The youth of SPD are collecting gifts for NAMI, the National Alliance for Mental Illness, this holiday season. NAMI Minnesota hosts an annyual holiday gift drive for children and adults living with mental illnesses who will be hospitalized or in residential treatment over the holidays. This is a meaningful way to remind peopole that they are not fort=gotten—especially for those who may be experiencing some of their darkest days during a season that can be so difficult for many.
We invite you to shop for gifts and bring them to Fellowship Hall by Sunday, Dec. 14.
For safety reasons, the gift ilist is very specific. Gifts must be new and unwrpped. They should be of a safe nature—nothing sharp, no ribbons, no strings in clothing, nothing breakable, no glass. For example:
- art materials, markers, coored pencils and pens
- puzzles, Sudoku, crossword puzzles, word-find books
- origami paper and instruction books
- journals (non-spiral)
- card games, decks of cards
- adult coloring books
- nonviolent comic books
- fidget gadgets
- warm socks, gloves, hats
If you have any questions, please reach out to Charlie Olson at colson@spdlc.org.