1. Follow the guidelines for things to pack and not to pack in a Love Parcel (see suggestions below).
2. Lay a large towel out flat. Place the items in the middle of the towel. For the edges of the towel up to keep the items
inside the towel. Pin the towel edges together. Place the towel and its items in a plastic shopping bag.
3. Write the words "LOVE PARCEL" on the outside of a plain white envelope.
4. Make out a check payable to "OIH" for the total amount of shipping costs ($5 x number of parcels). The $5 shipping cost
is per parcel, not per box shipped. Place the envelope inside the large plastic shopping bag. Please remember that
every parcel must have an envelope. For more than one parcel, photocopy the check, place a copy of the check in an
envelope for each additional parcel, and place a copy in each bag.
One check may then be placed in the main envelope for the entire number of parcels prepared. The $5 covers all shipping
costs from our warehouse in Haiti. The shipping fee must be included for all parcels sent or your parcels cannot be sent to
the mission in Haiti.
5. Please ship via UPS or U.S. mail to: OIH
4995 SW 8th Street
Margate, FL 33068
Love Parcel Suggestions
Here are some suggestions:
-toothbrush, toothpaste, hand soap, shampoo, comb/brush, lotion, hair accessories (i.e. clips and hairties), wash cloth,
t-shirt, socks, underwear, tennis shoes, sandals, flip flops
-pencils, pencil sharpeners, eraser, pens, markers, crayons, colored pencils, coloring book, notebook, stationeries,
construction papers, calculator
-jump rope, jacks, small doll, small toy car, deflated soccer ball w/ pump, nerf ball, hacky sack, ball cap, watch,
sunglasses, kite, small hand-held musical instruments (i.e. plastic recorders and harmonicas)
PLEASE include a jar of peanut butter in each parcel.
DO NOT send the following:
-worn out clothes, toy guns, knives or war-related items, money, perishable items, your address
-any type of food such as candy (except for a jar of peanut butter) as this draws bugs and rodents into the warehouse
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Don't Have the Time?
We can make a Love Parcel for you. We have
volunteers who would be happy to put one or
100 parcels together for you. In addition
to the shipping cost of $5 per parcel, please
send $25 per parcel and we will purchase
the items to make a Love Parcel together.
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