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 Chico Project S.A.V.E.(Salvage All Valuable Equipment) brings hope and help to those in need, both locally and around the world.  Visit us at
facebook.com/chicoprojectsave
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We are open to the public every Tuesday morning from 9-12 AM.  Our new location is at 1100 Marauder St, Chico, CA, 95973 by the Chico Airport.  The public can drop off donations or pick up needed items at that time. Call 530-680-5974 for inquires.

​Please do not bring diaper donations at this time. 

Join with us and press the donation button below. Thank you for making a difference in the life of others!

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Recent Shipments completed
  • Liberia, Africa 1/26/17
  • Nigeria, Africa 2/15/17
  • A 40 ft container donated to Samaritan's Purse 3/23/17
  • Malabalay, Bukidnon, Philippines, 4/6/17. 
  • Voom Foundation, Nigeria, Africa 4/28/17,(see story below)
  • Shipment to Syrian refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon 5/20/17.
  • Papua, New Guinea shipment completed 5/23/17.
  • Liberia shipment completed 8/24/17.
  • Viet Nam shipment completed 9/8/17.
  • Malabalay, Philippines shipment sent 11/2/17.
  • Kampala, Uganda, Africa, shipment sent 2/2/2018.
  • Pagudpud, via Manila, Philippines, shipped 2/15/2018
  • Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, Africa, 5/9/18 (see pictures below).
  • Liberia, Africa, shipment sent 6/2/18
  • Kenya, Africa, shipped 9/5/18.
  • The Netherlands to equip a mobile surgery unit 10/6/18
  • Shipment to Ghana, Africa, 10/29/18
  • Shipment to Nigeria, Africa 1/2/19 including an ambulance!
  • Shipment to Liberia, Africa 1/18/19.
  • 20 ft. container to Papua, New Guinea 3/28/19.
  • Voom Foundation, Nigeria, Africa 5/6/19
  • 20 ft container to Papua, New Guinea 5/13/19
  • Shipment to Malabalay, Philippines 7/10/19.
  • Shipment to Manila, Philippines 10/9/19.
  • Shipment to Liberia, Africa 12/4/19.
  • Voom Foundation shipment for Nigeria, Africa 1/29/20.
  • Another Voom Foundation shipment to Nigeria 3/16/20. 
  • Shipment to Malabalay, Philippines, 7/1/20.
  • 40 ft container completed for Kenya via Chico to Lodi 12/14/20.​
  • 40' shipment to Christina Chesterman Clinic, Nigeria, 2/17/21.
  • 40 ft container to Gondar, Ethiopia, 3/17/21.
  • 40ft container to Kiem  Giang Town, Le Thuy District, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. Divided to 3 or more hospitals, 5/26/21.
  • 40 ft container shipment to Liberia, Africa 6/30/21.
  • 20 ft container shipment to Papua, New Guinea, 7/14/21.
  • 40 ft container to Liberia, Africa, 8/18/21, for Saah Joseph.
  • 40 ft container to Liberia, Africa, 10/13/21, for Ivar Jones.
  • 1/7/22 filled an ambulance bound for El Salvador.
  • 40 ft container to Liberia, Africa for Saah Joseph 1/10/22
  • 40 ft container to Liberia, Africa for Haven Care Children's Hospital 3/21/22.
  • 18 Pallets for Medical Teams Int.to Poland for Ukrainian refugees 3/22/22.
  • 40ft container to Ishaka Adventist Hospital, Kampala, Uganda, and to Kenya, which began accumulating 12/14/20 was completed and shipped from Acampo, CA 5/21/22 with items contributed by Chico Project SAVE.
  • 40 ft container to Invincible God Medical clinic, Liberia, Africa 6/1/22.
  • Fed ex 8 large boxes to Illinois for Ukraine, and 5 large boxes of fistula needles to Virginia for Dialysis clinic in Ghana 6/9/22.
  • 7/19/22 a school bus modified as a mobile dental/medical clinic was loaded with supplies bound to El Salvador for "Jesus was a Carpenter" organization.
  • 7/27/22 40 ft container to Malaybalay, Mindanao, Philippines.
  • 8/10/22 40 ft container to Gdynia, Poland, enroute to Ukraine.
  • 10/8/22 another 40 ft. container to Poland and on to Ukraine.
  • 1/03/23 another 40 ft. container of medical supplies via Poland to Ukraine.
  • 2/22/23 40 ft container loaded and shipped to Ghana, Africa.
  • 3/22/23 another 40 ft. container to Ukraine.

