2024-2025 Community Service Efforts
Join Our Book Drive for the Cleveland Book Bank!
We're excited to kick off our give-back initiative with a Book Drive for the Cleveland Book Bank! This fall, we are collecting like-new and very gently used books to support this wonderful organization that ensures every child has access to quality reading materials. The Book Bank especially needs books featuring diversity, as 84% of the children who receive their books are children of color. Everyone deserves to see themselves in the stories they read. Please donate books published in 2004 or newer, suitable for ages 0-18, including board books, picture books, and early readers.
Bring your donations to our member meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 5 at Around the Corner, and let’s make a big impact together. Your contributions will help nurture a love for reading in children throughout our community. Thank you for your support!
If you have a charity you wish to support or have suggestions on how RRECPTA can be of service, please contact us at rrecptacommunityservice@gmail.com with your ideas. We would love to hear your suggestions!
Past Community Service Efforts
Cleveland Animal Protective League
Spring seems to have arrived early this year! If you are like me, you're in spring cleaning mode. This month, we will be collecting your old towels, beach towels, sheets, and blankets for the Cleveland Animal Protective League. We will also be collecting pet food, cat litter, and all things pet related that you would like to donate. Visit their website to see their greatest needs.
Rocky River Assistance Program
The Rocky River Assistance Program was initiated in 1984 by the Rocky River Women’s Club and is staffed solely by volunteers. This established community resource supplies residents in need with food, personal care, and household items every other month. In addition, clients receive holiday dinners in November and December. Children enrolled in the program are provided school supplies, school lunch items, coats, gift cards, and presents from their holiday wish lists. Scholarships for school trips and qualifying recreation programs are also offered. Learn more about the Rocky River Assistance Program and opportunities to volunteer on their website.
Laura’s Home
For women and children, Laura’s Home is a bridge from crisis to stability and self-sufficiency. Today, hundreds of single-mothers and their children are experiencing or on the verge of homelessness in our city. With 166 beds and 55 rooms, Laura’s Home offers a variety of services intended to prepare women and children for positive, productive futures.
Has your child just outgrown a diaper size and now you are wondering what to do with the box? Have baby toiletries given to you that are not your brand? Have unopened formula you will not use? Laura’s Home is ALWAYS in need of:
• Disposable diapers of all sizes infant to toddler
• Baby wipes (especially without perfumes or dyes)
• Baby formula
• Baby lotion, shampoo, wash, oil and powder
To learn more about material donations and volunteer opportunities, visit the Laura’s Home website.