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Ethiopia Shipment Loading Day
Two 40 ft containers were loaded to be shipped to Samara University in Afar, Ethiopia.
10/26/2022
Arrival in Ukraine
The container arrived at the warehouse in Kyiv, Ukraine.
9/7/2022
Ghana Shipment Sourcing
JMU ASCM is assisting with a container shipment to Ghana by helping with the inventory process and the transportation of some of the club's current inventory to the hands of the kind-hearted individual, Evans, arranging the shipment. Some of the items inventoried that will be on the container headed to Ghana are Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), surgical equipment, examination chairs, hospital patient chain lifts, and wound care supplies.
1/26/2023
Ukraine Loading Day
Club loaded 40 ft container with medical supplies and furniture to be shipped to Ukraine. The project becomes the Global Medical Relief Project with this expanded outreach.
10/7/2022
Actual arrival
The war in Ethiopia had blocked the main highway which forced a delay in the medical supply container.
3/1/2023
Sourcing
The JMU ASCM club went to Sentara Hospital to get medical supplies for sixth container. They took the supplies to the warehouse at Interchange where they will take inventory, organize, and repackage.
1/1/2022
Proposed arrival
The 4th and 5th containers of medical supplies arrived at the Port of Djibouti for disbursement. One of the containers will have a new destination to a university affiliated hospital in Nifas, Ethiopia.
12/10/2021
Departure
The 4th and 5th containers of medical supplies departed for the Port of Djibouti.
11/1/2021
Loading
Loaded 4th and 5th container's of medical supplies for shipment.
10/15/2021
Discussion Panel
ASCM held a discussion panel with executives, donors, and partners to plan for future events and shipments.
10/14/2021
Ethiopia Shipment Loading Day
Loaded 32 stryker hospital bed to the warehouse.
10/13/2021
AGREEMENT OF ASSISTANCE
EFL Global USA and JS Expedite agreed to work together to send an additional container to Africa.
9/1/2021
LUNCHEON WITH BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY
Talia Pavese, David Pizzano, Dean Busing, and Mark Smith discussed agreements with Bahir Dar University (BDU) to aid in logistics of sending 2 additional containers from JMU to BDU and one to Addis Ababa.
6/9/2021
Arrival
The third container arrived at the Port of Djibouti for disbursement.
5/31/2021
Executive Annual Meeting and Cookout
Association of Supply Chain Management has their annual meeting and cookout
5/4/2021
JMU donation
James Madison University expanded on donation of storage space at Burruss Hall based on the current successful momentum of the Africa Medical Relief Project.
5/20/2021
Loading Warehouse
Talia Pavese, David Pizzano, Dean Busing, and Mark Smith discussed agreements with Bahir Dar University (BDU) to aid in logistics of sending 2 additional containers from JMU to BDU and one to Addis Ababa.
4/5/2021
Departure
The third container of medical supplies departed for Port of Djibouti.
3/10/2021
Loading
The third container of medical supplies was loaded.
3/5/2021
Special Visitor
Ethiopian ambassador to the United States, Fitsum Arega, visited Harrisonburg, VA to see the quality of supplies that are being shipped. As a result, two additional containers were requested for Ethiopia.
12/10/2020
Arrival
The first and second containers arrived days apart from each other at the Port of Djibouti for disbursement to Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
10/1/2020
Departure
The second container was shipped to the Port of Djibouti.
8/30/2020
Loading day
The second 40' container, destined for the Republic of Congo, was loaded.
8/25/2020
departure
The first container of many more to come, left the port of Baltimore while on its way to the Port of Djibouti and ultimately inland to Ethiopia.
8/18/2020
Loading Day
Dr. Smith and his son, Toby Smith, Dr Ritchie, Bhumick Shah, and club Vice-President, Jess Lewis, met at the Interchange warehouse to load the first 40' container destined for Ethiopia. Dr. Tilahun Goshu, affiliated with the Ethiopian hospitals, was present to help identify critical equipment to load into the container.
8/12/2020
securing initial storage warehouse
Dr. William Ritchie met with Mike Hendrickson of Matchbox Realty to secure initial donated storage space.
2019
Launch of africa medical relief project
JMU Supply Chain Club (officially the Association of Supply Chain Management, Shenandoah Chapter, formerly APICS) leadership team met with Dr. Mark Smith and developed the goal to source, store, and ship medical equipment and supplies to African hospitals dealing with the Ebola crisis. At the time, the team hoped to find enough supplies to fill one 40-foot shipping container.
Student leadership team: Left to right: Ryan McCourt, Bhumik Shah, Dr. Mark Smith, Yara Chamma, Xavier Zakaria, Sara Chamma, Jonathan Covey, Jess Lewis, and Dr. Bill Ritchie.
