Dear
Friends of Arghand, Old and New:
Over
the past few months, people who have been touched or inspired by
Arghand’s mission in Afghanistan have been writing in to ask
us how they can help. While we are deeply grateful for these open-ended
offers, we don’t always know exactly how to respond. So we’ve
come up with the following “Wish List.” On this list
are goods and services that will directly or indirectly help us
strengthen and expand the market for licit crops cultivated by Kandahar-area
farmers; supply Arghand members with water- and energy-conserving
irrigation equipment; and provide employment with fair wages and
conditions to both women and men. Whether you want to donate a whole
item from the list, make a partial donation toward one of the items,
or have information that might lead to a particular acquisition,
we recommend that you first contact Jennie Green, our US Coordinator,
at jennie@arghand.org. Or
simply write to info@arghand.org
so that we can assist you with shipping/delivery instructions.
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A certified accountant with experience with US 501c3 legislation,
to look over our books quarterly and fill out our tax filings therefrom...ideally,
but not absolutely necessarily located on St. Thomas, USVI.
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Candles
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Fat
candles, about 5 cm. in diameter
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Highly
absorbant, cotton dishtowels
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Ordinary
tapers
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Packing
tape
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Plastic jugs
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Duct tape
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Scotch tape
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Rolling writer pens
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Sharpie indelible pens
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Silicon
bakery paper
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Ink, black and colored, for a Canon Pixma MP500 3-in-one printer
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Kitchen sponges with "scrubbies" on the bottom
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Folding
metal chairs, without armrests
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A high
quality ice chest, of the sort used for boats
(not a lightweight plastic one) for use with block ice in lieu of
a refrigerator
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From
SKS Bottle and Packaging Inc. (www.sks-bottle.com):
Amber
glass jugs with black cone-lined cap
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A
large voltage stabilizer
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Grapefruit
seed extract
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Orris
Root
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2
large batteries suitable for storing solar energy
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From
Blended
Waxes:
Silver
metallic hand-dipping bottle sealing wax (3BW-60005)
$9.12 USD per 1lb brick.
Because
Arghand is still in its start-up phase, we rely for survival and
expansion not only on the proceeds from our skin-care products,
but also on monetary donations. If you would like to support Arghand
by making a donation of any size (indeed, cash dollars are also
and always on the wish list) please make checks payable to ARGHAND
TRUST and mail to:
ARGHAND TRUST
3 Hubbard Park
Cambridge, MA 02138
Or to make a credit card donation via pay pal, simply return to
the main menu and click on the simorgh or this one below:
Many Thanks,
Arghand
