2014 Annual Report

THE POWER OF ONE
MEDSHARE 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
15 years of bridging the gap between surplus and need
The MedShare Model:
How We Work Together
Our PARTNERSHIPS with hospitals and manufacturers ­provide us
with the medical products our recipients need. Our VOLUNTEERS sort
the donated product and pack it into boxes. Along with BIOMEDICAL
EQUIPMENT, these boxes are SHIPPED overseas to public HOSPITALS
and CLINICS in need. We also equip MEDICAL MISSION TEAMS with
the medical supplies they need to carry for their mission trips. And
through all this medical surplus redistribution, we’re helping the
ENVIRONMENT and keeping life-saving products out of landfills.
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Our Mission
Our Community
MedShare is dedicated to bridging the gap
between surplus and need to improve health
care and the environment in the United
States and abroad.
MedShare relies solely on the gen­erosity
of individuals, foundations, corporations,
and government grants to carry out its
mission.
Our Purpose
Our Commitment
MedShare acts as a recycling and dis­
tribution center for surplus m
­ edical supplies
and equipment. MedShare collects and
redistributes these unexpired products to
health care facilities in medically under­
served communities.
MedShare is committed to helping all health
care institutions that serve v­ ulnerable popu­
lations regardless of religion, politics, or
race. MedShare often partners with various
faith-based and nongovernmental organiza­
tions to fulfill its mission.
Dear Friends,
THE POWER OF ONE is not simply a theme for this
report. It is a call to action: a belief that our individual talents
and time are valuable and needed, to trust that one small act
of kindness when joined with others creates a ripple effect
that can build healthy communities locally and globally.
The Power of One symbolizes how one person’s desire and
commitment to affect change and connect with others, can
­create an organization that makes a difference for many in
communities around the world. That is at the heart of our
­mission at MedShare.
Thomas Asher (left), and Charles Redding (right)
In fiscal year 2014, MedShare shipped 1,738,027 pounds
of medical supplies and equipment valued at $18.8 million
USD in 128 forty­foot containers to public hospitals and
clinics in 26 countries, and equipped 372 medical mission
teams. As you read this report, you will see how the work
of each one of our partners, donors, and volunteers in the
United States is helping doctors and nurses at public
hospitals across the globe get the supplies and equipment
they need to provide quality health care to their patients.
We also reached a number of milestones: our 1,000th
­container shipment of custom-ordered supplies and equip­
ment since our founding 15 years ago, and our expansion
to a third U.S. region with the opening of our Northeast
Sort and Collection Center in Secaucus, New Jersey.
“One person’s desire to
affect change can create an organization
that makes a positive
difference for many.”
The power to serve and make a difference lies in each of us.
We greatly appreciate your support of our work and we invite
you to join us as we continue bridging the gap between
surplus and need.
Charles Redding
CEO and President
Thomas Asher
Chair, Board of Trustees
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THE POWER OF ONE
18,662 VOLUNTEERS SERVED
1.7 MILLION POUNDS OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT SHIPPED TO 26 COUNTRIES
128 CONTAINERS SHIPPED
$18.8 MILLION SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT DELIVERED
372 MEDICAL MISSION TEAMS EQUIPPED
33 FREE AND SAFETY NET CLINICS PROVISIONED
136 TECHNICIANS/ENGINEERS, 314 DOCTORS/NURSES, 342 STUDENTS TRAINED
Sponsor Types
Regions We Served
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THE IMPACT OF MANY
Where We Served
Total:
128
Shipments:
Bolivia
Cameroon
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Côte D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Gambia
Ghana
2
7
1
2
5
1
1
11
Guatemala
Guinea
Haiti Honduras
Kenya
Liberia
Malawi
Marshall Islands
Nicaragua
4
1
10
4
7
1
4
1
5
Nigeria
Philippines
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Tanzania, United Republic of
Turkey
Uganda
United States*
Vietnam
10
15
4
5
1
3
2
19
2
Pakistan
Palestinian Territory
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Romania
Russian Federation
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands South Africa
Sudan
Tajikistan
Tanzania Togo
Uganda
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Zimbabwe
1
1
5
13
44
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
13
1
11
1
1
5
*Shipments to other U.S. based NGOs
who ship internationally
Medical Mission Teams
Total:
372
Armenia
Bangladesh
Belize
Bhutan
Bolivia
Cambodia
Cameroon
Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Free
1
1
3
2
2
8
1
1
4
5
8
4
5
12
2
1
15
1
24
and
Guinea
Haiti
Honduras
India
Iraq
Israel
Jamaica
Kenya
Liberia
Malawi
Marshall Islands
Mexico
Micronesia
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
2
35
22
5
2
1
2
17
7
7
1
7
2
1
1
6
29
2
17
Safety Net Clinics
United States 33
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THE POWER OF ONE
2014 Event Highlights
Atlanta Young Professionals promote MedShare
MedShare’s Southeast Council and Board of Trustees member,
Ariana Zibilich and her colleagues at Triage Consulting played a
huge role in helping MedShare celebrate 15 years of diverting sur­
plus medical supplies from local landfills and sending these unex­
pired supplies to communities in need of quality health care. On
October 4, 2013, our Sustainable Social introduced young pro­
fessionals in Atlanta to MedShare and offered ways they could
engage their corporate employers to fulfill their social responsibil­
ity by supporting MedShare’s work.
Ghana First Lady is special guest at Northeast Region’s NYC Gala
The First Lady of Ghana, Lordina Mahatma, visited MedShare’s
National Office and Southeast Distribution Center in October 2013
to tour and discuss a partnership to ship 40-foot containers of
­medical supplies and equipment to Ghana, especially the Northern
Region. Special thanks to MedShare Northeast Council member
Japhet Aryiku for inviting Mrs. Mahatma to attend the Third Annual
Share the Good Gala in November 2013 as the event’s honored
guest. Mrs. Mahatma has sponsored four 40-foot containers valued
at $100,000 USD to several health care facilities in Ghana.
MedShare opens Northeast Region office in Secaucus, NJ
Following the appointment of James White as the new Northeast
Region Director, MedShare held a ribbon cutting celebration for
the opening of our Northeast Collection and Sorting Center on
March 12, 2014 in Secaucus, NJ. Staff members were joined by
members of our Northeast Regional Council as well as represen­
tatives from our partners and funders: North Shore–LIJ Health
System, Henry Schein, Crutches for Kids, and the Gerard Health
Foundation.
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THE IMPACT OF MANY
2014 Event Highlights
Western Region honors volunteers at annual recognition event
On May 3, 2014, MedShare’s Western Region held its 6th Annual
Volunteer Appreciation Party at the Sorting and Distribution
Center in San Leandro, California. More than 80 volunteers, their
family and friends gathered for a celebration in the warehouse
transformed with glittering, overflowing treasure chests of choco­
late gold coins, beads, and gemstones. Special guest Dr. Bwire
Chirangi gave a presentation on Shirati Hospital in Tanzania. A
40-foot ocean container of medical supplies and equipment spon­
sored by our Western Region volunteers was shipped to the hospi­
tal from the Port of Oakland in November 2013.
