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ON THIS PAGE:
Changes in Aid Donation Procedure /
General Points / General
Aid needed /
Medical
/ Gift Packs
/ Craft /
Knitting & Crocheting plus Booklet
/ Harvest
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We would like to thank all those who
give so generously to provide aid and knitted items for those in need. We
greatly appreciate all the time, effort and finance that goes into the gifts. Volunteer collectors and drivers
are always
needed – please contact us if you can help.
CHANGES IN AID DONATION PROCEDURE
Due to the increase in the amount of aid we are receiving, we have spent
time reviewing the process of collecting, sorting and packing aid and
shoeboxes, to see where we could improve efficiency. One area which we
believe could be improved is the need to log all incoming goods, whether
aid and/or shoeboxes. Each time we take a delivery we are required, for
audit purposes, to count and log every item that is donated to Smile. As
you can imagine, with a large consignment, this is a very lengthy
procedure.
We would, therefore, like to ask donors to supply a detailed inventory
of all items and/or number of shoeboxes being donated. (Please note,
individual items in shoeboxes, craft packs or school packs do not need to be listed.) Please
download, complete and enclose the form with your aid donation(s).
Aid & Shoebox Inventory Form
(Word Doc 274 KB)
Due to rising postal costs, we are unable to
acknowledge every gift individually. If you require an acknowledgement, please
enclose a stamped addressed envelope with your gift.
Thank
you for helping us to maximise the amount of available funds that we can use
directly on our projects to help those in most need.
If you have any queries, please contact our Aid Department on
aid@smileinternational.org
The details
below are available in our Aid Guidelines leaflet which is available from the
Smile office or may be downloaded from here.
Please also see our
Shoeboxes page.
GENERAL POINTS
Aid is distributed according to need regardless
of nationality, political background or religious belief. We do not add
literature to our packed boxes due to the sensitive nature of the
countries in which we work.
- ALL ITEMS SHOULD BE NEW AND UNUSED
- WE ARE UNABLE TO TAKE ANY SECOND-HAND
CLOTHES OR USED ITEMS
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Sorting shoeboxes
Sewing machines will provide income for
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Aid Guidelines Nov07 A5
Portrait PDF (283
KB ) |
Aid Guidelines Nov07
A4 Landscape PDF (282 KB) |
We regret we are unable to take
the following:
- Toy guns/knives
- Military and
monster characters
- Battery operated items
- Makeup
- Books
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- Items in glass bottles,
mirrors and other breakables
- Curtains, cushions, nets
- Food items
- Baby buggies/pushchairs
- Medicines or drugs of any kind
– no prescription drugs
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GENERAL AID NEEDED
- TOILETRIES e.g. Soap
(bars and liquid),
flannels, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, deodorants, shaving
foam, razors, combs, brushes, feminine hygiene products, baby products,
nappies and baby wipes
- TOYS
- SUPPLIES FOR SCHOOLS
e.g. Pens, paper, notebooks, crayons, paints, pencils (black lead and
coloured), pencil cases, sharpeners,
rubbers, chalks, rulers, geometry sets, self-charging calculators, educational games, musical instruments, computers (Pentium
3
upwards)
- FACTORY SECONDS/END OF LINE
Clothing, footwear and other supplies
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Children in Sri Lanka with their Smile school
rucksacks filled with school supplies |
MEDICAL
All medical items
must be at least 12 MONTHS in date.
- Dressings: plasters of all types (e.g.
fabric, waterproof and blister plasters), crepe and triangular bandages,
micropore surgical tape, melolin dressings
- Antiseptic wipes/cream
- Anti-bacterial hand wash and disinfectant
- Sterilising tablets and solution
- Wound and eye washes
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- First aid kits
- Foil blankets
- Disposable aprons
- Disposable latex gloves
- Scissors, safety pins, tweezers
- Thermometers, medical scales
- Paper towelling
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We also take
supplies and equipment for hospitals – please contact us to confirm
suitability of items.
CRAFT PACKS
Smile teams helping with craft activities
in Uganda, Sri Lanka and Kosova
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SCHOOL PACKS
The items should be packed into a flat A4 ziplock
wallet. Suggested items:
- Pens
- Felt tips
- Pencils
- Crayons
- Erasers
- Sharpeners
- Exercise books
- Rulers
- Colouring books
- Geometry sets
- Notebooks
- Self-charging calculators
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Gift packs in Sri Lanka |
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MUSIC PACK/BOX
- Maracas
- Jingle/wrist bells
- Triangles
- Castanets
- Cymbals
- Wooden bell sticks
- Rainmakers
- Recorders
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Belleplates
in Kosova |
KNITTING/CROCHET
We need knitted or crocheted garments, e.g. jumpers, hats,
gloves, socks, scarves, baby clothes/shawls, blankets and toys. Or, if you
cannot knit, perhaps you can collect wool for us to give to our knitters. We
would welcome details of your Knitting Group – where you meet and how
many knitters you have.
- Please avoid the Child/Baby T-Jumper pattern
- Please do not use buttons for toy eyes, or
ribbons on baby clothes, due to choking hazard
Woodley Woollies
have kindly given us permission to offer their
Knitting
Booklet for charity
use. The booklet is written for charity knitters and contains patterns for
children up to 14 years, plus ideas for blankets, and a pattern for a cuffed
shawl for an elderly person. You may download this from our website for your
personal charitable knitting use only. This booklet is the copyright of Rita Gulliver of
Woodley Woollies. |
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Download Woodley Woollies
Knitting Book A5 Portrait.PDF (1.955 MB) |
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Download Woodley Woollies Knitting Book A4
Landscape.PDF (1.955 MB) |
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Barbara giving out knitted teddies
Zimbabwe – Clive in Romania – Val in Montenegro
EASTER/HARVEST
If your church,
school or organisation would like to take up a collection for the work
of Smile International, it would be much appreciated. Alternatively, you
may wish to donate school, craft or music packs or any of the aid items
listed above.
Volunteer collectors
and drivers always needed – contact us if you can help
Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who
has given aid, finance, skills, time and prayers to help us fill our trucks of
humanitarian aid, and provide relief and hope for the poor
"He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and He will reward him for what
he has done." (Proverbs 19:17 )
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