2009 WISH LIST

Not sure what to donate? Make a cash donation. go...
Each year, we have a number of Cinderellas and Cinderfellas who need specially sized or fitted clothing due to unique circumstances or physical disabilities. Often, we're unable to accommodate these students from our inventory of donated merchandise. Your cash donation will enable us to purchase special garments, shoes and accessories for these students to help make their graduation dreams a reality.

Important Note: We will not be accepting items for donation until January 2009.  However, here are some examples of the type of things that we are often in need of.

Goodie Bag Items - (We invite approximately 165 students to Boutique Day. The number of girls and guys vary, but we would expect a maximum of 140 girls and 35 guys)

• Shampoo, conditioner and other hair styling products for men and women (gel, spray etc)
• Cologne samples for both men and women
• Deodorant/antiperspirant
• Any general age-appropriate toiletry items: soaps, body lotions, shower gel etc
• New makeup (lipsticks, gloss, nail polish, eye makeup, mascara etc.)
• Shaving supplies (disposable razors, shaving cream or gel)
• Non-perishable snack foods, individually wrapped (power bars/juice boxes/fruit snacks/chocolate bars, English Bay Cookies)
• Pens/items useful for school (for example last year we had mini calculators from Coast Capital,)
• "Fun" items - over the years we've had CDs, CD cases, new magazines, new small stuffed animals, fanny packs, cosmetic bags, coupons for free McDonalds sandwiches, packs of gum/mints/tic tacs, $1 payphone cards, plain t-shirts, mini movie posters,., every day jewelry…. an amazing variety)

Student Attire: Young Women (new or gently used items only)

• Evening bags
• Evening wraps
• Gloves - elbow and opera length, (particularly white, cream and black)
• Women's new or gently used strappy party shoes - all colours
• Jewelry - Sparkly clip earrings and plain chains in gold and silver tones for pendants; Sparkly earring and necklaces, tiaras, hair jewelry - headbands, clips etc.
• Womens stylish grad dress - we need plus size dresses

Student Attire: Young Men

• Dress Shirts - New dress shirts - white or blue solid colours. Neck sizes from 14.5 to 18
• Ties - Current fashionable ties - both bold horizontal strips and plain ones for a more formal look
• Shoes, new – classic black leather style – sizes 9-12
• Belts – new, black dress belts
• Socks - new black dress socks
• Accessories – Chain necklaces, earring, sunglasses, tie clips etc.
  

Food Items

Pre-packaged, individual-sized snacks. Ideally we would like to provide relatively healthy things like: fresh apples, juice-based drinks, power-ade drinks, bottled water, power bars, granola bars, fruit snacks, mints, etc. but most teens also enjoy a “treat “ of chips, candy bars or mints.

Why do we ask for individually wrapped food items? Quite simply because most of our Cinderellas and Cinderfellas do not have enough to eat. During the week, most of the students are on their school’s subsidized lunch program. On the weekend’s many have to do without. On Boutique Day, the majority of the Cinderellas and Cinderfellas (and any family member who attends with them) have not had breakfast or lunch. We like to make sure we give them something to eat on the way home.

Supplies/Decorations

• Mirrors, full length, 3-way and tabletop display mirrors
• Hair dressing supplies for hair stylists at Boutique Day - boxes of bobby pins, hairspray, gel etc. -ideally, one set of styling products per stylist (we have 20 to 25 stylist).
  

Your generosity and ingenuity can make a huge difference for a deserving graduate. For example, an ophthalmologist donated an eye exam and contact lenses that went to a deserving graduate who came to Boutique Day wearing eyeglasses held together with duct tape.