MedShare ships 100th and 1000th 40-foot containers to Africa
MedShare board members and special guests joined staff
­members at our Southeast Distribution Center in Atlanta, GA on
May 14, 2014, to celebrate MedShare’s 1,000th ocean container
shipment to Donka Hospital in Guinea and the shipment of one
hundred 40-foot containers to Nigeria. Organized by MedShare
Vice President of International and Corporate Relations Nell
Diallo, Medshare founders A.B. Short and Bob Freeman, former
board chair Thomas Asher, and CEO and President Charles
Redding were among the speakers for the program.
NY Young Professionals raise $70,000 for Typhoon Survivors
Nearly 200 guests gathered at the Hotel Americano in New York
City on June 12, 2014 for MedShare’s New York Young Pro­fes­
sionals Third Annual Benefit and Silent Auction. Event Co-Chair
Jennifer Tytel (pictured near left) says the group met its most
aggressive goal to date. A part of the event proceeds will help
sponsor a MedShare 40-foot ocean container of life-saving
­medical supplies and equipment to Ormoc City Hospital in the
Philippines to help health professionals treat patients recovering
from the devastating impact of Typhoon Haiyan.
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THE POWER OF ONE
One product keeping millions healthy
PRODUCT DONORS
A
A.R. Medicom
ABC Home Medical
AK Medical
All Medical Care
American Red Cross
AMMA
Atlanta Community Food Bank
Becton Dickinson
Boron Medical Inc.
BSN Medical
Bullington Associates, Inc.
C. R. Bard
CareFusion
Carters, Inc.
Centurion Medical Products Corp.
CitiHope International, Inc.
Covenant Dove
Covidien
Crutches 4 Kids
CURE International
Custom Rx
DDD Foundation, Inc.
Dent1st Dental Care
Distribution Cooperative, Inc.
Dome International
ERBE USA, Inc.
FODAC
Georgia Regents University
Global Aid Network
Henry Schein, Inc.
Hill-Rom
Holtzquip, Inc.
Home Healthcare Solutions
ICU Medical, Inc.
Integrated Medical Systems, Inc.
JM Smith Corporation
Joni and Friends
Kimberly Clark
Lew Jan Textile
MAP International
McKesson
Medical Benevolence Foundation
MGR Homecare, Inc.
Molnlycke Healthcare
North Fulton Community Charities
Owens & Minor
PET International
Phoenix Textile
Remarket Medical, Inc.
Rotaplast International
Samaritan’s Purse
Samuel Merritt University
Sklar
Stryker
The Coca-Cola Company
World Vision
grant from the Kimberly-Clark Corporation helped launch MedShare in
1998. During the past 15 years, the company has funded the shipment of
99 forty-​foot containers of medical supplies worth $11.6 million to 74 health
facilities in 13 countries.
Kimberly-Clark products are used by nearly a quarter of a million people in the
world every day. During fiscal year 2014, MedShare shipped 17.6 million exam
gloves donated by Kimberly-Clark to 30 countries, diverting nearly 210,000
lbs. of medical waste from U.S. landfills.
One Kimberly-Clark product that has been on every MedShare shipment over the past fifteen years are medical examination gloves.
The gloves help protect health care workers from potentially infectious fl
­ uids,
blocking the transmission of chemicals, microbes and diseases like HIV.
They are disposable so health care professionals do not have to worry about
transmitting fluids or infections from one patient to another.
“Through financial sponsorships for shipments to
over 13 countries in the developing world, we are
proud to stand side-by-side with MedShare to
provide access to life-saving medical supplies.”
JENNY LEWIS
Vice President, Kimberly-Clark Foundation
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THE IMPACT OF MANY
One donor’s gift can help many in need
M
edShare Emeritus Board member Lewis Manderson, Jr. knows the
power of one very well. Manderson and his wife, Faye, have been
long-time donors to MedShare and other southeastern U.S. education
and health care nonprofit organizations. A member of MedShare’s 1998
Society, Manderson served on the MedShare Board of Trustees from
2000 through 2010. He and his wife agree that a personal connection
with an organization is often what moves individuals to become finan­
cial supporters. “It could be a part of conversation or a story you acciden­
tally overhear,” added Faye Manderson. “Something that gets you thinking
about ways you might be able to help.”
Over the years, the Mandersons have made major financial gifts to
MedShare’s Annual Fund, Capital Campaign, and Humanitarian Relief
Efforts for victims of the Tuscaloosa Tornado (AL), and Haitian Earthquake
in 2011. “I just feel it’s important to try to help in any way that you can,”
he said. “Nonprofit organizations like MedShare can’t do their work
without strong financial support. That’s just the simple reality.”
Faye and Lewis Manderson, Jr.
“Organizations like MedShare can’t do their work without strong financial support from
individual donors. We made a commitment to support that work.”
LEWIS MANDERSON, JR.
U.S. corporations donate time, money to MedShare mission
AT&T’s OASIS staffers—Achieving
Excellence through Diversity
­( pictured at left) is one of many
­corporate groups who volunteered
in 2014 at our regional centers.
In FY2014, 177 AT&T employees
­volunteered at our Southeast
Distribution Center in Atlanta for
531 hours. They created 5,150
boxes of medical supplies, saving
52,492 lbs. of medical waste
from U.S. landfills.
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THE POWER OF ONE
California volunteer sees global impact through MedShare service
T
he year was 2008. MedShare was expanding to the Western
United States with the opening of its Western Region office in
San Leandro, Cali­fornia. John Morton walked in, looked at his wife,
Joanna, and said, “We can do this.” Six years and over 2,965 volun­
teer hours later, Morton is MedShare’s volunteer with the greatest
number of service hours. “We found like-minded people here who
have the same hearts for giving back that we do,” he said.
A San Leandro resident for over 30 years, Morton is a former Kraft
Foods employee, a company he says stressed corporate social
responsibility. As MedShare volunteers, John and Joanna Morton
have seen firsthand how the power of one can become the impact
of many. “We’ve seen medical mission team members come to
MedShare with tears in their eyes and tell us about the difference
we’re making by sorting these supplies,” he said. “They come to
our [Western Region] warehouse ‘clinic’ and tell us how similar it
is to their own facilities, only their floors are made of mud, not
concrete.”
Morton says most Americans would be shocked to learn how diffi­
cult it is for people in developing countries to receive the most
basic medical care. “Surgeons in those countries use fi
­ shing string
for sutures because that’s all they have,” noted Morton. “We’re not
medical professionals. But MedShare is a place where we get to
touch lives in medical ways through the work we do.”
The Mortons give time and financial gifts to MedShare. They sup­
ported the Western Region volunteers’ p
­ roject to ship a 40-foot
container to Shirati Hospital in Tanzania in 2013 and are now sup­
porting a new volunteer project to ship a container this year to
Sierra Leone. “John has contributed above and beyond to our
growth,” says Ashley Gee, MedShare West’s Volunteer Coordi­nator.
