2008 Accomplishments
| SACRAMENTALS | TOTAL NUMBER | COST PER PIECE | TOTAL COST |
| ROSARIES: (a large quantity is donated by our members) |
950,000 | $0.15 | $115,550.00 |
| SCAPULARS: (sewed by our Scapular Team) | 95,303 | $0.26 | $24,522.96 |
| MIRACULOUS MEDALS: Donated by Dr. Sheehan - 460,000 MM We paid $14,000 for 280, 000 MM |
740,000 | $0.06 (for 1 Medal with yarn) |
$14,000.00 |
| COST OF YARN to string the Medals (it takes 3 skeins to string 1000 Medals) |
1,152 skeins | $4,039.31 | |
| PACKETS of 15 Sacramentals with Decade Cards: (for our poor missions) Once the promoter receives this packet, he/she is ready to enroll. Each new member gets a Rosary, Scapular and Medal. |
$5.00 (without Scapular) $8.90 (with Scapulars) |
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| PACKETS of CORD and OIL: Our dear Sister Emerentia, at 94, had single-handedly put together all these packets in 2008 |
24,100 | $0.45 | $10,892.97 |
| COST OF POSTAGE: | |||
| UPS to Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America and other countries. ($73,277.33 - based on 61% discount from UPS, otherwise it would be much more. |
186 boxes (airlifts) | (each weighing between 30 and 50 pounds, which cost between $250 and $450) | $73,277.33
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| FOREX to the Philippines (takes at least one month to reach the Promoters) | 211 boxes | @$100.00 | $21,100.00 |
| PACKETS mailed through the United States Postal Service – March to December 2008 (1 lb. packets are a great way to reach areas where corruption is so bad that a box does not make it past the Customs Officer or Post Master) |
7,000 packets (1 lb. each) | @$10.00 | $70,000.00 |
| 15 lb. BOXES mailed through the United States Postal Services | 907 boxes | @49.95 | $45,304.65 |
| SUPPORT FOR OUR FOREIGN CENTERS FOR THE YEAR 2008: | |||
| AFRICA (Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda & Zambia) | $52,420.00 | ||
| ASIA (India, Indonesia, Lebanon, Pakistan & Philippines) | $49,750.00 | ||
| EUROPE (Romania & Ukraine) | $28,920.00 | ||
| MASSES (Greece, Israel, Jerusalem, Romania & Ukraine) | $70,095.00 | ||
| TOTAL MISSION EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR 2008: | $579,872.22 | ||
Patti Melvin, Director
Universal Living Rosary Association
P.O. Box 1303, Dickinson, Texas 77539, U.S.A.
Fax: (281) 337-3722 / (281) 309-9821
E-Mail: Filomena@Philomena.org