Sunday, April 3, 2011

Where have we been??




Those many faithful members of the Packages of Hope volunteer team have been keeping up with our progress since my 2007 China charity trip.


In the last 3 years, I have been to China each year for either work or vacation, and have always found a way to work in our charity.


We have been a part of the Lunar New Year festivities every year for Bengbu SWI in Anhui province.


We have also been a part of several medical missions in Changchun, Jilin province, and in QianJiang SWI in ChongQing.


Here is a recap of accomplishments for Packages of Hope in the last few years:


2010 Accomplishments

-Storage shelving provided for the Bengbu Social Welfare Institute, China

- Medical team sent to Holholt, Mongolia to provide health assessments of the children

- Hired caretaker at Siping Social Welfare Institute, China

- Funding provided to Altrusa for foster care of Jiujiang, China

- Medical care, food and clothing provided to Tbilisi Baby House in The Republic of Georgia

- Funding provided to FCC Australia to cover the transportation and surgeries of “Jill” a burn child from China

- Medical care provided to a QianJiang child with hydrocephalus

- Funding provided to Amity Foundation for foster care sponsorship of 15 children from ChangDe Social Welfare Insitute and sponsorship of 4 Hugging Grannies

- Air conditioner, washing machine, humidifier and cassette players provided to the Bengbu Social Welfare Institute

- Funding provided to An Orphans Wish for club feet surgeries for children from the Bengbu Social Welfare Institute, China



2009 Accomplishments

- Winter clothing provided for the Verbist Care Center in Mongolia

- Milk powder provided for the children of QianJiang Social Welfare Institute, China

- Medical care for children living in the Siping Social Welfare Institute, China

- Gifts for Chinese New Year for the Bengbu Social Welfare Institute, China

- Sponsorship of orphans attending the Siping School for the Deaf

- Hired caretaker at Siping Social Welfare Institute, China

- Medical care and formula provided for orphans in The Republic of Georgia

- Four heat/air units for the QianJiang Social Welfare Institute, China

- New bedding and microwave for the Bengbu Social Welfare Institute, China

- Medical supplies and clothing for the ShenYang Social Welfare Institute, China

- Two scooters for disabled teens at the Bengbu Social Welfare Institute, China

- Sponsorship of ChangDe girl living at the Philip Hayden Foundation, China

- Foster care sponsorship through Altrusa for orphan from Jian Social Welfare Institute, China

- Blackboard for the Siping Social Welfare Institute, China

- Clothing and blankets for children living in the Changchun Social Welfare Institute, China

- Winter coats for for children living in the Siping Social Welfare Institute, China

- Baby care items provided to orphanage in Uganda through Watoto

- Blankets and onsies provided for the Jian Social Welfare Institute, China


2008 Accomplishments

- 76 sets of new winter clothing and milk powder for the children of QianJiang SWI

- 54 bottles of infant vitamins provided to the Philip Hayden Foundation

- $5,000 medical grant provided for “Emily,” a child with Thalassmia, being adopted through WACAP

- 17 boxes filled with winter clothing and supplies sent to the ChangDe SWI

- New washing machine and digital camera provided for the Fengxin

- Indoor play/therapy equipment for Jinzhou SWI

- Two electric scooters for two children in Bengbu SWI

- Funding for medical care for “Emily” being cared for at Philip Hayden Foundation

- Sponsorship of three orphans attending the Siping School for the Deaf

- Hired caretaker at Siping SWI In partnership with Amity, foster care provided for 15 children, and funding for four “Hugging Grannies” for the ChangDe Social Welfare Insitute.

- Medical treatments and care for children at the Siping Social Welfare Institute of China

- Winter clothing provided for the ChangDe Social Welfare Institute Through Altrusa, funding provided for a wheelchair, 6 walkers, 6 toilet seats, and 6 crutches for the Jian Social Welfare Institute in China

- 60 blankets provided for the children living at the Yujiang Social Welfare Institute in China

- Milk powder provided for the ChangDe Social Welfare Institute in China

- Doctor evaluations provided on orphaned children in the Yining Social Welfare Institute, China

- Clothing provided for the Yining Social Welfare Institute, China

- Leg and arm braces provided for a 3 year old orphan in The Republic of Georgia

- Scabies medicine provided for orphans in The Republic of Georgia

- Through Altrusa, foster care funding for 3 children from the Jian Social Welfare Institute, China

- 60 new mattresses for the Bengbu Social Welfare Institute in China 5 new air conditioning units for the Bengbu Social Welfare Institute in China

- New clothing for children living in the Bengbu Social Welfare Institute in China

- New winter clothing provided for children living in the QianJiang Social Welfare Institute in China

- Visiting volunteer teams provided additional care to children living in the Bengbu, Jinzhou, and orphanages in the XinJiang province,

- China Foster care funded for orphans in The Republic of Georgia Food, clothing, bottles and medical care provided for orphans in The Republic of Georgia

- Assisted in the coordination of the foster care for Baby Hannah from QiangJiang orphanage


A great thanks to all the volunteers and donors who have devoted countless hours in order to help the orphan children of the world. We have made a difference!

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