“He is our top volunteer who always has a smile on his face and is
ready to get to work. From packing countless boxes to welcoming
volunteers, John does it all! John Morton is a true gem.”
On a recent trip across the country, the Mortons stopped in Atlanta
so they could work a volunteer shift at MedShare’s Southeast
Distribution Center. How long will John Morton continue to serve
as a MedShare v­ olunteer? “I can’t imagine not being a MedShare
volunteer!” he said. He shows us all the power of one.
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John Morton
“I can’t imagine not being
a MedShare volunteer!”
JOHN MORTON
•
“John has contributed above
and beyond to our growth.”
ASHLEY GEE
Volunteer Coordinator, MedShare
Western Region
•
With nearly 3,000 hours over
6 years, John Morton is
MedShare’s longest serving
volunteer.
THE IMPACT OF MANY
This FISCAL YEAR, we hosted 18,662 volunteers in our San Francisco, Atlanta,
and New York metropolitan area locations, adding up to 56,019 hours served,
824,285 pounds sorted, and 91,847 boxes of international aid packed.
Northeast Sort and Collection Center Volunteers
Southeast Distribution Center Volunteers
MedShare volunteers are stewards of environmental and
humanitarian change. Their tremendous contribution
magnifies our capacity to strengthen health care delivery
systems around the globe, while engaging in eco-friendly
practices to provide life-saving supplies for countless
individuals in need. Their service and ­compassion is a
hallmark to creating lasting change. MedShare could not
begin to accomplish its mission without each of these
generous individuals.
See page 26 for a list of MedShare volunteer groups
during fiscal year 2014.
Western Distribution Center Volunteers
“Volunteering at MedShare gives us the chance to show our grandchildren
the importance of giving back to those in need.”
BILL VAN HOUT, Atlanta, GA
•
“During our trip to Tanzania, it was amazing to see what a difference the
medical supplies I sorted the last two years make for the people there.”
NANCY MENNE, San Leandro, CA
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THE POWER OF ONE
Biomed Engineering Program ensures maximum impact for all equipment shipped
I
n every 40-foot container MedShare ships, we provide pieces of BIOMEDICAL
EQUIPMENT that have been specifically selected by each recipient hospital and clinic.
Some of those items include incubators, x-ray machines, exam tables, syringe
pumps, anesthesia equipment, ultrasound machines, and blood gas analyzers. All
biomedical equipment is thoroughly inspected and tested on site by our teams in
Decatur, GA and San Leandro, CA.
In fiscal year 2014, MedShare shipped 3,840 pieces of equipment and conducted five
training sessions for 451 local technicians, engineers, doctors, and nurses in 28 hospi­
tals and 9 health centers in Liberia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, and Cote D’Ivoire.
To ensure long term impact for the equipment shipped, MedShare has developed a
BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT TRAINING PROGRAM. Supported by donations, these
on-site workshops provide training and equipment troubleshooting to local health care
professionals on the use and maintenance of each item to ensure maximum impact.
Biomedical Engineering and Training Director Eben Amstrong trains a
health care staffer at Redemption Hospital in Liberia in November 2013.
The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation President Dr. Susan Mboya
at MedShare’s Southeast Biomed C
­ enter in April 2014.
The ultrasound machine (pictured at right) is the one piece of equipment included
in MedShare container shipments in 2014 that continues to have the broadest impact
on the recipients we serve.
At Keta Hospital in Ghana, for example, women with pregnancy complications and
patients with other abdominal and cardiac issues had to be transported three to four
hours to Accra, the capital city, for treatment because there was no ultrasound unit at
the hospital. Many patients often did not survive that trip. Thanks to MedShare, the
hospital now has an ultrasound machine on site that is helping to save the lives of
many Ghanaian mothers and babies.
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In fiscal year 2014, 342
biomedical engineering
students from Georgia
Tech, Chattahoochee
Tech, and DeVry Univer­
sity were trained on equip­
ment troubleshooting
and maintenance at our
South­eastern Distri­bu­tion
Center in Atlanta, GA.
THE IMPACT OF MANY
MedShare partnership brings hope and health to Marsabit, Kenya
M
edShare’s partnership with Marsabit District
Hospital in northern Kenya is a living reminder of
how one idea in one part of the world can build a healthy
community thousands of miles across the world.
Marsabit District Hospital had long been forgotten in a
remote and harsh area of northern Kenya. The hospital
had ­struggled for years to serve the overwhelming health
care needs of the district’s 200,000 residents. The hospital
staff—doctors, nurses, therapists, dietitians, and admin­
istrators—did their best to care for the patients, but they
simply didn’t have the equipment and supplies necessary
to perform the jobs they had been trained to do.
What MedShare’s Director of Biomedical Engineering
and Training Eben Amstrong saw when he first visited
Marsabit Hospital brought tears to his eyes. “Equip­ment
was broken and inoperable,” said Amstrong. “There were
very few beds and the mattresses were soiled and torn.
Some of the hospital’s surgical equipment would stop
working in the middle of a procedure. They had no warm­
ers for newborn babies and the maternity ward only had
rusty beds.”
Thanks to the Coca-Cola Africa Foundation’s ShareHope
Initiative, MedShare helped make history in Marsabit.
The arrival of our first 40-foot container of medical equip­
ment and supplies in March 2014 marked a new begin­
ning for the facility and the families it serves. Teams of
community members, hospital and Partners for Care staff
helped unload dozens of boxes of equipment and sup­
plies from the MedShare shipment. What happened over
the following days was nothing short of a miracle. “It
reminded me of the days when every­one came to help
build a barn, working seamlessly to make it ­happen,”
said Connie Cheren, Founder of Partners for Care.
Four 40-foot containers of medical supplies and equipment
­valued at nearly $400,000 have been delivered to
Marsabit Hospital during fiscal year 2014. Broken and
rusted furniture and equipment were replaced, repainted,
rebuilt, and restored. Badly needed supplies were
stocked, inventoried, and ­distributed to every depart­
ment. Hospi­tal staff were trained on how to use and
maintain the new equipment. MedShare is playing a
major role in making Marsabit a community where fami­
lies can now receive q
­ uality ­medical care.
Thanks to the Coca-Cola Africa Foundation’s ShareHope Initiative,
MedShare helped make history in Marsabit.
Marsabit Hospital beds before MedShare shipment
New hopital beds from MedShare shipment
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THE POWER OF ONE
THE IMPACT OF MANY
Diverting waste from U.S landfills, building healthy communities around the world
MedShare’s Western Region
Center in San Leandro,
California provisioned 18
local safety net clinics in
2014 with much needed
medical supplies and durable medical equipment like
exam tables and doctor’s
stools. By keeping supply
closets full, MedShare
helps the clinics keep their
costs down, conserve
their resources to care for
more patients, and divert
more medical waste from
California landfills.
