Over 2 Gs Raised !!

Yep - you read that right... over $2,000 raised for the New Hope Orphanage in Swaziland

Online: $1854.44 CDN
Cash: $100 Amr + $155 CDN

Total : $ 2119.44 CDN

i have no idea of what they will do with the money... but that puts them 2 Gs ahead of where they were before we started all this.

The supplies-to-go are now officially overweight. I am now relying on the good-juju fairy to whisk us magically through customs without any hassle or extra charges.
Ya' see, the good-juju fairy always comes though when one is doing good-juju things, like what we are trying to do. Unfortunately, it is possible the good-juju fairy will be out on the piss with the Beer-fairy ( you know, the way that, no matter how broke you are, there is somehow always money for beer.... well, that comes from the Beer-fairy.... she's never let me down yet ! ).
Should good-juju fairy leave us high-and-dry in the Johannesburg International Airport, i may have to start a special blog / paypal-plea for extra funds to bail our bags out of international-prison ( would our luggage really end up at The Hague ? )

Thank you all for helping us out to make the trip that-much-more memorable

we promise not to spend your money on beer ( see previous paragraph )

:-) Ryan & Andrea & Jenn & Chris

Sterile Supplies To Go !

what does 300lbs of medical supplies and kids toys/sandals/craft supplies look like when packed?

Great info regarding the HIV/AIDS crisis facing the kids in Swaziland
NERCHA

wanna' buy a pleur-evac set ?

so....umm... we got lottsa' stuff donated
maybe we should sell some of this stuff to help supliment our travel expenses! anyone want to buy a sealed Pleur-evac set ? or 200 IV connecting tubes ?
(just kidding)
special thanks to Dr. Lapointe at VGH for helping us to procure all this stuff



and a special thanks to Opus Framing & Art Supplies for donating some Sculpey III molding clay

Somehow, all this stuff will transported 1/2 way across the world... i'm not sure how just yet

there is still time to help out the New Hope Orphanage in Manzini
secure donations through Paypal

10 Days to Go

For those who aren't aware, the donations for the orphanage have surpassed $1000...
we are currently a $1,184.58 (online) + $125.00 (cash)
= $1309.58

... whatdaya' mean only 10 days ?!?!

Jenn, Andrea, Ryan and I leave for Swaziland in 10 days n' counting

What have we done ?

Dr. Lapointe at Vancouver General Hospital has boxes and boxes of medical supplies for us

Opus Framing and Art Supplies ( Opus website ) is donating a bunch of Sculpey III molding Clay that the orphanage will use to make jewelery to sell

Kids supplies and items from Jill, Heather, Kala, and many, many other offers

Aarm Dental clinic donating ~20 Lbs worth of dental supplies

Dr. J. Buckley in Radiology has given ~ 50Lbs in Radiology text books

Karen over at troll-baby has put up a wager to try and collect $10,000 for the New Hope Orphanage in Manzini, Swaziland. I won't actually tell you what this challenge is... you must read it for yourself ( the fact is, i just can't bring myself to type it.... you'll understand once you read it) http://troll-baby.com/


every penny is going to New Hope Orphanage in Manzini ( i still need to figure out how much physical cash can be brought into the country)

Online donations are through a secured Paypal account ( the same system Ebay uses )

i swear every single penny will go directly

to the orphanage ( no middle-man organization )

Swaziland has the world’s highest
HIV/AIDS rate ( 38.8% )

life expectancy :
male: 31.84 years
female: 32.62 years

I will take all your money out of the country, in an envelope, straight to Swaziland ( where you'll never have a chance to be refunded ) and it will be all be spent on something that will benefit kids in an AIDS-ravaged country. We might buy pre-school supplies. We might buy sandals and shoes. We might fix their water filtration system... i have no idea.

But without your help - we wouldn't be buying anything.

Regular updates with new total will follow

many thanks

Chris & Jenn

Swaziland Bound

So if this blog blows, it aint' my fault... i'm new to this shite. i'm going to try and 'maintain' this whilst we are in Swaziland.
No promises.

As of 5 days ago, i was just looking for a few pairs of used shoes - and now, somehow, this whole thing has exploded

We leave in 15 days ... the clock is ticking ( Insert large Jack-Bauer-24-ticking- clock here!) and i don't feel nearly ready enough

For those who aren't aware, the donations for the orphanage have surpassed $1000...
... we arecurrently at $1,016.21 (Amr).

CLICK HERE TO DONATE

Some have given $5, some have given $250. What blows me away is just how many of the donations are from people i have never met - who read about our trip on my friend Karen's website, and hit the donate button. Click Here for Troll-Baby

If this rubbish is ever read by anyone besides me and my cat, thank you to all those who have donated.
For those who would like to donate $5 ( less than a grande Latte at Starbucks ) to an orphanage in AIDS-ravaged Swaziland:



I have heard that some people think this is a scam - kinda like that Nigerian billionaire who want to get money out of his country by emailing random people. Well, i can personally guarantee that this is no Nigerian scam, cause' you won't ever get one cent back. I will take all your money out of the country, in an envelope, straight to Swaziland ( where you'll never have a chance to be refunded ) and it will be all be spent on something that will benefit kids in an AIDS-ravaged country. We might buy pre-school supplies. We might buy sandals and shoes. We might fix their water filtration system... i have no idea.

But without your help - we wouldn't be buying anything.

Once i figure out pictures, i'll try and get something upload to this website

Regular updates with new total will follow

many thanks

Chris & Jenn