Kiwanis Club 
Disaster Backpacks Operating Guide
For just a minute imagine you are a 5 year old child who is standing
on the curb of a neighbor’s house watching your home go up
in flames. Now imagine finding yourself in a shelter with only the
clothes on your back. You feel your mom’s hand tremble in yours
and her face is tear-stained and aged as she gazes around the
strange surroundings. You have no pajamas to crawl into...no
doll to clutch...nothing that is yours.
Disaster Backpacks can help. They can be given to a child and/
or adult when needed. Filled with the things that can get a
person thru one night or many. Kiwanis can be there to comfort and help
the children of each of our communities .
The Kiwanis Club of San Marcos is helping by joining Texas – Oklahoma Division, Kiwanis International Governor Ann Wilkin’s Disaster Backpack program, We have purchased a supply of backpacks and will soon be announcing a project to assist the San Marcos Community’s disaster response capabilities by providing these Backpacks to those who experience these devastating events.
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Infants Young Girls Teenaged Girls Adults
Baby Food Band-Aids Band-aids Books / Magazines
Bibs, Disposable Blanket Blanket Breast pads for new Mothers
Blanket – Fleece Books / Magazines Books / Magazines Brush / ComBottle, Baby Brush/Comb Brush/Comb Compact with mirror Bottles of Water (2)
Coloring Book / Crayons Cup, Folding Cup, Folding
Brush/Comb for Baby
Cup, Folding Deodorant Deodorant
Cloth Diapers Hairbands t
Crackers, Animal/Cheese Kleenex Hairbands Feminine Products
Cups, Sippy Pencil Sharpener Kleenex Kiwanis, Business Cards
Diaper Rash Cream Poncho, Plastic Lotion Kleenex
Diapers, Assorted Qtips Pencil Sharpener Lotion
Formula, Baby Sanitizer, Hand Qtips Patches, Waterproof
Pads, Disposable Chan Toys - Shampoo / Conditioner Qtips
QTips Umbrella Toothbrush / paste Razors, Disposable
Spoon Sets Utensils, Plastic Toys Sanitizer, Hand
Teething Snacks, Wash, Travel Body Umbrella Shampoo Conditioner
Toothbrush/Toothpaste Washcloth, Hand Towel Utensils, Plastic Shaving Cream
Toys, Zipocks WashCloths Toothbrush
Ziplocks Zipl;ocks Washcloth ,
Young Boys Teenage Boys
BandAids Blankets
Books / Magazines Books / Magazines
Brush/Comb Brush/Comb
Coloring Book / Crayons Cup, Folding
Cup, Folding Deodorant
Kleenex Kleenex
Pencil Sharpener Lotion
Poncho, Plastic Pencil Sharpener
Qtips Qtips
Sanitizer, Hand Razors, Disposable
School Supplies – paper/pens/pencils Sanitizer, Hand
Shampoo / Conditioner School Supplies – paper/pens/pencils
Toothbrush / Paste Shampoo / Conditioner
Toys - Age & Gender Toothbrush / paste
Umbrella Toys - Age & Gender Appropriate
Utensils, Plastic Umbrella
Wash, Travel Body Utensils, Plastic
Washcloth / Hand towel Wash, Travel Body
Ziplocks Washcloth/ Hand towel
Ziplocks