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In 2014, three shipments of medical supplies and
equipment valued at $523,000 USD were shipped
to Orient Humanitarian Relief (OHR), a nongovernmental organization based in Turkey. OHR operates
several hospitals in Turkey that treat the thousands
of Syrian refugees displaced by Syria’s continuing
civil war. OHR workers continued their mission to
help Syrians in need despite the personal dangers
they face on a daily basis.
In January 2014, MedShare
shipped many urgently needed
medical supplies and equipment in a 40-foot container to
the Ruth Paz Foundation in
Honduras. Catheters, blood
­collection units, surgical gowns,
and infant sensors are among
the supplies urgently needed
for patients at the Ruth Paz
Clinic and Children’s Burn
Hospital. Hospital staff said
MedShare’s donation, sponsored by Kimberly-Clark, will
help serve more patients and
lower the costs of patient care.
In March 2014, MedShare shipped
medical supplies and equipment
worth nearly $127,000 USD and
sponsored by Bethlehem Ministry
to Clinique Esperance et Vie in
northern Haiti. Infant warmers,
portable x-ray machines, exam
tables, exam gloves, surgical
gowns, and IV poles will help
health care workers at the clinic
improve health care to area
residents.
Thanks to MedShare’s 2014
shipment to the Princess Marie
Louise (PML) Hospital in Accra,
Ghana, health care professionals now have basic medical
supplies like surgical gloves
and hospital beds. Incubators
and infant warmers will help
doctors treat many newborns
who have urgent medical
­concerns during their first
moments of life.
During fiscal year 2014,
MedShare shipped critically-​
needed medical supplies
and equipment to Hue
Central Hospital and the
Oncology Hospital of Ho
Chi Minh City valued at
$518,304.60. These shipments are helping ensure
that vulnerable populations
in two provinces of Central
Vietnam are receiving quality health care.
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The MedShare Story
In 1998, A.B. Short and Bob Freeman founded MedShare to address the critical health care
needs of the underserved populations in the world and the environmental threat of ­
discarded medical supplies and equipment.
1999
2006
2009
MedShare ships its first 40-foot ship­
ping container of medical s­ upplies to
Costa Rica.
With the help of an average of 320
­volunteers per month, MedShare sur­
passes a major milestone by shipping
$35 million worth of supplies and
­equipment overseas.
MedShare’s 500th forty-foot container
of medical supplies and equipment is
shipped. The shipment was sponsored
by the newly-formed Southeastern
Regional Council and was sent to bene­
fit Santa Rosa Maternity Hospital in
Ecuador.
2000
MedShare receives its first significant
foundation gift of $250,000 from the
Robert W. Woodruff Foundation. This
serves as a “seal of approval” for
MedShare.
2002
MedShare doubles its shipments from
15 forty-foot medical containers in
2001, to 30 in 2002.
2004
MedShare pilots a project to provide
enhanced biomedical services to recipi­
ent hospitals, having engineers travel
onsite to evaluate their equipment
needs and help with installation and
maintenance training.
2005
MedShare moves into a 50,000 squarefoot facility that is double the size of its
previous space.
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2007
MedShare secures a $6.2 million capital
campaign to purchase and endow its
National Headquarters facility, upgrade
technology and fund national
expansion.
2008
MedShare celebrates the Grand Open­
ing of a second distribution c­ enter in
San Leandro, CA.
The total number of containers of
­medical supplies shipped reaches 400.
TechBridge awards MedShare with the
Technology Innovation Award.
The Georgia Center for Nonprofits
names MedShare the Top Nonprofit of
the Year.
A mobile CT Scanner is donated to
MedShare’s Western Region Distribu­tion
Center by Catalina Imaging. This is the
largest single medical equipment dona­
tion MedShare has received to date.
The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation awards
MedShare a $400,000 grant, the
largest program grant ever received by
MedShare in a given year.
The State of California recognizes
MedShare as a recipient of the Waste
Reduction Awards Program (WRAP).
Charity Navigator names MedShare a
top charity providing humanitarian relief
supplies, and also ranks the organiza­
tion #2 on their Top Ten list of HighlyRated Charities Relying on Private
Contributions and #2 on their Top Ten
list of Slam Dunk Charities.
15 years of bridging
the gap between
surplus and need
A $500,000 capital campaign ­challenge
grant is claimed to complete the endow­
ment of MedShare’s National Head­
quarters and South­eastern Distribution
Center.
2010
For the first time, MedShare ships over
100 containers of medical s­ upplies in a
calendar year.
After the devastating earthquake
in Haiti, MedShare responds by ­shipping
28 containers of medical s­ upplies, sup­
plying over 83 medical mission teams,
and providing biomedical equipment
training.
2011
Surpassed 2 million cubic feet in
­material saved from landfills.
Secured partnership with The Atlantic
Philanthropies that will result in
­substantial container shipments to
Vietnam.
Established a New York Regional
Council, and explored expansion oppor­
tunities in the New York ­tri-state area.
Meridith Rentz elected CEO after a oneyear search by the Board of Trustees.
2012
Shipped our 800th ocean container.
MedShare ships its 600th container of
medical supplies and equipment.
In an effort to make its warehouses
more environmentally friendly,
MedShare installs motion-activated
lights to save energy.
MedShare enjoys a record fundraising
year, increasing total support by more
than 30%.
Sent a record 125 ocean containers and
provisioned a record 436 medical teams.
Diverted an estimated 1.5 million
pounds of medical surplus from
landfills.
2013
Shipped 900th container to Liberia
sponsored by Chevron.
Hosted second annual Share the Good
Gala in NYC to support the Northeast
Region Collection Center.
New York Young Professionals raised
over $50,000 to ship a 40-foot container
to Isaie Jeanty Leon Maternity Hospital
in Haiti.
2014
MedShare Northeast Region office
opens in the New York City ­metro­politan
area.
Nigeria receives its 100th container.
MedShare’s 1000th ocean shipment
goes to Guinea.
Chief Operating Officer Charles Redding
named CEO and President.
New York Young Professionals raised
nearly $70,000 to ship a 40-foot
­container to Tacloban Hospital in the
Philippines.
MedShare’s Western Region is a finalist
in Google’s Bay Area Impact Challenge
Grant that will expand outreach to the
Safety Net Clinics.
MedShare staff, trustees, and council
members travel to Haiti to visit hospital
partners and clinics.
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THE POWER OF ONE
MedShare med team helps Filipino residents recover from devastating typhoon
N
ovember 8, 2013, brought Typhoon Haiyan to the
Philippines, packing wind gusts of more than 200
miles per hour and wave surges of 45 feet. One of the
strongest storms in history, it ripped through the islands,
damaging businesses, communities, and health care
facilities, taking thousands of Filipino lives. It knocked
out power and communications in many areas, rendering
transportation to certain remote areas of the country
nearly impossible, and leaving much of the country with­
out the most basic lifelines.
