As the holiday season nears, area groups are busy helping the less fortunate.

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tneditor@tnonline.com to let us know what the wish list is for your nonprofit group.Please be sure to include your contact information so people can fulfill your wishes.We will compile everyone's lists and run them in the Times News through December.Care Net of Carbon County• Lawn mower• Snowblower• 2 laptops• All-in-1 printer (able to print double-sided) fax/scanner/color copier• Desks• TVs with, or/and, DVD players• Work tables• Waiting room chairs/sofa/love seat• Shelving/bookcases• Hanging clothing racks• Filing cabinets• Storage binsCare Net is located at 531 Mahoning St., Lehighton, PA 18235. For more information, call 610-379-0411.Care Net offers many different educational programs providing accurate information on pregnancy, fetal development, the options associated with pregnancy (parenting, adoption, or abortion), life skills, relationship issues, as well as much more. It also offers some tangible assistance such as free pregnancy test, baby clothing, baby furniture, diapers and formula.Women's Cancer Support GroupThis group is geared specifically toward women who have been diagnosed with cancer some time in their lives and is ideal for people who are looking for personal and mutual support for cancer-related issues. Currently in need of the following:• Styrofoam cups• Small and large plates• Gift cards (for use to purchase healthy snacks)• Donations of coffee• Monetary donations (to be used in acquiring guest speakers)For more information or questions, call Karen at 610-377-6279 or

kgeiger4@verizon.netPalmerton Cat ProjectPalmerton Cat Project is an organization whose mission is to spay and neuter free-roaming cats in Palmerton and get kittens and "friendlies" off the street and into forever homes.Palmerton Cat Project is in need of Havahart humane traps (large), kitten milk replacer - ready mix or powdered, and Friskies Classic Pate Poultry or Classic Pate Turkey & Giblets canned, wet cat food.Donations can be dropped off at 940 Edgemont Ave., Palmerton, at the home of Jessica Schuon, or call Barb Greenzweig at 610-349-3545.Meals on WheelsMeals on Wheels of Palmerton delivers three meals every Monday through Friday to clients who can no longer prepare meals for themselves because of various health reasons.Their Christmas list includes monetary donations, postage stamps, gas cards and volunteer drivers. Donations can be mailed to 135 Lafayette Ave., Palmerton, PA 18071.Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.Call the office at 610-826-1163 or Darlene Nothstein at 610-826-7339.Feed the People• For their Fun Zone where children do crafts and play games after dinner: Construction paper and white paper, water color paint, clay, colored pencils, markers, games.• For their food service area: Can goods, juice drinks, water, paper products, plastic wear, cleaning items, donations of ham and turkey for the holidays are truly appreciated.• Gift cards (gas, Walmart, Kmart, Boyers, Redners)• Volunteers to help, especially for holidays.Contact 570-657-1480 to prearrange drop-off at St. John Evangelist Lutheran Church, 1 E. Abbott St., Lansford, or pickup.Tamaqua Area Adult Day Care CenterCurrently in need of the following:• Coloring books• Word search books• Plastic 5-ounce cups• Styrofoam cups• Small and large paper plates• Baby wipes• Dish cloths and towels• Colored chalk• Washable paints• Colored pencils• Crayons• Construction paper300 W. Broad St., Tamaqua, PA 18252;

www.facebook.com/TAADCC; 570-668-6556Turn To UsTurn To Us is a grass roots organization that serves Carbon County and the surrounding areas. The mission is to advocate for people and their families impacted by major and chronic illnesses by offering personalized assistance and connection to resources in a hopeful and compassionate environment. The assistance is free and they do not have age, financial or specific disease requirements. Some services include emotional support, financial assistance through gas gift cards, and making memories.Wish list:1. Stamps2. Store bought or homemade thinking of you, holiday and birthday cards to distribute to local hospitals and clients3. Restaurant and gas gift cards to provide to clients as they travel for treatment.Donations can be dropped off at Turn To Us, 404 Center St., Jim Thorpe, PA 18229. For more information or questions, call Alicia at 570-732-4220, visit

www.turntousinc.com or Facebook.com/TurnToUs.Big Brothers Big Sisters serving Carbon CountyBig Brothers Big Sisters are in need of board members and help with its annual fundraiser, Bowl For Kids Sake, to be held March 25, 2017, at Fritz's Lanes in Lehighton. The wish is for team members and sponsors of the bowlers, or you can be lane sponsor for $100, pin partner for $50 or friend of Big Brothers Big Sisters for $25. Donations may be sent to:Big Brothers Big Sisters Serving Carbon CountyP.O. Box 1285, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703-1285.Carbon County Friends of AnimalsThe animal shelter is a nonprofit that serves felines. It is located at 77 W. 13th St., Jim Thorpe.This Christmas, the shelter's wish list includes: bleach, Purina cat and kitten food, non-clumping cat litter, black Sharpie markers, baby rice cereal, Gerber's chicken baby food (no veggie), cat nail clippers, cat beds, paper towels, hand soap, latex rubber gloves (all sizes), cleaning products, plastic spray bottles, dish/laundry detergent, heavy black garbage bags, brooms/mops, dust pans/brushes, copy paper, Post-it pads, blue, yellow and pink index cards, pens, monetary donations and volunteers.Send your wish list to

tneditor@tnonline.com.