List of Possible Donations

So... I have had people tell me, over the years, they'd like to help, but don't have a cage or whatever to donate.  Understood, not everyone has those sort of animal-specific supplies that we might find useful... but guess what, we use all sorts of stuff that either you may have lying around the house, or you could easily buy that won't cost a fortune.  I totally need to post this list somewhere on the website, and work to get a more exhaustive list, but off the top of my head, stuff we use all the time:

• white vinegar
• isoprophyl alcohol (70%)
• simple green 
• paper towels
• printer paper
• ziploc baggies (snack, sandwich, quart, and gallon size -- most needed are quart and gallon)
• sharpies
• note cards
• food coloring
• gift card to home depot (for wood)
• dish soap 
• scrubbies
• kleenex
• alcohol wipes / sterilizing wipes
• packaging tape
• wire clothes hangers (we use to make handles for shipping crates)

You get the idea.  You can get a lot of this at the dollar store.  I think sometimes when people think "donations," they think something big, like they want to donate a lot of money or whatever, but we had someone show up once with some rolls of paper towels, a tub of alcohol wipes, and a pack of note cards.  That's just as appreciated as a monetary donation, and it's stuff I can actually use right here at the rescue.... so it doesn't have to be some lavish donation, this other cheap stuff is great as well.