Most of us have seen the TV commercials for Operation Smile. This program sends Canadian doctors to do cleft lip and palate surgery on severely facially deformed children in needy countries. What most of us don’t know is that Thunder Bay has had its own Smile Project for 9 years. In 2012, MEMO made contact with Dr. Marisel Garcia de Busta, a pediatric maxillo-facial surgeon in Matanzas, Cuba. She was performing cleft lip and palate surgery on newborns in the…
After 6 months of preparation of 1,900 separate items and packages, on March 25th, we shipped 40’ ocean container #102 to Zimbabwe. This involves a lot of preplanning so that items to be packed are readily available from our storage trailers. The 10 tons of critical medical supplies includes simple things like dressings and catheters to more complicated medical equipment like ECG machines, fetal monitors and ultrasounds. As well are all the widows and orphan supplies, including clothing, dishes, cooking…
The beginning of a new year gives us reason to plan what we would like to do this year and what our needs will be. We only ask for a knowledge of God’s will, and the strength and wisdom to carry it out. In the spirit of transparency we try to keep you informed of what our plans are. PLAN FOR 2023: This year we would like to ship a container every 4 months beginning in March for a total…
If you weren’t able to attend our Fundraising Dinner in person you can still view the amazing video of Susan Janetti, narrated by Gary Cooper, telling the inspiring story of how MEMO is making a difference in Zimbabwe. At the event we raised $12,000 after expenses which will become $24,000 with the matching donor donation. The cost of the 100th container shipped September 17th to Zimbabwe was $33,000, which means we still need another $4500 in donations which will be…