7Oct2019 Read more Personal Care Items For Taft Food Pantry Dean and Sue Matz Dean and I have and heart for the children at Taft Elementary. Working in the Taft school food pantry has made it clear that personal care items are greatly appreciated by the customers at pantry. So, I asked Naomi, the Taft fifth grade girl that I mentor, to help me with the project and asked what she thought people would most appreciate in a personal hygiene kit. Her top items were shampoo, soap, bandages, deodorant and hand warmers! She knows a lot about cold hands. I was given a $100 check from another member and matched that check so we had $450 to spend. We finalized our shopping list and were able to purchase supplies for 50 personal hygiene kits. Naomi and her sister, Hannah, packed all the personal hygiene bags, each with a first aid kit and a set of hand warmers and placed them in the pantry. Naomi said “ You know, it feels really good to help others.” I asked the girls if they wanted to be the first customers and they each happily carried their own kit home. Comment