October 2016 e-News

Delivering a World of Health and Hope .

S upplies Over Seas (SOS) is a Louisville, Kentucky-based nonprofit organization that meets critical health care needs in medically impoverished communities around the world by collecting and distributing surplus medical supplies and equipment.  In 2015 we received over 153 tons  of medical supplies and equipment from our regional partners that would have otherwise gone into our landfills.  This is huge and w e   could not do it without our amazing volunteers and donors  who help us send health and hope across the world.

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2016 Health & Hope Breakfast Thursday, October 20 7:30am - 9:00am The Olmsted  3701 Frankfort Avenue Complimentary admission RSVP

Keynote Speaker: Gordon R. Tobin, M.D. Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery University of Louisville School of Medicine Dr. Tobin is a long-standing, passionate advocate for Supplies Over Seas and the mission it serves, and he seeks to advance the SOS cause in medical organizations and in public recognition.

Health & Hope Across the Globe

SOS has been sending a lot of medical surplus in the past couple of months and we are thrilled to hear from several of the organizations/people that the supplies are reaching their destination. Thank you to all of these groups for helping deliver a World of Health and Hope.

Supplies being unloaded in Luweero, Uganda to be used by SOS Ministries in their new clinic.

Band-Aids donated to SOS by St. Margaret Mary's Beta Club will be used in the clinic.

First-aid supplies were carried in a suitcase to Peru by Sacred Valley Health.

The supplies will be used to restock first-aid kits and provide health education to the communities around the Ollantaytambo region.

KentuckyOne partnered with SOS to send supplies to the Bishop M. Joseph Sullivan Center for Health in Cotes-de-Fer, Haiti. The supplies arrived on October 1st.

The Health Center will serve nearly 50,000 residents. Please send them your best wishes during the recovery from Hurricane Matthew.

Supplies sent from a partnership between SOS and Hosparus reach their destination in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

These supplies will be used in the country's first ever hospice clinic

" I am confirming receipt of consignment of medical supplies & equipment from Hosparus & SOS to Shepherds Hospice. Grateful to all our friends who made donations & worked towards the sending out of this life-changing donation. This donation & its quality of equipment is magnificent. I am humbled by this vote of trust & support.  This donation is unique.  Please find some photos for staff of Hosparus & SOS & other friends whose financial contribution & voluntary service made this donation possible.  We remain grateful for your funding to promote palliative care in Sierra Leone.  Many regards.” -  Gabriel Madiye, Director of  The Shepherd’s Hospice

Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter

The Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter is a Louisville based non-profit that is dedicated to taking local American Veterans to Washington DC to visit their memorials as a day of recognition and memories. SOS partnered with Honor Flights Bluegrass Chapter to help the Veterans get around Washington DC by donating 5 wheelchairs. SOS was proud to provide mobility assistance to some of the Veterans in need. Thank you all for your service! Thank you to the donors of the wheelchairs! Hand in Hand Ministries The Forum at Brookside Hosparus of Louisville Karen Yager Chris Jordan

The Honor Flight Bluegrass Veterans visiting the Iwo Jima memorial.

SOS employees, Karen and Tonya, volunteered with Honor Flights to help transport the wheelchairs between memorials and to assist the Veterans around the city.

Volunteer Spotlight: Aramark Biomedical Engineers September 20 was the Aramark Building Community Day (ABC Day), which is a dedicated day of service. Through Aramark and Baptist Health, SOS had 7 biomedical engineers volunteer their time to testing surplus medical equipment that had been donated. All medical equipment that comes to SOS needs to be tested and approved to ensure it is in good working order before it can be shipped to countries across the world. The ABC Day biomedical engineering volunteers tested 88 pieces of equipment in the SOS warehouse! With their help, many of those pieces of equipment can be shipped to medically under-served communities to help deliver Health & Hope. Thank you!

Local Impact

Personal Hygiene Give Away SOS takes medical supply donations, but sometimes we get personal hygiene items as well that can be shared with local area non-profits to use. In September, SOS was able to share more than 3,500 lbs of surplus items we had received through donations!                                                                 More Photos Expired Supplies Give Away Some of the medical surplus donated to SOS is expired and can no longer be used to provide healthcare. To keep those items from going into landfills, SOS shares them with local animal clinics and medical education programs to use in the classroom. SOS gave away over 1,000 lbs of expired medical supplies last month.                     More photos "The expired supplies I receive from Supplies Over Seas saves me thousands of dollars a year. I was buying these items straight from a distributor for $1.70 a piece. Now I can use my budget on other areas of the classroom." - Jay Reeves, Jefferson Community & Technical College Instructor

Tuesday Tours at SOS   Our next Tuesday Tour is October 11! Agenda for Tuesday Tours 7:30 am Networking & Light Breakfast 8:00 – 9:00 am SOS Introduction & Tour   This is a FREE Event, but your RSVP is requested. RSVP ONLINE

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