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Visiting Boquete? Will you bring some much needed items for the local families?

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If you are visiting Boquete, please consider bringing some much needed items for the indigenous people - the Ngobe - materials to make blankets, etc or store bought items that are very much in need. Thank you.

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Comment by Darlene Lindholm on December 1, 2012 at 11:19am: If you're visiting Boquete soon and have spare room in your luggage, please consider bringing items for the ladies who make blankets for the Ngobe infants. Yarn, fleece and cotton fabric are always in high demand.

Also, Wal-mart currently has pre-finished light weight fleece throws that are 50" x 60" for $2.99. One yard of fleece on sale in fabric stores costs more than this. These throws would be wonderful for toddlers, or can be cut down to make infant blankets more cost effectively than purchasing the fabric. The throws are available in a good variety of prints and solids, including bright red. Red is the Ngobe baby color (unlike pink and blue in the US).

Space bags will make any of these items very compact.

Muchas gracias for your consideration!

Comment by Susan and Pat on November 28, 2012 at 6:20pm: You can scroll down for the types of fleece and yarn (Oct, 28, 2011) - the groups make blankets for those in need - yarn compacts well; lightweight raincoats with hoods as the children often walk to school and many do not have raincoats - these are are very lightweight; the fleece and yarn are in high demand but if you cannot bring these and still wish to donate, there are local stores where you could buy a pair of shoes or raincoats and donate them; BUENOS VECINOS de BOQUETE (BVB) is a small, all-volunteer committee that provides basic, non-perishable food supplies on a monthly basis to over 100 individuals and families in the Boquete and Potrerillos communities - THE HANDICAP FOUNDATION is the local chapter of the Handicap Foundation of Panama (Fundación Pro-Integración de Panama). It strives to support handicapped members of our community, especially those with minimal economic resources. These groups gladly accepts cash donations. You can go to the Bid4Boquete website and donate via their website - they are conducting their annual fundraiser and you can see who benefits from the donations - you can donate money to them or buy something through their auction. There are endless ways to help out these causes. Thank you for your consideration of this and let us know if you need additional information. Stop by the Tuesday Morning Meeting and say hello to everyone.

Comment by Barb Eager on November 28, 2012 at 6:11pm: Just read the previous comments with ideas of things to bring to donate. So I'll add yarn to my list. Would appreciate other small, lightweight & inexpensive items.

Comment by Barb Eager on November 28, 2012 at 6:05pm: I'll be in Panama soon and plan to visit Boquete at some point but have very little available space in my suitcase and am also close to the 50 pound weight limit...I already received the request for knitting needles...any other inexpensive items needed?

Comment by Susan and Pat on November 28, 2012 at 5:43pm: hola Adam

Gracias. The Tuesday Morning Market (Farmers Market) at the BCP across the bridge is a great place to meet people. In the area where they have the presentations is a place where they sell books - ask for Irene "the book lady" she will take the donation and get it to the appropriate person(s). Again gracias and welcome to Boquete.

Comment by Adam Ross on November 28, 2012 at 9:05am: I am relatively new to Boquete and my sister is coming to visit me Dec 7th for two weeks and she will be bringing a red blanket for donation. I would like to coordinate to drop it off, thanks you can call me at 6218-6752

Adam

Comment by Susan and Pat on September 2, 2012 at 10:26am: Great idea Irene......I guess we are too new to think in these terms. We forget about the valuable resources of Fletes Chevales. Thanks for the reminder.

Comment by Irene Haines on September 2, 2012 at 10:03am: If you could send it by Fletes Chevales I will pay the costs at this end. Please email me - irenehaines@hotmail.com

Thanks for helping.

Irene

Comment by Susan and Pat on September 2, 2012 at 7:55am: Thank you for your post. Maybe someone will be going to PC to connect with you. Would there be a group closer to PC that would benefit from your generous donation?

Comment by Thomas Bonham on September 1, 2012 at 11:23am: I have a large packing box full of used clothes and some shoes to give away. Clothes are mostly for a young woman and a young boy. Shoes are women's shoes. I live in Panama City. If anyone is making the trip from PC to Boquete in a car, it might be worthwhile to pick it up and take it to Boquete to give away. I have no plans to travel to Boquete in the near future. 001.JPG 002.JPG