(Our greatest needs
are in CAPS)
Clothing should be lightweight...it's very
HOT here at the Home!
(NO
double-knit please) PLEASE check to be sure they're in
good repair!
[After having
said that, we DO, however have a ministry to people in the high mountain villages near us
and THEY need warm clothing....so anything you bring will be used -- if not
here, then to the needy in the mountains.]
First, PLEASE
DO NOT bring:
low cut jeans/pants or high-cut (midriff) shirts
spaghetti strap tops
2-piece bathing suits
Stick-on TATOOS
Do not bring anything with
Pokémon®• Looney Toons® Tasmanian Devil®
or Power Rangers figures on
clothing or toys.
We always need SHOES (& shoe laces)
especially tennis — used are fine if they still have "wear" in them.
Right now we do NOT need any small baby shoes...begin at sizes 11 & 12
babies & size 1 children's...on up....
BUT please do NOT send/bring any shoes over a size 8 for
girls/ladies and 7 for boys/men. Our biggest need is for sizes
1-5 as we have a lot of kids that size.
UNDERWEAR & WHITE
SOCKS (we need more for GIRLS than boys) — we mostly need sizes small to med (size 1-6
shoe size for the girls)
The children can always use Flip-Flops/sandals for use around here
— ALL
sizes, up to adult size 9
BRAS (only beginner
or "training bras" and sizes 32A, 34A & B; 36B)
Girls' UNDERSHIRTS,
(sizes
8-12)
Girl's SLIPS (sizes
4-14)
modest, one-piece Bathing Suits (no thigh-hi
cut) for girls & bathing trunks for boys — mostly sizes
10-14 needed
DEODORANTS •
FULL APRONS • First Class U.S. POSTAGE STAMPS
Canned
Chicken and Canned Ham • PEANUT BUTTER
Grated Parmesan Cheese
Plastic Pants
— sizes Small to X-large (toddler) •
small flashlights
We always
need
soup bowls, plastic drinking glasses
Walnuts • Almonds • Chocolate Chips • Shelled Sunflower Seeds
refill
bottles of instant hand sanitizer •
refills for baby wipes boxes
"Carpet
Fresh" — we have a lovely, but sometimes "stinky" dog!
refill bottles of
liquid Febreze®
various colors of
embroidery yarns (for the kids to use in making bracelets)
BATTERIES:
AA • AAA • C & D cell •
dry board markers for our school
INK CARTRIDGES
for Hewlett
Packard Photosmart 8150 Printer: both #96 (black) & #97 (color)
"Sharpie" Permanent
Markers & "Rub-a-Dub" Permanent Markers for CLOTHING
Medical Needs: CORTISONE CREAM, ANTI-FUNGAL creams or powder (for athlete's foot),
ANTIBIOTIC CREAM, COUGH
MEDICINE, SORE THROAT LOZENGES,
medicine
for ear aches & tooth aches
Spanish story books or novels for the
Children
English novels for us adults (or any Christian series ... but if that's an
option, please check w/ me first to see what I have already)
New Christian praise and worship CD's
You might check w/ your local department stores (i.e., Wal*Mart®, KMart®,
Outlets, etc.) to see if they are open to donating any of these items —
we have found very favorable responses from large stores....often all
you need to do is ASK the manager in charge!
Thanks in advance for your desire to help. Remember, anything you are able to provide
will be a blessing! God bless you!