Within days of the storm, MedShare had equipped numer­
ous medical teams traveling to the Philippines with over
22,000 pounds of high-quality medical supplies from our
medical mission team store. One of the teams, Hospi­tals
for Humanity (HFH), shipped nearly 10,000 pounds of
medical supplies and equipment valued at $153,371 USD
to the Philippines to help treat typhoon survivors.
Over the past year, with additional supplies from MedShare’s
medical mission team store, HSH has focused its recovery
work on Malapascua, a small island in the Visayan Sea,
just north of Cebu that was devastated by the typhoon.
The island has no doctor, only a nurse’s assistant to
deliver health care.
“Everyone else was focused on the recovery efforts in
Tacloban City,” noted Segun Ajayi, MD, CEO and Founder,
HFH, Decatur, GA-based nonprofit organization. “The
­situation on Malapascua was just as dire, shocking and
sad. People were wandering around totally dazed.”
“I can’t put into words what the value of our partnership
with MedShare has meant to the people of Malapascua,”
added Dr. Ajayi. “It allowed us to reach so many more
people and helped us identify and treat chronic diseases
like diabetes and hypertension that affect so many resi­
dents on the island.”
Hospitals for Humanity is building a new hospital on
Malapascua. “Conditions are improving and hope is being
restored there,” said Dr. Ajayi. “The medical supplies we
receive from MedShare will help sustain the quality of
health care the people there receive when our new hospi­
tal is finished. We would not be able to do this without
MedShare.”
“We could not have helped as many typhoon survivors
as we did without MedShare’s medical supplies.”
DR. SEGUN AJAYI
CEO, Hospitals for Humanity
Devastation on Malapascua Island after Typhoon Haiyan
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HSH transports medical supplies to typhoon s­ urvivors on Malapascua.
THE IMPACT OF MANY
Our Urgent Humanitarian Relief: recovery and rebuilding after Typhoon Haiyan
A
s humanitarian aid began arriv­
ing in the immediate aftermath of
the typhoon, MedShare was among
the nonprofit health care organizations
providing assistance to the victims
and laying the groundwork for long
term relief. Within weeks after the
typhoon hit, MedShare shipped five
40-foot disaster relief containers of
medical supplies and equipment
­valued at just over $800,000 to health
care facilities, including the Provin­cial
Government of Cebu, Missionaries of
the Poor, Foundation of Our Lady of
Peace, Iloilo Provin­cial Hospital, and
ORMOC District Hospi­tal. APL, the
world’s seventh largest ocean carrier,
provided free port-to-port shipping
from our Savannah, GA and Oakland,
CA ports from Decem­ber 2013 through March 2014.
Generous contributions to MedShare of more than $360,000 from indi­viduals,
corporate and foundation p
­ artners, specifically the Ayuda Foundation,
Ventas, North Shore–Long Island Jewish Health System, UPS, Med Assets,
the Clif Bar Foundation, Gladstone Institutes, and MiMedx helped ensure
that containers were shipped and medical mission teams were swiftly
deployed to deliver life-saving medical care to the storm survivors.
Our nonprofit partner MAP International donated over-the-counter medica­
tions and basic first aid supplies that were shipped to devastated areas on
40-foot containers. Exam gloves, masks, suture dressings, wound and surgi­
cal care products from Kimberly Clark, Stryker, Henry Schein, Covidien,
and Molnlycke Healthcare helped p
­ revent diseases such as malaria and
cholera that often come after disasters like Typhoon Haiyan.
Throughout this fiscal year, we c­ ontinued to collaborate with our nongovern­
mental, hospital, and corporate partners to ensure that urgent medical supplies
and equipment were delivered to survivors in this vulnerable region of the
world. From earthquakes in Haiti, cholera outbreaks in Zimbabwe, drought
and famine in East Africa, to the devastating Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines,
MedShare stands ready to respond to those in need through our Urgent
Humanitarian Relief Program.
Children in Tacloban City, Philippines
MedShare used a wonderful Filipino
tradition as another way to creatively
deliver critically needed medical sup­
plies during its Typhoon Haiyan Urgent
Relief effort in 2014. Balikbayan
boxes, or “care packages,” were
shipped by individuals in the San
Francisco Bay area who have relatives
or connections with medical person­
nel in the Philippines. Staff members
in our Western Region office like Iryn
Macamay-Sebastian (pictured above)
whose family members were directly
impacted by the typhoon responded
to the urgent calls for assistance by
using this unique system, allowing us
to take the care package concept to a
whole new level.
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THE POWER OF ONE
Diverting surplus locally, providing health care globally
F
or various regulatory reasons, when medical supplies are opened and used
in U.S. hospital operating rooms, all supplies in those packages whether
they are used or not, cannot be used again. Every year, these actions produce
more than 5.9 million tons of waste each year.
All of our U.S. health care partners are committed to environmental steward­
ship as part of their mission to improve the health of our communities.
MedShare accepts donations of unused, unexpired medical surplus supplies
and used biomedical equipment through our corporate partnerships and
­hospital surplus recovery program. We work with our hospital partners in
Atlanta, GA, San Francisco, CA, and New York City metropolitan areas to
set up pro­grams that include in-service training, donation barrels for surplus
products, and pick up services for donated supplies.
In 2014, MedShare recovered 2.345 million lbs. of medical ­supplies,
equip­ment, furniture, and beds through our partnerships with supply manu­
facturers, distributors, health care partners, and individuals supporting
our three U.S. regions.
Through this program, MedShare helps protect our environment, and in turn,
redistributes these surplus medical supplies and equipment to those most in
need based on the specific requests of public hospitals and clinics around the
world. Without our hospital surplus recovery program, these essential supplies
would be indiscriminately disposed of in local incinerators and landfills.
One of the two incubators Piedmont
Healthcare in Atlanta, GA donated
to MedShare in 2014 was shipped
on a MedShare 40-foot container
with other medical supplies and
biomedical equipment to Keta
Municipal Hospital in Ghana.
Located in the Volta region of
Ghana, the hospital treats patients
with malaria, typhoid fever, and
malnutrition, especially in children.
Barriers to quality health care in
Ghana include a lack of medical
supplies, equipment, and trained
health care professionals. Keta
Hospital is one of the health
care facilities served through
MedShare’s partnership with The
Coca-Cola Africa Foundation.
This donation has helped reduce
the hospital’s overall mortality
rate by 30%, and saved the lives of
many babies who would not otherwise have access to an incubator.
“By collecting surplus medical supplies and
equipment that are diverted from landfills to
provide care for people in need, our partnership
with MedShare makes a lasting difference in our
own backyard and all over the world.”
