Hacienda Chichen Resort
Project #1
The Maya Foundation in Laakeech supports the Children’s Nutrition Clinic and School Program to prevent malnutrition. We offer low-budget, nutrition cooking classes, promote the use of Maya Nut seeds as a base for a nutritional meal (as well as other highly nutritional wild plants), and serve nutritive lunch meals to the children. You can donate food produce such as tuna cans, grains such as lentils, beans, and oats. Just contact us at info@yucatanadventure.com.mx if you are interested in providing food.
Needs
General School Supplies:
Dry-Erase Markers, Handheld Pencil Sharpeners, Markers, Pencil Cases/Bags, and Solar Lantern Lights
Educational Games/Toys:
Stuffed Animals/Soft Toys
Clothing/Shoes:
Baby Toys and Clothes, New or Gently Used Children’s Clothing, and Umbrellas
Kitchen:
Bowls, Pans, Paper Towels, Pots, and Spatulas
Health/Personal Grooming:
Antibiotic Ointments, Band-Aids, Bars of Soap, Multivitamin Tablets, Plastic Gloves, Toothbrushes, and Toothpaste
Project #2
Maya Foundation In Laakeech Early Education Child Care Center in Xcalacoop which serves 45 to 50 infants from ages 2 through 5 years old.
Needs
General School Supplies:
Erasers, Pencils, Big Color Marker Sets, Big Plastic Alphabet and Number Sets, Wall Clocks, and Wall Pencil Sharpener
Flash Cards:
(Spanish) Alphabet, Math, and Word
Wall Charts:
(Spanish) Language and Math
Educational Games/Toys:
Fisher Price-Type Toys (that teach children about shapes such as cubes, stars, squares, circles, to be place inside their matching shape) and Plastic or Wood Animal Toys (to learn about mammals, reptiles, ranch/farm animals, and marine life)
Clothing:
New or Gently Used Children’s Clothing and New Underwear
Health/Personal Grooming:
Multivitamin Tablets, Toothbrushes, and Toothpaste
Project #3
The elementary, middle, and high schools at Xcalacoop, which serve over 530 children from ages 6 through 16 years old.
Needs
General School Supplies:
Book Bags, Colored Pencils, Compasses, Crayons, Glue Sticks, Handheld Pencil Sharpeners, Markers, Pencils, Pencil Cases/Bags, Pens, Protractors, Rulers, and Solar Calculators
Art Supplies:
Craft Scissors
Computer Hardware/Software:
Flash Drives/Memory Sticks, *USB High Storage Flash Drives and Working Laptops
Sports/Outdoor Activities:
Inflation Pumps, Netball/Basketballs, and Soccer Balls
Clothing:
New or Gently Used Children’s Clothing and Shoes
First Aid/Health:
Antibiotic Ointment
Initiatives Supported
Listed on this page are the specific needs requested by the community project(s) so you can choose exactly what to pack for a purpose and express your gratitude to the local community with the supplies you take them.
Candy and balloons are not on the needs list as they are harmful for the children and the environment for the following reasons:
• Few of the children benefiting from these projects have access to toothpaste, toothbrushes, or a dentist. The candy promotes cavities.
• The balloons once they become deflated are a choking hazard for local wildlife.
Instead of taking candy or balloons, use that space for additional requested supplies, as they are priceless.
