Wishlist!

As mentioned before, we are asking our friends and families in America to send us some items to help with camp.  All of the big things we need are available in Ethiopia and will be paid for from the grant that enables us to do this project, but we would like a some small gifts for the kids that are novelties here.  The camp is going to be FIFA World Cup themed, and we are doing projects about global citizenship, so we are requesting small flag and other things to help create an international flair.

We also want your personal involvement with the students.  You can post in our Facebook group or email us, but if you prefer to send cards or physical pictures, that would also be wonderful.

Mail to Mettu can take a long time!  Sometimes packages make it here in 3 weeks, sometimes it can be more than 3 months.  If you are sending something for camp, please think ahead so we can receive it in time.

Please send all packages and letters to our camp co-director in Mettu:

Ella Lehmann

P.O. Box 440

Ilubabor Zone, Oromia

Mettu, Ethiopia  

As so, without further ado, here is our wishlist:

American flag bananas

FIFA whistles

Water bottles, Nalgene

American flags

Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Germany, Cote de Ivorie -  flags, stickers (students will be split into groups representing one of these countries)

Marshmallows, graham crackers, and Hershey chocolate for S'mores (we might just eat these ourselves before camp starts...)

FIFA soccer balls

Magazines and newspapers (for making collages and piñatas)

Video messages/letters/pictures

Art supplies

Water balloons

Those little strappy backpacks you get at conferences

Anything else you think would make the camp special is great, but check with us first before you send it just in case....

Thank you!