As we prepare for our trip we will be collecting items to take and donate to the two organizations we will be working with. We will be volunteering our time to both the Art of Conservation and the Great Ape Trust which have ties to Des Moines.


Some of the items we are hoping to collect are:

-paint
-painter's tape
-paint brushes
-bars of soap
-toothbrushes/toothpaste
-girls sports bras
-boys jock straps
-running shoes
-duct tape
-artists pencils without erasers
-blank CDs and DVDs for recording

There is a donation box located in Dunn Library.

Checks can be made out to Simpson College with Art of Conservation or Great Ape Trust written in the memo line. Checks can be mailed to

Virginia Croskery
c/o Simpson College
701 N C St-ARMC Studio No. 5
Indianola, IA 50125

We are all very excited to be given the opportunity of a lifetime as we travel to Rwanda on this service trip. Thank you for all donations!