The Tropical Adventures Foundation is a non-profit foundation supporting many elementary schools, a daycare center, a wildlife rescue center, a sea turtle project, an indigenous community, and several national parks in Costa Rica.
We rely on the generosity and kindness of many people.

Here below is our “Wish List” of materials and supplies we would love to have in order to keep supporting all our projects.
Thank you in advance for your tax-deductible contributions or either cash or supplies. If you have any questions about how to get these supplies to us, please contact us at donate@tropicaladventures.com or by calling toll-free from the US and Canada 1-800-832-9419. Our direct international number is +506 25-74-4412.

Safety issues:


* Reflectors for bicycles

* Flashing light for back of bikes.

* Safety vest

* Flashlights

* Reflector tape

* Helmets for kids.

Garden projects

We’d like to create some small vegetable plots with various schools:

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Gardening tools

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Clippers

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Gloves

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Hand shovels

Painting projects:

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Paint brushes

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Rollers

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Wire brushes for cleaning surfaces

Education projects:

Click here to see a list of school supplies needed by each student (mandatory by law).

Here is a short list of the items:

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School Uniforms

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Note books

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Kids picture books in English or Spanish.

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Pencils/Pens

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Art supplies

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Computers or computer components (mouse, keyboard, Etc)

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Color pencils

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Chalk

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Educational toys

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Sports equipment

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Rules–Metric,

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All kinds of schools supplies for the teachers as well and the students

Computers and Equipment:

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Working desktop and laptop computers

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RAM to upgrade old machines

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Printers & ink

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Digital Cameras (for our volunteers to use with kids / school projects)

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Photocopy machine

Art Projects:

We do lots of arts & crafts not only in the elementary school and daycare center, but also in our retirement home to help the residents with their dexterity.

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Carving tools (we do gourd carving here)

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Paints

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Artistic paint brushes

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Paper

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Coloring Books

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Markers

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Crayons

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Play-Doh

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Glue sticks
Books—In Spanish preferably:

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DICTIONARIES -Spanish English

Any Kind of Resource Book on:

* Ecology or Wildlife

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Kids Picture Books

*Conservation

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Climate Change

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Education

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Sustainable development

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Tropical gardening

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Story books—Español o English

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Construction

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Latin American history

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Sex Education

Clothing:

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Rubber boots

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Shoes

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Kids clothes

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Clean used clothes

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Umbrellas

Sports:

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Surf Boards

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Skate Boards (there’s a new non-profit skate park)

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Skate Boarding equipment

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Soccer balls and equipment

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Baseball equipment (it’s the national sport of Nicaragua, we have lots of Nica friends)

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Binoculars

Medicinal:

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First aid kits. They are expensive and hard to find here.  We can get them here, but people really need regular treatments for flu, cold, cough, headache, body ache, toothache, body-aches, fever, diarrhea, cuts, infections, eye or ear infections, cramps, yeast infections, funguses, intestinal parasites, leishmaniasis.

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Band-Aids, thermometers, blood pressure tester, cotton balls, vitamins, aspirins, etc.

Other:

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Bicycles

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Rechargeable batteries and chargers.

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MONEY! 
For emergency situations (food, water, transportation)

o For buying trees to reforest

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To buy construction materials for schools, NGO’s

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To sponsor the educational costs for students from low income families

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Your time: If you have time to volunteer from home, let us know. We can always use extra help!

For anyone interested in supporting a child by buying or paying for some school supplies, here is an example of what a child needs to go to school for one year in Costa Rica:

Mandatory School Supplies

USD

5 100 page notebooks $10.00

9 80 page notebooks $13.50

1 Notebook lined for Handwriting $1.00

2 100 Sheet Packs-printer paper $3.40

2 100 Sheet Packs-lined paper $3.20

1 Pack of Construction Paper $2.40

12 Letter sized folders $1.44

5 Black pens $2.50

5 Blue Pens $2.50

5 Red Pens $2.50

1 Box Color penciles (12) $2.60

1 Box penciles–black lead pencil $2.20

1 Plastic pencil sharpener $0.60

1 An Eraser $0.20

1 White glue (size 120 grams)

$1.30
1 Geometry set

$1.00
1 Compass

$1.00
1 Scissors

$1.00
1 Map of Costa Rica

$0.30
1 Spanish Dictionary

$5.00
1 Backpack

$14.00
Total for Supplies

$71.64

Uniform:

2 Blouses/Shirts $4.00

2 Socks $2.00

1 Pants $10.00

1 Shoes $14.00

Total for uniforms: $30.00

SUPPLIES & UNIFORM: $101.64

Thanks very much for your consideration!

1-800-832-9419

Apartado 8-7100, Paraiso, Costa Rica

volunteer@tropicaladventures.com

www.TropicalAdventures.com