SHERRY NOVICK
Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, CA)
MedShare hospital donation barrel
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THE IMPACT OF MANY
Nationwide Health Care Partners
Adena Health System
Barnabas Health
Berkeley Free Clinic
Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Catholic Health Initiatives
CHE Trinity Health
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Cobb and Douglas Public Health
DeKalb Medical
Dignity Health
Eastside Medical Center
Emory Healthcare
Georgia Plastic Surgery
Good Samaritan Health Center
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Gwinnett Medical Center
Hacienda Surgery Center
Hospital Corporation of America
Kaiser Permanente
Lake City Medical Center
Lakewood Health Center
Long Island Osteoporosis & Arthritis
Marietta Surgical Center
Marion General Hospital
Memorial Hospice
Memorial Hospital
Midtown Endoscopy Center
Mission Community Hospital
New England Medical Specialties
New York Presbyterian Hospital
North Atlanta Women’s Specialties
North Shore–LIJ Health System
Northeast GA Medical Center
Northside Hospital
OB/GYN of Atlanta
OhioHealth
Palisades Medical Center
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
Piedmont Healthcare
Rockdale Hospital
San Leandro Surgery Center
San Ramon Valley OB/GYN
St. Joseph’s RMC (NJ)
St. Peter’s Hospital
St. Vincent Hospital
Stanford University Hospital
Summit Medical Associates
Sutter Health
Tenet Healthcare
Treasure Valley Veterinary Hospital
UC Health
United Surgical Partners International
ValleyCare Health System
WellStar Health System
Western Maryland Health System
Winthrop University Hospital
“We refer North Shore–LIJ staffers going on
medical mission trips to MedShare so they
can take advantage of the supplies our
system and other hospital partners
around the country are donating.”
LAUREN ROTH
North Shore – LIJ Health System (Great Neck, NY)
North Shore–LIJ Health System donated 33 Hill-Rom Advance hospital beds
and 29 mattresses in May 2014 that would otherwise be destined for a landfill.
Hospital equipment like this has a sustainable impact: extending the life of
the equipment by years and touching thousands of patients.
“Sorting medical supplies for countries in need at
MedShare gave me and my fellow nurses an
important perspective on volunteering for the
common good, connecting on a global basis, and
preventing unnecessary medical waste.”
CAROLYN BROWN, RN, MN, CCRN
Education Coordinator, Emory Healthcare (Atlanta, GA)
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FINANCIALS
MEDSHARE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Summary Statement of Activities
for the Year Ended June 30, 2014
Revenue & Support
Net Assets released from restrictions
Total Revenue and Support
Expenses:
Program expenses
Fundraising expenses
General and Administrative expenses
Total Expenses
Increase In Net Assets
Net Assets, Beginning of Year
Net Assets, End of Year
Unrestricted
$25,744,534
3,025,960
28,770,494
23,629,060
530,027
437,158
24,596,245
4,174,249
16,710,872
$20,885,121
Temporarily
Restricted
$ 3,356,145
(3,025,960)
330,185
—
—
—
—
330,185
3,458,716
$ 3,788,901
Permanently
Restricted
—
—
—
Total
$29,100,679
—
29,100,679
—
—
—
—
—
1,000,000
$1,000,000
23,629,060
530,027
437,158
24,596,245
4,504,434
21,169,588
$25,674,022
Statement of Financial Position
as of June 30, 2014
Assets
Cash and Investments
Receivables
Inventory
Property and Equipment
Endowment
Other Assets
Total Assets
$ 2,311,134
1,675,077
19,369,427
1,861,956
1,185,310
79,300
$26,482,204
Liabilities & Net Assets
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Line of Credit
Deferred Revenue
Unrestricted Net Assets
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets
Permanently Restricted Net Assets
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
$
291,087
480,000
37,095
20,885,121
3,788,901
1,000,000
$26,482,204
At MedShare, we are committed to using funds responsibly
Allocation
of
Expenses
In-Kind Services
96% Program
2% Fundraising
2% General and Administrative
Brenda Ball, Andrea Berry, Angie Bryan, Jean-Paul Djiatsa, Fisher & Phillips LLP, Sam French,
Paul Hastings, Margaret Hellums, King & Spalding, Melanie McLean Photography, Jackson Spalding, Techsoup
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
NORTHEAST COUNCIL
SOUTHEAST COUNCIL
WESTERN COUNCIL
Charlie Evans, Board Chair
International Health Services Group
Sandy Tytel, Chair
Sandra and Howard Tytel Family
Charitable Foundation
Angeline Fife, Co-Chair
PDSI, Inc.
Sue Sprunk, Chair
Artistry of Poland, LLC
Jill S. Paris, CPA, Co-Chair
Jill S. Paris, LLC
Doug Grey, MD, Co-Chair
Kaiser Permanente (retired)
Jena Abernathy
Witt/Kieffer
Ladan A. Artusy
Chemists Without Borders
Dr. David Apple
Shepherd Center
Uday Ayyagari
Ikaso Consulting LLC
John Feerick
Lindsey Barnett
Michael R. Irwin
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Carl C. Capelouto, MD
Georgia Urology, P.A.
Mary M. Bersot, CFA
Bersot Capital Management LLC
Cliff Katus, MD
Sam Clark, CPA
Coker James & Company PC
Thomas J. Asher, Past Chair
The Rich Foundation
Angeline Fife, Vice Chair
PDSI, Inc.
Anthony J. Guinta, Treasurer
Homrich Berg
Seletha Butler, Secretary
Georgia Tech
Terry C. Blum, PhD
Georgia Tech
Donna Drummond
North Shore–Long Island Jewish
Health System
John Fox
Emory Healthcare
Douglas Grey, MD
Kaiser Permanente (Retired)
Michael R. Irwin
Citigroup Global Markets
Nancy Paris
Georgia Center for Oncology
Research
Glen Reed, JD
King & Spalding
Pat Robinson
Sue Sprunk
Artistry of Poland, LLC
Sandy Tytel
Sandra and Howard Tytel Family
Charitable Foundation
Wendell Waye
Habitat for Humanity International
EMERITUS TRUSTEES
Robert Freeman
Lewis Manderson, Jr.
A.B. Short
Japhet Aryiku
Robin Baum
Donna Drummond
North Shore–Long Island Jewish
Health System
David Knott
Knott Partners
Ginny Knott
Laureen S. Knutsen
Dennis E. A. Lynch
Feerick Lynch MacCartney, Esqs.
Anita MacDougall
Holly Covett
Josh Covett
Movement Mortgage
Sally Dean
Heather Fenton
Helene Mashal
Cathy A. Harper
Young Chefs Academy of Sandy
Springs
Irwin Merkatz, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Angèle Hawkins
New Hope Enterprises
Cathy Soref
Villa Gorilla
Cary Ichter
Ichter Thomas, LLC
Donna Tona
Tim Kelly
Bennett Thrasher
Jacqueline Wasp
J. Craig White, Lt. Col USAF (ret.)
Satellite Security Systems, Inc.
Dr. Prachi Mehta
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Seth M. Zachary
Paul Hastings LLP
Carol Moore
Heifer International
John T. O’Connor
The Interlochen Group
Jalal Josh Clemens
McKesson
Eric Engelman, MD
Kaiser Permanente (retired)
Paul B. Hofmann, MD
Hofmann Healthcare Group
Kathryn Johnson
Center for Global Service
Kamal Patel
Goodwin Procter LLP
Stephanie Burke Robinson
Katharine Rogers
Fifth Business Advisors
Patricia Salber, MD, MBA
Health Tech Hatch
Andrea Sandvig
Still Co.
