Supply Needs and Running the Numbers

Hey Everyone,
I've gotten more information about the specifics of what types of supplies and how many we should be bringing with us on our trip.  Here's the deal, the community we will be working with does NOT have these supplies, nor do they have access to them.  That means that the numbers they gave us are a bare minimum for the amount I hope to bring.  I want these supplies to be able to provide a long lasting resource for the people and I hope that through our seminars with the teachers and students that they will be able to pass that information on to others.

Here are the numbers:

-The primary school that HAC is located out of has 300 students and 21 teachers.
-We will be traveling to 4-5 other schools each with their own number of students and teachers.
-There are 143 teachers in the union- who we may have a teaching seminar with.
-This alone means that we will have to bring a minimum of 400-600 copies of first aid/ public health brochures... in creole.

First Aid Kits:
-We would like to bring at least as many kits as schools we will be visiting but prefer bring much more than this.  Let's aim for at least 10 kits.
-we have the choice to either create our own or buy pre-packaged kits.  Regardless we will be buying supplemental equipment such as oral and nasal airways, pocket masks, blood pressure cuffs and stethoscopes which are not typically found in average first aid kits.
The cost of this will run anywhere from $50-$80 per kit.  If we strive to bring at least 10 kits that would be $500-800

Shipping:
We will then have to ship all of these materials with us.
-That's $25-$50 per extra check in baggage at airport
-Plus shipping containters such as these: that run from $20-50
http://www.biglots.com/p/c/storage-and-organizaton/sterilite-footlocker

I hope these numbers help when you make your decision to donate or not to our cause.  Your money as before will go solely towards buying this equipment, none of it will be used to fund our own travel expenses (we are taking care of that ourselves).  Please remeber than any small amount of donation will be so helpful in allowing us to continue with our project, so that we can provide long lasting support and resources for the people of Croix-des-Bouquets.

p.s here is a recent video from HAC explaining their mission and showing the work they do

http://vimeo.com/38534476

Your support is so greatly appreciated! Thank you so much,
Shannon