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AIDS Caregiver kits

 

Help give home caregiver volunteers the items they need to comfort people living with HIV and AIDS.


Contents (NEW items, in original packaging)

  • 2 large bars bath soap
  • 2 large bars laundry soap (Some stores carry Fels Naptha®, Sunlight® or Zote® brands)
  • 2 hand-sized towels(medium weight, bright color) (approx 18 x 24 in)
  • 1 set twin bedsheets with pillowcase (1 flat sheet, 1 fitted sheet, 1 standard pillowcase) (option: 2 twin flat sheets, 1 standard pillowcase)
  • 1 moisture-proof mattress cover (twin size; fitted or flat)
  • 1 box disposable rubber gloves (100 count; medium or large size; latex free)
  • 1 container petroleum jelly (approx 13 oz; place in resealable plastic bag)
  • 1 container medicated body powder (e.g., Gold Bond®; approx 10 oz)
  • 1 box adhesive bandages (minimum 40 count; assorted)
  • 1 fingernail clipper (good quality)
  • 5 squeeze-tube toothpastes (approx 6 oz)
  • 5 adult-size toothbrushes
  • $100 to purchase medicines for people living with AIDS, to train volunteers in basic home health care and to provide food and travel allowances for volunteers. (Make check to “MCC—AIDS caregiver kit.”)

 

  • Include 16 in x 22 in cloth drawstring shoulder bag. You may sew the bag yourself, request bags from an MCC collection center. Instructions for making bags are available here.

 

Thank you for limiting your generosity to the items listed.

Place contents in a box or bag and deliver to one of the drop-off locations in Canada or the U.S. The kit will be re-packed in a new 5-gallon plastic pail with lid.

 

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