Before and After

Three 40’ containers of humanitarian aid were packed and sent from Sauk Rapids to Central America in January. Volunteers spent October to mid-January collecting, sorting, inventorying, and packing the supplies. The containers were loaded one at a time and left on January 15^th, 22^nd, 29^th, 2004 and arrived in Guatemala on January 30^th, February 6^th, 13^th, 2004. It took the efforts and coordination of many volunteers that gave time, resources, and monetary donations to achieve such.

The instructors of SERVICA helped educate, evaluate, and distribute donations to a number of fire stations. These donations included: Turn out gear, boots, helmets, SCBA, sheets, blankets, towels, gloves, ambu’s c-collars, tape, elastic bandages, gauze, long and short immoblization boards, army streachers, stethoscopes, splints, antibacterial soap, dressings, robes, first aid kits, crutches, pen lights, suction equipment, oxygen equipment, IV supplies, bandaids, etc.

Three more containers of aid are being prepared for shipment to Central America. The first container of Kids Against Hunger Food Packets is staged and ready to go. Fire gear and medical equipment and supplies are now being collected and packed up also.

Reports from the instructors of SERVICA on the progess with training and donations