Project C.U.R.E.

Mar 8 - Project CURE's Arizona medical equipment and supplies warehouse and container packing center is in Tempe. They qualify clinics and hospitals in Third World countries as to their needs and abilities to use medical equipment and supplies and then provide those things in 40' cargo containers. Most of the medical supplies and equipment collected by CURE in 22 cities in the USA would be otherwise discarded. Their other warehouse centers are in Denver, Nashville and Houston. Altogether CURE provided 90 such containers during 2009 with an average load value, if the stuff was purchased, of $400,000 per container. Project CURE in total has 16 employees and 3,000 volunteers. Average cost to ship a container is $20,000. Cash contributions and proceeds from fundraisers are used for shipping and to meet the small payroll. Michael Mendoro is the Executive Director of the Arizona Center and a member of Tempe South Rotary Club.