Items Needed

Whether you are coming to volunteer your time in the Dominican Republic with Dove Missions, or if you are vacationing and want to drop off some supplies, we would appreciate anything you can donate! Below is a list of items that are needed.
We are focusing on the very essential needs at this time. Everything is categorized, and everything in BOLD is on our top list of priorities. Thank you!

To our sponsors who are coming to visit. We do not want to sound ungrateful for the gifts that you are all so eager to bring for our kids. It is very difficult for our mothers to accept materialistic gifts for their children when they are battling holes in their roofs, and their children don't have beds to sleep in. Very extravagant gifts also cause many hard feelings between neighbors of children who are not members of our club. For this reason we ask you to please stick to the list below of necessities for the family. Remember also that your monthly donation is already paying for the most important gift, food, each month for your sponsor child. If you feel you need to bring a small gift for your sponsor child please speak with our volunteer coordinator for suggestions. Thank you!

Our top 5 most needed items are:
1.Children's Multi-Vitamins
2.Gently used or new black,close toed school shoes
3.Mosquito nets
4.Bed Sheets
5.Towels of all kinds


Food/Housewear:
Peanut butter
Jam
Juice Packets
Protein Bars
Blankets
Batteries (especially AA and AAA)

Hygiene/Health:
Shampoo
Sanitary pads
Soap
Deodorant
Toothbrushes/Toothpaste
Yeast Infection Medicine
Advil
Skin cream (polysporin)
Rash medicine
Hand Sanitizer

Clothes/Shoes:
Underwear
Socks

School/Art Supplies:
Backpacks
Notebooks
Pencil sharpeners
Colored Pens / Crayons
Rulers
Erasers
Pens / Pencils
Spanish-English dictionaries
Children's books in Spanish
Laptops
Cameras


*Updated May, 2013*