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Chico Project S.A.V.E. (Salvage All Valuable Equipment) collects, then re-distributes, quality recycled medical and dental equipment and supplies both locally and around the world, in an effort to help people receive needed care who otherwise might not. The organization was founded in 1996 by Dr. Phyllis Cullen, saving supplies and equipment for physicians going on medical missions, and has been directed since 2004 by Chico, CA, resident Janice Walker. The staff are all volunteers. Shipping costs are paid with tax-deductible donations. Recipient organizations are asked to raise the funds for shipping costs. 

Since its first shipment from our garage in 2004, Chico Project SAVE has collected, stored, sorted, inventoried, staged, loaded, and shipped the equivalent of more than 241 twenty foot containers of recycled medical, dental and other supplies estimated at over 20 million+ dollars to 48 countries and people in need around the world, as well as distributing to many local individuals, families and organizations. These supplies were otherwise designated for land fills but became valuable assets for struggling hospitals and clinics in under developed countries, as well as local fire victims and handicapped persons.

Unpaid volunteers have donated 1,000's of hours of time and effort on  Chico Project SAVE's behalf over the years. Many of our stories can be found on this website, although it would be impossible to document every challenge, every triumph, and, of course, inevitable set backs. Please visit often to read our stories. And, of course, donations of time, labor and funds are always welcome and greatly appreciated.

Quotes from some physicians prior to receiving our goods:

"We did not have wheel chairs to move patients so we used wheelbarrows."  Dr. Bill McCoy, Papua, New Guinea.

"When we ran out of sutures we used fishing line." Dr. Eugene Cleek, Cameroon, Africa.

"We had to wash out our rubber gloves, hang them on a clothes line, and re-use them. A size 5 1/2 glove would expand to a 7 1/2 size after several washings." Dr. Alan Melicor, Malaybalay, Philippines.

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The 3/21/22 Liberia Shipment with a full container.
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The hastely put together
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shipment for Ukraine
We received this message, 5/20/21, from Roatan, Honduras. Leo Weiss and the Chico Sunrise Rotary club working in conjunction with the Roatan Rotary sent many boxes of CPAP supplies and machines from Project SAVE. These machines will be converted and used to help ventilate covid patients in Roatan. We are delighted to hear back from them and to know it was well-received. We so appreciate the video clip and are delighted to be able to help
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Our volunteers and Chico Rescue Mission completed the 3/21/22 container.
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is completeled 3/22/22.
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Mel Potter(center), a Vietnam Vet, sponsored the shipment 5/26/21 . Seen with Janice Walker and Chico Project SAVE volunteers as well as the Chico Rescue Mission.

1/02/19 shipment to Nigeria included an ambulance loaded by Jim's Towing of Chico, CA 

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Jim's Towing donated their services along with a flat-bed tow truck to guide us backing the ambulance into the container. A 1/4 inch to spare!!!
The 1/18/19 shipment of International Medical Project with Leon Randall and Janice Walker of Chico Project S.A.V.E. load a 40 ft container in just 2 hours. Our many volunteers make it possible.     ​See how it's done!  (Click Video)

​The loading begins for the 5/9/18 Nigerian shipment.
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New donations for September 2016, 2017, 2018.
Project S.A.V.E. is rejoicing in a gift from the American Endowment Foundation, thanks to the generosity of a private individual. We are so grateful! In addition we have received several truck loads of equipment and supplies from Enloe Medical Center and JM Keckler Medical Co.  This has been an amazing week of blessings for us.  Thank you! More recently we have recently been the recipients of over 150 pallets of consumable supplies as Medline Industries has moved their warehouse from Fairfield, CA, to Tracy, CA, and donated their excess goods to us. The Freemont Hospital in Yuba City, CA became available with numerous hospital beds, gurneys, and other supplies obtained.  This was a direct answer to our prayer request for supplies to meet our numerous requests.

Stories from Project S.A.V.E.

Sheryl's Story: "Christmas in July" 

Please click on the link below to read more about this inspiring story, and how Project SAVE played a part.

Some of our hospital supplies come from the government; but with budget cuts and supply shortages, we rely heavily on donated items. Lately, we have been short on sterile gloves, sutures, dressing gauze, IV fluids, essential medications… pretty much everything. So you can image our joy when a 20ft shipping container arrived this week packed full of donated medications, surgical supplies, dressing supplies, and much more. It was like Christmas in August! ​Click here to read Sheryl's complete story.


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