Your dollars support our Choices family.
When you donate to Choices, you invest in the lives of your community members.
Here’s how we use your donations:
Computer Lab & Electronics: We use donations and grants to purchase and maintain computers, computer programs, TV’s, media equipment and other electronics members use regularly to stay in touch with friends and family, schedule doctor appointments, print necessary documents and create the monthly newsletters.
Building & Grounds: Your dollars help us maintain the building and grounds with fresh paint when necessary, light landscaping, snow removal and the like.
Member Activities and Classes: We offer a variety of arts and crafts, activities, support groups and outings. Donor dollars help ensure we can provide a safe, memorable experience for our members by purchasing gas, food and supplies.
Member Outings & Admission: Choices provides half the ticket price of all outings to make the fun more accessible and affordable to all our members. Your contribution helps us ensure everyone gets to participate.
Alternative Donations
Choices is currently looking for the following items to better serve our members.
Arts and crafts supplies
Games (gently used or new)
Gas Cards (to be used for field trips)
Gift Cards (for members to utilize on field trips)
Books
Movies
Music
Copier Paper
Beverages, snacks and supplies (unexpired and sealed only please)
Coffee
Tea
Hot Chocolate
Sugar & Artificial Sweetener
8 oz. Styrofoam Cups
Bottled Water
Donations can be dropped off or mailed to:
320 E. South St.
Akron, Ohio 44311
Your organization, business or group can now sponsor a member outing!
Members vote twice a month on a trip they would like to take, including things like restaurants, bowling alleys, museums, laser tag etc. Choices covers half the cost to make these memorable excursions affordable for all our members. Your business or organization can sponsor an outing for $500.
Choose between sponsoring one outing or both outings for a whole month! We’ll include your organization’s name in our newsletter and you’ll receive a signed thank you letter from our members.
Thank you to our largest funding partners:
Become A Friend of Choices
A gift of $25 or more designates you as an official “Friend of Choices.”
Your gift goes a long way!
When you donate $25 or more, you’ll receive an official Friends of Choices pin! Your donation of any amount means so much and we promise to use it for the betterment of our members. From hot meals to outings to educational resources, your donation enriches the lives of the individuals we serve.
In addition to the Friends of Choices pin, gifts at the bronze level and above will receive the following acknowledgements:
All Friends of Choices sending gifts received by 2/28/21 will be invited to sign our Friends of Choices banner, which will hang in our lobby!
Platinum $1000+
Your signature on Friends of Choices banner
Individual social media shoutout with picture or logo
Individual named in Choices newsletter
Signed thank you note from members
Friends of Choices pin
Gold $500+
Your signature on Friends of Choices banner
Individual social media shoutout with picture or logo
Individual named in Choices newsletter
Friends of Choices pin
Silver $250+
Your signature on Friends of Choices banner
Named in a social media post
Individual named in Choices newsletter
Friends of Choices pin
Bronze $100+
Your signature on Friends of Choices banner
Named in a social media post
Friends of Choices pin