Please donate school supplies

If you’re coming to visit, or wondering how to support us, please help us out by bringing school supplies to donate.  Contact us to let us know you’re coming and ask if we have any other urgent needs. Here is how to ship items to Belize.

Shop at Amazon Smile

Click here  or on the picture below to see our list on Amazon Smile. This lets you see exactly what we need AND Amazon will make a donation to Holy Cross every time you by anything from Amazon Smile – even if it’s not on our wish list.

You can glance at the key items on our wish list below:

Urgently needed (Winter 2021)

  • Heat activated laminating sheets 
  • Construction Paper
  • Clear Packing Tape -30 Rolls (we use it to cover and protect teaching supplies)

School and office supplies needed

  • Pencils – 2H for writing. We don’t need color pencils.
  • Crayons
  • Filler paper
  • White School Glue
  • Scissors – child and adult sizes
  • Construction paper
  • Chalkboard chalk – white and colored. Dustless if you can get it.
  • Shoes (tennis and flats) – all sizes from preschool to 8th grade. Boys and girls.
  • Clocks for classrooms (with hands, approx. 12″ diameter)
  • Simple toys & prizes – for good behavior, dental visits, academic excellence and graduation.  Matchbox cars, noise makers, pretty pencils and notebooks, hair clips…
  • Holiday decorations (Easter, Christmas and Valentine’s Day).
  • Staples & Staplers
  • Composition books
  • A7 envelopes & sheet half fold card paper (5.25 X 7.25 inches)
  • White printable business cards
  • Photo paper (letter size)
  • Sheet protectors
  • Pens – red, black and blue.
  • Heavy Duty Staples for Staple Gun
  • Index cards
  • Sticky notes
  • Pocket folders
  • Permanent wide tip markers
  • Sharpeners
  • Erasers
  • Glitter
  • Desk calculators for teachers

Class Sets of Books:

  • The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis -33 copies
  • Sachiko by Caren Stelson – 20 copies
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling – 20 copies
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling – 60 copies
  • Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper – 10 copies
  • Wonder by RJ Palacio (the movie edition) – 60 copies
  • Dooley Bear Adventures Belize – 60 copies (Amazon Link)

Sports Supplies:

  • Volleyballs & Net
  • Basketballs

First aid supplies:

  • Chewable Pepto bismol (for adults and children)
  • Triple Antibiotic Ointment

Computer lab supplies needed:

  • Toner for Kyocera TK-1175 (link) Just $5 – $8 from Ali Baba!
  • Chromebooks
  • Laptops for staff (new or used)

Thank you for donating school supplies!