09/02/2026
AND IT’S HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN OSCEOLA, IA, Part 2
And so, the opening of my eyes continued today, but in a couple of different directions, so I'll share it in a couple of parts tonight.
The day started with forklift operator, Jake, staging the Ga***rds that Facility Manager Rick and Volunteer JV had filled on Monday. It seemed to me it would take a couple of semis to take all he brought out, but not so.
About 10:30, Nancy drove in in her very large box truck. Now, on Monday, I kept hearing, "Will Nancy take that", "I think Nancy will take those", We'll put these in for Nancy". Well, I met the dynamo, Nancy.
She is a volunteer for the C.U.R.E. organization in Arkansas. She left home at 3:30am, they loaded her, and she will drive part way back today, then home tomorrow.
She's been coming to Osceola for 8 years now. I watched as our volunteers and employees loaded that truck. I don't know how many hospital beds, banana boxes, cases of PPE and miscellaneous medical equipment was loaded. I just know it was a lot. They worked steadily for 2 hours, in this heat and the truck and Nancy headed South.
As for final destination. much of it is currently going to the Ukraine. There was a recent bombing that created a serious need of medical supplies. She shared with me the list the folks from the Ukraine are needing and it is very, very long.
I will share with you photos of our crew loading the truck, as well as some photos Nancy has shared with me of the containers into which this equipment will be loaded for shipment oversears.
A note: last week, our folks picked up a $60,000 piece of equipment from a hospital which we sent to C.U.R.E. who in turn have shipped it on to the Ukraine.
Wow, and it was all a dream of Mike Sitzman and super wow, there are folks carrying on his dream, and all right here in Osceola, IA.
