Supplies Needed In Haiti

TouchGlobal, the EFCA’s crisis response ministry, has been hosting teams in Haiti, and there are many needs listed below.

Donations Needed

  • Monetary donations for supplies and chartered planes
  • Pilots and six passenger or larger planes donated or given for ‘at cost’ airfare, shuttling people in and out of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to Haiti
  • Bulk donations of food, personal care items, equipment and vehicles (please do not send clothes)

Contact haitiresponse@efca.org if you can help provide bulk donations. When sending supplies to Covington, be sure to limit donations to items on the lists below and make sure that there is a very specific content list on each box. Include a donation of $2.50/lb. to cover the costs of shipping the donated items to Haiti. Donate online or send a check to:

EFCA Donor Services
901 East 78th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55420-1300

Please include "21709-39701 Haiti Shipping" on the memo line of your check. Make your check payable to "EFCA ReachGlobal."

School Needs

  • A heavy-duty photocopy machine in good working condition or, preferably, a risograph
  • Any generators
  • A stock of plain t-shirts of the same color, white, green or beige with different sizes. College Susan Schuenke will be printed onto them and then given to the students to be worn as uniforms.
  • Used (or new) folding chairs
  • French or Creole text books

Rebuilding Needs

  • #2 Screw bit tips
  • Tape measures
  • Masonry drill bits (all sizes)
  • Paddle (spade) bits (all sizes)
  • Twin stack and/or pancake air compressors
  • Floor jack (Heavy duty - 3 ton)
  • Cable cutters
  • Conduit benders
  • Wire strippers

Equipment/Tools

  • 18 V Dewalt Batteries
  • Battery operated 18 V Dewalt drills
  • Battery operated 18V Dewalt Sawsalls (reciprocating saws/blades)
  • Circular saws and extra blades
  • 12 gauge 50’ and 100’ extension cords
  • Storage tubs (all sizes but especially small ones, in bulk)
  • Battery trickle charger (electric and solar)
  • Solar panels
  • Biodegradable/environmentally-friendly soap and cleaning products

Kitchen Equipment/Goods

  • 9x13 cake pans with covers
  • Ziploc bags and Gladware/Tupperware
  • Ceramic mugs
  • Aluminum tea pot
  • Easy-to-pack lunch kits (e.g., tuna)
  • Protein bars
  • Re-fried beans
  • Tortillas
  • Canned tomatoes
  • Fruit cups, irradiated yogurt cups
  • Cream soups
  • Canned soup (in bulk)
  • Ketchup
  • Drink mixes
  • Dessert mixes (in bulk)

Heavy Equipment

  • Skid loaders

Vehicles

  • Kia 2700 4-wheel drive diesel $19,500

See more machinery needs.

Please note, these bulk donations can either be shipped or delivered to:

TouchGlobal
19380 North 19th Street 
Covington, LA 70433

Contact haitiresponse@efca.org for more information.

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