Wish List
The following are items our residents have requested or need on an ongoing basis. If you would like to contribute anything on this list or have other items you'd like to donate, please contact Beth Alpert at alpert@cathedralsquare.org or call her at 802-859-8870.
You also may make a monetary contribution to purchase any of the items listed here. Visit our Donation page to make an online gift, noting in the "Comments" field how you want your donation to be used, or mail a check with your instructions to Cathedral Square, 412 Farrell St., Suite 200, South Burlington, VT 05403. Thank you!
| Item/Service | cost | unit |
| Homemaker services for a Cathedral Square community (annual cost) | $ 5,000 | per community |
| Telehealth room setup (includes micro desktop, large HD screen, conference camera, speakers, Zoom Pro license, digital otoscope, digital stethoscope, medical digital scale) | $ 3,000 | per room |
| Meals for a resident in assisted living | $ 27 | per day |
| Wi-Fi tablet and stand for telehealth lending library | $ 600 | per tablet |
| Portable AC units to loan to residents who can't afford them | $ 400 | per unit |
| Gas grill (to replace decrepit grill and mismatched racks at Monroe Place in Burlington) | $ 350 | per item |
| Tai Chi instructor training for our SASH Coordinators | $ 250 | per instructor |
| Tai Chi instructor recertification for our SASH Coordinators | $ 150 | per instructor |
| Rent subsidies for cost-burdened residents | $ 100 | per month |
| Apartment cleaning | $ 75 | per cleaning |
| 8' x 8' or larger canopy tents so we can host more visitors at our assisted-living sites during the pandemic | $ 150+ | per item |
| Wellness kits (yoga mat, water bottle, Fitbit, hand weights) | $ 45 | per kit |
| Professional foot-care visit | $ 40 | per person |
| Automatic blood pressure cuffs for hypertension self-management | $ 40 | per cuff |
| Lifeline (emergency alert) service, per person | $ 30 | per month |
| Rides to medical appointments | $ 20 | per ride |
| Bathing soaps, toothpaste, adult diapers (for Memory Care at Allen Brook, Williston) | $ 25 | per packet |
| VPR underwriting to raise awareness about Cathedral Square and the great work we do | $ 1,000 | per month |
| Monthly food events for our communities | $ 10 | per meal |
| Holiday card and flower/gift for each resident at the holidays | $ 5 | per gift |