Thank You Samsung and St. Kate’s Volunteers – October 2018

Thank You Samsung and St. Kate’s Volunteers – October 2018 Thank you to the volunteers from St. Kate’s PA (Thursday) and Samsung (Friday) that volunteered with Mano a Mano sorting donated medical supplies last week! All of the supplies they helped sort will be shipped to Bolivia and distributed to people & organizations in need […]

Festival 2018 Results

Festival 2018 Results Thank you to everyone that was a part of our 9th Annual Fundraising Festival Event on Sunday! We raised more than $111,000! These funds will support the distribution of recovered resources donated from Minnesota, and get them to people in need throughout Bolivia. We will be able to ship at least 100,000 […]

Upcoming Events at Mano a Mano: Rest of 2018

Upcoming Events at Mano a Mano: Rest of 2018 Mano a Mano has a number of events coming up through the rest of the year. Below is a list of currently scheduled events; we have our monthly speaker series every second Tuesday of each month (September 11, October 9, November 13, December 11), our 9th […]

Thanks Northwestern Health Sciences University Volunteers!

Thanks Northwestern Health Sciences University Volunteers! Thanks to Northwestern Health Sciences University for volunteering at Mano a Mano yesterday! Students, faculty, and staff from the school donated hundreds of hours of service work at 17 locations throughout the Twin Cities as part of their annual Service & Appreciation Day. Supplies Are Distributed to People in […]

Volunteer Spotlight: Peg Thomas

Volunteer Spotlight: Peg Thomas How Did You Get Started Volunteering for Mano a Mano? I knew [Mano a Mano Co-Founder] Segundo because he was a board member on the Sundance Foundation, where I’m the Executive Director. We’ve provided some small grants to Mano a Mano over the years. Recently I made a commitment to go […]

Container Loading: April 2018

Container Loading: April 2018 85,000+ Pounds of Donated Medical Supplies & Equipment On Their Way to Bolivia All 4 containers are loaded and ready to start their journey from Saint Paul, Minnesota to Cochabamba, Bolivia! Over the weekend, Mano a Mano volunteers loaded over 85,000 pounds of donated medical supplies and equipment – that includes […]

Shipping 4 Containers from Minnesota to Bolivia April 5-7, 2018 – Volunteers Needed!

Shipping 4 Containers from Minnesota to Bolivia April 5-7, 2018 - Volunteers Needed! Mano a Mano is loading 4 containers with about 100,000 pounds of donated medical supplies on April 5th-7th; we need your help! Loading will be at Mano a Mano’s St. Paul, Minnesota warehouse (925 Pierce Butler Route, St. Paul, Minnesota 55104), at the […]

Thank You Boy Scout Troop 91

Thank You Boy Scout Troop 91 Thanks to Boy Scouts of America Troop 91 that volunteered at Mano a Mano yesterday! Everything they sorted will be included in our next shipment of supplies to Bolivia (leaving soon – April 5-7, 2018), where they are distributed to people and organizations throughout the country (check out a video of […]

Mano a Mano is Shipping Containers April 5-7, 2018: We Need Help to Get Ready

Mano a Mano is Shipping Containers April 5-7, 2018: We Need Help to Get Ready Mano a Mano will be loading 4 40-ft. containers with donated supplies at our St. Paul warehouse on April 5-7 (check out our most recent distribution of supplies to people in need at our Cochabamba, Bolivia warehouse last weekend here). […]

5 Containers of Supplies Have Arrived in Bolivia for Distribution

5 Containers of Supplies Have Arrived in Bolivia for Distribution On August 24-26 2017, Mano a Mano volunteers loaded 5 containers with 120,882 pounds of donated medical, school, and other supplies, with a conservative value of $1.8 million. These containers then started their journey to Bolivia, which takes a few weeks to arrive in-country, and […]