Thank you for your continued attention on the updates on the medical supplies and use of funds for assistance in Wuhan.
Thank you for Tatiana Sanchez from San Francisco Chronicle featuring Hop4Kids and BCSSA on the news. This is an encouragement and affirmation for all the efforts and time from the volunteers (February 12, 2020).
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About recent sources and purchases (February 10, 2020)
Berkeley Chinese Students and Scholars Association (BCSSA) and the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Student Union have found the source of supply together. We plan to partner with the CMU Student Union for the long ru. We have placed protective clothing with a total value of more than 10,000 US dollars (see the model and invoice below, and have confirmed with the hospital for use). The weekly shipment will be delivered to the Los Angeles warehouse. Couple Logistics is currently being contacted to open the shipping channel to domestic hospitals within 3-5 days. The shipment will be from US customs declaration to air freight to domestic customs clearance in China and then for the domestic transport.
At the same time, with the help of our cooperating Hop4Kids. We purchased 864 packs of pandemic flu preparedness kit from DoD Beneficiaries in the United States. BCSSA sent a group of volunteers to inspect the package San Francisco on February 10, and everything went smoothly. We purchased a total of 876 medical kits, except for 1 pandemic flu preparedness kit was taken apart for inspection, all the remaining 873 medical kits will be used for donations to support Wuhan.
Each medical kit contains 4 medical surgical masks and 2 N95 NIOSH masks (have been confirmed with the hospital for use). The corresponding logistics is currently being contacted, and we will continue to update the follow-up situation on the public account.
We are still in contact with more sources of supply, and at the time of writing, and 5 other potential sources of negotiation. Upholding a responsible attitude towards each donor, we are still cautiously verifying its reliability. Our process is a preliminary review by the student volunteer team-> alumni association professional review-> cooperative Hop4Kids inspection-> hospital inspection. We promise to update everyone as soon as the order is confirmed. There are many changes in the situation of the supply of goods and assistance in Wuhan, and thank you for everyone’s patient.
Thank you for your attention. More sources of supply and logistics news will continue to be updated with everyone on this public account!
For those filled in the relevant information in Google form after donation, we now have a website for everyone to check their donation status.