NSB Contributes $1,500 to Partners for World Health in Portland

PORTLAND—“We believe challenges are opportunities for action.”

The words of Elizabeth McLellan, founder of the Portland-based Partners for World Health (PWH), have been lived out in the assistance offered to thousands of people in need across the world.

The organization has shipped more than $35 million in supplies and medical equipment overseas to troubled areas around the world. In the process, over five million pounds of medical supplies have been collected, repackaged, and distributed to hospitals and clinics instead of Maine landfills. Last year alone, PWH collected over 540,000 pounds of discarded medical equipment and supplies for communities in need.

The organization has assisted medical professionals and patients from Uganda to Ukraine and beyond. Norway Savings Bank renewed its longtime support of the organization with a $1,500 donation this month.  

“Norway Savings Bank’s support is very important to us, and we are deeply moved by their commitment,” said McLellan. “The generosity is vital to our continued ability to respond to so many here at home and throughout the world.”

In the process, it’s diverting materials from landfills, lowering healthcare costs, and providing resources to people in need.

“Watching the growth of this wonderful organization and the commitment it has to its ideals and mission has been overwhelming,” said Dan Walsh, President and CEO of Norway Savings Bank. “Each year, they increase the number of lives saved, medical supplies delivered, environmental impact initiatives, and training programs and events for people in Maine and across the world.”

If you would like to help PWH through a gift of money, your time, or an equipment or supply donation, visit www.partnersforworldhealth.org/donate.