Operation Wildcat

Operation Wildcat is having an Open House Sunday, March 12th, 1:00 - 3:00 pm in its space in the MMS basement for any MASD family that needs assistance. Clothes, school supplies and books will be available to families. If you wish to attend, please sign up at www.ttsu.me/psrpht no later than March 5th. Sign up under the column for your oldest child's counselor; if you have more than one child in the district, you only need to sign up once, under the column for your oldest child’s counselor. Only those that have signed up in advance will be admitted. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN BAGS SO BAGS DON'T GET CONFUSED. PLEASE NOTE: if you sign up, your name will not appear to the public. Thanks!

OW is collecting socks and underwear during our Spring for Socks (and undies) Drive. We are especially in need of these sizes:

New Underwear:

Girls (no briefs): toddler, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 14, 16

Women (no briefs): all sizes
Girl/Women Bras: all sizes
Boys (boxer briefs): toddler, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12
Mens (boxer briefs): S, M

New Socks:
Girls: S, M
Girls tights – all sizes
Women: S, M
Boys: S, M
Men: M
Babies: all sizes

Please leave donated items in the OW bins at any of the MASD schools. Any questions, please contact Heather Bower persun4@gmail.com.

When: March 14th 7pm school board presentation, 730pm meeting

Where: District Office Building, 600 S Norway

What: Want to get more involved in Operation Wildcat? Want to learn more about what we do and how you can help our school community? Then please mark this date on your calendar. We will have our general meeting that evening as well as our presentation to the school board. OW presentation to school board will be on 2nd Floor. OW general meeting will follow the presentation, sometime after 7:30pm on the first floor. All are welcome!

If you can’t attend the meeting but wish to get more info about OW, please contact us at operationwildcatmasd@gmail.com

Attention MASD Seniors! Did you know that Operation Wildcat gives a scholarship every year to one high school senior? The award is $1,000/year for up to 4 years. Deadline to apply is March 15th. The scholarship is for any student enrolled in the Mechanicsburg Area School District, planning on attending a 4 year school, 2 year school or trade school post high school graduation, full time, having a minimum 2.5 GPA, involved in community service and demonstrating a financial need. To Apply: https://www.tfec.org/tfec-scholarships/student-resources/

Your First Stop Before You Shop!

Project Glam's Open House For Prom!

When: March 26th 1-3pm
Where: MMS basement

Who: OPEN TO ALL MASD STUDENTS

What: We have prom dresses and mens suits

Questions: please contact Amy Deluca 717-343-1172 owprojectglam@gmail.com

Wanted: formal attire, shoes and accessories for both men and women. Donations can be left at MASH or MMS

Wanted: gift card donations to hair salons, nail salons to help students in need get their glam on! Suggested gift cards: Ulta, Sephora, DSW, Claire’s etc. Gift card donations can be left at district office or at MMS; please label "Amy DeLuca-OW Project Glam" or contact Kate DeLuca @ katemdeluca@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Cleat Bank has their Spring hours listed on their website https://cleatbank.yolasite.com/ for the cleat bank or at ttsu.me/cr8wwu. We will go from March 2nd to April 5th. Please use Time to Sign Up link to reserve a time as we are not able to accommodate individual appointments beyond what is listed

Project Clothes Clean Up Days 3/12, 4/16, 5/21

Sign up: ttsu.me/jeczez

OW is overwhelmed with donations so we need lots of help going through donations. We have scheduled clean up days to be held in the OW space in the MMS basement to work on all the clothing donations. Adults and children 12 years and older (they do not need an adult to stay with them) are welcome! There is no heat in the room so please dress accordingly. We will meet in the lobby of MMS before heading down the room. Please contact Meghan Brown, pmbrown2@msn.com or Melissa Herbein, 717-580-5898, melissaherbein@gmail.com with any questions.

We are in immediate need of the following furniture items:

• Tall dressers
  

• small, counter-top microwaves (less than 6 years old - in good working condition (no missing handles, doesn't really warm anymore, etc...)

The goal of Project Smile is to provide children and families in the district with dental hygiene items (toothbrushes and toothpaste) year round. Tina Rensel will be stepping down as coordinator end of this school year 2023. A new coordinator will be needed for 2023-24. If interested , please contact Tina Rensel, 717-554-3038, terensel@icloud.com

Please only donate new or slightly used clothing; do not donate any torn or stained clothing. We want clothing your children have outgrown, not outworn . Note: we accept only NEW socks and NEW underwear. To help us with sorting donations, please mark the bag on the outside. If possible, please leave donations at MMS.