William (Bill) Schecter, MD
San Francisco General Hospital
James ( Jim) Schmitz
NBS Technical Services, LLC
Linda M. Dairiki Shortliffe, MD
Stanford University
Alawode Oladele, MD, MPH
Global Initiative for the
Advancement of Nutritional Therapy
David R. Pass
The Sealy Companies
Glen Reed, JD
King & Spalding
Julia Yeager
Emory University School of
Medicine
as of November 2014
Ariana Zibilich
Triage Consulting Group
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GENEROUS SUPPORTERS
Founders’ Society
Guardians’ Circle
Lifetime giving of $1M or more (dedicated to A.B. Short and
Robert “Bob” Freeman)
Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999
The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation
Kendeda Fund
Kimberly-Clark Foundation
Coca-Cola Africa Foundation
Chairman’s Circle
Gifts of $100,000 to $1,000,000
Anadarko Offshore Holding Co.
Ayuda Foundation
Coca-Cola Africa Foundation
Kimberly-Clark Foundation
May and Stanley Smith Charitable
Trust
North Point Ministries, Inc.
Gerard Health Foundation LLC
Kendeda Fund
The Lordina Foundation
The Rich Foundation, Inc.
Tides Foundation
President’s Circle
Gifts of $50,000 to $99,999
Coca-Cola Export Corp. Bottlers
Coca-Cola London
Emory Healthcare
Federal Capital Territory
Lewis and Faye Manderson*
North Shore–Long Island Jewish
Health System
Paul Hastings
Mr. and Mrs. Glen A. Reed*
Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra
Region
The UPS Foundation
Ventas Charitable Foundation
Leaders’ Circle
Gifts of $25,000 to $49,999
Regional Sustainable Dev. Action
Research Group
The Asher Family Foundation
Catholic Health Initiatives
Claremont McKenna College
Conti of New York, LLC
Charles R. Evans*
Food for the Poor, Inc.
The J. B. Fuqua Foundation
Jacobsen Family Trust
JAZ Fund
Kaduna State
Laureen Stanton Knutsen
STOPWASTE.ORG
Sandy and Howard Tytel
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A Friend of MedShare
Amistad International
Bancker-Williams Foundation
CURE International
Bethleham Ministry, Inc.
Bui Family Union
C.R.P.S. / Polybioclinik
California Pacific Medical Center
Cascade Foundation
Clif Bar Family Foundation
Conscience International
Terri Terrefe
Dignity Health
ESutures.com
Euclid Outpatient Surgery Center
Family Skate Centers
The George & Dorothy Babare Family
Foundation
Project Wave of Optimism
Anthony and Lisa Guinta*
Hayi Mark Godwin Foundation
The HRH Foundation
Independent Charities of America
Koin Association of America
Wong Joon Kwang
Lawrence S. Ting Memorial Fund
Mark & Evelyn Trammell Foundation
Metta Fund
Onitsha Ado Club of Atlanta
OFATMA
OneSky Global Aid Inc.
Overlook International Foundation
Peachtree Presbyterian Church
SA Brasseries du Cameroun
Stillwater Foundation
Sutter West Bay Hospitals
Terra Family Foundation
The Medical Centers of West Africa,
Inc.
The Sidney and Beatrice Albert
Foundation
Bruce W. Thomas
Sawa Group
ValleyCare Health System
Wesleyan University Philippines
Advocates’ Circle
Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999
A Friend of MedShare
African Immigrants Social and
Cultural Services
Ashner Family Evergreen
Foundation
Samuel Ashner*
Atlanta Foundation
Joanne Bauer
Terry Blum and Paul Roman*
*Inaugural Members of the MedShare 1998 Society
Seletha R. Butler*
Partners For Care
Greg and Vikki Cudahy*
DeKalb Medical
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
David and Sarah Epstein*
Vincent E. Estes Trust
Angeline Fife*
Georgia Baptist Health Care Ministry
Foundation
Gertrude and William C. Wardlaw
Fund
A.J. and Natalie Giurato*
Debbie and Michael R. Irwin
JEC Foundation
Steven J. Kantola
Dr. Cliff and Eli Katus MD
The Liguori Family Fund of the
Jewish Community Foundation*
Danny & Helene Mashal
MiMedx Group, Inc.
Montefiore Medical Center
Network For Good
New Hope International Outreach
Ministries, Inc.
OSIsoft, LLC
Assist International
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
for Healthcare, Research and
Education
Pearlstein Family Foundation
Andrew and Catherine Pines*
John Ribes
Patricia B. Robinson*
Santa Cruz Medical Foundation
Scottsdale Lincoln Health Network
Susan Sprunk*
Ruth and John Stumpf*
Susan and Richard Hare Family
Foundation
The Pittulloch Foundation
The Scoob Trust Foundation
The Stewart Family Charitable Fund
William Peskin
C.R. Wright*
WTW Associates, Inc.
Ariana Zibilich*
Sustainers’ Circle
Gifts of $1,000 to $4,999
A Friend of MedShare (5)
Faye and Alan Adler*
Maestro Strategies LLC
Brenda and Terry Ball*
Barry Family Foundation
Bennett Thrasher Foundation
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company,
Employee Giving Program
Canvasback Missions, Inc.
Carl E. Kessler Foundation
Robert Crooks and Sammi Tucker*
Debley, Inc.
William Peter Frantz
Susan and Bob Freeman*
Greenberg Traurig
Hans Hanson*
Cathy Harper and Phil Bradley*
Health Talents International
Angèle Hawkins*
Paul B. Hofmann, MD*
Angie and William Hoyt
Kathryn Johnson and Peter Culver*
Susan Karches*
David and Ginny Knott
Anita MacDougall
Clara MacNamee*
Marshal F. Merriam Charitable Trust*
Joseph Ngao
Jill and Paul Paris*
St. Boniface Haiti Foundation
Project Development Services, Inc.
The Richard & Emily Levin
Foundation
SFX Entertainment, Inc.
Andreas M. Stenbeck*
The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
Tolleson Family Foundation
Vincent Kewala Nyambi Foundation
Cindy and Wendell Waye
Abwe–Mango Hospital
The Leigh J. and Carrie C. Abramson
Fund
Quanzaqua Medical Services
Sam and Angie Allen
William Ankobiah
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Arnett*
Light Of the World Charities
Raymond Barger
Jocelyn Bauer
Beech Foundation Inc.
Thomas and Mary Bersot
Project Angkor
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Cowan
David and Diane Dalbo
Howard and Ann Downing
Mark and Glenda Dunbar
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Family Health International
Farese Family Foundation
Manley Farquharson
John D. Feerick
Fehr Medical Concepts; Inc.
