In my first response I didn't notice you asking what to bring in general, just the maids stuff. As I mentioned before in terms of stuff I brought for people, light clothes, toilettries, and fun stuff like baseballs (Cuba to baseball is pretty much Canada to hockey, you see kids playing pick-up games everywhere when you're driving). My gf still loves telling the story of when I gave a Cuban worker at a rum factory we were privately touring a baseball. The guy was 35 and acted like a 9 year old getting a Nintendo at Christmas. So yeah, bring baseballs.
Soap seemed to be a huge hit. I never looked it up, but I was told the government only gives them one bar per family per month, so they really need it. When we were in Old Havana there were a bunch of women beggers, only they were begging for soap, not money, which was interesting. So obviously its important.
Over-all just bring as much as you can, even an extra suitcase full of giveaways (which will come in handy on the way back to house all the stuff you bought down there). I thought I had brought more than enough but by the last 2-3 days I wished I had brought more with me.
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