We would like to say thank you to the many donors who have contributed to our recent fundraising effort for the renovation fund and the new scholarship fund. We will be working this summer on creating our Patchwork Quilt to hang in the school, but for now, here is our virtual quilt of donors:

Huntington Allen	Joe & Marjo Donathan	Ron & MaryAnn Adams	Robert & Monica Eastin
Phil & Bette Starr	Desmond Heathwood	Sandra & John Dryja	Jennifer & Benjamin Wright
Stephen Tebo	Maria Mayes	Brad Droy	Kevin Beach & Komal Ullah
Dave & Carol Cooper	Jessica Mayes	Bill Goodwin	Sonia Droy
Richard & Shellee Starr	Gary & Joann Pageau	Pamela Bell	Carol Cowan
Chris & Nicole Heathwood	Sabrina Sideris	Robert & Kathy Chapman	Trish Bryan
Diana Thurman	Colleen Boldizar	Don & Donna Johnson

Let us know if you would like to donate and join our quilt!

Materials Wish List

If you are interested in contributing to The Patchwork School, please consider the following wish list for needs and wants. We are collecting these materials both for our current location, as well as for our upcoming, permanent location. Please contact us for an address where you can either mail or drop off the materials. Thank you!

In addition to the items below, we also have an Amazon wishlist containing a number of books, puzzles and other things we would like to collect.

Books
any favorite children's books, in good condition. board, hardback and paperback. in English and other languages.

Puzzles
wooden or cardboard. simple or challenging.

Studio Materials
paper - cardstock, construction, watercolor, tissue paper, copy paper, rainbow colors and white
markers (Crayola)
crayons. pastels. charcoal.
erasers - both pink and magic. pencils. ball-point pens. Sharpies.
mirrors (framed and unframed)
brushes - cheap bamboo brushes are great and last a long time if taken decent care of.
paints - tempera, glitter, metallic
watercolors (not Crayola)
scissors - large and small
glue (Elmers). glue sticks.
scotch tape. clear wide packing tape. masking tape. mounting tape.
glitter. googly eyes.
water droppers. syringes. spray bottles.
pipecleaners. wooden beads. felt.
fabric - squares, sheets, textured and smooth
glass jars - clean canning jars, de-labeled jars with lids, so on. flower vases.

Experimentation and Construction
magnets.
rubber bands, springs, slinkies, elastic straps, bungee cords.
sticks. cardboard tubes. interesting small boxes (wooden, cardboard, etc.) egg cartons.
PVC pipes. pipe elbows. large nuts and bolts. kid-friendly tools. (screwdrivers, hammers, wrenches, so on.)

Outdoors
water wheels.
kid-sized rakes, shovels, watering cans, buckets.
seeds and planters.
sandbox implements such as: large metal trucks, diggers, excavators, loaders, backhoes. tractors, combines, cleaners, harrows, rakes, cultivators, fire engines, ladder trucks, so on.
balls, frisbees.

Dramatic Play
pillows. blankets. baby dolls. doll clothes. cradle. high chair.
capes. hats. helmets. tunics. animal costumes. shoes. cell phones. interesting boots. leggings.
small pots, pans, serving utensils, blender, microwave, so on.
mini-aprons.

Sounds and Noise
old electronics with interesting control panels. keyboards. typewriters. pianos, drums, trumpets, guitars, assorted noise-making implements. other instruments. a bass. amplifiers, effects boards.
recording equipment. sound studio.
radios. walkie talkies. CD players.