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Annual
Fundraising Gala
Don't miss our annual
Gala dinner event held every fall! Our
2010 Gala will be on September 20th! To sponsor a table or purchase tickets,
please contact
Director of Development Stephanie Patterson at (213) 680-0600 xt 219 or
Stephaniep@DWCweb.org
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Bidding on goods and services at the event's live and silent auction is
another way to support homeless women. Please visit our
Gala webpage, updated often!
Gifts of
Insurance
You can give
all or part of an existing life insurance policy simply by asking your
agent for a Change of Beneficiary form and using it to designate
Downtown Women’s Center as beneficiary.
Bequests
When planning your estate, please remember the place the Downtown
Women’s Center has held in your heart. You can help ensure our
sustainability long into the future by including a charitable bequest in
your will or revocable trust. A bequest is not payable until death, so
it does not affect your assets or cash flow during your lifetime; it
remains private until your death; and you can change the provisions in
your will or trust at any time until death. Charitable bequest or trust
distribution is also deductible for federal estate tax purposes, and
there is no limit on the deduction your estate can claim.
Gifts of Stock
Giving stock
offers three advantages: first, you avoid paying capital gains tax on
the increase in value of your stock; second, you receive an income tax
deduction for the full fair market value of the stock at the time of the
gift (you must have held the stock for at least one year in order to
qualify for these tax benefits); and third -- your gift directly
benefits women in need of your help. Please call (213) 680-0600 if you
have questions.
Privacy Policy and
Governance
The Downtown
Women's Center does not sell or otherwise disclose our supporters'
information outside the organization. This policy has no exceptions. We
do not sell or exchange your information with any other organization,
public, private, or non-profit.
Copies of our IRS Form 990s, evidence of 501(c)3
non-profit status, and audited financial statements are available upon
request to financial contributors. Please contact Chief Operating
Officer Molly Moen, at
MollyM@dwcweb.org, for requests or questions.
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How to Donate
Goods
We welcome your donations! DWC accepts donations
at 325 S. Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013, any time during the
Day Center's open hours: weekdays from 6 am to 4 pm and weekends from 8
am to 2 pm. Come by to drop off donations, or call us if you have any
questions at (213) 680-0600. Free parking is available and we will
gladly assist you in unloading your donations. We regret that we are
unable to pick up donations. Click
here for directions!
The Downtown Women's Center maintains a policy
that all donations will be distributed directly to program participants
or to programs and services that directly benefit the women. We do not
re-sell donated items! The only exception to this policy involves items
that are donated toward our
Annual Fundraising Gala and Auction. In this
case, 100% of Auction proceeds directly support our direct services and
programs.
Wishlist for the Center
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Art Materials &
Instraments
Picture frames -
all sizes
Button maker
Canvases
Other art
materials
Books
Puzzle books
Intermediate ESL
materials
Novels
Magazine
subscriptions (call us for a current list of desired periodicals)
Office Supplies
Rolls of stamps
Color Laser Printer - New only
Toners
(please call us for appropriate type)
Reams of paper (white or colored)
White
Board Markers (Dry Erase)
Cardstock
Pens and pencils
In-box trays
Folders and
binders
Labels
Staplers and
hole-punchers
Paper clips and
rubber bands
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Walki-talkies
Household Items
Canned Cat Food (Wellness or Trader Joe's)
Cat
Litter (Trader Joe's Pine)
Dish Rags
Sponges
Towels - new
Umbrellas
Dish Soap
Batteries - all sizes
Paper Products (plates, napkins, cups)
All
silverware
Plastic Silverware
Emergency preparedness kits
Emergency flashlight/radios
Toilet Paper
Bottled Water
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Flashlights - 5-year shelf-life
2
Battery-operated Radio and TV
Donate Your Cell Phone
DWC receives
funds from used cell phones, iPods, digital cameras, and PDA's that are
donated through
Recycling for Charities.
Visit the
Recycling for
Charities
website to print a free shipping
label for your used wireless devices and indicate DWC as the beneficiary
of your donation.
Other
Transportation
Van
Tickets to
Cultural Events or Outings
Bus Passes
Tote Bags
Rolling Luggage
Tickets to
events that are not normally available to persons living in poverty are
always welcome. This may include tickets to the movies, theatre, or bowling,
for example, as well as restaurant gift certificates. Outings/fieldtrips
allow an opportunity for the women to socialize and decrease isolation.
Groups can range from 6-50 women. Donation of items for use at our
fundraising events is also welcome and may include restaurant gift
certificates, tickets to movies, sports games, theatre, or even a donation
of a house/cabin for 3 days in the local mountains or beach.
