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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, January 20, 2010-9
Rotary Club Sends Supplies to Uganda Through
Medical Equipment Transport Service
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from British rule in 1779 at
the Battle of Savannah".
Savannah Responds
has designated the drop off
location in a vacant lot at the
NE comer of Mall Boulevard
and Abercom Street. The ini
tial period of collections will
began Saturday, January 16
and will continue through
Sunday January 31.
Any additional collec
tions win be announced
depending on response and
needs. The hours of collec
tion are 8AM to 8PM, seven
days a week. The location
will be staffed during collec
tion times. Volunteers are
welcomed and are asked to
come to the drop-off area in
person.
Donations of food sup
plies and other staples, med
ical and cleaning supplies
and tools are needed. Such
as: Canned Goods, Cereals,
Rice, Bottled Water, Paper
Products, Toothpaste and
Brushes, Soap, Alcohol,
Disinfectants, Rope, Tarps,
Mops, Brooms, Buckets,
Hammers, Screwdrivers,
Pliers, Shovels, Axes, Rakes,
Saws, Drills, Gloves, Flash
Lights, Lanterns, Batteries,
Generators, Chain Saws,
Tents, Sleeping Bags and
new clothes.
In addition to aid given
in natural disasters,
Savannah Responds has pro
vided fans in heat waves in
Chicago and Arizona in addi
tion to here in Savannah as
well as ceramic heaters in
times of cold weather.
For additional infor
mation call (912) 233-2876.
Pictured are:Bruce Montgomery, Lloyd Horadan, Gordon Matthews, Linda Herdina , David Puckett, Clyde Taylor,
Dick Hyer and Kenan Kern.
METS, Medical
Equipment Transport
Service, has completed
preparations of a container
for shipment to Uganda, as
well as donated a bloodmo-
bile to Savannah Local
David Puckett for his mis
sion work in Mexico. The
items were shipped on
January 7. For more infor
mation on David and his
mission work, please visit
http://www.cnn.com/SPE-
CIALS/cnn.heroes/archive/d
avid.puckett.html
Rotary District 6920
has operated Medical
Equipment Transport Service
(METS) since 2003 in order
to provide medical equip
ment and supplies to third
world nations that do not
have the financial resources
to purchase the tools needed
to provide adequate medical
care for much of their popu
lation. Through the generos
ity of the Rotarians in
District 6920 and participat
ing medical facilities; avoid
able deaths and suffering can
in many cases be reduced
and quality of life can be
enhanced for those who need
medical attention. This is
accomplished by the ship
ment of containers filled
with available medical
equipment and supplies to
those countries. The ware
house where all equipment
and supplies are collected,
sorted and packed is located
at 2025 Old Louisville Road.
Since its inception, METS
has shipped 24 containers
(40') to deserving organiza
tions in:Chile, Guatemala,
Romania, Ghana, Uganda:
American Foundation for
Children with Aids,
Dominican Republic, Peru,
and Nigeria.
METS is a 501(c) 3
corporation and is therefore
qualified to accept tax
deductible contributions in
the US. It is under the direc
tion of a Board of Directors
constituted primarily of cur
rent, past and future District
Governors of Rotary District
6920.
Linda Herdina,
Executive Director coordi
nates many generous volun
teers who collect surplus
operating room supplies and
medical equipment; these
volunteers also sort, count
and record all of the supplies
on scheduled "sort days".
For more information,
please contact Joe Driggers,
Public Relations Chair,
Savannah Rotary East at 912-
596-6208 or savan-
nahj oed@yahoo. com.
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