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Sí a la Vida -- List of Project Needs
"Sí a la Vida" High Priority Needs
List Black dress shoes for school, adult men’s sizes 6, 6½, 7, 7½, 8. (Second hand is fine, as long as they’re in good condition.) Regular shoes ("tennies" etc.) adult men’s sizes 6, 6½, 7, 7½. Pants: blue jeans and casual, waist sizes 26" to 28" (we have lots of larger sizes). 2x2 bulk gauze pads for wound cleansing (not individually wrapped). Clean cotton swabs Sterile pads for wound dressing: 2x2", 3x3", 4x4" 500 capsules Amoxicillin 500 mg. (antibiotic) 1000 Ibruprophen 200 mg. "Sí
a la Vida" General Needs List Medicines & Medical Supplies 1000 - 2000 Band aids in bulk, ¾" & 1" wide. 1000 2x2 bulk gauze pads for wound cleansing (not individually wrapped). 500 Sterile pads for wound dressing: 2x2", 3x3", 4x4" 10 rolls tape for wound dressing 2 box of sterilized gloves size M 500 tablets Ritalin 10 mg 1000 capsules Amoxicilin 500 mg. 500 tablets Tegretol 200 mg CR (Controlled Release) tablets (NOT the same as generic carbamazepine) 1000 Ibruprophen 200 mg. 500 acetaminofen (Tylanol) 500 mg 100 tablets metronidazol 100 tablets mebendazol 250 capsules dicloxacilin 12 tubes Anti-fungal cream (clotrimazol) 6 tubes zinc oxide 5 bottles iodine povidone 5 bottles hydrogen peroxide 6 bottles head lice remedy 6 bottles calamine lotion 50 ampoules dental anesthetic Clothing & Shoes (With all clothing and shoes, second hand in good condition is okay.) Shoes, up to 100 pairs: black dress shoes for school, also casual and sports shoes. Most needed are men’s sizes 6, 6½, 7, 7½, 8. Wide sizes (EE and wider) are
Pants: blue jeans and casual, waist sizes 24" to 29" (have lots of larger sizes) dark blue dress pants (for school), waist sizes 23" to 31" Shorts, waist sizes 24" to 29" t-shirts, adult sizes S, M & L. (We have more than enough XL and children’s sizes.) Dress shirts, white short-sleeved (for school) Socks for adult shoe sizes 4-9, lots and lots (100 pairs or more), white preferred. Boys’ underwear sizes #12, #14, #16 and #18 -- 2 doz. of each size. Boys’ undershirts, white, size #14 to adult (L) – 1 doz. of each size. 50 Belts, 24-30" 50 baseball caps Education, Sports & Recreation 25 day backpacks (for school) Dictionaries: Spanish-English and plain Spanish (for students – illustrated?) 20 simple photo albums for 24-48 pictures 4"x6" Baseball equipment: 24 baseballs, leather hide (NON-Chinese; NOT softballs), 2 batting helmets, catcher’s gear, fielders’ gloves. 2 tether balls used tennis balls 9 basketballs 6 soccer balls juggling balls (bean-bag type) Bike spare parts: tubes & tires (24" & 26" wide tire only), brake parts and cables, pedals, chains, spokes, bearings, lights, bells, bike locks, 3 air pumps. Bike mechanic tools, especially: box wrenches and open-end wrenches, English and metric crescent wrenches bike chain tool DVD player (for Managua center) DVDs with Spanish language sound track (nonviolent, not "R" rated). "Chicken Run", "Holes" and "Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban" are
fishing line, 20# test (or stronger). 5 doz. snelled fishhooks, size 1/0 or assorted. 100 split shot, pea size, for fishing. construction paper, various colors. Jig saw puzzles, 25 to 200 pieces Games, Spanish language or language neutral (e.g. dominoes) Children’s stories, in Spanish Computer parts and supplies (for PC) Literacy and math instructional programs in Spanish, for Windows 2 refill kits for printer cartridges Ink cartridges for Canon printers: 3 BCI-3eBK black 3 BCI-3eC blue 3 BCI -3eM red 3 BCI -3eY yellow 3 SVGA monitors 4 floppy drives 4 hard discs mother boards with their accessories scanner CD burner 2 sets of speakers surge protectors with battery backup for six computers stack of CD-ROM disks (blank) Household Equipment and Supplies Industrial rice cooker: capacity 10 pounds (about 27 cups) of raw rice to produce roughly 72 cups cooked rice. Radio equipment for 2-way communications bet. Altagracia and the land (1 mile) fax machine (plain paper preferred) Video projector (for community movie theatre project). Heavy-duty stapler 2 calculators, office desktop quality 10 rolls ¾" masking tape 10 rolls 2" American duct tape barber shears for haircuts 2 irons 2 large wall clocks, battery operated, with plain numbers. 6 boxes Zip-lock bags, 1-gallon and sandwich sizes, heavy duty 50 bars of bath soap 50 tubes of toothpaste, large 30 deodorants for boys 20 combs Neatsfoot Oil and/or Huberd’s Shoe Grease (for leather work boots). 5 Pillows 50 sheets for single (twin) beds, both flat and fitted 4 toilet paper holders that are designed with no detachable part to be lost Birthday presents and rewards for the kids: toys, balls, bubbles, skates, pogo sticks, caps, games (Spanish or language-neutral), etc. Workshop & Construction Tools And Supplies 2 electric 7¼" circular saws with various 7¼" saw blades 2 VSR 3/8" electric drills "idea books" for small woodworking projects (English OK) drill bits for wood and concrete, lots of ‘em wood lathe table saw, 10" or thereabouts bench jig saw, electric electric bench grinder with grinding wheels 4 hand jigsaws, with large supply of blades 3 hacksaws & 50 hacksaw blades (American-, German- or English-made) 2 crosscut hand saws 2 rip hand saws sanding belts 1" x 42" for Sears Craftsman model #113244512 wood burning set soldering set wire cutters wire stripper (for electrical work) wood planes: 1 large, 2 medium, 2 small wood rasps, especially 4-in-1 "horseshoe" files metal files chisel set bar clamps crescent wrenches 6", 8", 10", 12" vise grips, 10" socket wrench set paint brushes, various caulking gun Christmas Presents For approximately 30 pre-adolescent and adolescent boys ages 10-14. Suggestions: toys, games, balls, clothes, musical cassettes (especially reggae), pocket radios, soccer shoes, flashlights, stuffed animals, men’s perfume, simple watches, baseball caps, wall posters, playing cards, simple musical instruments, nifty tee shirts. (Best not to gift wrap before sending.) Contacts for more information: Regarding list updates: Jonathan Roise, Regarding shipping: Bob & Millie Royce |