Wish List

One great way to support YRCS is to purchase an item, donate a gently used item, or volunteer to perform a service, from our Wish List. If you can contribute any of these items, we would be so grateful! Please note that we prefer natural materials (such as wood, ceramics, cotton, silk, wool, and stone) whenever possible, and local shopping is encouraged.

Your generosity and support are greatly appreciated!

If you would like a receipt for your donation(s), please email the Development office with available details, including cost (or estimated value) and donation date.

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Music

Violin strings

Lyres/Kinder harps

Movement

Archery targets

Art/Handwork

Painting boards
Drop spindles
Dowels
Bees wax
15 singer sewing machines
Cotton quilting fabric
Cotton flannel fabric
Wood- raw, washed, roving, batting
Wool yarn in natural hair colors
Mohair yarn in natural hair colors
Irons and ironing boards
Self-healing cutting mat (large)
Needle felting needles
Cotton thread

Theater

Dove Scenemaster 6 dimmer board,
PAR 63 can page,
LTS-6 Black tripod stand 2,
Four black 25ft extension cords
Silks for auditorium

Garden

Clarington forge children’s tool sets x12
Wheel barrows 1 large, 3 small
Fulcrum farm compost
Children’s shovels and sand buckets

Classrooms

Main lesson books (get specifics from teachers)
Pencils (get specifics from teachers)
Art paper (get specifics from teachers)
Overhead projector
Sink for home study room

Grounds/landscaping

Tractor work: moving rock and grading
Bush thinning/removal
Picnic tables

Library

Library cushion and lamp and small book case
Updated non-fiction books about: science, math, festivals/holidays around the world, world religions, design and inventions, sports, modern biographies, pets, money, magic tricks/jokes. Specific books requested:

1. Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington’s Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition by Erica Dunbar
2. Ingeniously Daring Chemistry by Connolly, Sean
3. More Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids by Rob Elliott
4. Knock Knock Jokes for Kids by Rob Elliot
5. Rad Women Worldwide: Artists and Athletes, Pirates and Punks, and Other Revolutionaries Who Shaped History by Kate Schatz
6. The Flea: The Amazing Story of Leo Messi by Michael Part
7. Stephen Curry: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball’s Sharpest Shooters (Basketball Biography Books) by Clayton Geoffreys
8. Everyday Magic for Kids: 30 Amazing Magic Tricks That You Can Do Anywhere by Justin Flom
9. National Geographic Kids Everything Money: A wealth of facts, photos, and fun! by Kathy Furgang
10. The Complete Illustrated Guide to Coin Collecting: How to start and build a great collection: the complete companion to world coins from antiquity to … presentation, cataloguing, buying and selling by Mackay
11. The Story of Buildings: From the Pyramids to the Sydney Opera House and Beyond by Patrick Dillon
12. My Life: Queen of the Court by Williams, Serena
13. Draw 50 Buildings and Other Structures: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Castles and Cathedrals, Skyscrapers and Bridges, and So Much More…by Lee J. Ames
14. Build Your Own Chain Reaction Machines: How to Make Crazy Contraptions Using Everyday Stuff–Creative Kid-Powered Projects! by Paul Long
15. Leonardo’s Machines: Secrets and Inventions in the Da Vinci Codices
By Mario Taddei
16. Women Who Dared: 52 Stories of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels by Linda Skeers
17. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance by Jennifer Armstrong
18. The Complete Book of Sushi by Hideo Dekura
19. Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
20. A Practical Handbook of Archaeology: A Beginner’s Guide to Unearthing the Past by Christopher Catling
21. Notorious RBG Young Readers’ Edition: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon
22. Math Games & Activities from Around the World By Claudia Zaslavsky
23. Logitica: Learn Logic and Math Together Paperback by Neelabh Kumar
24. Jesse Jackson: Civil Rights Leader and Politician (Black Americans of Achievement)
25. Muhammad Ali: Heavyweight Champion (Black Americans of Achievement)
26. Nasa Mathematician Katherine Johnson (Stem Trailblazer Biographies)
27. Programming Pioneer Ada Lovelace (Stem Trailblazer Biographies)
28. Thurgood Marshall (Childhood of Famous Americans) by Montrew Dunham
29. DK Biography: Barack Obama
30. Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
31. Theoretical Physicist Stephen Hawking (Stem Trailblazer Bios)
32. My Name Is America: The Journal of Jesse Smoke, A Cherokee Boy by Joseph Bruchac
33. My Name Is America: The Journal Of Joshua Loper, A Black Cowboy
By Walter Dean Myers
34. An Elephant in the Garden: Inspired by a True Story by Michael Morpurgo
35. Undefeated Jim Thorpe by Steve Sheinkin
36. Pink is for Blobfish by Jess Keating
37. Chasing King’s Killer by James Swanson
38. Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes Alvin M Josephy
39. Not So Different: what you really want to ask about having a disability by Shane Burcaw