Kirkland Kraze

Sarah and I took a little shopping trip to Costco last night to pick up some meds with some of the money that was donated through pop can returns and selling snacks at school. God has really been using creative ways to provide medicine for the Zulu community. He's crafty like that!!

We walked into Costo armed with our medicine coupons and began our quest for the best deals. What we found was very interesting - Kirkland brand (Costco's generic brand) hands down beat every coupon deal in the store. Not only were the prices cheaper than their name brand counterparts sitting side-by-side on the shelf, the Kirkland brand provided a significant increase in the number of pills provided per bottle.

The moral of our story: If you go to Costco to buy medicine (they do have the best prices around), buy the Kirkland Brand meds.

Travel Logistics: Travel Pillows - top rated!

Hello Everyone,
Linda mentioned travel pillows for the plane ride. It is really important that we get some sleep on the plane so that we are at full energy levels when we arrive. There are a lot of different travel pillow options:

1. Use the pillow that the airline will provide you. They will give you an international travel kit with toothpaste, eyemask, and snazzy slippers too!
2. Use a standard travel pillow like these ones from REI.
3. Use the SkyMall Travel Pillow.
4. Use the TravelRest Pillow.

Travel Logistics: Luggage Requirements

We will be flying economy flights through South Africa Air. Your seat arrangements have been made for you so that we can sit as a team. Please do not attempt to make changes to these arrangements. If you have concerns, please talk with your trip leaders.

You will each be allowed 1 personal checked bag. Your 2nd checked bag will be a team bag that contains medical supplies.

Checked baggage dimensions for international travel to South Africa

• 23 kg (50lb) each and maximum dimensions of 158 cm (62 inches) each

We will weigh all of our bags before we leave. We will pack them to their maximum weight capacity.

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Carry on luggage is called Hand Baggage internationally. We are restricted to 1 piece of hand baggage with the following dimensions.

• one piece of hand baggage not exceeding 115 cm (45.3 in) and 8 kg (17.6 pounds) in weight

Follow this link for the international hand baggage restrictions upheld by South Africa Air.

Pack & Sort Days

Hello Team,
The Pack & Sort Days are:

Saturday February 28th (1-4 pm) - Kensington CC)
Saturday March 7th (2-5 pm) - Kensington CC)
Saturday March 21st (1-4pm) - Kensington CC)

More to be announced as we assess the number of meds we collect. Please encourage your supporters to be praying for you and the team as well as our meds collection.

Great Coupons at Costco

If you are purchasing meds or Ziploc brand bags from Costco - the flier this month is chock full of great coupons. You do need a membership card to shop at Costco or you can go once and get a temporary card for a 1 time visit at the service desk. The coupons are mailed to your house if you are a member. The coupons are also available at the entryway of the building.

Here's the lowdown:

Ziploc Bags (gallon, sandwhich, or quart): $2 off (limit 5 per coupon)
One-A-Day Vitamins & Citracel: $3 off (limit 5 per coupon)
Tylenol: $3 off (limit 3 per coupon)
Pepcid AC: $3 off (limit 5 per coupon)
Benadryl: $3 off (limit 5 per coupon)
Motrin: $3 off ((limit 5 per coupon)

Since the limit is per coupon - bring lots of coupons - ask your friends for their coupons!!
Happy Shopping.

Our Team

We have a really diverse team this year.

• There are twenty people from Michigan, North Carolina, and Washington D.C.
• Three generations of one family will be serving together.
• We range in professions from students, physicians, nurses, attorneys, judges, teachers and much more.
• The youngest is in the first decade of life and the oldest is in the 7th decade of life.
• We have an average age of 35 years old and a combined 693 years of life on this earth.
• Some folks will be serving for their first time over seas whereas one will be experiencing the 10th mission.