Gently used clothing needed

For all of you who have closets full of hand-me-downs waiting for someone to give them to....HB is asking for donations of gently used clothes for children and teens.

Gifts for the annual HB Holiday Party

Wow! you must all be planners as it's not even Halloween and we already have folks asking about what they can donate for our annual Christmas Party, scheduled for Thursday, December 21.

Here's a list of girls and boys favorite picks, from Maggie & Carlos.

We already have many items appropriate as gifts for the younger kids, but need some more for the older ones:
backpacks
watches (for children--boys & girls-- nothing too fancy please)
sandals (youth sizes)
bandanas
bracelets
necklaces
light perfume
hair accessories (barettes, clips, etc)
English language t-shirts
yo-yo's
small handbags
sunglasses
baseball caps
any kind of doll that can be dressed up (has a change of clothing)
all the SuperHero stuff (Spiderman is a favorite)
Dinosaurs are also still a popular choice

Back to school-- things we need & don't

hello from Hekab Be. It's early fall, though it still feels like summer around here...it's quiet and the visitors are few, but kids are back to school and in need of materials nonetheless...

Here's our latest wish list (please also scroll down to the bottom for items that we currently do *not* need)

for the kids--
Pocket Folders
Markers
Spiral notebooks
zippered pencil bags
coloring books (bilingual would be great)
small dolls
matchbox cars
hair things
jewelry - especially beaded bracelets (the girls are all gaga over these)
any individually wrapped toy

for the library--
plastic storage tubs
paint (exterior/interior) - can be bought locally
cleaning supplies (contact Maggie for details, best place to get these is at Sam's/Costco in bulk)
**a PLUMBER - someone with plumbing skills to help us get a pipe from the water source to the toilet. And material (pipes, etc) for when a plumber is found.

Computers (please nothing more than 2-3 years old. preferably running Win XP)
Educational DVD's and kid/family classics in Spanish
Wooden Chairs/plastic chairs
Area rugs - 1) for children's room with numbers/alphabet 1) solid or print for adult reading area

books--
ADULT FICTION IN SPANISH - GRISHAM, GRAFTON, KING,PATTERSON, COELHO, SARAMAGO, GARCIA MARQUEZ (less well known titles- we already have the more common ones)
ANY CONTEMPORARY LATINO FICTION.
We still need a copy of "Mammals of the Yucatan" - we have it on DVD but would like to have the book in both Eng. and Span.
A Mental Health book or any psychiatry/psychology books for both teens and adults in Spanish
A Spanish-Italian dictionary

Things we don't currently need:
printer paper
colored paper
crayons

Questions? contact Maggie: Maggiemk@aol.com