Help a Marshallese this weekend

I'm going to do some volunteer work to help out some people who are
building a diabetes clinic in the Marshall Islands. Read on if you
wanna help, too.

Canvasback (http://www.canvasback.org/mission/index.html) is building
a diabetes clinic out in the Marshall Islands. With the integration
of western civilization and the processed sugars and food added to
their diets, over half of the Marshallese over the age 50 have type 2
diabetes. Add that to the poor medical care and there are people
losing the sight and getting their limbs amputated all the time.

So Canvasback is building a diabetes clinic in Majuro, the capital of
the Marshall Islands. The goal is to treat diabetes through a
lifestyle intervention utilizing proper diet and exercise.

How can I help?

Date: February 12 (this coming Sunday)
Location: Benicia, CA (Near Vallejo)
Description: We are loading a 40 foot container with the medical,
office, and exercise equipment that we need to build the diabetes
clinic. This container is scheduled to be loaded on to a freight ship
and sent to the islands next week. So, we are trying to complete the
loading of the container by Sunday. We are looking for a few
volunteers who want to pitch in and help out without having to commit
to a month-long mission trip or a plane ticket or something like that.
It's local, and it's only one day!

Do I need to contact someone to inform them I'd like to help?
You can contact me (email, cellphone, or leave a comment), and I'll
relay the message on to my contact at Canvasback. We'll give you info
like exactly where to show up.

What time will it be? and for how long? what about lunch?

We will meet at 11am in Benicia, eat an early lunch (pizza provided)
and then start loading the container. We hope be to done before it
gets dark.

Do I need any special clothes/shoes?

Volunteers should wear work clothes. I would recommend an old
t-shirt, jeans, and tennis shoes.

I'm interested in other volunteer / mission work for this Marshall
Islands diabetes clinic. What other ways can I help?

There are a number of more commitment-heavy opportunities available,
both health and non-health professionals related. I have more info.
Let me know if you're interested.