Canopy Family - Pack for a Purpose

Visiting orphanages

Pack for a Purpose does not condone visiting orphanages, as this can often lead to negative impacts on children. The accommodation or tour company working with the orphanage will deliver the supplies in a coordinated and respectful way so that the children can benefit from them. Your generosity is not diminished because you do not interact with the children.

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Project Description

In the remote region of Darién in eastern Panama, the Canopy Family has been working with the community of Nuevo Vigia Embera since 2014. The community has embraced and joined us in our ecotourism efforts in many ways, yet still live with only basic necessities. The Canopy Family would like to assist Nuevo Vigia further by providing general supplies and useful daily items (which are difficult to get to the community otherwise) to enrich the lives of the community members.

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Project Needs

General School Supplies:
Book Bags, College-Ruled Paper, Colored Construction Paper, Colored Pencils, Compasses, Crayons, Dry-Erase Markers, Erasers, Glue Sticks, Handheld Pencil Sharpeners, Markers, Pencils, Pencil Cases/Bags, Pens, Protractors, Rulers, Solar Calculators, Solar Lantern Lights, and Wide-Ruled Paper

Reference Materials:
(English and Spanish) Dictionaries

Flash Cards:
(English and Spanish) Alphabet, Math, and Word

Laminated Wall Charts:
(Spanish) Human Body, Language, Math, Science, and World Maps

Text/Reading Books:
(Spanish) Age-Appropriate Story Books, Biology, General Science, Health, Language/Grammar, and Math

Computer Hardware/Software:
Mobile Phones

Educational Games/Toys:
Connect Four, Stuffed Animals/Soft Toys, and Puzzles

Music Instruments:
Harmonicas/Kazoos, Maracas, Recorders, and Xylophones

Sports/Outdoor Activity:
Baseballs, Baseball Equipment, Baseball Gloves, Frisbees, Inflation Pumps, Jump Ropes, Netball/Basketballs, Soccer Balls, Team Uniforms/Kits for Soccer, Tennis Balls, and Whistles

Clothing/Shoes:
New Bras, New or Gently Used Children’s Clothing and Shoes, New Underwear,and Sports Caps and Hats

Linens:
Bath Towels, Bed Linens, Light Blankets, Linen Sets, Mosquito Nets, and Pillows

Kitchen:
Bowls, Pans, Plastic Serving Bowls, Plastic Serving Cups, Plastic Serving Plates, Pots, Serving Spoons, and Spatulas

Non-Perishable Food Items:
Canned Beans, Canned Vegetables, and Rice

Health/Personal Grooming:
Antibiotic Ointments, Band-Aids, Bars of Soap, Combs, Deodorant, Hair Brushes, Hair Pins and Elastic Hair Bands, Hand Cream, Multivitamin Tablets, Plastic Gloves, Reading Glasses of Assorted Strengths, Sanitary Napkins, Shampoos, Tampons, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Vaseline, and Washing Powder

Art Supplies for Artist Initiatives and Community Produced Projects: Acrylic Brushes and Paints, Beads for Bead Work, Buttons, Clothing Catalogs, Craft Glue, Craft Scissors, Crochet Hooks, Earring Hooks, Fabric Scissors, Gage Wire, Glass Beads for Bead Work, Sewing Needles, Sewing Scissors, Tape Measures, Thread, Watercolor Brushes and Paints, Wire Cutters, and Wool

Gardening:
Cloth Caddy for Small Tools, Hand Fork, Small Pruning Shears, Spades, and Trowel

Initiatives

Education

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