The past week has been a whirlwind to say the least. On Friday I completed my final projects and exams to close out my sophomore year at MCAD, on Saturday I moved apartments with the help of many friends, and Yesterday my mother arrived in Philadelphia. This morning was spent feverishly running last minute errands and gathering supplies and this evening has been consumed with a real-life game of tetris, we tackled the task of packing a copious amount of humanitarian supplies into two large suitcases and three 50 pound tubs. I am happy to announce that after only three hours we have successfully packaged nearly 300 pounds of humanitarian donations to meet international flight regulations. 

I have been astounded by the amount of support that has been shown by many selfless people who have donated the much needed supplies that I will be taking with me to Ghana. I wish I could thank every person individually, but I would fear that I left someone out. That being said,THANK YOU to all who have so kindly given all kinds of donations, wether it be large or small your contribution will in some way bless the lives of those in need in Atorkor Village. 

I am including a list of the supplies that have been donated for the purpose of showing those who might be thinking about volunteering what the possibilities of simply asking can do:

CLOTHING

136 t-shirts (girls and boys)

125 baby boy onsies

45 baby girl onsies

78 pairs of boys underwear

111 pairs of girls underwear

38 pairs of flip-flops

SCHOOL SUPPIES

12 pencil sharpeners

60 rulers

3 bags of erasers

10 glue sticks

10 bottles of white glue

paintbrushes

rubberbands

4 sets colored pencils

4 sets colored markers

10 sets watercolor

20 ABC flash card sets

12 kids scissors

12 boxes of chalk

100's of pencils

100's of pens 

96 scented markers

4 reams of lined paper

3 reams of colored construction paper

1 box foam stickers

1 set pastel chalks 

55 notebooks

23 small notepads 

23 school books of each subject: english/health/science

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

15 tubes of toothpaste 

36 toothbrushes

9 bottles pain relievers, adults

9 boxes pain relievers, children

6 boxes triple antibiotic cream

4 boxes hydrocortisone cream

5 boxes anti-fungal cream

5 boxes vitamin C

1 case vitamin A

208 bandaids 

10 ace bandages

30 hospital towels

2 gallon ziploc bags full of gauze

1 walking cast

6 catheters 

1 child tracheotomy kit

8 emmison basins

SEWING SUPPLIES

14 seam guide rulers

24 bobbins w/thread

8 packages sewing machine needles

18 packages of hand sewing needles

14 pin cushions

15 seam rippers

10 packages of tracing paper

10 tracing wheels

14 tape measures

10 marking pencils

11 packages of straight pins

1 package of safety pins

11 thimbles 

14 sewing scissors

2 crochet hook sets 

3 knitting needle sets

8 skeins yarn

108 skeins embroidery floss