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WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SEPTEMBER
USO Donation Week to Support Local Military
In a show of support for our military men and women, and in memory of 9/11, Tower Square will be collecting items for the troops and their families September 8 - 11 at a series of events throughout the week. As part of their Until Everyone Comes Home campaign, the USO Council of the Pioneer Valley is collecting donated items for use in care packages to the troops overseas, as well as non-perishable food items used at the food pantry by military families at Westover Air Reserve Base.
You will have the opportunity to support the troops and their families by bringing your donations to any of the following Tower Square events:
SEPT 8: USO Donation Info Table in the Citywalk Cafes...11am - 1pm
SEPT 9: Annual Tower Square Tenant Ice Cream Social*.....1 - 3pm
at Citywalk Cafes (*Tower Square tenants only)
SEPT 10: American Red Cross Blood Drive..10am - 4pm...Meeting Room
SEPT 11: Arts, Crafts & Specialty Gifts Fair..11am - 2pm..Citywalk Cafes
The following is a list of items that the troops have requested:
Care Package Items:
Baby powder, foot powder, white socks, lip balm, sunscreen, beef jerky, peanuts, Pringles, hard candy, DVD's (comedy & adventures), toothpaste, toothbrushes, dental floss, toothpicks, razors, soap, shampoo, flip flops, tissues, handkerchiefs, cards, paper pads, pencils, pens, international phone cards (300 mins)
Food Pantry Items:
Canned goods including vegetables, beef stew, chili, spaghetti, fruits, boxed juices, water bottles (12oz), pastas, tomato sauces, salad dressing, cookies, cake mixes, frosting, tuna, and dry cereal
Military Children Needs:
Back to school items including notebooks, folders, pencils, crayons, glue sticks, scissors, coloring books, toys, stuffed animals
To contact the USO about donations and supporting the troops call 413.557.3290. For information regarding any of the events Sept 8 11 contact the Tower Square management office at 413. 733.2171.
Dress For Success Accepting Donations Here Each Month
Ladies, here is a chance for you to clean out your closets and extend a helping hand to other ladies in our community in need of encouragement and support.
Beginning this month, Dress For Success will be accepting donations of ladies' business clothes and accessories outside of their storage area next to the Post Office on the upper level. On the third Wednesday of each month, you can drop off your donations from 8am 1pm.
Dress for Success is a non-profit organization that works through local referral agencies to promote economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional clothing, a support network and career development tools.
The types of things the ladies need include:
Interview appropriate clothing: suits, dress slacks, skirts, blazers, blouses - All sizes (not over five years old) Cleaned and on hangers (they do not have a clothes cleaning budget)
Accessories including jewelry, gently used professional shoes, pocketbooks, trouser socks
Toiletries (unopened)
Monetary contributions or gift cards from Dress Barn or Payless.will be used to purchase some odd size items
"This is an easy way to help women who are trying to get back into the workforce and just need a little help to get there," explained Joanne Rollins, Executive Director of Dress for Success. "We don't just dress the clients, we build up their self esteem, which gives them the confidence to do well in a job interview."
For additional information you can contact the Dress for Success office at 732-8179.
New Ink Cartridge Recycle Station Open at Tower Square
What do you do with your used ink cartridges? Did you know that according to current statistics, only 5% of empty printer cartridges are being recycled leaving the remaining 95% of these items to be discarded in our already limited landfill sites?
These cartridges not only take up valuable space at the landfills, but they stay there for a very very long time. Plastics, comprised of 2.5 ounces of oil, used in printer cartridges can take a thousand years to decompose. When you take into consideration that one medium sized business can use between 900 1,600 ink cartridges per year, and one school can use 300 cartridges a year, you get the picture. That's a lot of plastic taking up space in the landfills.
If you don't have a recycle program in place, and you want to do your part to protect the environment, then you might want to take advantage of the new Tower Square Ink Cartridge Recycle Station. You can stop by the Ink Cartridge Drop Box next to the Post Office and across from the management office on the upper level, and discard your used cartridges.
Each time the drop box is full, Ink & Toner Solutions of Amherst, removes, recycles and refurbishes them to a "good as new" quality.
Not only will you be doing the environment a favor by recycling, but you can also purchase the refurbished cartridges for a 30% - 60% savings compared to buying new.
You can find out more at www.inksolutionsma.com
Big Brothers Big Sisters Donation Drop Off in Garage
The new Big Brothers Big Sisters donation box has arrived on C-level of the Tower Square garage. For your convenience, you can now easily drive up to the drop box located at the tower elevator entrance and drop off your unwanted clothing, shoes, books, toys or jewelry.
Your donations will be sold at one of two local Savers thrift stores (located at Springfield Plaza and next to Bob's in West Springfield). Proceeds from the sales of the donated items go directly to support Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Hampden County, a one-to-one mentoring program serving hundreds of children from Hampden County.
For more information about making donations or volunteering for Big Brothers Big Sisters call 413.732.6216.
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