The Marshallese people's needs are great. Toys are always wanted most by the kids. You can take the air out of the balls to make more room in the box. Lee and I have a hand pump we can put the air back in them before we carry them to Ebeye. We can use any size non-stained, clean clothes. Keep in mind that it is always summer here. The customs of the people is for the girls to always wear a dress or skirt and blouse with short sleeves and shorts underneath so they can play and not worry about anyone seeing their bottom. The boys pretty much wear everything that American boys would wear in a warm climate. Shorts, long pants, T-shirts, etc. Almost everyone wears flip-flops and sandals. Personal body cleaning products, soaps, shampoos, tooth brushes, tooth paste, etc. are always needed for kids and adults. Our youngest kids are toddlers now and toddler size diapers are always needed. If you can help in a big way or the smallest way, anything and everything is so appreciated by the Marshallese people.
The only way to get a package to us is by the US Postal Service/Priority Mail. The post office will give you an "APO/FPO" box in two different sizes (usually found in the lobbies). You can stuff all you can in the box (with any amount of weight) for the same price. We have sent some really heavy boxes that way. When you bring the box back it will cost $10.95 to mail the smaller box and $11.95 to mail the larger box. It would be best to reinforce the boxes with tape since they have so far to come and there is so much Christmas mail. Of coarse you can take any box to the post office to mail to us by priority mail but the weight will matter in that case. Since the box is going outside the US, you will have to fill out a white customs form (also usually found in the PO lobbies) that they will attach to the outside of the box. The packages need to be mailed NO LATER than the week of Dec.10th. Anytime after that would be a total gamble as to whether it would get here in time for Christmas or not. Lee and I have to carry everything to Ebeye on our backs, so we need the time to make more than one trip. Address it to: Lee & Avis Cummings CMR # 701 PO BOX 1652 APO, AP 96555-0017 If anyone wants to send a check please make it out to Avis Cummings (not to the c of c) and I will spend it on the cost of our Christmas meal and taxi’s from Gugeegue. God's Blessing on you all for your help.
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