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Donate Equipment

In the United States, there’s a huge wealth of usable medical equipment and supplies that are no longer in use. Some may be in a local hospital, a physician or dentist office, a nursing home, a storage room, or even your own garage.

Equipment must be in working order
Include manuals with donated equipment
MESA cannot certify dollar values of donated items
Deliver items to the MESA warehouse when possible or schedule a pickup
No perishables, please

Medical/dental

ultrasound equipment
crank-type hospital beds
sphygmomanometers
anesthesia machines
dental hand instruments
stainless steel instruments,
examination tables
gurneys
dental chairs
compressors
rubber gloves
hospital gowns
bed linens
mattresses
blankets
diapers
dressings

Other humanitarian items:

Books (Spanish or English)
Computers (not too old)
Educational software
Used clothing (any season)
Shoes (especially for kids)
Used school furniture
Toothbrushes and toothpaste
Baby receiving blankets
Paper and writing materials
Wheelchairs and crutches

Provide Financial Support

Your financial contributions help cover the costs for shipping (approximately $7,000 – $12,000 per shipment) and the warehouse costs.

Volunteer at the Warehouse

Help at the warehouse (crew of 5-10):

Organizing and cataloging inventory
Preparing a shipment and loading a container
Receiving products being shipped to M.E.S.A.
Other tasks for managing & maintaining the M.E.S.A. warehouse

Participate in Rotary Tour for MESA

Planning for 2023 Tour is in full swing!

The dates, routes and stops will be:

Saturday, June 24: Sandusky (overnight/breakfast), Port Clinton (mid-morning rest stop), Oak Harbor (lunch), Fremont (dinner/overnight);

Sunday, June 25: Fremont (breakfast/brunch—noon departure), Bellevue (mid-afternoon rest stop), Milan, (rest stop), Norwalk (dinner/overnight);

Monday, June 26: Norwalk (breakfast), Ashland (lunch), Oberlin (dinner/overnight);

Tuesday, June 27: Oberlin (breakfast), Elyria/Elyria Sunrise (mid-morning rest stop), North Coast (lunch), Lorain (dinner/overnight);

Wednesday, June 28: Lorain (breakfast), Amherst (mid-morning rest stop), Vermilion (lunch), Huron (mid-afternoon rest stop), Sandusky (end, no formal event).

It really helps people all over the world and helps recycle medical equipment rather than being thrown away or discarded. It’s good environmentally, it’s good economically, and it’s good medically.”

Dr. David Weldy –
MESA volunteer and associate professor
University of Toledo, Department of Family Medicine