CSC has been blessed over the years by supporters who give needed items to the ministry. We have received medicines and medical equipment, books and school supplies, clothing, toys, vitamins, diapers, plastic pants and other needed items.

Here are a few guidelines to help you make the biggest impact with your in-kind gift to CSC:

1. It is much better for CSC if you send the items directly to Cebu. Items sent to our office in Cambridge will eventually get to Cebu, but will likely spend 6-12 months in our storeroom, waiting for someone who is going over and can bring a box or two of priority items. We do not have a lot of storage space at our Cambridge office, and we don’t want to spend a lot of money on shipping expenses if it can be avoided.

If you are going to mail the items to Cebu the difference in postage between air and surface (by ship) mail is significant. For most items, surface mail is fine, but you should know that it can take three months or more before the shipment arrives in Cebu. For items that are small in size, time specific or might be damaged via surface mail, air mail is recommended.

Our mailing address in Cebu is:

Children’s Shelter of Cebu
Box 178 Cebu City
Philippines
Phone: 001-63-32-254-2944

2. Please consult our list of needed items before sending anything. This will instruct you as to what the priorities are. It could be that the items you are considering donating are not needed and might be better given to another ministry.

3. In making an in-kind donation to CSC, please consider giving only new or like-new items. This eliminates the need for CSC to sort, repair or re-condition items, since we do not have the manpower for these tasks.

4. To Make A Donation:

If you have items you wish to donate, please contact:

Brenda Leaf
763-689-6558
E-mail: brleaf@cscshelter.org

Provide Brenda with the particulars of your donation and she will let you know what items are needed and provide instructions on how to ship your donation to Cebu. Please know that it is a matter of discretion on our part to accept or refuse items based on their condition. Upon receipt of donated items, we will issue a thank you letter which is acceptable for tax purposes.

 

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