Founded in the early 1990's, Chico Project SAVE has been dedicated to salvaging valuable medical equipment and repurposing it for those in need throughout our community and around the world. Located in Chico, CA our facility serves as a vital hub for processing and redistributing recycled medical supplies.

​We are open to the local public every Tuesday morning from 9:00am to 12:00 noon for drop off and pick up of needed supplies.  Typical items such as wheelchairs, walkers, canes, incontinent supplies, commodes, shower chairs, hoyer lifts, and others are available. Under special circumstances, hospital beds and electric wheelchairs may be available for a modest donation.   
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Chico Project SAVE also provides essential support by supplying much-needed medical equipment and supplies to clinics and hospitals in countries that require assistance. Items normally disgarded to landfills in the US find their way on shipping containers to needy clinics and hospitals overseas. This plays a crucial role in enhancing healthcare infrastructure and improving medical care in those regions.

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Contact Us!

E-mail: [email protected]
Address: 1100 Marauder Street, Chico, CA 95973
Phone: 530-680-5974
Website: www.chicoprojectsave.org

Hours of Operation

Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: Open to accept donations & to public from 9am - Noon
Wednesday: CLOSED
Thursday: CLOSED
Friday: CLOSED
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

An Inspirational Story

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.

Pictures & Videos
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The 3/21/22 Liberia Shipment with a full container.
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Completed 10/8/22.
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Our volunteers and Chico Rescue Mission completed the 3/21/22 container.
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The hastily put together shipment for Ukraine.
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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.

​The loading begins for the 5/9/18 Nigerian shipment.
(Click Video)
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
​1/02/19 shipment to Nigeria included
an ambulance loaded by Jim's Towing
of Chico, CA . 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)

Our Medical Equipment & Supply Shipments

2025
6/07 Eight duffle bags hand filled to carry to Good Friends Medical Clinic, Congo, Africa.
5/29 40 ft container to Kiure Medical Clinic, Tanzania, Africa. 
5/1: 20 ft container to Kampala, Uganda.
​1/16: 26ft truck to Los Angeles, CA to support the southern California fire victims
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2024
11/19: 40ft container to Ogbuka Umelwe Hope Foundation in Ozu Abam, Abia State, Nigeria
​11/7: 40ft container to Leyte Baptist Hospital in Hilongos, Leyte, Philippines, via the port of Cebu
8/21: 40ft container to Haven Care Children’s Hospital Liberia, Africa
7/3: 40ft container to Haven Care Children’s Hospital Liberia, Africa
5/1: 40ft container to Liberia, Africa
3/22: 40ft container to Liberia, Africa
2/10: 40ft container Malaybalay, Mindanao, Philippines
 
2023
11/15: 40ft container to Burkina Faso, Africa
11/1: 20ft container to Papau, New Guinea
9/6: 40ft container to Rwanda, Africa
8/2: 40ft container to Ukraine
5/25: 40ft container to Liberia, Africa
3/22: 40ft container to Ukraine
2/22: 40ft container to Ghana, Africa
1/3:  40ft container via Poland to Ukraine
 
2022
10/8: 40ft container via Poland to Ukraine
8/10: 40ft container via Poland to Ukraine
7/27: 40ft container to Malaybalay, Mindanao, Philippines
7/19: 40ft container carrying a school bus modified as a mobile dental/medical clinic was loaded with supplies bound to El Salvador for "Jesus was a Carpenter" organization
6/9: 8 large boxes shipped via FedEx to Illinois for Ukraine, and 5 large boxes of fistula needles to Virginia for Dialysis clinic in Ghana
6/1: 40ft container to Invincible God Medical clinic, Liberia, Africa
5/21: 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
3/22: 18 Pallets for Medical Teams in Poland for Ukrainian refugees
3/21: 40 ft container to Liberia, Africa for Haven Care Children's Hospital
1/10: 40 ft container to Liberia, Africa for Saah Joseph
1/7: filled an ambulance with medical supplies bound for El Salvador
 
2021
10/31: 40 ft container to Liberia, Africa for Ivar Jones
8/18: 40 ft container to Liberia, Africa Saah Joseph
7/14: 20 ft container shipment to Papua, New Guinea
6/30: 40 ft container shipment to Liberia, Africa
5/26: 40ft container to Kiem Giang Town, Le Thuy District, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. Contents divided then distributed to 3 or more hospitals.
3/17: 40 ft container to Gondar, Ethiopia
2/17: 40ft shipment to Kristina Chesterman Clinic, Nigeria, Africa
 
2020
12/14: 40 ft container completed for Kenya via Chico to Lodi
7/1: Shipment to Malabalay, Philippines
3/16: Voom Foundation shipment to Nigeria, Africa
1/29: Voom Foundation shipment for Nigeria, Africa
 
2019
12/4: Shipment to Liberia, Africa 
10/9: Shipment to Manila, Philippines
7/10: Shipment to Malabalay, Philippines
5/13: 20 ft container to Papua, New Guinea
5/6: Shipment to Voom Foundation, Nigeria, Africa 
3/28: 20 ft. container to Papua, New Guinea 
1/18: Shipment to Liberia, Africa
1/2: Shipment to Nigeria, Africa. An Ambulance was included in the container.
 
2018
10/29: Shipment to Ghana, Africa
10/6: Shipment to The Netherlands to equip a mobile surgery unit.
9/5: Shipment to Kenya, Africa
6/2: Shipment to Liberia, Africa
5/9: Shipment to Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, Africa
2/15: Shipment to Pagudpud, via Manila, Philippines
2/2: Kampala, Uganda, Africa
 
2017
11/2: Shipment to Malabalay, Philippines
9/8: Shipment to Viet Nam
8/24: Shipment to Liberia, Africa
5/23: Shipment to Papua, New Guinea
5/20: Shipment to Syrian refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon
4/28: Shipment to Voom Foundation, Nigeria, Africa 
4/6: Shipment to Malabalay, Bukidnon, Philippines
3/23: 40 ft container to Samaritan's Purse
2/15: Shipment to Nigeria, Africa
1/26: Shipment to Liberia, Africa