Programs: Humanitarian
- Helps
- Hardship Aid
- Supplies/Donated Items
- Food
- Monetary assistance to local charities
Programs: Medical
- Supplies/Donated Items
- Small medical equipment/aids
- 3D printed prosthetics
- 3D printed disability aids
Local organizations we have assisted with supplies/food/funds and/or worked alongside.
- Casa Guatemala
- Friends of Rio Dulce
- El Quetzalito
- Hands That Work - (Prosthetics and Disability Aids)
Projects IMS funded:
- The building of a local house for an elderly couple raising 2 grandchildren.
- A new metal roof for an elderly woman with severe arthritis.
- The installation of a cement floor for a local woman whose previous house had burned. The village built her a house but could not afford the cement to cover the dirt floor.
- Hardship assistance for a young couple whose newborn was severely malnourished. The baby was in the hospital, mother staying with the baby and father traveling back and forth to hospital, struggling to take care of them and not lose his job. Parents needs were met and baby is now doing well and home!
3D Printed Prosthetics and Disability Aids:
- Initial project start-up began 8/23/21
- Printing began 9/28/21
Prosthetics and Aids completed in 2021 (3 months)
- (3) Hands
- (11) Arms
- (9) Aids
Recipient ages ranged from 6yrs to 65yrs old.
One recipient was a double amputee. He received both arms!
Disibility Aids include utensil and pen holders.
Programs: Item list and documentation
IMS donated food, new/used supplies,
funds and acts of 'helps' to/with local charity organizations.
Humanitarian and Medical Assistance - 2021
'Casa Guatemala'
- $150 worth of meat
- Funds for gasoline (Ambulance for child with bad appendix)
- 300 pencils (approximately)
- (1) sleeping hammock
- (2) bath rugs
- (3) mattress pads
- (7) pillow cases
- (4) sheets - fitted
- (10) towels - thick/heavy
- (6) pr. Children's sandals
- (15) rain hats
- (3) umbrellas
- (5) sun hats
- (8) visors
- (29) new womens underwear
- (5) skirts
- (15) dresses
- (9) tanks/vests
- (4) scarves
- (4) head bands
- (4) girl/women's shorts
- (13) woman's/girls t-shirts
- Assorted men's bike clothing
- (1) women's - surfing/swim full-body coverup
- (5) men's shirts
- (1) men's work shorts
- (1) men's sandals
- (16) men/teen t-shirts
- (1) electric hand mixer
- Toothbrushes, pics, floss, flossers
- Lidocaine patches
- Diclofenic cream
- Theragesic cream
- Surgical instruments: hemostats, surgical scissor, etc.
- Dental instruments
- Various wrap bandages
- (4) splints
- (2) ice packs
- Stethoscope
- Digital BP monitor (finger) *fresh batteries included
- (1) pr. Compression stockings
- (3) braces: carpal tunnel, elbow
- (1) orthopedic ankle brace
''Pass It On - Guatemala'
- (5) used walkers
- (1) used folding cane
- (4) new folding canes
- (5) new grabbers
- (5) adult incontinence diapers/underwear
- (99) bed pads. (Light incontinence)
- (3) stretch exercise bands
- (26) eye glasses/readers
- (1) Rubbermaid beverage cooler
- (2) shower curtains
''Donated supplies to local artist
for fundraising project to benefit 'Rio Dulce Bomberos'
(Local volunteer EMTs and Fire Fighters)
- Approximately 40+ lbs of mixed variety beads, shells, crystals, jewelry pieces.
- (2) tubes E6000 glue
- Small/scrap fiberglass
- (8) skeins Vintage yarn
- (1) large bag various scrap fabric
'Rio Dulce, Fronteras Vaccination Clinic'
- (2) new blood pressure cuffs
'House Building Project'
(Coordinated through: Rita Rabre de Pinto)
- Metal roofing
- Lumber - 2x4s and 1x10s
- Hinges and Hardware
- Wire ties for concrete
- Rebar
- Concrete Blocks
- Bags of Cement
'Cement Floor Project'
(IMS funded installation of a cement floor over dirt in a village house.)
Coordinated through: Rita Rabre de Pinto
- Bags of Cement
- Lunch for volunteer work crew
'Micel. Helps/Assistance'
- Dingy towing for stranded couple (bad outboard)
- Bought work shoes for newly hired village girl ('Hands That Work')
- Donation towards medical supplies ('Rio Dulce Bomberos')
- Assisted elderly woman solo-sailor with anchor windlass. (Trouble-shooting)
'Friends of Rio Dulce'
(Roof replacement for elderly woman with severe arthritis)
- Metal Sheet Roofing
'El Quetzalito'
- Cookware/dishes
- Partial roll 'metal screen'
- Extra large fabric sunscreen
- (3) extra large military duffle bag
- IMS funds donated for family in distress (hardship assistance)
- IMS funds donated for villages/community feeding program
'3D Printed Prosthetics and Disability Aids'
(Supplies/parts/equipment)
- (2) 3D printers
- (2) Filament Dryers
- (2) Tripp Light Surge Protectors
- Various supplies: filament, hand parts, etc...
- Various 3D Printer supplies: assorted parts, replacement parts
- (7) Screwdriver: for prosthetic recipients
