Wish Lists

Apache Juction

Facility

  • Upgrade Electrical panel including safety check
  • Renovate the current water lines
  • Sand and paint bathroom cabinets
  • landscape front of building
  • Add exit door to South side of building
  • Remove carpet in games rooms. Stain and seal Concrete

Program supplies

  • Sand for sand box 10'x 10'
  • Top soil for garden 10'x 10'
  • Popcorn machine
  • X-Box
  • Sports/racing games for X-box
  • $20 gift cards from Wal-Mart, Amazing Jakes, Stratum Laser Tage, Harkins Movie Theater, Golf
  • Driving Range, Pizza Hut, Sonic, Taco Bell, and Blockbuster
  • Arts and Craft supplies
  • Foam Inter-lock pads for Discovery Zone- from Sam's Club or Costco
  • 6 Bean Bag Chairs
  • Green grass mat for Camp Read-a-Lot tent

Adopt a Program
Sponsor a program that includes t-shirts, program supplies, recognition awards, and for each of the following programs:

  • LIT - Leader in Training- 5 per quarter- $1,000
  • CAP- Computer Assistant Program- 10 per quarter- $1,000
  • Safe Surfer/ NetSmartz- 20 per quarter- $1,000
  • Torch Club- Club Service- 10 per quarter- $1,000
  • Keystone Club- Community Service- 10 per quarter- $1,000
  • Passport to Manhood- 8 per quarter- $2,550
  • SMART Girls- 10 per quarter- $2,550
  • Desert Detective (done in the Spring) 10 per quarter $500

 

Compadre Branch- Chandler
The Chandler Branch is always in need of new:

  • Art Supplies (markers, crayons, rulers, paint, construction paper, Stickers, Scissors-Adult and kid sizes,   paint brushes and pencil sharpeners etc)
  • Homework supplies (pencils, lined paper, folders, backpacks, pencil boxes, etc)
  • Sports equipment (Hula hoops, jumpropes, sidewalk chalk, soccer balls, etc)
  • Gamesroom supplies (Board games, puzzles, legos, pool sticks, etc)


Gila River- Komatke Branch

  • PA system
  • Movie software (Adobe Premiere or Avid)
  • Patio area for Computer Lab
  • New carpet in Computer Lab
  • Play ground equipment with covering
  • Stereo system in gymnasium
  • Marquee for 51st. ave.

 

Gila River- Sacaton Branch

  • Multi-use field for soccer, football, and baseball on East Side of Club
  • A 3 row bleacher for the Gym
  • Tarp roller for Gym floor covers
  • Volleyball poll / nets
  • Street Lights for Parking Lot 
  • Kitchen Supplies- Pots, Pans, Measuring Spoons & Cups, Dish Towels, Dish Rags.
  • Bowls (variety of sizes)
  • Reflectors at Road
  • Gatorballs- 10inch-12inch
  • Volleyballs, Tether Balls & Poles
  • Outside Basketball court behind gym
  • Shoes (sizes 6,7,8,9,10.5,11,11.5,12)
  • Pool Tables, Bumper Pool Table & Pool Sticks
  • Board Games for Youth & Teens
  • Puzzles for Youth & Teens
  • Furniture
  • Rugs
  • Up to Date “Reading Books”/ Magazines for Youth & Teens
  • Popcorn Machine
  • Weight Set / treadmill
  • Fish Tank
  • Laminating/ Sticker/ Magnet Machine
  • Die Cut Machine & Die Cut Patterns
  • Crayon Maker
  • Paint Drying Rack, Leather Craft Kit, Stamps, Rotary, Punch  Bulletin Board
  • Borders & Streamers
  • Projector/ Overhead Projector
  • Lamps
  • Metal Chairs
  • 6-8ft Tables
  • Carpet
  • Brooms
  • Dust Mops
  • Vacuum Dry/ Wet

Gilbert Branch

  •  American Flags posted inside both gyms
  •  Basketball team benches for two teams
  •  Clock inside of cage inside both gyms
  •  A regular scheduled street sweeper for our parking lot
  •  Superpower wash deep stains in main entryway
  •  3D Logo on walls
  •  Need on Stage wall inside of blue gym
  •  Stage – Paint, décor, curtain
  •  Gym - divider
  •  Counter w/bar stools, hanging flat screens, sound system
  •  Track lighting
  •  Ceiling painted
  • Sound system adequate for size of Center
  •  2 - TV monitors hanging from ceilings [complete with hook-ups for video games accessories]
  •  Track lighting
  •  Carpet- Rug for Lounge area
  •  DVD - VCR 
  •  Additional tables / chairs
  •  Posters [national .& local role models from variety of fields [e.g., sports, theatre, educational, etc]
  •  Plants



