From our Volunteer Warehouse Manager Ray Wiedmeyer:
“A shout out to the Minnesota Tool Library and their effort to provide desks to kids in St. Paul schooling at home. On Saturday we picked up 60 of the last desks to be distributed, thanks to the use of the Mano a Mano truck. So a shout out to Mano a Mano. And finally a shout out to Unity Unitarian members Dick B., Collin R., Laurel and Eric L., and Karen Abraham for getting them out to the kids who need them.”
Top left: volunteers at Mano a Mano; Top right: The “Minnesota Tool Library’s mission is to cultivate a more resilient and equitable community and reduce waste by empowering residents with access to tools, training, and workspaces“; Bottom: picking up desks with the Mano a Mano truck.
Distributing Supplies & Equipment to People in Need
In 2020, Mano a Mano shipped 7 containers with 175,777 pounds of medical supplies, mobility equipment, and other items from Minnesota to Bolivia for distribution to people and organizations in need throughout the country. 291 organizations in Bolivia received supplies and equipment from Mano a Mano last year. We also helped provide supplies locally in the Twin Cities and to organizations working in other countries, including Honduras, El Salvador, and Cameroon. Thanks to the many people in Minnesota and Bolivia that work so hard to make these shipments possible!