Donations are due by March 10, 2010.
General Items Needed:
• Old Medications, sample meds from physician offices
• Vitamins
• Medicines- See below
• Small Toothpastes
• Toothbrushes-children and adult
• Eye Glasses- new or used
• Sunglasses-new or used (especially needed for people with cataracts)
• Soap or body wash –small sizes
• Small shampoo- (small/hotel size)
• Toys, balls, outdoor games, jump ropes, wiffle ball and bat, dominoes
• Lotions-(small/hotel size)
• Small toys for boys- toy cars, action figures, pencils pens, baseballs
• Small toys for girls- Kids jewelry, hair things for children, pencils pens
• School supplies/art supplies for local schools
• Baseball hats for boys/men, visors for girls/women
Medicinal Items Needed:
• Oral Antibiotics: Amoxicillin 500mg ($12.43/100 capsules), 250mg and 250mg suspension ($2.14/bottle), Cephalexin (for adults and children), Omnicef, Ciprofloxacin, Azithromycin and Bactrim DS.
• Anti-hypertensives/cardiac: Norvasc 5mg ($7.15/100 tablets), 81mg Aspirin
• Pain medications: Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen (for infants, children and adults)
• Topical: Vaseline (for sulfur cream preparation), hydrocortisone, antibacterial cream/ointment, burn cream, yeast infection treatment, soap (mild and antibacterial...can be purchased in La Romana)
• Gastointestinal: Pepcid or Prevacid or Prilosec, Tums, pepto bismol and stool softeners
• Eyes/Ears/Nose: erythromycin eye ointment, saline drops for eyes and also nasal congestion, antibiotic/steroid eye medication (optional)
• Vitamins: infant drops, children's, adults and pre-natal
• Respiratory: Benadryl(children's and adult), loratidine (Claritin or Alavert) or Zyrtec or Allegra, cough suppressant or combination cold medicine
• Diabetes: metformin (500mg) (if possible), blood sugar test/strips
• Other: condoms, disposable gloves, antibiotic hand gel, duct tape, hand wipes, gauze, medical tape, medicine cups, Sharpie markers, labels for medications, sandwich baggies, scale to weigh patients, pens, blood pressure cuffs, stethoscopes, rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, urine test strips, pregnancy tests, sunscreen, bug spray, band-aids.
Please do NOT donate:
• Anti-psychotics, Anti-cholesterol, Hormone replacement, Anti-hypertensives not listed above, Gummy Bear or Gum Ball vitamins for children
Out of date medication: no older than 6 months past the expiration date
Any questions, please contact student leaders Shyloe or Zoe at mbdrtrip2010@gmail.com or faculty chaperones Amy Beckhusen (abeckhusen@mosesbrown.org) and Jennifer Leahy (jleahy@mosesbrown.org).
Thank you for your help in advance!!
Ann Rheault If you'd like to learn more about how your unwanted sunglasses, readers, and prescription glasses can change people's lives, visit http://www.restoringvision.org.
This philanthropic organization sent us a giant order of assorted surplus eyewear for this trip, and we thank them for their efforts.