Our Wish List of Needs

A Rochester Community Project of Caring

Harbor House of Rochester Inc. appreciates all donations that help us create a home-away-from-home for patients and their families who must travel to upstate New York for heart failure and transplant care. Below is a wish list if items and services we are in need of currently.

as of 15-Jan-2010

Services we need:

  • Volunteers interested in cooking a meal for 4-6 people
  • Plumber interested in volunteering their services or offering a reduced rate when issues arise in the house
  • Volunteers to staff house 3-4 hour shifts weekdays and weekends
  • Lawn maintenance
  • Driveway maintenance
  • Handyman services
  • Plaques and engraving services

General Household items:

  • Gas fireplace insert
  • 5-6 foot step ladder
  • Plants: 1-2 floor size, 4 tabletop size
  • Small DVD players (2)
  • Heavy duty coat hangars (heavy enough for coats)
  • Electric pencil sharpener
  • Digital camera
  • Wooden coat rack
  • Luggage racks (4)

Bed and bath items:

  • Dixie 3 oz cup dispensers (4)
  • Hair dryers (2)
  • Blankets: twin (4) and queen (1)
  • Bathmats, white or cream (8)

kitchen/laundry items

  • Crockpot
  • Standing paper towel holder, brushed silver (1)
  • Napkin holder
  • Folding clothes rack
  • Fine washables garmet bags

Miscellaneous:

  • Magazine subscriptions
  • Grocery gift cards
  • Restaurant gift certificates
  • Sporting event tickets
  • DVDs (new or used)
  • Parking passes for URMC parking garage

supplies (recurring):

  • Reed diffusers
  • Disposable razors (men and women's)
  • 3 oz disposable cups
  • Toilet paper
  • Paper towels
  • Hand sanitizer (any size)

cleaning products (recurring):

  • "Swiffer" dry and wet sheets
  • Swiffer dusters
  • "Lysol" spray, all purpose cleaner
  • Cleaning wipes ("Lysol" or equivalent)
  • Comet
  • Window cleaner
  • Dishwashing detergent (Finish Tabs preferred)
  • Dishwashing liquid
  • Clorox Clean-Up all purpose cleaner
  • Laundry detergent
  • Bleach
  • Fabric softener or dryer sheets

Groceries (recurring):

  • Keurig One cup coffee refills (regular and decaf)
  • Coffee/Tea (regular and decaf)
  • Coffee Mate (or other creamer)
  • Hot cocoa packets
  • Fresh bananas, apples, oranges, etc.
  • Canned soups
  • Crackers
  • Jam or jelly
  • Juice - apple, cranberry, etc.
  • Bottle water, other individual-sized drinks
  • Individual sized snacks
  • Bagels, English muffins, etc.
  • Frozen dinners