Longtime volunteer and former Board member Roy Karman passed away July 30th. Roy was Board Treasurer when I was hired to work on the finances. Roy and I soon hit it off talking about him growing up in Chicago and watching our beloved Cubs. If we were both in the office, there was a good chance that you would hear…
Several times during the year we fill a trailer and pickup with supplies headed to the Nazarene hospital in PNG. From Nampa, the items are dropped off in Medford, OR, where Dr. Todd Winters loads the items into a shipping container. On June 9th and July 29th, we sent shipments that will join other material heading to PNG in the…
On June 23rd, we packed and shipped another container to refugees in Syria. In partnership with Global Gateway and Multifaith Alliance for Syrian Refugees we were able to send over $422,000 worth of medical equipment and supplies. This is a continual effort to help with the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Syria. Warehouse Manager, Mark Pridgen, and his loading crew did…
Usually we shut down the warehouse for staging shipments that last 1 to 3 days. For the first time the decision was made on March 16th to close the warehouse and office to volunteers. At that time I thought it would be for two weeks and no more than three. Once Idaho was put under the stay-at-home order, I ordered…
*** IDAHO GIVES DAY UPDATE ***Thank you to all who gave! You helped raise over $5,100 to help us continue meeting healthcare needs, locally and globally.If you missed it, you can hear Todd Durbin, our Executive Director, in his radio interview with KBOI here.KBOI Radio Interview *******************************Idaho Gives Day was extended this year from April 23 thru May 7 to respond…
We received this fantastic thank-you note and photo from West Valley Medical Center showing some smiling happy people behind the masks. What a great community effort to help these heroes with much-needed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). “Our supply team members are #HealthcareHeroes – thanks for all you are doing behind the scenes! And special thanks to Hands of Hope Northwest…
Terry Reilly Health Services received items from the Idaho PPE Drive. “We are so thankful to Hands of Hope Northwest Inc. and everyone who donated to their PPE drive! Supplies received at the drive were distributed among health care providers in Idaho who are on the front lines of the fight against the spread of COVID-19. We couldn’t do it…
The March 28 Idaho PPE Drive was spearheaded by Gina Gorden, an RN, who identified the need for Personal Protective Equipment for Idaho healthcare providers as coronavirus cases began to impact Idaho. In just 6 days, Gina garnered support from the medical community, Senator Cheri Buckner-Webb, former Senator Maryanne Jordan, House of Representatives hopeful Chris Mathias, and Todd Durbin,…
Check out the media coverage of the Idaho PPE Drive event hosted by Hands of Hope NW on Saturday, March 28. Channel 6 (KIVI-TV) Medical personal protection equipment drives takes place on Saturday at Alberston’s Stadium (promo article and video) Hands of Hope collects medical supplies through a donation drive (event article and video) Channel 2 (KBOI-TV) Idaho News: Hands…
Businesses That Gave Media Coverage Testimonials PPE Special Report The Personal Protective Equipment Drive on March 28th beat all expectations, thanks to the tremendous response from businesses, families, and individuals who took time to give back to their community. Gina Gorden, the RN who saw the need and made it happen, says it best! “What an…
