Literacy Connects
Mission: Connecting people of all ages to a world of opportunities through literacy and creative expression.
Wish List: Book display easels (Gibson holders 12 DCW adjustable wire: 5½ inches wide x 8¾ inches high with 1½” display ledge, white); children’s bicycles; children’s books; display easels (lightweight aluminum telescoping); iPad; MacBook Pro; mobile standing computer workstation; outdoor umbrella base with umbrellas; interior accordion door (3-feet wide by 6½-feet high); foldable platform hand truck; small printer; shop vacuum; automated external defibrillator bundle.
Address: 200 E. Yavapai, Tucson, AZ 85705; 882-8006; www.literacyconnects.org
Parkinson Wellness Recovery
Mission: To develop and implement worldwide access to Parkinson disease specific, evidence based programming.
Wish List: ADPM body sensors (portable motion analysis and activity measurement system for quantifying posture, gait and whole body movements); elliptical and stationary bicycle; high low electric table for rehab functional training; iPads.
Address: 140 W. Fort Lowell, Tucson, AZ 85705; 591-5346; www.pwr4life.org
Project YES (Tucson Urban League Inc.)
Mission: Preschool and after-school program for grade-school children to help them achieve and thrive in their education.
Wish List: Basketballs, soccer balls, bouncing balls; chips, juice packs, cookies; crayons, pencils, notebooks, markers; scholarship money.
Address: 100 W. 37th Street, Tucson, AZ 85713; 275-0349; www.tucsonurbanleague.org
