The items needed in the kits are listed
below.
Health Kit ($12
value)
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1 hand
towel
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1
washcloth
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1 comb
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1 metal
nail file or nail clipper
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1
bath-size bar of soap
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1
toothbrush
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1 tube
of toothpaste, 4-7 oz.
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6
band-aids
Bundle all items into the towel and
tie it with ribbon or yarn.
School Kit $11 value)
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1 pair
blunt scissors
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2 pads
8 ˝ x 11 ruled paper
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1
thirty centimeter ruler (12”)
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1
pencil sharpener
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6 new
pencils with erasers
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1 large
eraser
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12
sheets construction paper
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1
box of 24 crayons
Prepare 12” x 14” cloth bag with handles
and a closure (Velcro, snap or button).
Place the items in the bag, secure with closure.
Medicine Boxes ($400) Completed box valued at about $2,500.
Collect a kit of the 8
over-the-counter drugs listed below and add a gift of $350 and I.M.A
(Interchurch Medical Assistance) will add donated medicines and prescription
drugs to produce a medicine box worth about $2,500. I.M.A has been a
Festival of Sharing project agency for many years. These drugs are
badly needed in the areas devastated by the Tsunami.
1.
Aspirin (acetylsalicylic
acid)—325 mg (5 gr) tablets: 1000 tablets*. Examples: Bayer, Rite-Aid,
Equate.
2. Ferrous Sulfate---325 mg tablets (65 mg. iron): 500 tablets*.
3.
Children’s Multivitamins with
iron---Chewable tablets: 500 tablets*. Examples: Flintstones Plus Iron,
Centrum
Kids Complete.
4. Adult Multivitamins with iron---500 tablets*. Examples: Theragran-M,
Nature Made Therapeutic-M.
5. Children’s Acetaminophen---80 mg chewable tablets: 300 tablets (usually
available in bottles of 30 tablets only).
Example: Children’s Tylenol.
6. Triple Antibiotic Topical Ointment---1/2 oz. tubes: 4 tubes. Examples:
Neosporin Ointment.
7.
Sterile gauze pads---4 x 4 pad: 50 pads.
Examples: Johnson & Johnson, Curity.
8. First
Aid Adhesive Tape---1/2” or 1”x 10
yds. or more: 6 rolls. Examples: Johnson & Johnson, Curity.
*Tablets must be purchased in
bottles of 100 or more. No samples are permitted.
--Products must be new products with expiration dates of 18 months or
longer. Send only complete kits. Pack the products in a box, and
label the box, "I.M.A. Medicine Kit Enclosed" to avoid confusion with heath
kits.
--Your $350 gift per kit will pay for additional medicines, packing and
shipping costs to send a complete I.M.A. Medicine Box worth about $2,500 to
the Tsunami effected areas.