$25,000 worth of Supplies

What does $25,000 worth of medical supplies look like ??

Donations !!

Unbelivable ! We have managed to collect enough money to purchase 4 of the medical supply packages ... that's over $24,000 worth of supplies ( each crate is ~$6100 )

Many thanks to ( in no particular order )
Jeff B & Kirsty N
Pam H.
Nolan E
Jean B.
Sandy S.
Jeanette S.
Joan H
Lissa M
Winifred W
Judy B
Catherine E
Phil R
Louise E
Jhadten J
Brenda M
Nic G
Allison M
Lillian Z
Christina J
Dean P
Allison B
Donald W
Thomas C
Friends of Marianne P
Jill Y
Adrienne P
Kimberlay C
Amanda S

If I have not put you name on the list, it only means that I am overwhelmed with pre-trip preparations

Lots of supplies going here - St Philips Clinic, part of the Cabrini Orphanage ( http://www.swazihope.com/SwaziHope-Swaziland.html)

Los Angeles Times Journalist Photo Diary

this is a photo-journal from LA Times reporter Carolyn Cole

click on link: Carolyn Cole's "Orphaned by AIDS: A Crisis in Swaziland"


Truly highlights the crisis faced.

Swaziland's Orphans Need Your Help

At the behest of someone smarter than me ( Thanks Amy), I am re-stating the urgency of our need for supplies and the dire straights that are faced by the orphans at St. Philip's Mission in Mhlathuze

We now have enough for one Physician Travel Pack ! for more info : www.hpicanada.ca
Can we Get Enough for Two !?!

Swaziland has the world’s highest
HIV/AIDS rate ( 38.8% )

life expectancy :
male: 32 years
female: 32.6 years

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the World Health Organization projection to 2010-->10% of country (110,000 ) will be orphans
Teenage with HIV at Raleigh Fitkin Memorial Hospital



Some small communities have more than 5 funerals per week


Here is a link to the 2007 web posting

http://swaziland-journal.blogspot.com

If you are able to donate $10 - Please do so [ if everyone donates just a little bit, it will literally change these peoples' lives ]

I will need to order the pack(s) by the end of this week to ensure their arrival before we leave. If you could graciously help, please do so prior to the end of this week

you do not need to sign up for a paypal account - simply enter your donation amount, hit "Update Total", and it will ask you to fill in you name and address ( it needs you address so it can cross-reference with your billing address to ensure the credit card is indeed yours)