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You can help Vessels of Mercy International by
making a donation. Your help ensures that the resources are available to carry
God's love and hope to a world in need. Vessels of Mercy uses your gift to support
programs that meet the physical and spiritual needs of hurting people in
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Donating by Phone: Please call Vessels of Mercy
International at (804) 740-4575
Donating by Mail: Please send check or money order to
Vessels of Mercy International,
2532 Thicket Greene, Henrico, VA 23233
Employer Match: Employer matching gift programs
are an easy way to increase the impact that your cash donation. Many employers
encourage their employees to support non-profit organizations by offering to
match employee donations. Perhaps your employer is one of these. In order to
participate, take the following steps:
Step 1 Find out if your employer has a
matching gift program.
Step 2 If your employer does participate,
obtain a matching gift form from your Human Resources department or Personnel
Department. You may be able to down the form off your Employer's Web site.
Step 3 Complete the form and send it to:
Vessels of Mercy International, Inc., 2532 Thicket Greene, Henrico, VA
23233
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Combined Federal Campaign
Eligible Donors include Federal Civil and Military
Employees and US Postal Employees located in Central Virginia. The code for
Vessels of Mercy Intl. is
#48926,
this number must be used to for funds to be given to Vessels of Mercy
International.
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Local Government & Schools United Way
Campaign
Eligible Donors include local government and schools
personnel in the Greater Richmond & Petersburg areas. The code for Vessels of
Mercy Intl. is
#414,
this number must be used for funds to be given to Vessels of Mercy
International.
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United Way
Code Vessels of Mercy
Eligible Donors include
employees of private
organizations and businesses
in the Greater Richmond &
Petersburg areas. The code for Vessels of
Mercy Intl. is
#7081,
this number must be used for funds to be given to Vessels of Mercy
International.
Private Organizations and Businesses may
write in Vessels of Mercy International, 2532 Thicket Greene, Henrico, VA
23233 on their 2007 United Way Pledge Form to give funds to Vessels of Mercy
International.
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Donation of Medical
Supplies and Equipment:
In an effort to help meet some
of the vast unreached medical and dental needs found internationally, Vessels of
Mercy, Intl. sends out short-term mission teams annually to minister to the
immediate physical and spiritual needs of people in poverty stricken areas. All
care is rendered without expense to the people we serve but, as you can imagine,
the amount of pharmacy, dental, and medical supplies that have to be obtained to
care for hundreds of patients is an area of great need for our ministry. We’re
praying for individuals and organizations that would desire to help us meet
these needs. We purchase supplies directly but also depend heavily upon in-kind
donations. Please refer to the following guidelines:
Supplies:
We have on-going needs for:
Betadine swabs, sterile saline or water, ace wraps, eye-wash solution, hydration
packets, over-the-counter wound and burn sprays, gauze, 4x4’s, 2x2’s, kling
wrap, casting material, triangle bandages, specimen cups with lids, ice packets,
alcohol, hand sanitizer, toothbrushes, new-flip flops, generic sunglasses,
reading glasses, and dental clinic supplies.
Equipment:
Vessels of Mercy does not
routinely accept medical equipment. However, we do have specific needs for the
following new or lightly used equipment: portable pulse oximeters,
otoscopes, ophthalmoscopes, portable digital BP/pulse machines, portable vision
screening equipment, portable dental x-ray unit, and dental extraction
instruments.
We do not accept
the donation of equipment that is not is good working order.
Medications:
We have on-going needs for the
following: Antibiotics, antibiotic ointments, extra-strength (500 mg) and
regular strength (325 mg) Tylenol, Ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin) 200 mg,
children’s chewable Tylenol, Robitussin cough medicine, Mucinex, Kwell lice
shampoo, anti-inflammatory ointments (Hydrocortisone), anti-fungal creams,
antacids (Tums, Pepcid, Zantac), Multivitamins (adult, children’s, and
pre-natal), Benadryl (adult and children’s chewables), saline/artificial tears
eye drops, allergy eye drops, anti-wax ear drop kits, cough drops, stool
softeners, and prescription ear and eye drops.
We do not accept
the donation of expired or unlabeled medication or narcotic/controlled
substances.
Financial support:
If you have a heart to minister
to medical needs through this work, please consider designating financial
support to our medical ministry.
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Donation FAQs
Is my credit card information
secure?
Why is there a minimum amount for
credit card transactions?
Can I change where I want my
donation to go?
How will my donation be used?
Can I dedicate my donation to
someone or make a donation on behalf of a person?
I would like to donate supplies
to charity. Does Vessels accept in-kind donations?
Can I make automatic credit
card donations?
Why do you require my email
address?
I made a donation online (or a
memorial/in honor of donation) and now I have questions about it. Who can I
call?
Is my credit card information
secure?
Vessels of Mercy International takes every
precaution to protect your contribution information. When you submit sensitive
information via the Web site, your information is protected both online and
offline. We use industry standard security protocol to communicate with your
browser software, which makes it extremely difficult for anyone else to
intercept the credit card information you send us. Companies we work with to
process credit card transactions also use high-grade encryption and security
protocols. Internally we work to accurately process your contribution
information and apply security and privacy controls over the information. If
you have additional questions about your financial donation, please contact us
at 804-740-4575 or via email at <. . .>. Click <here> to donate online.
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Why is there a minimum amount
for credit card transactions?
There is a
processing charge to Vessels of Mercy International for each credit card
transaction, which makes it impractical to accept donations less than $ 20.00.
Can I change where I want my
donation to go?
Yes. Please
contact Vessels of Mercy International at 804-740-4575
How will my donation be used?
Please read our
stewardship statement.
Can I dedicate my donation to
someone or make a donation on behalf of a person?
Yes. You can make your donation a “tribute” to
someone -- in their honor or in memory of a loved one. Please enter the name and
address in the Honor/Memorial Donation Information section of the Online
Donation page or attached the information to your mail donation. Vessels of
Mercy International will mail a letter to your recipient announcing that you
made an Honor or Memorial donation. You will also receive a letter of
acknowledgement with you donation amount and date.
Click Here
to donate online
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I would like to donate supplies
to charity. Does Vessels accept in-kind donations?
Yes! Click here for more
info,
Can I make automatic credit
card donations?
Yes, please contact Vessels of Mercy International
and we will assist you further. There will be a minimum-giving amount of $
20.00.
Why do you require my email
address?
Your email address is required so we can send you
proper acknowledgement of your gift. Details of your donation are found on this
email, which you can print and save.
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I made a donation online (or a memorial/in honor of
donation) and now I have questions about it. Who can I
call?
Vessels of Mercy International, Bev Gibson or Cerena
Griffith at 804-740-4575.
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