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Furniture
Portable Fans
Full-size sheets
for Residents - new only
Twin-size sheets
for Day Center beds - used
or new
Blankets - new
Apartment/Dorm-Size Refrigerators
Podium
Projection Screen
Medical Care
Tampons
Plastic or disposable flip-flops for showers
Toothbrushes
Travel-size toothpaste
Adult
incontinence products
Maxi-pads
Sunscreen
Pregnancy Tests
Female Condoms
First-Aid Emergency Kits
Deodorant
Hair
brushes
Band-Aids
Advil/Tylenol/Aspirin (in sealed packages)
Non-Drowsy Cold medicine:
Dayquil (or generic) capsules and cough syrup (in sealed packages)
Women's
Clothing - Used or New
All women's
clothing in clean condition, please
Cold weather gear
Rain slickers/ponchos
T-shirts
Gloves
Shoes - especially larger sizes
New Socks
New Underwear
Bras
and Sports Bras
Sweat
suits
Professional wear
Birthday Gifts
Volunteer members of the
DWC Birthday Guild
celebrate every woman's birthday with a gift* from DWC! Re-gifting is
encouraged! Here are some ideas:
Bath robes
Boom Boxes and
Personal Stereos
Clock radios (or other
clocks)
Gift cards to local
businesses (Rite Aid, Starbucks, Subway, Ralphs)
Jewelry
Jewelry Boxes
Nice clothes such as pajama sets, sweater twin sets, or nice lounging sets
(like those velour sets with elastic waists and either a zip up hoodie or
pull-over top), matching coordinates
Perfume
Picture frames
Purses and
tote bags
Generally - new Birthday Gifts ($40-$50). Something you would give a mother
or grandmother
Re-gifting - something you received that is perfectly nice, just not your
style. Or something you bought for someone else but never gave. Or new
clothing that you realize later doesn't fit you right.
Bakers/bakeries
can arrange to make cakes for the celebration
Florists or
people who like flowers can arrange to deliver flower to the women
Birthday-themed
plates, napkins, and cups
Streamers or
other birthday decorations
*We request new
items for gift giving.
Things we cannot accept
Candles (not
allowed in Residence)
Incense
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Gala Auction Items
DWC's Annual Gala and
Fundraising Auction is held
each September at the Music Center at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in
downtown Los Angeles. The 2010 Gala is scheduled
for Monday, September 20st at 6pm. 100% of proceeds raised through our
live auction, silent auction, and raffle support our direct services and
programs for homeless women on Skid Row. Auction donations are accepted
February through August each year. Auction donors are acknowledged in our Gala
program distributed to approximately 400 guests!
Restaurant gift
certificates
New DVDs
Sports tickets and memorabilia (new only)
Spa Certificates for massages, body treatments, salon services
Tickets to California museums, attractions, events, and shows
Hotel stays nationwide
Airplane tickets
Travel packages
Luxury items
Please download
our Auction Reply form or contact Director of Development Stephanie
Patterson at (213) 680-0600 or
Stephaniep@DWCweb.org if you are interested in donating items
to the Gala.
Donations to the Food Bank
If you
would like to donate groceries to the Center’s food bank, you can order at
Vons.com, and the store will deliver the order directly to us! In fact, the
Downtown Women’s Center receives a donation each time someone clicks on this
Vons logo to place a grocery order. So, if you shop for groceries online –
whether it’s for yourself or for donation to DWC – please help DWC’s
fundraising efforts and access Vons by clicking here:
You can also
continue to drop donations off directly at the Day Center. The Downtown
Women's Center will utilize all canned and boxed food. However, our policy
does not allow us to distribute dented canned food, or food on which the
dates have expired. Canned food is used for emergency and holiday
distribution in our community, as well as for daily breakfast, lunch and
afternoon snack food preparation at the Center.
Pantry items
whole grains (brown rice, rolled
oats/oatmeal, barley, bulgur wheat, millet, quinoa, corn masa, corn polenta,
corn grits)
whole grain cereals (with less than 8g of
sugar/serving)
whole grain crackers (or partially whole
grain)
nuts
dried fruit
jam/jelly/preserves
applesauce (jars or snack packs)
bottled water and juice
salsa
specialty vegetables, jarred (sun-dried
tomatoes, roasted red peppers, marinated artichokes)
canned/aseptic fish-sardines, salmon, tuna
canned beans (all varieties, but especially
black and garbanzo)
aseptic milk
honey
Perishable Items
whole grain bread
fresh produce (large quantity of one type is
more useful than mixed varieties but either is helpful!)
fresh fish, poultry, and meat
cheese
Frozen
vegetables
fish, poultry, and meat
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