Our headquarters is a list of e-mail addresses. We each arrange and pay for our own transportation to meetings. We pay for our own rooms and our own meals. At our meetings we hear reports. We learn the quantities of ostomy products that have been collected, where supplies have been sent, and the number of dues paying UOA chapters and individuals.
Dues pay for the packing materials, the shipping, and the expenses related to customs and delivery.
Our mission is to provide ostomy supplies and educational materials to help ostomates in need throughout the world. Medical professionals then match their patients with the products, distributing them according to need. Download Acrobat Reader if necessary. When my term ended as President of FOW-USA last August, my husband and I left for South Africa for a couple of years to experience a new culture, a new lifestyle, and new job challenges. So far, life in Pretoria, South Africa, has been fulfilling on all counts.