Hello everyone!

I understand that I am a tad behind on the blogging, my bad Senora. I am working with Katie at MedWish and our first week consisted of various jobs and errans. As Katie has informed you this Saturday there was a huge fundraiser for MedWish, called the Band Aid Bash, and we helped a lot with the event during our first two weeks. We did things like cleaning different storage rooms to make them look presentable for the event and we also sorted through medical supplies and putting them in inventory. The event was rather large and there was around 400 people crammed into the sketchy warehouse off Euclid but it was really fun and the party planners made it look really snazzy. Katie and I were running around the event making sure everything was running smoothly. The night started out as us giving tours to the guest in which we walked them around MedWish explained where it all started and what it has come to. Then as the program started there were auctions taking place both silent and live. It was the first time I have ever experienced an auction and it was rather intense. In the live auction alone we raised 35,000 dollars and the goal of the evening was 100,000 which I am pretty sure we reached! The coolest part of the evening was that they set up a live video stream with a doctor in Egypt who is a recipient of MedWish supplies and he told his story and how much they have helped him and his practice. Overall the night was a great success and it was nice to be able to look at the event and feel like we had a part in it.

Not only are Katie and I having a blast and learning things about the medical field but we are making lots of new friends. Everyday a group of adults from the Cleveland Job Training organization for people struggling with autism comes in to help out at the Warehouse. We have become friends with all of them and frequently have lunch. Also we have now meet everyone in the office and got T shirts so we look official! Now that the event is over we will be helping separate more pallets of supplies and get them into inventory. Plus this week I believe we are helping load a shipment for Uganda.