Thursday Morning the incomparable area singer/songwriter Christopher Gold joined us in the studio to promote his annual “toy drive”. This year’s event, this Saturday night at Gibson Community Music Hall on College Avenue in Appleton. Doors at 6pm. It will feature performances by Christopher and his band The New Old Things as well as Girl and Gunn, Levi Besaw and Friends, Mark Stephen Hilstrom, and Andrew Johnson. And holy crap, will there be a lot of awesome raffle items! Multiple pairs of Packers tickets, Flogging Molly tickets, a gorgeous guitar donated by Mike’s Music and Sound in Fond du Lac, and tons of other fantastic items.
This is the 12th year of Christopher’s “Toy Drive”. I put “Toy Drive” in quotation marks because this year is a little different. The folks at Harbor House domestic abuse shelter in Appleton, who have been recipients of the drive’s goodwill all these years, are stressing that there are things other than toys that they REALLY, REALLY need this year. Necessities such as…
Women’s winter pajamas- size XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL
Conditioner
Women’s deodorant
Paper towels
Liquid laundry detergent
Dish soap
Wash cloths
Women’s body wash
Standard size bed pillows
Women’s black leggings- all sizes
Unscented or cocoa butter body lotion
Baby shampoo and body wash
Liquid hand soap (small bottles)
Textured hair care products (shampoo, leave-in conditioner, edge gel, do-rags)
Short athletic socks for women and children
Twin-sized bed bug covers
Full-sized laundry baskets
Twin-sized sheet sets
Bath towels
13 gal. kitchen bags
33 gal. trash bags
Gift Cards
(Kwik Trip, Target, Walmart, VISA, Woodman’s, Pick-n-Save, local restaurants etc.)
Bring a few or a lot of these items to the show to gain entry. However, if you don’t have time to go shopping, I’m sure a nice cash donation will do.
For more info, go to Christophergold.com.
