Whale of a Sale committee is proud to announce a new community outreach program,
Whale of a Makeover.
The Whale of a Sale committee is partnering with Family Support Services to complete an extreme room makeover for Elizabeth, a 17 year old girl transitioning out of foster care. Elizabeth’s parents passed away two years ago, and without any other family members to take care of her, she was placed in foster care. It is time for Elizabeth to move out on her own, the
Junior League of Jacksonville will be making over Elizabeth’s bedroom and bathroom!
We need your help! A wish list has been provided below, and we need league members to donate items to fulfill her wish list. These donations
will count toward your Whale of a Sale quota. If you need to schedule a pick-up or a drop-off outside of the regularly scheduled Whale of a Sale drop-off shifts for items for this project, a member of the Whale of a Sale community outreach subcommittee would be glad to help! Donations can be quota items in great shape, new items (if you choose to purchase an item from the list please include a gift receipt in the event that this item is received in duplicate; we will use the store credit to purchase another item from her wish list); or cash donations (that will be credited towards your quota).
We look forward to working with you all to support this exciting new initiative. For more information or to schedule a pick up or drop off please contact the Whale of a Sale Community Outreach vice chair Erin Chamberlin at Erin.Chamberlain@fmr.com or 352-514-3750.
Elizabeth's Wish List
Bathroom: Island/Beach theme
o Light blue paint for walls with a wall paper border that has palm trees, water, sand etc on it.
o Towels- blue, sand or beige color (no white or red towels)
o Shower Curtain- Palm tree. If this is not possible then solid white
Received: solid white at drop off – still looking for palm tree
o Stainless steel/silver curtain rod holders with plain balls or squares
o Rainfall shower head
o Blue shag carpet bath mats
o Matching trash can, toothbrush holder, soap dispenser , Kleenex and Q Tip holder- prefers the stainless/silver
o Vanilla mint toothpaste and electric toothbrush
o Shampoo/soap rack for inside shower for storage
o Loofa sponges
o Bath & Body Works products in vanilla, cocoa butter or suntan scents
o Hair straightener
Received: White hair straightener in box
o Square storage bins to hold products for under the sink (no preference in color or material)
o Toilet plunger and toilet brush cleaner
o Laundry hamper
Received: Blue laundry basket, need hamper still
o Full length mirror to hang on the door
o Stainless steel/silver towel racks and toilet paper holder
o Air freshener- vanilla
Received: Vanilla reed diffuser
o Magnifying face mirror (for eyebrow plucking)
o Paintings of palm trees/beach scenes
Received: Various paintings of beach scenes and palm trees
o Shower radio
Bedroom: very modern/contemporary
o Light beige paint for walls
o Queen size bed (dark brown/chocolate color, no posts)- cushioned head board
o Dark and light blue light weight down comforter
Received: White down comforter (possibly need a duvet)
o Blue sheets
o 4 sleep pillows and 2 accent pillows
Received: A few accent pillows
o 2 end tables, same color as bed to match
o Lamps on each end table, silver with white shades (modern)
Received: Two lamps, one beach and one modern
o Long 6 or 8 drawer dresser
o Flat screen tv to put on top of the dresser (no mirror)
o Large picture of an island or beach, possible palm trees or hammock for above the bed
Received: Various paintings of beach scenes and palm trees
o Dark chocolate photo frames for personal pictures to hang on the walls
Received: Various photo frames
o Lap top
o Dark chocolate desk with swivel chair and matching file cabinet
o Shelves to hang on the wall above the desk
o Silver lamp for desk
o Silver modern wall clock
Received: Silver and dark brown wall clock
o Alarm clock for night stand
o Stereo
Received: Stereo/cd player
o Silver curtain rod
o Light blue or beige modern curtains (darker then the walls)
o Shoe rack for bottom of closet
o Ceiling fan with palm leaves
Closet: Small stock of items for job and college interviews
o Flats or sneakers (no heels) in size 9
o Black trousers/pants - size 9
o Work appropriate blouse - size Medium
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