Jingle The Blues Away fundraiser to benefit The Great Circle, Rare Breed Dec. 11

Sara Karnes, Springfield News-Leader
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The Rare Breed on Monday, April 6, 2020.
The Rare Breed on Monday, April 6, 2020.

As musicians tune their instruments and practice, Jingle The Blues Away is sashaying onto calendars Dec. 11.

The Blues Society of the Ozarks annual fundraiser has been going on for more than two decades and this year's will be benefitting two organizations, The Great Circle and Rare Breed Youth Outreach Center, 5-8 p.m. at Galloway Station, 1281 E. Republic Rd.

Great Circle has operated a youth emergency shelter since 2006. The Rare Breed Outreach Center is a program of The Kitchen, Inc., a nonprofit founded by the late Sister Lorraine Biebel back in 1983 as a soup kitchen. Over the years, programs were added to provide stability and housing for the homeless.

Blues Society President Neil Baker is excited for George Hunt to lead the band and musicians can sign up themselves to play. There will also be a 50/50 raffle and silent auction.

Great Circle on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021.
Great Circle on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021.

"We have some people that come to this jam that the music is medicine to them," Baker said. "That is not a cliché at all."

Both charities are accepting donated items and cash. The needed donated items include:

Great Circle

  • MP3 Players (without internet capability)

  • Karaoke machines & microphones for the cottages (7)

  • Electronics: Headphones, Ear Buds

  • Household items: Twin extra-long sheets and comforters, Towels, Wash Cloths Art & School Supplies: Craft kits, Art/Craft Supplies, Beads & Yarn, Chalk, Construction paper, Colored Markers, Colored Pencils, Crayons, Drawing paper & Pads, Erasers, Folders, Markers, Notebooks, Paper – plain white, Pencils, Pens, Posters Paper, Poster Paints, Scissors (round), Sketch Books, Tablets, Water Colors

  • Games & Toys: Ants in your Pants, Barbies w/clothes, Barrel of Monkeys, Boggle, Cards, Chess, Checkers, Coloring books (not Christmas), Dominos, Don’t Spill the Beans, Don’t Wake Daddy, Etch a Sketch, Hand held games, Halloween costumes, Hot Wheels, Jenga, Jumanji, Jumble, Legos, Lincoln Logs, Mancala, Memory, Mindtrap, Monopoly, Mousetrap, Operation, Pictionary, Plastic Slinkies, Puzzles, Remote Control Cars w/ batteries, Scrabble, Snap models, Sorry, Taboo, Teen Talk, Trivial Pursuit Jr, Trouble, Uno

  • Movies G & PG Only: Animated, Disney, Travel, & Workout Videos

  • Clothes of all sizes: Sweatshirts, Sweatpants, Tees, Backpacks, Caps, Coats, Gloves, Jackets, Logo sweatshirts & tees, Slippers, Girls undies, Sports bras, Boys boxer shorts and briefs, Socks, Robes

  • Animorph books

  • Bath towels

  • Batteries

  • Blankets

  • Books & Magazines (8-16)

  • Christmas tree lights

  • Christmas tree ornaments

  • Cologne (boys & girls)

  • Craft making kits

  • Curling irons

  • Duffel bags

  • DVD players for cottages

  • Electric can openers for cottages

  • Electric shavers for men & women

  • Fingernail polish & remover

  • Flash cards

  • Goosebumps books

  • Hair dryers

  • Hair gel

  • Hair spray (non-aerosol)

  • Hand lotion & lotions unscented

  • Harry Potter books

  • Journals/Diaries

  • Legos

  • Luggage/Backpacks

  • Match Box Cars

  • Mid-size TV/VCR combo for cottages

  • Mousse

  • Pokemon trading cards

  • Popcorn bowls for cottages

  • Posters for rooms

  • Pots & Pans for cottages

  • Puzzle books

  • Remote control cars

  • Shampoo & conditioners - unscented

  • Soap & body wash - unscented

  • Soccer, Basketball & Baseballs & Baseball gloves

  • Stamps & Stationary w/ envelopes

  • Tupperware storage containers for kids – 10-20 gallon

  • Wallets

  • Board games (memory)

  • Fidget spinners; Rubik’s cubes

  • Mini push pop

  • Sensory chew necklace

  • Stress fidget balls

  • Etch-A-Sketch

  • Hairbrushes

  • Magic Markers

  • Scrapbook paper

  • Series books for young readers

Rare Breed:

  • Warm clothing

  • Body Wash/Shampoo/Conditioner

  • Deodorant

  • Sunscreen/Aloe Vera/Bug Spray

  • Lip balm/Chapstick

  • Laundry detergent

  • Baby Wipe/Diapers

  • Pop-top canned food-canned meats (tuna fish, chicken, Vienna sausage, jerky sticks, smoked sausage, Spam

  • High protein snacks-tuna fish and cracker packs, Lunchables, Chef Boy-RDee pasta, Spaghetti-Os, Peanut Butter (jar or individual packs), Cheese sticks

  • Instant cereals (especially Oatmeal)

  • Soy milk

  • Fresh fruits

  • Fruit cups

  • Fruit juices

  • Water

  • Pudding cups, Snack bars, Cookies, Chips, Crackers, Ramen noodles, Raisins, Nuts

  • Sleeping bags

  • Tarps

  • Backpacks

  • Bungee cords

  • Flashlights

  • Men's/Women's underwear & socks (new)

  • Young Adult/Teen clothes (new/gently used)

This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: Jingle The Blues Away fundraiser to benefit The Great Circle, Rare Breed Dec. 11