Grant Woods Branch- Mesa

  • Laminate flooring for Teen Center  (supplies & installation)
  • Track Lighting for Teen Center (fluorescents removed, supplies & installation) 
  • Stage built in Teen Center (supplies & installation)
  • 4 new, matching couches for Teen Center
  • 3 new “Bistro” style tables & matching chairs for Teen Center  
  • Remodel restrooms                      
  • John Deer Riding Lawn mower
  • Install permanent lights for football/soccer field (supplies & installation)
  • In-ground sprinklers for football/soccer field (supplies & installation)  
  • Outdoor aluminum bleachers for football/soccer field (supplies & installation)
  • Fix broken curbing & landscaping in parking lot
  • Replace doors from Front Office to Gamesroom with doors w/windows
  • Panic hardware for all interior doors of building New “kid-friendly” counter for Front Office 
  • New bleachers for Big Gym
  • 6 big, round tables for Discovery Lab
  • Hallways done from floor to 4’ line on walls in PVC sheets (can be cleaned & are indestructible)
  • Art Supplies (crayons, white paper, construction paper, child safety scissors, pencil sharpeners, string/yarn, etc)
  • Games (Checkers, Connect 4, Chutes-n-Ladders, Jr. Trivial Pursuit, Jr. Pictionary, Uno, etc)
  • Gym Supplies (rubber bouncing balls, soccer balls, soccer goals, jump ropes, hula hoops, orange cones, etc)
  • Homework Supplies (pencils, pencil sharpeners, notebook paper, erasers, whiteboard markers, etc)                                 
                                                      

 

 

Ladmo Branch- Tempe


ITEM NEEDED          DESCRIPTION          APPROXIMATE COST

 

Gate for Front       Swinging gate for          $1,500-2,500

Desk Counter         Front Desk Counter,

                               to limit entrance

Staff Contact:  Vic Cordts (480.858.2445)

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Plexiglas & Frame    Frame for Ladmo            Unknown

                     Mural

Staff Contact:  Duane Walker (858-2444)

 

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Video Arcade Game    Video game that            Unknown

                     we own, for Gameroom,

                     wherein we can make

                     profit (for Sports,

                     Fitness, Rec. program)

Staff Contact:  Jaron Neal (858-2441)

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Mini Bus             Mini Bus to transport      $35,000 +

                     members on field trips

Staff Contact:  Vic Cordts (858-2445)

 

Art Supplies         Any viable art material: non-toxic, washable paint, washable markers, construction paper, glue, etc.

North Tempe Wish List


ITEM NEEDED  DESCRIPTION  APPROXIMATE COST

Board Games  Assorted new board   $15 each
                games for games room. 

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Zip-lock bags  Ziplock plastic storage $3 per box
    bags in assorted sizes.
    
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Art Supplies          Markers (washable)  $10 or less                     
    Construction Paper  per item
    Fun Foam  
    Crayons

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Paper Products  Paper plates   $5 or less
    Coffee filters   per item
    Plastic utensils (spoons)
    Paper cups (8 oz)

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Video Gaming System X-BOX 360 game system,  $500
    and games assorted games

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Billards Cues  Pool cue sticks for pool  $25 each
    table game (17 oz & 19 oz)

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Mini Bus   Mini Bus to transport  $35,000 +
    members on field trips

Staff Contact: Michelle Duenas (858-6522)


Queen Creek Branch

  • Art supplies,
  • Club Van,
  • Gym/P.E. equipment,
  • Kids reading material for 5-12 year olds,
  • Gift cards for Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, and any sporting goods store.

 

Thunderbirds Branch- Guadalupe

  • 10 New Tables for Art room
  •  Lights replaced in the gym
  •  Gym floor resurfaced
  •  Carpet Replaced in Teen Center
  •  Book Shelves in Learning Center – We have the books to fill them up
  • Lightening around the flag pole area
  •  Pool tables resurfaced
  • Fenced in Dumpster area
  • Exterior of Building Painted/Doors
  •  Chain link fence around back portion of the club
  •  Gravel in the back portion of the club

Williams Campus:

  • Sun Shades for the basketball court & tether ball area (Sun Shades) 
  • Padding for the walls
  • Art Supplies (Construction Paper, Poster Board, Scissors, Paint, Crayons, Markers, Pom Poms, Tissue Paper, Glue, Pipe Cleaners)
  • Back to School Supplies (back packs, note books, dividers, rulers, color pencils, paper, lunch boxes, high lighters)
  • Various Board Games (Uno, Legos, Lincoln Logs, Tinker Toys, Monopoly & Jr., Scrabble, kid puzzles, connect 4, etc)
  • Various DVD Games (Deal or No Deal Gameshow DVD Game, Clue DVD Game, Scene It? Harry Potter Edition DVD Game, American Idol All Star Challenge DVD Game, Amazing Race DVD Game, Let's Make Deal DVD Game)
    Pool Table


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