Packing for Haiti:
Epiphany’s 3rd Medical Mission to Hopital St. Croix, Leogane, Haiti
We are cinching tight our rolling duffel bags loaded to the
limit with meds, dental supplies, carry bags – oh, and our personal gear to
deliver five days of mobile medical clinics in the hills and valleys around
Leogane, two hours west of Port au Prince.
And we want to thank a number of people and organizations for
“accompanying” us on this mission via money or materiel.
MERCI for helping
to finance our pharmaceuticals purchase, as well as the payroll for engaging
our Haitian team of doctor, dentist, nurse, translators, as well as
drivers! We have SO many people to
thank, but will say thanks to just a few organizations:
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Outreach at All Saints Episcopal Church, Belmont
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Outreach at Parish of the Epiphany, Winchester
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The Michael T. Sherman Foundation, with the
counsel of our communicant Art Page
Packaging is an art, a science, and simply work! Especial
thanks for counting pills and labeling same to…
o
Winchester Hospital volunteers, via the
leadership of Dr. Gloria Korta, MD and Marie Johnson for preparing some 50,000
vitamins for children and adults
o
Dr Dan Seligman DPM, podiatrist with office in
Medford for our Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen preparation – Dan and Marissa Seligman
joined us on Mission 2 in 2012 and were treasured members of the team. Dan also
donated two pairs of orthopedic shoes for our Creole Dinner silent auction as
part of the “happy feet” amongst parishioners.
Other supplies include special items:
o
Glucometers courtesy of NOVA MEDICAL, Waltham,
which counts “Captain” Bob Bristol among its employees.
o
Novacaine and Bio-Freeze courtesy of Dr Dan
Seligman, noted above.
o
HC, Bacitracin, and Miconazole Ointments, eye
drops and ear drops, donated by Mr. Ramzi Dinno who owns pharmacies in Newton,
Acton and West Concord. Mr. Dinno is a boyhood friend of our Joe Georgis, from
the same home town in southern Iraq. Although a different branch of
Christianity, this is the third mission for the wonderful support from Mr Dinno.
o
Belmont Printing supplied our patient records
(diagnosis & Rx items) on card stock
A distinctly Epiphany ministry is
the crafting of carry bags for our patients who will take home 4 or 5 meds per
person, so a Mom of a couple of kids may be carrying 15 items home over
“mountains beyond mountains.” Special thanks to Dottie Dexter, Nadine
Suhrbier, Peggy Roll, Jeannette Conrod, Barbara Cade, Jill Richardson, Susan
Haskell, Allison Taber, Kelsey Klaczyk, Lisa Klaczyk and to these Non-POE
People: Peter Isaacson (Fabric Place Basement, donation of goods), Sue Kiewra
(donation of goods), Lindee Vaught (sent 67 bags from Tennessee), Becky Wynne
(from TN), Sandra Ciarlone, Mary Ciarlone, Ruthie Ferrante and Wanda Vitti
Disclaimer: My apologies if we've forgotten to include someone. Please
contact Lisa Klaczyk at fenway.bark1@verizon.net with any corrections
necessary..
DENTAL SUPPORT: toothpaste,
toothrbrushes, Lidocaine, topical painkiller, -- dentists, and our connection
with them:
o
Dr Jim Nager. Belmont Dental Associates ,(Linda
Brown)
- Dr. Seymour H. Andrus, DMD, Cambridge, (Mike Chesson
- Dr. Steven Kane, DMD,
Marshfield; (Virginia Harrington)
- Dr. Joseph P. O’Donnell, DDS
Pediatric Dentistry of Winchester (Barbara Foot)
- Dr. Debbie Wentworth, DMD (Barbara Foot).
- Dr. Nicholas P. Sowles, DMD Norwell
(Linda Brown)
- Nick
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