We are now blessed to have a Costco (American Express cards are honored) and two Dollar Stores, Uno Precio and Waldo Mart right on the main highway a few miles from Gabriel House. We also have a Walmart and a Home Depot. This makes it much easier for groups to purchase products they know and who would rather not have the hassle of trying to get US purchases across the border. It would also bless the economy of Mexico.

Short term needs list for Gabriel House:

* Attention: Used clothing has been banned by the Mexican authorities as something that cannot be brought across the border.

Here is a link for the most comprehensive manufacturer and vendor of handicapped equipment.
www.sammonspreston.com
They carry many of the items the kids need.

Diapers, sizes newborn, #1, #3, #4, #5, #6, Medium adult
Baby wipes
Wash clothes
Baby formula for Gabriel House:
         Good Start by Nestle
         Nan 2 (purchased in Mexico)
         A.R. Lipil by Enfamil
Baby food
Towels
Footie pajamas infant to size 16 (winter months, October thru Feb)
Large plastic bibs
Chewable vitamins
Infant vitamin drops (poly visol)
Liquid Tylenol
Triaminic cough syrup or generic brand
Powder
Baby oil
Shampoo
Purell hand sanitizer, (we use this a lot!)
tooth paste
Tooth brushes
Bar soap
Tall kitchen garbage bags
Zip lock bags gallon and quart size
Laundry detergent
Liquid dish detergent
Cleaning liquids Pine Sol, Ammonia, Mr. Clean
Clorox
Mops
Brooms
Cleanser
Socks (please do not send adult sized socks)
Shoes in all sizes
Covered waste baskets
School supplies
Large baskets or tubs for toys and storage
Large rubber balls
Washable dolls
Building blocks
Puzzles with large pieces wood is best
Videos in Spanish
Walt Disney (no witches ghosts or violence)
Veggie tales
McGee and me
Please no Rugrats, or Pokemon, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings or Simpsons

Laundry Needs:

  • 1 Heavy duty or Commercial Washer
  • Two commercial Gas dryers

Sheets
Pillow cases
Pillows
Large plastic bibs or extra long home made cloth bibs for the older children.
Rug shampooer and shampoo
Pressure washer to clean the wheel chairs

Two more space heaters Propane type that fit over the top of 5 gallon propane tanks. Our only source of winter heat. These can be purchased in Mexico for $90.00.

5 gallon propane tanks
New area rugs to replace our worn and dirty ones.

Food needs:

  • Ensure or equivalent for our children who struggle to keep weight on
  • Sugar
  • Cooking oil
  • Chicken
  • Hamburger
  • Ham
  • Fish ( sports fisher men here is your chance to donate your extra catch.)
  • Boxed cereal
  • Potatoes
  • Potatoe flakes
  • Fresh fruit and veggies canned fruit and veggies for winter months
  • Soy milk ( a case of Kirkland silk vanilla flavored is $13.00 at the new Costco)
  • Tomatoe sauce
  • Margarine
  • Juices of all kinds
  • Yogurt
  • Whole milk regular or powdered
  • Jellies and jams
  • Mustard
  • Catsup


We are equipping our new kitchen:

  • Kitchen stainless steel counters
  • Commercial gas range
  • Stainless steel commercial range hood
  • One full sized refrigerator
  • Small commercial ice making machine
  • Metal shelves
  • Walk in refrigerator 8x10
  • Two double tub stainless sinks with counter space on each end
  • Two commercial power sprayers for rinsing plates and vegetables

We are also equipping new bathrooms:

  • We need extra long hand held shower heads with shut off valves at the head
  • We need a special fold down shower bed to bath our quadriplegic children
  • We need a whirlpool tub for water therapy

Cash for paying our rent, employees, employee benefits required by law, utilities, Gasoline, auto maintenance, telephones, medical bills, medicines, and special medical needs.


We need a good running full sized pickup truck to haul our garbage