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Thank you for a most effective product that walks the talk!
"Late May in the Tug Hill area...north of Syracuse. I was on a hike and float tube fishing trip...This environment is normally misery for me. Stinging insects of all kinds pick me out of a crowd... my reaction when bitten is more severe than most people...I've tried every product...with limited results. Until now. Dressed in a long-sleevedBuzz Off Insect Shield shirt and cap...The only bites I got were from the trout!...Now for the amazing part...my float tube, I found deer and horse flies all over it...Being dark green and giving off heat in the afternoon sun, the tube was serving as a potent attractant. I moved slowly to the tube and...the bugs dispersed. I moved away; they immediately returned. Again, I moved close. They left...Amazing and nothing less thanwonderful for this bug-bitten backwoods fisherman. Thank you for a most effective product that walks the talk!"
Favorite(Thing) : Really(works!)
Joe Marlow of New York, floating and fishing north of Syracuse
The individuals who provided these testimonials have received no compensation,
and do not have any financial relationship with Buzz Off Insect Shield.
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Global Health Efforts
Every year, millions of people around the world are affected by insect-borne diseases. The impact of these preventable
diseases on families, communities and the economies of developing countries is tremendous. Insect Shield technology has the potential to be an important tool in the battle against insect-borne diseases and improve the health of people worldwide. Our technology can be used for apparel and many other items that people use daily to aid in protection against insects.
Buzz Off Insect Shield welcomes opportunities to assist agencies and international relief organizations that work to protect at-risk populations from insect-borne diseases.
MENTOR Initiative
 The MENTOR Initiative is a unique international NGO (non-governmental organization), registered in the UK, that is dedicated to providing essential disease control and technical and operational support in emergencies and recovering crises. MENTOR directly assists national and international humanitarian groups and authorities working in the most fragile states to improve the way in which they can respond to crises that befall them. MENTOR has established and delivers large-scale and effective malaria, and related, disease control directly through to the affected communities and, where possible, utilizing the existing health delivery system. For more information visit www.thementorinitiative.org.
Buzz Off Insect Shield Support Role: Support for The MENTOR Initiative project in Western Province Kenya. Buzz Off Insect Shield's Director of Global Health Initiatives signed on to work on-site with MENTOR's malaria-control project in the Busia District of Kenya, where flooding had caused displacement of many communities in the area to make-shift camps. Many other communities were cut off and isolated by floodwaters resulting in high rates of disease and death. Our focus was promoting community awareness of malaria-prevention and treatment methods in the flood-affected population. In addition, Insect Shield treated khangas (colorful wraps that women wear, use to carry babies, or as sleeping covers) were provided to the vulnerable women throughout the flood affected communities. The treated khangas are used for protection against mosquitoes that can carry malaria.
 Zambia National Malarial Indicator Survey
Zambia Ministry of Health/National Malaria Control Centre/Roll Back Malaria PartnersThe Zambia Ministry of Health, through the National Malaria Control Centre together with support from the Central Statistics Office and several Roll Back Malaria partners, is planning a national household survey to help evaluate the progress in scaling up malaria control interventions nationwide.
Buzz Off Insect Shield Support Role: The survey team was outfitted in Insect Shield Repellent Apparel to help protect them while conducting efforts in the field.
World Concern
 An international relief organization of more than 15,000 individuals and families actively working to make a difference, World Concern was founded in 1955. Today, it serves more than 4 million poor and oppressed people each year. The primary goal is to strengthen families and help people become self-reliant by creating opportunities for a better life through food security, primary health care, literacy training and income generation. For more information about World Concern, call 800-755-5022 or visit www.worldconcern.org.
Buzz Off Insect Shield Support Role: Our company has joined efforts with manufacturers, fabric mills, and brand partners to help create a Global Uniform Program. This initiative outfits World Concern staff across the globe with Insect Shield-treated uniforms to protect them as they carry out their relief efforts in areas where insect-borne disease is prevalent.
Medical Teams International
 Each year, Medical Teams International sends nearly 200 teams of volunteer medical professionals to provide disaster relief and surgeries, as well as general medical and dental care for impoverished people worldwide. By working with local partners, they aim to transform communities and improve the health of millions of people in need. To learn more, visit http://www.medicalteamsinternational.org/.
Buzz Off Insect Shield Support Role: The entire Medical Teams International staff is outfitted in Insect Shield repellent apparel provided by brand partner ExOfficio.
Africa University
Africa University is partnering with Buzz Off Insect Shield to blanket the continent with specialized blankets that ward off disease-carrying mosquitoes and pests. The Africa University board of directors, during its March 24-28 meeting, applauded the university's collaboration with the United Converting Co. LLC of Silver Spring, Md., to distribute Insect Shield blankets to regions of Africa in the fight against malaria and other insect-borne illnesses.
Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
Buzz Off Insect Shield and brand partner ExOfficio joined forces to ship a large quantity of Insect Shield repellent apparel to help those in need in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The Insect Shield products were sent to two specialty outdoor retailer locations that set up distribution hubs for donations from outdoor industry manufacturers and suppliers. serving as a clearing house for donations to both victims and relief workers. The Backpacker, located in Baton Rouge, LA, and Buffalo Peak Outfitters, located in Jackson, MS, distributed Insect Shield repellent apparel to both victims in need and relief workers helping in the area.
Habitat for Humanity International
A nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry, Habitat for Humanity International seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat has built more than 225,000 houses around the world, providing more than 1 million people in more than 3,000 communities with safe, affordable shelter.For more information, visit http://www.habitat.org/.
Buzz Off Insect Shield Support Role: A Seattle-based team of Habitat for Humanity International volunteers was outfitted with Insect Shield repellent apparel for bug protection while they conducted relief work in a Katrina-impacted Mississippi region.
Full Belly Project
 A non-profit organization, Full Belly Project devised a peanut sheller that can be built from locally obtained materials to save many hours of painstaking labor. The sheller allows operators in developing countries to easily make highly nutritious peanut butter, which can also be sold to supplement income. The peanut shells can also be used as an alternative fuel source. To learn more, go to http://www.fullbellyproject.org/.
Buzz Off Insect Shield Support Role: A team of 16 students were outfitted with Insect Shield hats and clothing to help protect them from insects during their Full Belly Project relief efforts in Uganda.
Hole in the Wall Camps
Hole in the Wall Camps is the world's largest family of camps for children with serious illnesses and life-threatening conditions. Children with cancer, sickle-cell anemia, HIV/AIDS and many other medical conditions come to these camps to experience the simple joys of outdoor activities, without compromising any of their medical needs. For more information, visit http://www.holeinthewallcamps.org/.
Buzz Off Insect Shield Support Role: A shipment of Insect Shield repellent apparel and accessories for children was provided for the use of some of the participants at Hole in the Wall Camps. Protection from disease-carrying insects proves especially essential for these children because of their often-compromised immune systems.
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