Our goal (and so far so good) has been to send two filled barrels to Haiti each year.  We have wonderful local contacts who mission in Haiti and keep us updated on our barrels being received and items distributed.  Our barrels are delivered to the orphanages and schools with brand new and/or excellent condition sneakers, flip flops, soap, washcloths, cotton material (for their sewing class at school), band-aids, underwear, toothbrushes and toothpaste, vegetable and fruit seeds for their garden. We fill every barrel to the top by stuffing items into the sneakers and using every available space! While every size is needed, we have been told that the larger sizes are better because many of the children walk to school without shoes and their feet are larger and wider because of this.  There was a shortage of larger size at one point...however, every size is still needed!