The community of Mandeni, Sundumbili and the adjacent areas, are fast recognising the fact that the help offered to them by the Brotherhood of Blessed Gérard is something to which they are not accustomed to get. Each and every day we have new cases with many varied problems – from genuine hospice cases and rehabilitation cases referred from hospitals and clinics, malnutrition, abandoned children and other social problems.
Due of the increased utilisation of all our facilities and capacities, we have decided to upgrade the inpatient unit and service area of our building. This means a new high-care ward, a new mortuary, a bigger laundry and sluice room, a new pantry and an enlarged scullery. This addition to the building will have a second floor. The main section will house Blessed Gérard’s Community Development Centre (the sewing school) and the smaller section will be a much needed store room.
We are appealing to our members to try and find sponsors to fund this upgrading. The Executive Council have already awarded the building contract and work will begin in the middle of January 2000, when the builders return from their annual holidays. This should take approximately two and a half months, which means the estimated date of completion is the end of March 2000.
It is almost unnecessary for us to say that we continue to need your help. But many people and organisations ask if there is something in particular which they could sponsor. Here are some of the ways in which we think your help would be beneficial.
| Equipment needed in Blessed Gérard’s Care Centre & Hospice: |
Rand |
US-Dollar |
D-Mark |
|
| 1. | Large washing machine | 25,365.00 | 4,227.50 |
8.455,-- |
| 2. | Large Tumble Drier | 17,556.00 |
2,926.00 |
5852,-- |
| 3. | Refrigeration for new pantry | 7,500.00 | 1,250.00 |
2.500,50 |
| 4. | Extractor hood over stoves in kitchen |
3,000.00 |
500.00 | 1.000,-- |
| 5. | Printer | 3,334.50 | 555.75 |
1.111,-- |
| 6. | Tables for dining room (Existing ones to be used in
sewing school) or each |
11,628.00 969.00 |
1,938.00 161.50 |
3.876,-- 323,-- |
| 7. | Large dishwasher |
13,908.00 |
2,318.00 | 4.636,-- |
| 8. | Emergency Trolley | 2,274.00 | 379.05 | 758,-- |
| 9. | Medicine Trolley |
951.00 |
158.65 |
317,-- |
| 10. | Dressing Trolley |
1,137.43 |
189.57 |
379,-- |
| 11. | Medical Waste bin |
796.86 |
132.81 |
265,-- |
| 12. | Wheelchairs each |
1,500.00 |
250.00 |
500,-- |
| 13. | Vital Signs Monitor |
53,680.00 |
8,946.00 |
17.893,-- |
| Other ways to assist the Brotherhood of Blessed Gérard financially: | Rand |
US-Dollar |
D-Mark |
|
| 14. | Sponsoring the monthly salary of a nurse: |
6,000.00 |
1,000.00 |
2.000,-- |
| 15. | Sponsoring the medical supplies for the Care Centre & Hospice: per month |
2,000.00 |
333.00 |
666,-- |
| 16. | Sponsoring one day inpatient care for a patient in the Care Centre & Hospice |
120.00 |
20.00 |
40,-- |
| 17. | Sponsoring a bursary for a needy but capable university student: per annum |
20,000.00 |
3,333.00 | 6.666,-- |
| 18. | Sponsoring the feeding of a malnourished infant: per month | 50.00 | 8.33 | 17,-- |
| 19. | Sponsoring the fabric for our sewing school: per month |
800.00 |
133.00 |
266.00 |
|
20. |
Sponsoring the new first aid tent |
20,000.00 |
3,333.00 |
6.666,-- |
|
21. |
Sponsoring a field bed: each |
270.00 |
45.00 |
90,-- |
| 22. | Sponsoring the construction of the high-care ward in the Care Centre & Hospice |
75,000.00 |
12,500.00 | 25.000,-- |
| 23. | Sponsoring the construction of the community development centre / sewing school |
125,000.00 |
20,500.00 |
42.000,-- |
| 24. | Sponsoring the construction of the new mortuary, bigger laundry and sluice room, new pantry and enlarged scullery for the Care Centre & Hospice |
150,000.00 |
25,000.00 |
50.000,-- |
N.B. The above
figures are based on the current exchange rates.
Therefore they are not accurate and they are subject to change
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