3rd October 2005 – UK Office Direct Ltd today announced that it has donated a variety of office supplies including easels to the Mercy Ships charity. The office supplies will be used by mercy team on their next training programme in Africa.
“We are delighted to be able to support Mercy Ships in their work, providing hope and a better future to people in some of the worst places in the world” said Aileen Griffin.
Mercy Ships, is global charity, has operated a growing fleet of hospital ships in developing nations since 1978. Following the example of Jesus, Mercy Ships brings hope and healing to the poor, mobilizing people and resources worldwide. Mercy Ships provides medical care, relief aid, and training for long-term sustainable change in developing nations by working in partnership with local communities, churches, government and non-governmental agencies; the goal of Mercy Ships is to be a locally relevant catalyst for transformational development based on biblical principles.
Since 1978, Mercy Ships has performed more than 2 million services, with a value of 250 million dollars, and impacted over 5.5 million people. Some of the more notable statistics include:
- Performed more than 18,000 operations such as cleft lip and palate, cataract removal, straightening of crossed-eyes, orthopaedic and facial reconstruction.
- Treated more than 300,000 people in village medical clinics.
- Performed 110,000 dental treatments.
- Taught over 5500 local health care and professional workers, who have in turn trained multiple thousands in primary health care
- Trained local medical professionals in modern health care techniques to carry on after the ship leaves.
- Delivered more than $21 million of medical equipment, hospital supplies and medicines.
- Completed close to 350 construction and agriculture projects including schools, clinics, orphanages and waterwells.
- Demonstrated the love of God to people in 95 ports in 53 developing nations.
- 850 career staff and crew from more than 40 nations serving today.
- More than 1,600 short-term volunteers serving with Mercy Ships each year.
To find out more, please visit: http://www.mercyships.org/
About UK Office Direct Ltd
UK Office Direct Ltd is a leading online retailer of office supplies, stationery, business machines, office furniture and printing consumables. We offer a superb standard of service and customer care, to customers from the private individual to large corporations, we give the best value for money and a professional service tailored to your specific requirements.
For more information, please visit www.ukofficedirect.co.uk
About 3M
3M is a diversified technology company with a worldwide presence in the following markets: consumer and office; display and graphics; electro and communications; health care; industrial; safety, security and protection services; and transportation.
For more information, please visit www.3m.co.uk
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