent me this recipe. It's wonderful!
Applesauce Cookies
Recipe from Barb Vaught

3/4 cup soft butter

1 cup packed light brown sugar

1 egg

1/2 cup plain applesauce

2 1/4 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1 cup seedless raisins

1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Preheat over to 375. In a medium-size bowl, mix shortening, sugar and egg thoroughly. Stir in applesauce. Combine dry ingredients and blend into shortening mixture. Mix in raisins and walnuts. Drop batter by spoonfuls on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Sprinkle an even layer of cinnamon sugar on top of each cookie before baking. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

I put my batter into the refrigerator for about 1-2 hours just so it was easier to handle. This is my husbands favorite cookie now and I have to hide them from him or they would be gone the first day. I store them in covered containers and it seems they get better each day, really moist!

Hope you will give them a try and like them as much as we do.

--
tracy--proud mommy to Teena, Lucas, Aaron, TJ and Timothy

GRANDMA'S PUMPKIN COOKIES

1 c. pumpkin
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 egg
1/2 tsp. salt

Mix all ingredients well. Drop onto cookie sheet by spoon. Bake at 375 degrees for 12-15 minute

Craftathon 08

We had our craftathon day on Sunday, Oct 12, 2008 at.

St. Clair Lions Hall
McCord Ave.
St. Clair, PA 17970

Thanks to everyone who bought tickets that weren’t there!!!

I let the kids pick the winnersJ

Dianne Gillam

Jean Schimmelman won 3 times

Mary Kingry won 2 times

Rhonda Rumney won 3 times

Karen Osterhoudt

Allene Strassle won 3 times

Barb Delaney won 2 times

Linda Metzler won 2 times

Becky Peters won 2 times

Bonnie Myers

Nancy Lankford

Tracy Scott

Diane Regula

Annual School Project

We are collecting all stationary needs, bookbags, NEW clothing and shoes for our Annual school project for kids program.If you can send in any of the above items before July 15th, please let me know.I can tally up what is pledged to see how many families we can help come back to school.If you would like to sign up a child, or family for our program, please submit the following information to:oangels@hughes.netDO NOT send the information thru the group.Parent’s namesChildren’s names and sex (as names are hard to tell boy or girl)Children’s ages, sizesGrade going intoName of schoolPhysical addressPhone numberDate school beginsReason submitting nameIf you would like to send a Wal-mart, K-mart, Staples gift card, or donation that I do the shopping for you, please let me know.It would be my pleasure to do the shopping for you!I will scan the receipt and email it to you if you request it.ALL donations are tax deductible!!!Please submit all info for the children before July 15th, 2008!We will collect until August 31st, as there are children who do not start school until afterLabor Day.Thank you for helping us help children go back to school with the necessary items!!

Also do not for get are Christmas Program come soon. Items can be sent in thought out the year for this.

If any of you need help, please feel free to submit your family.
We are here to help, we do NOT discriminate against anyone for any
reason!!

We ask that if EVERY member of the group sends in at least ONE new
unwrapped toy and a NEW unwrapped item for the stockings, and/or a new
item of clothing we will be able to make many smiles not just for the
children, but also for the Seniors as well!!

PLEASE remember the POWER of ONE!!!


To submit a family I need the following info sent to me privately at:
oangels2000@verizon.net

Parents full names
child full name [please specify if boy or girl]
child's age
child's clothing sizes
physical address
phone number
reason you are submitting them

Each child will receive a new outfit, scarf, hat, gloves, toys and/or
board games, and a filled stocking for Christmas. 

We do NOT buy special items for children, PLEASE do NOT specify what
they like or their santa lists as we can NOT shop for these items. We
give out age appropriate items that are donated and can NOT fill
special requests.

If you have any questions, feel free to email me.

With your help together we will make many Christmas smiles!!!

thank you for helping us help others in their time of need!!



Royce & Mary

I thought it is time to start asking to submit your friends, families,
and neighbors so, we know what we need to get for Christmas.

If any of you need help, please feel free to submit your family.
We are here to help, we do NOT discriminate against anyone for any
reason!!

We ask that if EVERY member of the group sends in at least ONE new
unwrapped toy and a NEW unwrapped item for the stockings, and/or a new
item of clothing we will be able to make many smiles not just for the
children, but also for the Seniors as well!!

PLEASE remember the POWER of ONE!!!


To submit a family I need the following info sent to me privately at:
oangels2000@verizon.net

We are collecting the following items for our winter project:


blankets
sweaters
hats
gloves/mittens
scarves
warm clothing
ear muffs

We need these in sizes from infant to adult for shelters, and the
Reservations.

These can be crochet, knit or bought. They need heavy, warm items for
winter. The heavier the better!

If you can help with ONE item it will be a blessing to many!

thank you for helping us help others!!

God bless!

Royce & Mary

We are collecting the following items for disaster relief:

non-perishable food items
towels
sheets
kitchen towels/hotpads
health & beauty items
clothing [must have no stains, or tears in good condition]
blankets

If you can help with ONE item it will be a blessing to many!

thank you for helping us help others!!

God bless!

