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Donate Supplies!
Our affiliated organizations are always in need of useful supplies. Below is a list of supplies requested by several community organizations:
Amor a la Niρez (The Little Yellow School House)
All material/games need to be in Spanish. Materials for older children (8+) are a priority.
Toner for a photocopy machine - PC 940 CANON
Didactic games for children over 8 years old
Three dimensional puzzles of different shapes
Materials to identify body parts (in Spanish and not
puzzles)
Games for memory; auditory and tactile (but not cards)
Materials/manipulatives to use for seperation,
classification, and matching (but not cards)
Materials for Spanish vocabulary (not cards)
Materials where the objective is to search for the
hidden objects in a figure
Cassette tapes of musical instruments, transportation,
animals, etc.
Toys with Spanish sounds
Acrylic paint
Oil paint
Glue
Games that focus on special dates (Mexico), principally
for children 8-12 years old
For a new like-skills area, the school is in need of the following kitchen items:
Plastic place settings (non-disposable)
dishes
pots and pans
toaster oven
blender
Patrulla Verde
Childrens scissors
Paint boxes
Pencils
Colored pencils
Erasers
Rulers
markers
La Gloria English School
Ink cartridges for a printer- HP 56 and 57
Used clothes (to sell at a bazaar as a way to generate
funds)
Color paper (printer)
The Red Cross of Isla Mujeres:
For the ambulance:
5 Blood Pressure cuffs
5 Cervical collars (different sizes)
1 Spider Strap (for securing patient on stretcher)
Splints/immobilization braces
5 Stethoscopes
2 VHF antennae for radio base (new or used)
Kitchen supplies (new or used:
1 Hot pot
1 sandwich maker
Plastic dishware (6 plates and bowls)
Utensils (knives, forks, spoons)
Small refrigerator
Small microwave
Isla Animals and Island Veterinarians:
A new law has been passed that prohibits the direct import of veterinary medicine into Mexico, this includes: pain killers, antibiotics, heartworm pills, flea and tic meds, dewormers, anesthetics. If customs finds these items in your luggage they will be confiscated.
Shampoo (non-medicated)
bowls
toys
collars
leashes
boxes of thin rubber gloves
Syringes 1 cc, 3 cc, 5 cc and 10 cc
Anti-itch/lick tube collars (all sizes)
Clippers
Surgical gloves- STERILE- sizes 6.5 to 8.5
Suture material, PDS 3-0, PDS 2-0, PDS 0, vicryl 3-0
and vicryl 2-0
Surgical instruments
Sterile gauze
Non-sterile gauze
IV sets
IV catheters
Hauck towels for wrapping packs
Muzzles
Stethoscope
Cages - with med or large dog crates people can put
their soft suitcase inside and check it as luggage
Towels/Sheets
Thermometers
If you are interested in donating supplies, the best way to do it is to:
~Have you or someone you know bring them down to us on Isla Mujeres
~Specify a donation and we will purchase the supplies here in Mexico
Please contact us or the specific community group directly (see Partners) if you are interested in donating supplies.
THANK YOU!
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