After some serious and sometimes funny technical glitches (i.e. Mary's computer was hijacked by a botnet, Jacques and Mary had to figure out how to use new smart phones) we are hopefully back on track.
NJT - Ottawa has been adopted by a wonderful woman from New Glasgow, NS. Since yesterday, six carefully wrapped boxes have arrived full of very valuable supplies including Tegaderm in different sizes. Tegaderm is for people with very sensitive skin and it is not cheap. We've been given several hundred dollars worth just from our new BFF (Best Friend Forever).
Insception, a cord blood agency, graced us with several cases of needles/syringes/etc. and has now advised they have 59 cases of gloves to donate. Speaking of which, Maurice and Jess are due. Best wishes for a speedy, safe and healthy mom and baby ?
We're expecting a delivery of recent paediatric medical textbooks and journals from Kingston via our youngest volunteer Alexandra (with her dad as driver). The books will be donated to the Heritage College Nursing Program in Gatineau. Speaking of which, Cathy took away a good supply of needles and syringes for her students to practice with. A "manikin" will take the brunt of their pokes. Manikins are reproductions of a human body used for educational purposes; some are complete with organs that can light up on command. Wonder if also they yell "ouch" when poked the wrong way... ;-)
On top of all our supplying to medical missions, the nursing program and individuals in the area, NJT - Ottawa (including Gatineau, PEI, Kingston and St-Emile-de-Suffolk) is ready to rock and roll for the 2012 travel season. Had a call today from another BFF Murielle who asked for 30 kg of supplies and medicine to go to Varadero in late January. She's travelling with a total of six people and plans to tell the others as well.
Our thanks to everyone who reads this blog and all our excellent volunteers. 2011 has been an amazing year. We cannot measure how much has gone out this year but it reaches into the thousands of kilograms for sure. Easily 5-6 times last year or more. We are now recording by the carload as well as suitcases and "kits".
The next warehouse "open house" will be December 15 from approx. 10:30-2:30. If you have supplies to drop off or supplies to claim for your mission, please call or text 819-983-8013 to reach Jacques on or off the road. He has a phone that is more intelligent than he is. ;-) Me too. :-) We may be Luddites but we finally got with the technology. And... we sold my old anachronistic phone to a friend for 25 bucks, with accessories, who is more of a Luddite than both of us... so there. Rest my case.
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