This Thanksgiving my coworkers are getting together to give back to the Homeless in Dallas by putting together the giving kit. We plan to do at least 50 bags with essentials to help those who have nothing. Really it's a great list and I thought others could rally behind it & make there own kits to take downtown to distribute. The list creator is a coworker of mine named Lauren who did all the dirty work of tracking down all these items. She got the bag costs down to roughly $5.
General Bag Items
Deodorant-full sized $1.00 Dollar Store/Walmart $1.00 each / $1.00 each
Soap-full sized $0.30 Dollar Store $1.00 for 3
Toothpaste-full sized $0.88 Walmart $.88 full tube
Flossers Dollar Store $1.00 for 30, 3 per bag
Toothbrush $0.25 Dollar Store $1.00 for 4 with case
Hand Sanitizer-travel $0.30 Dollar Store $1.00 for 3
Razor $0.08 Dollar General $1.00 for 12
Hand Lotion
Chap stick $0.44 Walmart / Ross $.88 for 2 / Set of 10 for 3.99
Gallon Ziplocs
Individual Wipes $0.09 Dollar Store $1.00 for 50, 2 per bag
Socks $0.73 Walmart $7.50 for 12
Hair Ties Dollar Store $1.00 for 25
Pens $0.10 Dollar Store $1.00 for 10
Notepads $0.25 Dollar Store $1.00 for 4
Soap Dish
Rain Pancho/Trash Bag
First Aid Kit
Tylenol $0.30 Dollar Store / Walmart $1.00 for 3 (travel doses) / $.88 for a bottle of 40 pills
Band-Aids $0.08
Tissues $0.08
Antiseptic Pads Walmart $1.50 for 50
Snack Sized Bags
Mens Specific
Mens Underwear (L, XL)
$0.50 Half off Half / Dollar General $1 ea.
(they had a 50% off sale and got them for .50 ) / $5.50 for 7
Womens Specific
Womens Underwear (M, L, XL)
$1.00 Dollar Store
Nail Files $0.08 Dollar Store $1.00 for 12
Tampons $1.00 Dollar Store $1.00 for 8
