A truck from MAP International with 15 pallets of donated health supplies arrived at UNMC’s main Omaha campus Monday morning. MAP International is a faith-based nonprofit that provides life-changing medicines and health supplies to mission clinics and hospitals in 104 countries around the world.
Based in Georgia, MAP serves people in need during natural disasters and those living in impoverished communities. More information about MAP is available here.
The pallets were delivered to the Flood Relief Donation Management Center for UNMC, Nebraska Medicine and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The donated items, which include respirators, gloves, overalls, scrub sponges, outdoor protective eye wear, tote bags, health kits, twin-blade razors, adult diapers, and exam gloves, were donated from multiple corporations.
Donations by the public are being accepted for protective equipment, cleaning supplies, and personal hygiene items. For information about items the public can donate, call 402-836-9379. Donations may be by dropped off weekdays at 601 S. Saddle Creek Rd. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donors will receive a receipt for their tax-deductible donations.
Monetary donations also may be made. Credit card and cash donations can be accepted on site. The UNMC website for monetary donations is https://app1.unmc.edu/forms/chancellor/floodaid/.
The public also can request needed supplies, access an array of community resources and safety information.
Thank you MAP for all donations sent to aid Nebraska in these difficult times. Thank you UNMC for all initiatives implemented to help affected communities in Nebraska.
The correct number to call about the donations is: 402-836-9379.