Project Clothes has an immediate need for the following:

Boys 3/4 5/6 6/8 pants tops and pjs

Boys sneakers size 10/11 toddler

Girls 8/10, 10 tops and pjs

Men’s sneakers size 10

Men’s athletic clothing M/L

Sneakers, all sizes, in good condition

Men’s boots sizes 8.5, 9, 10

Women's boots sizes 6/7

Women’s Juniors Leggins/joggers/sweatpants All sizes

Men’s joggers-athletic pants- all sizes

Men's jeans sizes 28/30

Men's Hoodies/athletic tops size medium

Snow wear all sizes

Thank you to the community for all their donations. We are still collecting the items listed below in donation bins in any of the school district buildings.

What Items are Needed?

Back to School Supplies (new): binders (3"), colored pencils, composition books, crayons, earbuds, folders, glue sticks, markers (colored thick, colored thin), wide ruled notebook paper, pencil boxes, pens, post It Squares, tape, water bottles

Calculators (new or gently used): Texas Instrument 34 & 83 models

Personal Items (new): Brushes, Combs, Chapstick, Conditioner, Deodorant, Dry Shampoo, Pony tail holders, Razors, Shampoo, Shaving cream, Soap, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Underwear, Wet Ones Wipes

Books (new or gently used): All school ages

Where can I donate Items?

Look for “Operation Wildcat” donation bins at all MASD buildings and Mechanicsburg Recreation Office.

Gift cards to Giant, Wal-Mart and Target can also be donated.

Gift cards can be mailed to or dropped off at the district office c/o “Operation Wildcat”, MASD, 600 South Norway Street, Mechanicsburg PA 17055.

If you have a child in MASD, and need help with back-to-school items, etc., please contact your child’s school counselor or nurse. All requests are kept confidential.

Sign up: ttsu.me/vheymb

If we are going to continue holding the Yard Sale, we need help year round. It takes many hands to receive donations, organize, sort, price and skid the donations. All that the volunteer needs to do is accept donations at the warehouse. Instructions on what OW takes and where to place the donations will be posted at the warehouse, as will contact information for any questions. Students are welcomed! NOTE: In case of inclement weather the warehouse will be closed.

Warehouse is located at 507 N. York Street, Mechanicsburg, 17055. Turn on to Pleasant View Drive - 1st left into parking lot to Dock Door 1.

Questions – call or email Maureen at 717-773-1988.

The twice-yearly Yard Sales are OW’s only fundraiser – it can only continue with your help.

Address: 507 N York Street, Mechanicsburg 17055. Turn on to Pleasant View Drive. Make 1st left into parking lot- stay straight to dock door 1. Skids will be in the area of dock door #1. Donations are on a "no contact" basis with all boxes and containers being placed on the skids outside the warehouse.

OW Warehouse is open most Saturdays and Sundays 1-3pm

At the present time(due to all the donations received and lack of space) we are NOT taking:

Clothing
Furniture (must be pre-arranged with pictures first)
Glassware - cups/mugs- vases
exercise equipment
canister vacuums/ floor steamers/cleaners
Skis/ski equipment
Used Pillows (bed or decorative)
Stuffed animals
Grills
old tv sets/old stereo equipment
artificial Christmas trees
dehumidifiers
textbooks
VHS Tapes
and items that have seen their day and need to be disposed of!

If you have furniture items to donate please contact Maureen at 717-773-1988, mmross4@comcast.net to make arrangements for drop-off/pick-up.

A tax receipt if available for all donations.

If you have a question on whether or not we can take an item - contact Maureen at 717-773-1988, mmross4@comcast.net

PLEASE DO NOT DROP OFF DONATIONS WHEN THE OW WAREHOUSE IS NOT OPEN!

Volunteers are needed to assist with the pick-up/drop-off of furniture items in the District. All items for pick up are either left outside or are in the garage - no heavy lifting up/downstairs!

For deliveries - all items are delivered to the families' doorstep.

There are no set days'/times to help - we work around the volunteers' and the families' schedules.

For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact Kaleb Dissinger at t34foru@yahoo.com.

Meetings of the Mechanicsburg Area School District Board of Directors are NOW recorded and livestreamed for transparency and increased public access. The livestream, along with recordings from previously held meetings, can be found at this link. https://www.youtube.com/@masdschoolboard

MASD needs a minimum number of subscribers to livestream. Right now all meetings are just recorded. Please click on youtube link to subscribe even if you don't plan to watch. We can all do our part to make this happen for our local school board and parents. Please share this info.