We currently have a particular need for electronic equipment — new or refurbished Macs and/or Power Macs that are OS X compatible, laptops, flat screen monitors and software — for our writing lab. We could also use external hard drives, firewire cables, USB cables, digital video cameras, and digital photo equipment for our digital story telling workshops. Anything you might have sitting around, fully-functional, yet seldom-used, will be welcomed. Because we’re networking and using up-to-date software, we prefer computers less than three years old. If you have a computer or computer-related donation or question, please contact Joel Arquillos.
We may also be interested in buying good used computers.
Other needs:
Donations for 826 — The Lab
- Gift certificates to local restaurants, grocery stores, office supply stores, and furniture stores
- A globe
- Colored pencils, crayons, markers
- Large batches of reporter's notebooks
- Calculators
- Board games, card games, and educational games
- Coloring books
- Supscriptions to educational children's magazines
- Electric pencil sharpeners
- A swiffer mop
- Polaroid film, 600
- Butcher paper
- Plain white paper for printers and copiers
- Light tables
- Children's Dictionaries
- Full-set Encyclopedias
- Children's Thesauruses
- Almanacs and atlases
- Other reference materials
- Any office supplies (such as paper, scissors, staplers, etc.)
- Paper cups
- Two small file cabinets
- Two wood book cases
- Antique style table lamps
- Antique style floor lamps
- Wood chairs
We are also accepting donations of healthy snacks for our students, and party supplies for our fundraisers and events.
If you have any questions about donating furniture, supplies, or any other items to 826 Valencia please contact Erin Neeley. Thank you for your help!