SCM is having a clothing and soft goods drive to benefit SCM’s programs. We are partnering with another organization to turn your donated clothing (including accessories like handbags, duffel bags, scarves, ties, hats, mittens and gloves, etc) bedding, towels, curtains, tablecloths, shoes (all kinds), socks, etc, into cash that we can use to support our...
Last week, our November medical mission came to an end, and the group dispersed back to their homes. It is hard to condense in a meaningful way what we experienced and what that meant to each person, so I am going to let some of the participants speak for themselves. First, though, let me tell...
We would like to thank everyone who came to our fundraiser dinner and auction Saturday night. It was a great success and we MET OUR GOAL!!!! Yeah! We raised just over $30,000 for the Malki-SCM Children’s Center in Jordan. This will help us operate the center for 6 months. To everyone who helped out –...
We had posted a video earlier about the children of Syria and here is it with the music of Adele. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhymBwAzN18]
I did not sleep well last night, as usual. I keep thinking of the Syrian people and everything that needs to be done to help them, and I just can’t grasp what the world community is thinking. We need massive support from the international community and also our own communities. We need to work on projects for...
If you are in the area or know anyone in the area send them to this event! All proceeds go to the Syrian refugees. There will be two great speakers that have been on medical missions with SCM: Rhenda Meiser, a humanitarian who was on the last mission May Mardini, a physical therapist who was with...
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This week has been busy for SCM in Jordan. We are starting our mission and we have had several containers arrive filled with donated medical equipment and supplies and other donated goods for the Syrian refugees. Thank you to all the people who helped make this possible in the Seattle and Portland areas! All your...
Below is a chart showing the places our group of volunteers visited during the November medical mission and how many patients were seen at each location. JWU = Jordan Women’s Union – we work in conjunction with the JWU to organize some of the...