Restock: October 2026
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Welcome to the Restock!
Updates and Changes
It’s finally getting cold at night, so we started putting out warm gloves, hats, and handwarmers this past week.
We have taken written (and electronic) comments at LFFC since our first day, and many of the things we distribute were originally suggested by visitors in the comments. We’ve been meaning to put them all online, and we’ve finally done so. We get heartwarming comments from time to time, and this month received a lovely one from someone who was planning to use our phone as the beginning of a chance in circumstances. Going forward, we’ll continue to post all our comments on the comments page as they get scanned, and list any especially interesting ones here in the Restock.
Monthly Usage
This month, we had 63 outgoing completed calls made from our Futel phone, as well as 6 and 406 calls made from our Connections phones at the Estelita’s Library Seattle Community Fridge (SCF) and Cafe Red sites, respectively.
- 310 pairs of socks
- 1500 Band-Aids
- 84 CoBan rolls
- 130 ABD gauze pads, and 109 non-adherent pads
- 730 nitrile gloves
- 226 packets of Vaseline
- 87 sunscreen packets
- 304 masks (N95 and KF94)
- 253 doses of ibuprofen
- 108 pairs of earplugs
- 103 ponchos
- 95 pencils
- 199 body wash/shampoo/shaving gel packets
- 292 toothbrushes
- 215 tubes of toothpaste
- 271 tampons
- 160 menstrual pads (across all sizes)
- 558 packets of hand sanitizer
- 147 paper bags
- 258 razors
- 655 condoms, 38 internal (“female”) condoms, and 496 lubricant packets
- 41 boxes (82 doses) of naloxone nasal spray, and 39 kits (78 doses) of injectable naloxone
- 24 warm gloves
- 24 hats
- 30 pairs of hand warmers
Our COGGA for this month is $1085.08, not including naloxone, condoms, or lubricants (all of which are provided by outside groups at no cost to us).
We received donations this month from Harley LaRoux, Angharad Caceres, Rebecca Francis, Diana Kroemer, Bill O’Connor, and Andrew Smart. Thank you all so much!
Conclusion
That’s it for this month’s Restock! If there’s more information you’d like to know, please feel free to use our Suggestions Form or email us at info@lffc.us.