I've written before about volunteering for Mano a Mano. Today was the first time I've ever been to the warehouse. After we sort things at the Mano a Mano office, boxes are transferred to the warehouse. Large objects such as hospital beds and dental chairs go directly to the warehouse.
This weekend Mano a Mano is able to ship 20 tons of materials to Bolivia through the Denton Program implemented by USAID. How much is 20 tons? The photo of the hospital beds above shows slightly more than 1000 pounds. It really doesn't take long at all to load in 20 tons. The wheelchairs pictured in the warehouse are all loaded in a truck and will be transferred to the MSP airport in the morning.
My Friday job usually is to sort and package the medications. Those boxes all end up with a label of 22. It was fun to see some "22" boxes in the warehouse, now shrink wrapped and ready for shipping. These will go off in another shipment of 40 tons later than month.
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