May 2009 Green Door Wish List

Green Door prepares women and men with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other mental illnesses to work and live in the Washington, D.C. community. For information, visit us at www.greendoor.org.

Items should be fully functioning, gently used, and new items that are on the wish list. Please contact Megan Butler at Megan.Butler@greendoor.org or 202-408-1977 x2 before donating.

We are in desperate need of a Commercial Refrigerator and Freezer for the Clubhouse Training Kitchen because the current refrigerator and freezer have been breaking down daily.

Volunteer Opportunities

We are looking for Guest Chefs/Servers and Speakers for our monthly Education and Employment dinners.

We need volunteers for the Learning Center at the Clubhouse to tutor members in GED preparation, Monday through Friday from 3pm-5pm.

We are looking for volunteer cooks to prepare breakfast Thursday mornings from 8am-10am.

Please contact Ashawnda Fleming at 202-408-1977 x1 or Ashawnda.fleming@greendoor.org if you are interested in volunteering.

Have you always wanted to see what’s behind the Green Door?

Come take a one-hour tour of our Clubhouse, which is changing the way people with mental illness recover, live, and work in the community. You are welcome to bring a friend(s). Please RSVP with Ashawnda Fleming at 202-408-1977
Thursday May 14, 2009 at 8:30am
Wednesday May 27, 2009 at 11:30am
Thursday June 11, 2009 at 8:30am
Wednesday June 24, 2009 at 11:30am
Thursday July 9, 2009 at 8:30am

Metro cards for members without income to get to their doctors, jobs, or school. Please send all metro card donations to the attention of the Development Office @ the address listed below.

Toiletries, especially deodorant and toothpaste, for our men’s and women’s emergency closets.

Safeway/Giant cards for members without income that are awaiting approval of their benefits.

Green Door housing needs five vacuums for the five housing units. The vacuums consistently break from constant use. This will help them maintain a clean and healthy home.

George works in the dinning hall unit where he helps prepare lunch and teaches other members the tricks of the trade. When George goes home he looks forward to cooking. He is in need of a complete set of pots and pans and a juicer. He also needs a comforter (queen), sheets (queen), towels, wash cloths, and pillow cases.

David is a member of Supported Employment and needs a vacuum cleaner. He just recently went off of Social Security and is supporting himself, but in doing so, he is really trying to be strict with his budget.

Maretta has been maintaining her apartment for a decade and is currently seeking independent employment. She is in need of a few apartment items such as wash cloths, towels, placemats (4), DVD player, and jewelry (earrings and bracelets).

At one of the Green Door housing units, Leroy lives with 5 other roommates and would appreciate 4 dining room chairs. They are helping each other live independently in the community. The chairs will greatly help them meet and share meals.

Edith needs a vacuum to aide with cleaning the carpet in her apartment.

Phyllis would like some forks and spoons, which would allow her to have company over for dinners.

Charles would like to return to church and needs to have the proper attire. He needs a few dress shirts and ties (size XL).

Tracy has limited income and has trouble providing for her son. She really needs a full or twin size bed (mattress, box spring, and frame).

Richard needs pots and pans to help him cook healthier meals. He also needs a microwave so he can heat up the meals he makes.

Anthony needs a queen size bed (mattress, box spring, and frame) and a couch. This will help him in his recovery to sleep and rest well.

Angel needs a medium sized easel for painting and displaying his artwork.

The Green Door Clubhouse is having a crocheting class, to enhance life skills for members. This would be a great way for members to relieve stress and gain a sense of accomplishment. Items needed are various colors of yarn, 2.55 mm needles, 4.25 mm needles, and Head start crocheting book.

The Communications Unit at the Clubhouse is need of a fan. Summer is coming and the air conditioning is not enough to cool the entire floor.

We would like to give welcome gift bags to those who successfully complete orientation at Green Door. We are looking for any small toiletry items/grooming kits (soaps, shampoos, shavers, chap stick, etc) or knick knack items (pocket calendars, diaries, key chains, t-shirts, pencils, tote bags, etc). These welcome items would serve as “Thank You” items, and would also assist members with obtaining items that are often out of their budgets.