S.H.I.P. members have not only been very busy packing our bags with enough supplies to last for 4 weeks, but also we've been busy pre-packing medications for our traveling clinics. Each year we keep record of how much medication we use in clinic every day. Last year we used over 8,000 Ibuprofen and needed more! The picture below shows your our Ibuprofen collection for this year (over 10,000 tablets). Ashley and I sat down to pre-package some of those bottles into 30-day supplies.
Another huge task for S.H.I.P. is raising funds for our mission trip to Kenya. With 25 medical students and doctors traveling with us to Kenya, our budget exceeded $67,000 this year. Believe it or not, our school bake sales raise a substantial amount of money for our trip. We hosted a Safari/Mardi Gras-themed Bake Sale yesterday and brought in $1,013.30!!
Thank you for all of your support in helping us get to Kenya. We've all had incredibly supportive family, friends, and colleagues who have made this possible. We will try to update our blog frequently throughout the trip! Stay tuned!
Mary Katherine Baker
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