Most Urgent Needs (updated 2-1-2008):

• small, foldable (card) tables to use during meal time- space was an issue w/ them so it would have to be a table that is easily stored away- w/ chairs~ some of the disabled children can sit independently so it would be awesome if they could get UP to eat instead of eating in bed
• pillows to prop children up (bobbys- used by nursing moms) to support children while sitting up
• Foam donuts (used in hospitals to prevent skin breakdown
• Toothbrush/toothpaste!!!!
• Batteries for electronic toys- they claim batteries are either hard to find or expensive but they love all of the toys.
• Instant hand sanitizer
• New machines for quick labwork (blood sugar machine, hemocue to measure hemoblubin, strep kits to test for strep throat, urine dipsticks, etc.)
• 1 Kilometer 100 Meters of Fencing (the fence has been stolen and children have wandered off and disappeared)---working on getting a GRANT to meet this need
• Medicine for the Year 24 000 hrv. ($400 a month - a little more than a $1 per child!)
• Money to help cover SHIPPING COSTS
• Bedridden Children's Project
• Adult size clothing (adult size Small and Medium) (Dollar Days)

• FOOD - Nestle Clinutren, please order through Food Drive page
• 50 Chairs
• Underwear - sizes 2T up to Adult (Dollar Days)
  Important Note: They disinfect the underwear at 120 degree C, so it MUST be cotton
• DVD Players for Cartoons (they have televisions but the usual programs are of little interest to these kids
  (Cyberhome Region Free DVD player, available on EBAY or at Bestbuy.com)
• Developmental Toys - Legos, Painting Books, Pencils, Modeling Clay
• Sewing Machines - $135 each, purchased in Ukraine
• Linoleum
• Swaddling Clothes
• Washable Diapers - donate LARGE SIZE used ones, or purchase NEW ones for $1 each from the Hearts of Love Ministry
• Socks - purchase in wholesale lots on E-bay!
• Shoes - all kinds, from slippers to boots
• Developmental Books/BOARD Books - not paperback
• Batteries - all types for Toys
• Adult Disposable Diapers - SMALL and MEDIUM with sticky tabs (purchase in wholesale lots on EBAY)
• Disposable bed pads - like from the hospital (Dollar Days)
• Adult CLOTH diapers
• Large Plastic/Vinyl Bibs with Tie Strings (Dollar Days)
• Scrub Tops & Jackets for Caregivers (Dollar Days)
• Therapeutic Equipment -walkers, etc (Dollar Days)
• Bath towels (Dollar Days)
• Cribs - 10 items
• Crutches
• Developmental Toys
• Bed-clothes
• (glass) Beads and any stuff for Embroidery
• Plasticine, Crayons, ( colour) Construction Paper
• Bed Trays
• Mobiles

• Laundry Needs to Have Heating System Changed ($8,000)
• Boiler House: 4 Pumps (2 at $800 each and 2 at $1,000)
• Changing Electricity Equipment All Over 3 Buildings ($2,000) - in progress!
• Roof Repairs for Main Building #3 ($20,000) - in progress!
• Roof of the Connecting Tunnel ($5,000-$6,000)
• Intercom System

• Outdoor Playground Equipment for older children ($100,000)
• Outdoor Exercise Equipment for older children ($40,000)
• Large shipment of medical items ($18,000)
• Therapeutic indoor play equipment  ($8000)
• $$ to help pay for private therapists and teachers to visit weekly ($400 a month)  - in progress!

Many thanks to all of the contributors to this project!

For more information, please contact , the orphanage coordinator.
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