Heather Fenton
Fenton-May Family Fund
Rippe Family Charitable Gift Fund
Foodbuy
Amelia and Tom Gambino
Crosspoint Church
Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc.
GreaterGood
The Grey Family Foundation
Swami Yogeshenada
Beth and Kurt Hansson*
Alicia Harris
Sally Hewlett
Abdighani Hirad
Operation Walk Pittsburgh
Jason and Megan Holden
Vikki and Luke Iovine
J. David Gladstone Institutes
Mohamed Jama
The Jeanne and Frank Jemison Fund
Jodi & Robert Rosenthal Foundation
David Knott Jr.
Ragui Kamel
Alnor Oil Company, Inc.
Emory Project Medishare
Kosmos Energy LLC
Betsy Kovacs
Cards For Love
Jennifer Lansing
Missioners Of Christ
Judy Louie
Jonathan Loveless
Steven Luxenberg
The Maas Family Trust
Joe Margevicius and Tracy
Fearnside
Joseph Martin
Members Give—American Express
Mending Kids International
Onur Mergen
Ruth and Irwin Merkatz
Gina Miers*
Ken and Sigrid Miles
Lisa Nathan and Peter Bazeli
Tom Nichols
John T. O’Connor
Joseph Opich
Matthew Oster
Lee Parsons Ascencion
David and Jenny Pass & Family*
Barry and Sharon Penner*
Jonathan and Dee Pratt *
Predisan USA Inc.
Jeannette Price
Marcia Pryce
Hilton Pryce Lewis
Charles and Vele Keyta Redding*
Robert and Elizabeth Reed
Stop Hunger Now
Meridith Rentz and Dean Baker*
The Robert H. and Anita Q. Lawe
Foundation
Robert Half International Inc.
Stephanie and Mark Robinson
Michael Rosella
Hata
Tufaax Sayid
Bill and Gisela Schecter*
Jim Schmitz*
Myles W. Schumer
Andrew Short
The Sikand Foundation
A.J. Melaragno*
Cherida Collins Smith
Rick and Judy Smith
Douglas and Cathy Soref
Mark Stalzer
Davis and June Stevenson
Joanna Stockman
Margaret Sweet
TelecomPioneers
Sam Test*
The Benevity Community Impact
Fund
Donus Ponus Fund of The
Community Foundation Serving
Richmond and Central Virgina
The Gary & Gina Thomas Living Trust
Mrs. Anne E. Tolleson*
Donna Tona
Jessika Clemson and Vincent Tona*
Apolonia Torres
Cathy and Al Trautwig
Triage Consulting Group
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Jennifer Tytel
Francesca and Michael Verna
Jackie and Warren Wasp
Tom and Diann Weinman
Bobby G. Williams
WKICU Indonesian Catholic
Community
Julia Yeager*
Friends of MedShare
Gifts of $500 to $999
A Friend of MedShare (3)
Altmann Family Foundation
AORN of SF and Marin
Juliet Asher and Michael Golden
Ladan Aslani Artusy
Shawn Bajaj
Bank of America Matching Gifts
Program
Abdi Bashir
Francesca Batista
Jennifer and Marc Bernstein
Best & Co. Hair Cutters LTD
Amy Blevins
R. Marshall Boutwell
Mr. and Mrs. David Boyd
Kenneth and Angeli Breen
Matthew and Patricia Broderick
Carolyn Carter
Catholic Daughters of the Americas,
Court St. Raymond
Chasin/Gilden Family Fund
Chubb & Son
Noel Coppinger
Mano A Mano Internation Relief
Josh and Holly Covett
Duckduck Bar
Barbara Danish and Laura Brown
Sally and Peter Dean
Mr. Mark and Dr. Kris Deason
Irene Devine and Hal Schneider
Victoria Dilgard
Boston Children’s Urology Dept
Allison and Timothy Ebbers
Christian Edwards
Father Frank’s Kids
FirstGiving
Conor Flannery
Leroy S. Fletcher
The Frank Foundation
Njeanette Fuentebella
David Funk
Vince Gabor
Georgia Surgical Expedition, Inc.
Nadia and Jean-Marie Girardot
Kelly Givens
Dr. Jay P. Goldsmith
Jane and Jim Gole
Dick and Molly Gray
Gail Grigsby & Alan Crockett
Phara and Jeffrey Guberman
Thomas and Marilyn Halper
Thomas D. and Karen Harper
Harris Interactive
William and Therese Hartman
Thomas Hogan
Rich and Tina Hogle
Evan Hom
Mr. and Mrs. James Hoover
Stuart Howards
Loudon County FHC
Interactive Communications
Jackson Healthcare
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Jason
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.,
Community Benefit
Edward and Mary Ellen Kimmeth
Marlene Krebsbach
Carol Zanella and Greg Kress
Esther Malamud and Eric Landau
Francesca and Denis LaPlaige
James and Clorinda Leddy
Vicki Leinweber
Jared Levy
Stephanie Lin
Michelle Maidt
Dave and Sally Mantooth
David Mashaal
Michelle Massion
Mark Tweedie and Anitha Mathew
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. McCann
Dov Michaeli
Edward Momoh
Mark and Terry Monday
Feumaani
Diane E. Moss
Nigerian Women Association of
Georgia
John F. Nolen, Jr.
Oasis Family Life Church
Rotaplast
Patricia Terwilliger Grandchildren’s
Fund
Paypal
Kyle Peter
Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts
Katie and Chris Poteat
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Preston
George Pugh
Ram M. Rao
Bethwe Raore
Kay and Norm Rentz
Rockdale Baptist Church of Conyers,
Inc.
Olivia Rusu
Patricia Salber
Elizabeth Schindler
Christina Schroeter
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Schwartzreich
Steve and Elyse Scotford
Fran Segal
Robin and Enrique Senior
Mukesh V. and Parin M. Shah
Abdisamed Sheik Qasim
Linda D. Shortliffe
Randall and Laura Sparkman
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
Missions Committee
St. Matthew Catholic Church
A.P. Staples
Anne Sterchi
Emily J. Stevens
Erin and Pete Sutcliffe
Raskoff-Tabak Family
Mark Tajima
The Foundation of Our Lady of Peace
Mission, Inc.
Bob Thomas
Tober Barbara and Donald
Foundation
Michelle Tortelli
Timothy and Wendy Troyer
Max and Mandy Tusim
UBS Matching Gift Program
Employee Contributions
Union Bank
Dan Usher and Family
Lee and Dick van Leuvan
Michael Van Noord
Molly Vaughan
Vitantonio Foundation
Meagan Walton
Robert Wiegert
Veronica Wilson-McElprang
Philip Wolf
Karen Zehring
Doug and Debbie Zlatin
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MedShare is grateful to all of our volunteers who share their time so generously.
Northeast Region
Jersey College
Southeast Region
Aaron’s
Academe of the Oaks
Aid Africa
All Good Methodist Church
Alpa Sutaria Family
Alpharetta High School
Alpharetta Presbyterian
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