LIVERMORE FALLS – Livermore Falls High School students are challenging the community to help make dreams come true.

As part of their community service requirement, the school’s Jobs for Maine’s Graduates program has planned a service-learning project to benefit Maine’s Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Jobs for Maine’s Graduates members recently sponsored a drive to benefit the foundation during Winter Carnival week. The four grades competed to see who could collect the most items. As a result, they collected more than 800 items for the foundation, which was created to help grant the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses.

In an effort to help the foundation grant wishes, the program members decided to collect as many small items from the foundation’s “wish list” as possible.

If area residents would like to help with the item drive, they’re being asked to contact any of the high school’s JMG students or teacher Michelle Merrill (897-3428, ext. 214) until March 1.

Items that the program is collecting include:

• Travel Bags: Toiletries (such as sunscreen, toothbrush and holder, toothpaste, lotion, Chapstick); bags (backpack, fanny pack, over the shoulder bag, small suitcases on wheels, Disney character bags, toiletry bags for dads); healthy snacks (such as water, trail mix and nuts); disposable cameras; travel entertainment (magazine, small toy, hand-held electronic game, travel Scrabble); phone cards; 35 mm film; and water bottles.

• Anything Disney: Autograph books, photo albums, beach towels, Mickey/Minnie ears, pens, candy, key chains, postcards, stationery, stuffed animals, Mylar balloons that can be filled later, videos, board games, wrapping paper, etc.

• Toys: Board games, magic sets, art sets, lava lamps, Legos, Playmobil, scrapbooking items, bean bag chairs and magic wands.

• Party Decorations: Theme party items such as ones for tropical, disco, fiesta, luau, tea party, pony, princess, Disney.

• Computer items: Gift certificates for CD/DVD, wrist rest, surge protector power strips, video capture cards for digital cameras, paper (photo and regular paper), boxes of diskettes and blank CDs.

• Big ticket items: Such as digital cameras, 35 mm cameras, video cameras, computer furniture (dictated by room size), computer printers, TVs, stereos, VCRs and DVD players.

• Gift certificates.

• Gift baskets for family visits.

• Tickets: Red Sox, Sea Dogs, UMaine Hockey, Portland Pirates, Sesame Street Live, drama productions.