Handing out kits, take one!

Today we headed out on foot in downtown Sacramento around K Street near the Capitol building with bags of kits on our shoulders.

Dan got a fist-bump of thanks.

Over in Caesar Chavez park...

We found a few people around.

By the end of the morning we had handed out about 20 kits. I theorize that the women's march happening nearby at the Capitol scattered many people who may have otherwise been in the area.

We drove around for a while but didn't find any other good candidate areas.

I'm going to hand out some during the week around my work (which is downtown) on my lunch. Then we'll go out again next weekend to hand out the rest!

Kit assembly

Here are some pics of assembling the kits.

Mom (Jean Kohlhoff) is working on the snacks...

 Dan is unloading the socks!

Peter (cat) is supervising the assembly process...

It took a while, but finally all done! 60 kits!

Kits!

So the final contents for these 60 kits are as follows:

Container (1):
- Drawstring bag with reflective stripe

Toiletries (11):
- Bar of soap
- Washcloth
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Floss picks (4-5)
- Deodorant
- Lotion
- Lip balm ("Chapstick")
- Comb
- Nail clippers
- Pack of tissues

Food items (3):
- Granola bar
- Peanuts
- Oreos

Other (2):
- Blanket
- Socks

17 wonderful items!

We'll be assembling this weekend and starting to hand out next weekend (Jan 12th or 13th) and continue on the subsequent weekend if necessary to hand them all out. [Ending up being under the weather that weekend, so we went out the following one!]

Pictures of the final assembled kit (minus the socks which haven't arrived yet):

All wrapped up:

And ready to go!

Making soap...

Making "guest size" soap bars and putting them in a plastic zip bag (so they can be stored and reused more than once, if desired). I'll put the washcloth in there as well when I package for the kits...