By Jennifer Bentzel | Fundraising Officer
On May 3, IMA celebrated one of our favorite days of the year: SMK Day. The warehouse in New Windsor was abuzz with volunteers of all ages who wanted to spend their Saturday making a difference.
Over 100 volunteers assembled and boxed 2,800 Safe Motherhood Kits™, preparing them for shipment all over the world. After the volunteers reached their assembly goal, they helped count baby blankets, fold plastic sheets and prepare leftover supplies for the next SMK Day.
At 9:30, the assembly lines paused while IMA honored Pat Amass, the “Mama of the Safe Motherhood Kit™,” who passed away on April 28. Pat, a member of the Rotary Club of Bonds Meadow, approached IMA with the idea for the Safe Motherhood Kit™ in 2007. Since then, thousands of kits have been purchased, assembled and sent to Haiti, South Sudan, DR Congo, Pakistan and many other countries throughout the world.
“I know that Pat is here with us in spirit,” said Rick Santos, President of IMA World Health, following a prayer and moment of silence in her memory. IMA presented the Rotary Club with a plaque in honor of Pat’s vision and partnership, and several members of the club made remarks about her dedication to the project.
IMA would like to thank all of our volunteers for their energy and support, as well as our SMK Day sponsors including New Windsor State Bank, the Rotary Club of Bonds Meadow, WTTR and Westminster United Methodist Church. Additional sponsors included BB&T Bank, Graphcom, Kohn Creative, Performance Food Service, and MTS Travel.
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