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BEFORE
AND AFTER:
Above,
volunteers help load a shipment of supplies and toys
bound for the Dominican Republic.
Below,
the container has arrived, and children at a local
Orphanage can't get enough of their new swing set!
(Donated by WalMart in Chico, CA).
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Making a Difference - About Project S.A.V.E.
Chico, California-based
Project S.A.V.E. (Salvage All Valuable Equipment) recycles medical
and dental equipment and supplies received from
professional organizations, clinics, hospitals and individuals,
which are then shipped to hospitals and clinics
in need around the world.
The organization was founded
in 1996
by Dr. Phyllis Cullen, and has been directed since 2004
by Chico resident
Janice Walker. The staff are all
unpaid volunteers. Shipping costs are paid with
tax deductible donations.
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The latest
stories from
Project S.A.V.E.
Update:
Number of countries we have shipped to, and number of
20-ft containers of medical and dental supplies and
equipment we have inventoried, loaded and shipped around
the world!
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Countries |
20-ft.
Containers |
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39 |
82 |
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 May
18, 2012:
I
wanted to forward some photos
from Dr. Allan Melicor of his
latest medical/dental mission
trip to the Matigsalug tribe in
the Philippines. Many of our
supplies are handcarried on
these trips.
Read more.
May 6, 2012:
It
was delightful to wake up this
morning knowing our supplies to
Uganda are on their way!! We are
so grateful for each of you who
came to help make this happen. I
want to send a special note of
thanks to the Well Ministry for
allowing 4 of the men to come
help with the loading since we
were quite short handed! They
made a tremendous difference.
Read more.
March 25, 2012:
We
were happy to receive these
photos from Togo, Africa, where
Chico-based Leapingstone, a
non-profit founded by Natalie
Huberman, is building a school
for local residents.
Read more.
February
8, 2012:
Thanks
to members of the Chico
Breakfast Lions Club for
building and providing lumber
for our crates! This piece of
equipment is a Cryo-cut
Microtome which surgeons use to
do frozen sections, donated to
us by Dr. Mark Cook of Oakdale,
CA.
It will be part of the next
shipment to Cardiostart for a
hospital in Kurdistan. Thanks
for the wonderful help. The
crates give us assurance that
these expensive items will
arrive safely. We so appreciate
your help and support!
February 7, 2012:
I have to admit to being
absolutely overwhelmed by the
generous donation given to us
today from Professional
Hospital Supply. I am
so humbled and appreciative for
all the great items. The
volunteers were all so excited
to open and separate the goods,
and to be able to send them to
such needy nations. What a
blessing!! One of the groups we
are gathering for is a group
called Zest4Kids, and a 40-ft.
container will be going to
Uganda to their home for
disabled children.
To
see the new crutches, walkers,
shower benches, gloves, slipper
socks, lotions and other items
was simply amazing. We all went
home looking like drenched cats
from all the rain, but we are as
happy and grateful as we can
be!! Thank you all so very much
for allowing us the privilege of
sharing with so many!
 January
25, 2012:
I wanted to
send this floor plan and photo
so you-all can have a "visual"
of the Nigeria destination we
have been packing for! How
exciting to see the building
coming along so nicely! As you
will see in the email below,
James cannot meet the container
until June, so I will try to
secure the shipping date of
March 17th. We will just have to
have patience as I know the
shipment will be ready to leave
within a week or two!
Read more.
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December 11, 2011:
I
received
photos today from Dr. Marath, Founder & Pesident of
CardioStart. He is currently in Kurdistan, planning a
mission there which will utilize the heart/lung machine
donated by Enloe Medical Center and shipped along with a
40-ft. container of medical supplies and equipment to
Kurdistan. Read
more.
 November
20, 2011:
Volunteers from Project SAVE have started a great new
endeavor of packing gift bags for new babies and
surgical patients to send along with our overseas
shipments. Maxine Rodgers volunteered to put together
bags for adults, and Raedene Rogers gathers supplies for
the little ones. Already these bags have been used by
Cardiostart in mission trips to Peru and Vietnam. Boxes
of these gift bags have been included in containers to
New Guinea, Philippines, Belize, Vietnam, Nigeria, and
Uganda. It is a personal touch for needy patients
including: toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, new wash
cloths, brush, comb, lotions and razors in the male
packets.
Pictured, left to right, are
volunteers Raedene Rogers, Linda George, Susie McCoy, &
Maxine Rodgers. Second photo: Maxine Rogers with adult
gift boxes and items.
 November
15th, 2011:
We
were delighted to have visitors this week at Project
SAVE. Zack Smith and Kirtus Creiglow came to gather
supplies for their upcoming trip to Sudan, Central
Republic of Africa and Dufour. They will be traveling
with Dr. Glenn Geelhoed on his "Mission To Heal". We
were able to share many surgical items as well as goods
for basic wound care.
Pictured: Zack Smith,
Janice Walker, Lorna Langlois, Ed Matzdorf, Karen
Starkey, Patty Walker, Raedene Rodger, Duaine Rogers,
Kirtus Creiglow, Jessica Enciso. Also assisting was a
new volunteer and surgical nurse, Leon Randall with
"our" surgical nurse, Lorna Langlois.
September 19, 2011:
Several weeks ago we packed up a lot of laproscopic
supplies and I mailed them to Florida to be transported
on to Ecuador. Dr. Edgar Rodas does surgeries out of a
converted "surgically equiped" motor home, and also uses
a river barge which has a surgical suite.
Read more.
August 13, 2011:
Dear Friends, this morning as
I reflect on the great day we had Saturday and all the
work that was accomplished I am so very grateful. Thanks
to Bob Adams and his diligence in gathering an army of
workers--and feeding all of us, we had an amazing
morning. Thank you Bob!!
Read more.
August 3, 2011:
In March 2011, Chip Hedrick and three of his fellow
members from the SCI Sutter Buttes Chapter took 6
SafariCare bags to South Africa, where they distributed
two bags to the children at Kleinpoort School and the
other four to the Missionvale Clinic, both in the
Eastern Cape. According to Chip, the hunting was dream
of a lifetime, but the joy of giving will linger much
longer for all of them.
Read more.
June 25, 2011:
Greetings! I am forwarding a note from Natalie Huberman
of LeapingStone who sponsored the shipment to Togo. This
has been a difficult shipment to get through especially
since it was a combined container, 20 ft. going to Lome,
Togo & 20 ft. going to Burkina Faso. We are immensely
grateful to hear it has arrived. Katy Warren who raised
the funds for Burkina Faso, also emailed stating the
truck is being loaded for Dano, Burkina Faso and will
depart either today or tomorrow.
Read Dr.
McCoy's story...
Read more Project SAVE
stories...
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our videos:
Ghana, here we come!
From Chico to Kenya
with Love
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"We had no wheelchairs, so we moved patients in wheelbarrows."
Dr. Bill McCoy
Papua, New Guinea
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"When we ran out of sutures we used fishing line."
Dr. Eugene Cleek
Cameroon, Africa
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