DONATIONS
http://paypal.me/hekabbebiblioteca
WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL REQUESTS FOR ITEMS FROM OUR NEW DIRECTOR, KAORI, TO HELP WITH HEKAB BE’S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE CHILDREN OF AKUMAL:
- Backpacks and water bottles for summer camp
- Goalie gloves for playing soccer
- Play parachute for children
- Educational books in Spanish aimed at Kindergarten children (dinosaurs, animals, outer space, nutrition etc.)
- ‘Dress-up’ costumes for make-believe play and for small theater performances
- Place mats, aprons, and child-friendly silverware for cooking classes
- Games that the children can play together (e.g. Jenga, memory cards)
- Lego building materials
- Seeds and simple (child safe!) tools for gardening classes
- Fabric to re-cover chairs and couches
GENERAL SUPPLIES:
We always need supplies for our classes and general administration. If you don’t have space in your suitcase, many of these items can be purchased here in Mexico at the many grocery and office supply stores in Playa del Carmen. Items marked with a * are always needed, as they are what we use almost every day)
- Erasers
- Children’s scissors
- Jumbo crayons
- Washable colored markers
- Triangular Kindergarten colored pencils
- Notebooks with thick paper, both blank and lined (designed for young children drawing and learning to write)
- All kinds of paint, but especially acrylic
- White (PVA) glue (This is always desperately needed!!)
- Colored paper
- Printer paper (white)
- Cardboard and construction paper (all colors)
- Modeling clay
- Craft materials
- Stickers
- Educational games
- Insect repellent (preferably all-natural)
- Paintbrushes and art supplies
- Rulers
REWARDS AND SMALL GIFTS:
You can also donate items that we gift the children as rewards for attendance and performance. These are supplies that they can use in the public school and in their homes:
- Small solar-powered calculators
- Backpacks
- Notebooks and diaries
- Coloring books
- Pencil cases
- Water canteens
- Folders
- Socks
- Tennis shoes
- Toothbrushes and toothpaste
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