MedWish

For project I am working with Brooke at MedWish. It is a non-profit organization that sends medical supplies to countries in need. It’s located on Euclid Avenue in what looks like a really rundown warehouse.

This week we followed a guy named Andres around. Yes, he is as cool as his name sounds. (Our real sponsor was out of town this week in Argentina for vacation.) On our first day Andres showed us how to do the three main jobs that volunteers come in and do which are sort medical supplies, count and box the supplies, and then put them into inventory. We also learned how to use a tape gun, which if I do say so myself is much harder then it looks.

On this Saturday they are hosting a fundraiser in the warehouse. So this week we have been cleaning up to make everything look presentable. That has been quite a task. They are sent so many medical supplies that it is really difficult for them to sort it fast enough and keep it tidy. At the fundraiser Brooke and I are going to be tour guides showing everyone the process of where the supplies goes from when it comes it to when it is ready to me sent out. We get T-shirts. For the fundraiser Brooke and I had to make 400 favors to stick into the peoples cars. It took us about 3 and ½ hours.

So I don’t want to write everything because Brooke needs something to say. But I love my project and it really is a fun thing to do.