Saturday, March 12 through Sunday, March 20
Medical Supplies Collection for Ukraine
—Collection boxes are at the main church entrance—
The Medical Mission Team of OLMC is organizing a drive to collect
urgently needed medical supplies for the humanitarian and medical crisis in Ukraine.
Please see page 10 of this bulletin for a detailed list of items needed.
The Medical Mission Team of OLMC is organizing a drive to collect urgently needed medical supplies for the humanitarian and medical crisis as a result of the invasion of Ukraine. There will be designated collection boxes at the main church entrance where items can be dropped off beginning Saturday, March 12 through Sunday, March 20 until the 12 Noon Mass. The items will be brought to the Holy Ascension Ukranian Church in Clifton. Items will be flown to Poland where they will be distributed to medical personnel and refugees in need.
PRIORITY ITEMS NEEDED:
First aid kits (light weight preferred)
Adhesive bandages in multiple sizes
Burn dressings
Burn creams
Butterfly strips/bandages
Medical adhesive tape rolls (2 to 3 inches wide)
Eye wash (4 oz. bottles), saline eye drops
Elastic bandages
Elastic wrap (Ace bandages standard size 4” x 5 yds.)
Rolled gauze (standard 4 to 5 inches wide)
Non-stick gauze pads (4” x 4” or larger)
Compression bandages
Moleskin (2” x 5 yd. rolls)
Medical gloves (latex or rubber)
Facemasks (NO cloth masks)
Safety pins, various sizes
Powdered Electrolytes (NO LIQUID)
Powdered Pedialyte (NO LIQUID)
Pain relievers (ibuprofen, naproxen, acetaminophen, aspirin—adult and children, NO LIQUIDS)
Cold medication pills (Mucinex, NyQuil, DayQuil)
Triple antibiotic ointment
Benadryl/diphenhydramine tablets
Hydrocortisone cream 1%
Imodium/Loperamide tablets
Pepto Bismol tablets
White Petroleum Jelly (Vaseline, 1.75 oz. containers)
PLEASE –
NO expired medications
NO liquids
NO aerosol products