✨Project Glam's Open House for Homecoming is Sunday, August 30th and September, 1-3pm at MMS. Open to ALL MASD Students. Make this your first stop before you shop! ✨

We are still collecting homecoming dresses, suits, shoes, and bags to help local students shine this fall! 👗👞👜👔. If you have any of these items to donate, they can be dropped off at MMS in the lobby or email Project Glam at projectglamow@gmail.com

Let’s help make homecoming special for everyone 💃🕺💖

The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) and the Harrisburg Senators are hosting Nonprofit Night on Tuesday, September 1. Operation Wildcat will be one of the various nonprofit organizations at the game to connect with the community and share OW's mission and impact!  Come join us at the game!!

Senators vs. Altoona Curve

Date: Sep 01, 2026 6:30 PM ET

Location: FNB Field

245 Championship Way, Harrisburg , PA 17111, US

Purchase Deadline: Sep 01, 2026 6:30 PM ET

https://www.timetosignup.com/operationwildcat/sheet/1388187

Operation Wildcat needs volunteers to help sort and organize our donations. Every extra set of hands helps!  Volunteers must be 12 years of age or older. Children 12+ do not need an adult to stay with them. You’ll need to be comfortable standing for 1–2 hours.

Location: We will be working in the Operation Wildcat Storage Room at Mechanicsburg Middle School (1750 S. Market Street, Mechanicsburg). The storage room has no A/C or heat, so please dress accordingly. We will meet in the MMS lobby before heading down to the storage room.  Please contact Elaine Peebles: elainepeebles@yahoo.com, Wes Griffith: wesleygriffith@gmail.com or Melissa Herbein: melissaherbein@gmail.com with any questions.

FREE COSTUME DISTRIBUTION OPEN HOUSE

WHEN: Wednesday, October 1st 4:30-6:30pm

  WHERE: Kindergarten Academy School lobby

                WHO: FREE to any child residing in MASD. Bring your parents. Younger siblings are welcome.

Contact Info: Charity Castner: charity.castner@gmail.com

When: October 7th 7pm

Where: Kindergarten Academy Open Classroom, 600 S Norway

What: Want to get more involved in Operation Wildcat? Want to learn more about what we do and how you can help our school community? Then please mark this date on your calendar. All are welcome! If you can’t attend the meeting but wish to get more info about OW, please contact us at operationwildcatmasd@gmail.com

Please join us for Operation Wildcat’s Fall Yard Sale October 23rd & 24th at Mechanicsburg Brethren in Christ Church! HOURS: Friday, October 24th 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM; Saturday October 25th 7:30am-noon. All proceeds support students and families in need. #YardSale #CommunitySupport

Project Thanksgiving needs paper ream boxes, preferably with handles. We are collecting the boxes year round to ensure we have enough sturdy boxes each year. If you have any to donate, please leave them at MMS (please leave a note on them "Project Thanksgiving") or contact the Project Thanksgiving chairperson at
OwProjectThanksgiving@gmail.com
if a large donation.

Thank you to all who donated back to school items throughout the summer at the various businesses, churches, organizations and district buildings.  We are well stocked with supplies and was able to provide to the school counselors 32 Backpacks prefilled, 32 empty backpacks, 60 water bottles and 40 lunch bags.

We are in need of the following clothing items:

Please label all bags of donations. Donations can be left at any district building, MMS preferable. If you have a large donation, please contact Elaine Peebles: elainepeebles@yahoo.com , Wes Griffith: wesleygriffith@gmail.com or Melissa Herbein: melissaherbein@gmail.com to make arrangements. 

*Tax/donation receipts available upon request*

We are in need of the following sizes of socks and underwear:

Donations can be left at any district building, MMS preferably.

Immediate Need for District Family

Items must be in good condition

Please send picture to Maureen at 717-773-1988 or mmross4@comcast.net 

Thank you for helping our families!

Over the years Project Furniture has delivered beds and furniture to hundreds of families in the District. We have a great core group of volunteers who give of their time to pick up donated items and deliver furniture to families in need. We need to expand our list of volunteers and are looking for help to assist with:

Picking up donated items from in and around the District using the Operation Wildcat 15 ft. box truck. All donated items are either in the garage or will be outside for pick up.

Delivering beds/furniture to families in the District. All deliveries are ‘to the door’ as OW no longer goes into homes (for liability reasons).

Days and times of pick-ups and deliveries are flexible and based around the volunteers schedules. If you have a couple of hours to spare each month we can really use the help to continue our mission to help families in need.

If you would like to volunteer or would like more details call/text/email:

Kaleb Dissinger: t34foru@yahoo.com

Maureen Ross: 717-773-1988 or mmross4@comcast.net

Sign up: https://www.timetosignup.com/operationwildcat/sheet/1388189 August-Dec

If we are going to continue holding the Yard Sale, we need help year round. It takes many hands to receive donations, organize, sort, price and skid the donations. All that the volunteer needs to do is accept donations at the warehouse. Instructions on what OW takes and where to place the donations will be posted at the warehouse, as will contact information for any questions. Students are welcomed! NOTE: In case of inclement weather the warehouse will be closed. Warehouse is located at 507 N. York Street, Mechanicsburg, 17055. Turn on to Pleasant View Drive - 1st left into parking lot to Dock Door 1.

Questions – call or email Maureen at 717-773-1988 or mmross4@comcast.net 

The twice-yearly Yard Sales are OW’s only fundraiser – it can only continue with your help.

The OW warehouse is open and accepts donations Saturdays and Sundays from 1-3 PM (weather permitting).

⚠️ NOTE: If you wish to donate furniture please email or text pictures FIRST to Maureen at 717-773-1988 to be sure they are items our families can use and that we have room for them.

🚨 Please NO DUMPING

✅ If you have a question about what we do or do not take, you can check the OW website:

🌐 https://www.operationwildcat.org/project-yardsale-n-more or contact Maureen at 717-773-1988 or mmross4@comcast.net

Address: 507 N York Street, Mechanicsburg 17055. Turn on to Pleasant View Drive. Make 1st left into parking lot- stay straight to dock door 1. Skids will be in the area of dock door #1. Donations are on a "no contact" basis with all boxes and containers being placed on the skids outside the warehouse. OW Warehouse is open most Saturdays and Sundays 1-3pm

At the present time(due to all the donations received and lack of space) we are NOT taking:

Please NO items that have seen their day and need to be disposed of!

*A tax receipt if available for all donations*

PLEASE DO NOT DROP OFF DONATIONS WHEN THE OW WAREHOUSE IS NOT OPEN!

The OW warehouse is collecting basic household tools to help families in our district. We are currently looking for:

We receive quite a few requests for simple, everyday tools. If you have extras or are looking for a reason to clean out and scale down, we would love to put them to good use. Bud and Bill will be assembling tool kits for the families. A separate collection box will be available on the loading dock on Saturdays and Sundays from 1pm to 3pm for tools and tool boxes.

If you have any questions, please contact Maureen at 717-773-1988 or mmross4@comcast.net

Thank you for helping our families with something practical that truly makes a difference.