Royce & Mary

Items for the troops
Food Items
*Instant coffee. There are many flavored coffees that are very good.
*Powdered Gatorade.
*Powdered hot chocolate
*Kool-Aid (presweetened of course)
*Tea bags
*Slim Jim's
*Crackers and Easy Cheese.   Triscuits and Ritz crackers are great.
*Single servings of bagged chips. (The small bags stay fresh longer.)
*Candy, of course. (M & M's are great, hard candy-anything that won't melt.)
*Little Debbie snack cakes
*Bubble gum
*Rice Krispie Treats
*Dry cereal. (The small, individual serving boxes stay very fresh.)
*Kraft Easy Mac
*Microwave popcorn
*Beef jerky
*Granola bars
*Power bars
*Dried fruit
*Chex mix
*Canned soup
*Tuna
*Spices (Onion powder, garlic powder, spice all, ect )
*Summer sausage
*Oatmeal
*Salsa
*Lollipops
*Marshmallows
*Gum
*Chips
*Ragu Express
*Canned chicken
*Salad dressing
*Instant soup
*Fast food condiments (Hot sauce, ketchup, mustard, salt and pepper
packets, relish, Mayo)

The Kids
* Have the kids draw a picture or write a story every day. Put them all in a big envelope and send them with the care packages.
* Take video of the kids playing at the park, any school activities or just sitting down and saying a personal message.
* Get some computer printer magnetic paper. Let the kids use paint markers to draw a picture on it so the parent can easily hang it on the metal rack that they sleep in.
* Let the kids do their very own care package. Let them put in whatever they want.
*Use a casting kit to create a miniature plaster "sculpture" of a new baby's foot or hand for a new daddy.



Practical
*Clorox wipes
*Baby wipes
*Razors, shaving cream
*Shampoo, conditioner
*After shave lotion
*Soap or body wash
*Mouth wash
*Deodorant
*T-shirts, underwear and socks, monthly.
*A big fluffy towel
*Eye drops, especially for those in the desert.
*Chapstick
*Lip balm
*Sun block
*Skin so soft (Avon)
*Lotion
*Dental floss
*Baby powder
*Foot powder
*Combs /brushes
*Cotton balls
*Liquid hand sanitizer
*Breath mints
*Contact lens cleaner
*Eye drops
*Nail files

Just for fun
*Send batteries. It sounds simple, but people forget.
*Sunblock
*A stress ball.
*Stamps, paper and envelopes with a nice writing pen might inspire a few more letters home.
*Phone cards (AT&T work best from Kuwait)
*Paperback book or magazines
*Disposable cameras
*Puzzles
*Film
*Journals
*Yo Yo's
*Squirt guns
*Frisbees
*Dart boards
*Small flash lights
*Hackie sacks
*Jump ropes
*Electronics hand held games
*Post cards from your home state
*Handmade items
*Radio head sets
*Portable CD players
*Mini fans
*Jokes and comics
*Balloons
*Hats (Baseball)
*Bandannas
*Socks
*Blankets
*Bug off
*Single sheet sets
*Birthday decorations
*Banners
*Send board games-the ones they have made into key chains.
*Send hisæfavorite magazines
*If they're gone over a holiday, do up one box with just holiday stuff. Be creative!
*With a CD burner, make a CD of favorite songs.
*Always write letters, but in addition you might record your letters onto a tape.
*Send a few toys. Slinky, sidewalk chalk, squirt guns...anything extra silly.
*Send electronic games.
*Make a miniature scrapbook.
*Foam footballs and basketballs, the miniature size. These will be used constantly!


For Females
*Feminine hygiene products (Tampons, panty liners)
*Hair bands
*Hair clips
*Nail polish
*Nail clippers
*Q-tips
*Small mirrors
*body sprays
*Candles
*Hair spray (Pump)
*Hair gel
*Perfume

Food for Boxes

Pasta:Noodles (elbow, rigatoni, egg, etc.)side dishes (ie lipton, rice a roni, etc.)mac and cheese (they have microwavable also now)Ramen noodlesPasta Salad KitsMixes: stuffinggravybiscuitpancakesalad dressingbag -n- seasonBeverages:koolaid (in packets)teabagshot chocolate

Breakfast:cereal (instant)cereal (individual boxes)cereal barspoptartsFruit:applesauce (like for lunches)fruit cupsDried fruitRaisinsBaking:spicesjello/pudding mixescake/brownie/cookie mixes (Jiffy is inexpensive and small boxes)Frosting (Jiffy has a mix also!)powder milkbaking powderbaking sodayeast packets (shelf stable only)Snacks:Popcorn (microwavable, kernelsgranola barsfruit snacks (fruit rollups, etc)crackerscookieslittle debbie type snackscandy (may want to stay away from chocolate due to heat)tuna in poucheshamburger/tuna helperbox meals (where everything is provided)rice (boxed, flavored)Instant potatoes (boxed, scalloped, etc)beansbreadcrumbsspices

Winter collection items

We are collecting the following items for our winter project:


blankets
sweaters
hats
gloves/mittens
scarves
warm clothing
ear muffs

We need these in sizes from infant to adult for shelters, and the
Reservations.

These can be crochet, knit or bought. They need heavy, warm items for
winter. The heavier the better!

If you can help with ONE item it will be a blessing to many!

thank you for helping us help others!!

God bless!

Royce & Mary

We are still collecting the following items for disaster relief:

non-perishable food items
towels
sheets
kitchen towels/hotpads
health & beauty items
clothing [must have no stains, or tears in good condition]
blankets

If you can help with ONE item it will be a blessing to many!

thank you for helping us help others!!

God bless!

Royce & Mary