Friday 9 November 2012

Filling the Third Shipping Container

We are hugely indebted to Wal-Mart Penticton
for welcoming our container in their parking lot!


Our Board, Committee and a dedicated team of volunteers work for many hours, in all weathers to pick up, sort and pack the many tons
 of donated items.

One Person Vice President (2011/2012) Mary-Jeanne
and volunteer and website design & maintenance Brian.
 
We just could not do this without our volunteers!
Peter puts in many hours collecting donated items
and stacking the boxes and barrels!

 
Thanks to families, businesses and organizations in B.C we filled the container with:
 
Entrepreneur
21 sewing machines, 18 boxes/rolls of fabric and sewing accessories.
Generator
Power tools, hands tools, screws, nails etc.
 
Education & Training
4 boxes of sports equipment
 
57 boxes of sports uniforms
 
150 boxes of library/text books
 
23 boxes of teacher resources
 
49 boxes of school supplies
 
49 units chalk board, notice boards, chairs with fold down desks
 
Medical
1 large ultrasound scanner
 
15 hospital beds & 13 mattresses & 1 pressure mattress
 
1 operating table overhead cover
 
1 microscope
 
2 physiotherapy tables
 
1 examination table
 
1 medication cart
 
67 boxes of medical supplies
 
20 boxes of medical text books
 
80 boxes of operating room drapes
 
1 defibrillator
 
1 blood pressure cuff
 
6 walkers
 
20 crutches
 
3 wheelchairs  & accessories
 
4 commodes
 
1 box of eye glasses
 
17 boxes paediatric ward toys
 
15 boxes of bedding & towels
 
1 box of scrubs
 
1 whiteboard
 
4 boxes of soap
 
Family
22 boxes of clothing
 
8 boxes of bedding and towels
 
21 boxes of shoes
 
32 boxes of family supplies including school supplies
 
4 boxes of soap

Gardening equipment
 
2 shelters
 

THANK YOU!

 
Full list of items needed here

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