How Far Can You Stretch $235?

How far can you stretch $235???  How about...

*2 Tide 48 load laundry detergents
*1 large bucket of Tidy Cats litter
*2 Lysol toilet bowl cleaners
*1 pack of Off! repellent towelettes
*1 Lysol cleaning spray & refill
*1 carton of Goldfish crackers
*6 4-pack cans of 9 Lives cat food
*1 large bag of Meow Mix cat food
*2 Whisker Lickin' cat treats
*4 Johnson's Buddies soap bars
*6 Suave shampoo & conditioners
*2 boxes of Band Aids
*Pedialyte liquid & stick mix
*3 Little Swimmers sunscreen sprays
*4 Nivea body washes
*1 Dove Shampoo
*1 Dove Conditioner
*2 Secret deodorants
*1 Dove deodorant
*2 Suave body washes
*1 Quench body washes
*Up & Up Cortisone cream
*Neosporin
*Up & Up Children's Allergy medication
*Up & Up Infants Acetaminophen
*Up & Up Children's Ibuprofen
*12 giant size Bounty paper towel rolls
*18 pack Little Swimmers Diapers
*2  26 pack Pull Ups
*Case of  Market Pantry bottled water
*Huggies wipes (184 + 320 count)
*3 Nabisco 12-pack cookie/cracker snack pack assortment
*1 box of Froot Loops
*1 box of Apple Jacks
*2 24-packs of Capri Sun Juice
*1 100 count Market  Pantry Pop Ice popsicles
*4 boxes of Market Pantry fruit snacks
*2 bottles of Finish dishwasher detergent
*1 box of Snuggle dryer sheets
*1 bottle of Downy liquid fabric softener
*2 12-roll packs of Angel Soft toilet paper
*1 bottle of Wesson vegetable oil
*4 boxes of Betty Crocker blueberry muffin mix
*2 boxes of Uncle Ben's rice
*2 boxes of Betty Crocker brownie mix
*1 canister of Lysol wipes
*2 jars of Smuckers jelly
*1 jar of Skippy peanut butter
*2 Palmolive dish soaps
*3 6-packs of Motts apple sauce
*2 bottles of Motts apple juice
*1 bottle of Shout
*2 bottles of Glass Plus
*1 bottle of Seventh Generation spray cleaner
*1 jar of Publix pasta sauce
*4 boxes of Quaker granola bars
*2 bags of Rold Gold pretzel sticks
*2 bags of Purex laundry sheets

Our current Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) group / future Time Out! group recently learned about a family in our area in need of some assistance after the father passed away, leaving his wife, three young girls & an unborn child.  As the immediate needs were taken care of by the mother's MOPS group & church, we decided we could put our couponing skills to good use and help with household needs.  We took up a collection from our moms and received $267.  We have spent $235 so far and were able to purchase $352.46 worth of supplies, a savings of $117.44 by couponing & shopping the sales!  We also added a few more items & a Publix gift card to help with the perishables.  In addition, Publix at Mulberry Village was kind enough to donate an additional $25 gift card to the family. 

Thank you SO MUCH for the generous donations and an extra special thank you to Jennifer Skidmore & Heather Korey for helping me (Erin) shop...and to our awesome cashier Moses at the Mall of Georgia Target, who handled our thick stack of coupons like a pro!!