Catholic schools hope to find some generous Santas

Catholic schools in the Diocese of Dodge City are hoping to find a few generous Santas out there who can help them fill their Christmas stocking.

Always under budgetary constraints, schools are in need of donations ranging from computer software to filing cabinets to cafeteria silverware. Following are Christmas lists from all the schools in the diocese. To make a donation, contact the school at the phone number provided.

Holy Family School, Great Bend:

(620) 793-3265

DVD player

Die cut machine with die cuts

Donations for window shades

Donations for outside classroom

Overhead projectors

2 foot paper cutter

Sacred Heart School, Ness City: (785) 798-3530

Children’s books, new or used. Authors include: Cole, Dr. Seuss, Meyer, Cleary, Berenstain

Stories: "School Bus," "Who Moved My Cheese"

DVD player

Computer software:

Power Point ($230)

Reading Counts ($500)

Perfect Copy ($1,500)

Sacred Heart Cathedral School, Dodge City:

(620) 227-6532

Books for library

Software for computer lab

Playground equipment

St. Mary School, Garden City: (620) 276-2241

Computer software (contact Mrs. Wurst for details, 620-276-2241)

Trade books, 25 copies of the same title so that they may be used in a reading unit (contact the school for details)

Television set

VCR/DVD player

Camcorder

St. Dominic School, Garden City: (620) 276-8981

Laminator

Globes

Silverware for cafeteria, especially forks

St. Nicholas School, Kinsley: (620) 659-2521

VHS/DVD combo player Mp3 compatible (we have three TVs on stands)

Bass drum stand (new or used)

4X6 white dry erase boards

Bibles for youth (different age levels)

Classroom calculators (12)

Updated dictionaries/thesaurus (different age levels)

Die cuts and/or die cut machines

Desks and chairs for one classrooom (20)

Donations toward our Accelerated Reader program for books and quizzes.

Donations towards replacing our gym floor.

St. Joseph School, Ellinwood: (620) 564-2721

Die-cut machine, or a "Hokie" type sweeper.

Books appropriate for an elementary school library (Call the school with questions).

Sacred Heart School, Pratt: (620) 672-3687

New computers

Computer chairs

File cabinets

Sacred Heart School Larned: (620) 285-3025

Playground Equipment
Portable CD Player
Die Cut Machine and set of Alphabet letters