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Things We Need / Traveling to India?

If you would like to donate goods or items, or if you know of a corporate entity that would like to donate useful products, the following list contains Things We Need for the people we help.

Traveling to Mysore, India? Given high shipping costs, we are looking for creative ways to get some of our donated goods from the U.S. to India. Let us know if you have room in your suitcase.


Children's Clothing	Medical Supplies	Arts and Crafts Materials
shirts	bandaids	crayons
pants	tape	coloring books
dresses	gauze	origami paper
tops	antibiotic ointments	educational games and toys
skirts	Q-tips	glue, tape
shoes	baby wipes	colored chalk
slippers	children's vitamins	colored paper
undergarments	women's multivitamins

Cleaning Supplies	Adult Clothing	Other
bath soap	used saris	bed sheets
shampoo	footwear	blankets
laundry detergent	shorts	yoga mats
	slacks
	shirts

Already in India?

If you're already in Mysore, consider donating some of the following items that can be procured locally:


Food Items		Cleaning Supplies
rice and other grains		kitchen soap
all varieties of dahl		floor cleaner
coffee and tea powder		rags and towels
milk		bathroom cleaner
sambar powder		brushes
sugar

School Supplies		Heavy Stuff
notebooks		cots and beds
pencils and pens		a computer
school bags
geometry boxes


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