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EASTERN MISSOURI - Local Girl Scouts plan to collect more than one million personal care items for local famlies and individuals in need during Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri's 12th annual April Showers Personal Care Item Drive.

Girl Scout troops delivered bright green April Showers bags to area homes April 17-19. 

On Saturday, April 25, Girl Scouts will return to collect the bags filled with new, unused personal care items.

Needed items include soap, shampoo, toilet paper, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash, feminine hygiene products, facial tissue, disposable diapers, baby wipes, baby powder and first aid supplies.

Food stamps can't be used to buy personal care items.

The April Showers program provides 99 percent of all personal care items distributed in our region, according to Operation Food Search.

Operation Food Search and Central Missouri Food Bank will distribute the personal care items to hundreds of community agencies throughout the council's jurisdiction.