Palau Perspective of Grace Children's Home

This blog is updated by George and Stacey Palau and is comprised of highlights as seen through our eyes while living at Grace Children's Home.

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

April Current Needs List

Here are our current GCH needs, for those of you who have asked. Thanks to all who have helped meet so many of our needs in the past!

Grace Children’s Home Current Needs List (updated 4/07)

Note:
All bolded items are high priority needs

Any items you want to mail can be sent to: The Palaus, 266 Coralwood Dr., San Diego, CA 92114. We are able to pick up items there and bring them into Mexico.

Gift cards: Costco, Wal-Mart, Home Depot

Funding:
1. To continue construction of the Education Center
2. To purchase land for Church/ community center
3. For on-going monthly needs
(water, electricity, transportation, meds, etc)

Food: spaghetti sauce, pinto beans, noodles, canned fruit, canned corn, wheat sandwich bread, butter, canned fruit, pancake mix, cooking oil, potatoes & tomatoes, cheese, chicken, hamburger meat, beef for stew, roasts, bacon, sausage, cilantro, fresh fruits & veggies, eggs, ham/ sandwich meat, hot dogs, maseca, onion, ketchup, flour tortillas

Cleaning/ Household supplies: Goof-off, laundry soap, Clorox, stain remover for clothes, Ajax, dish soap, pinesol, fabuloso, disinfecting spray, spray bottles, fabric softener sheets, mops w/ refills, foggers (bug bombs), household garbage cans, large plastic storage containers (for clothes, shoes, etc), brooms & dust pans, commercial size pots & pans, 2 quality large knives (for food prep), rolling pins, tea kettle

Paper products: napkins, Kleenex, paper towels, surgical gloves, gallon size Ziploc bags, plastic spoons and forks, lunch bags,
large black garbage bags, medium kitchen size garbage bags, paper plates!

Personal Hygiene: lotion, shampoo, detangling spray, hair gel, diapers (sizes 6), diaper wipes, thick diaper ointment, deodorant, lice shampoo, disposable razors, hair brushes, purrell

Clothes: girls knee-hi navy socks (sizes 8-14) and knee-hi white socks (size 6), knit solid navy sweaters & vests (boys & girls sizes 4T – 14 youth)
School supplies: hard back & CD-Rom Encyclopedias in Spanish for young adults (10+ yr olds)

Vehicles:
1. Fairly new 15+ diesel mini-bus – low miles, reliable, good condition (we have some funding already for this)
2. Trailer for intern housing – good condition, electrical/ water working


Other: Large book shelf size cabinet with doors, large garden storage sheds (3), kids/youth 2 wheel bicycles (durable!), car-port size canopy (for shade for our kids in the outside), Bounce house (for monthly group b-day parties)

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