 |
| Kimonui Holgen "Be the change you want to see" |
Project Helping Hands is a not-for-profit humanitarian medical organization serving the underprivileged around the world.
Call for Support
Long time friend and colleague, Kimonui Holgen is again going on a medical mission to southern Peru with Project Helping Hands to provide care in some of the neediest, impoverished areas of the world. If you would like to support this medical mission, please see Kimonui's letter below letting you know how your tax-deductible support can help this mission.
A little money goes a long way! Your contribution can make a real difference!
Letter from Kimonui Holgen requesting support for Helping Hands Mission in Peru
Dear Sponsor,
I will be
working with a team of 28 health care professionals to provide medical and
dental care, health education and improve the quality life for hundreds of
people who otherwise have no access to sustainable health care. For many, this
is the only medical care they receive. This team will stop in Lima and hold
clinic at orphanages on the outskirts of the city and then fly to southern Peru
and travel by 4-wheel drive, making multi-day treks where there are no roads to
remote areas of the Colca Canyon to hold clinics. Some of the indigenous people
walk for days to come to our clinics. The team is diverse and includes medical
professionals and health educators from many disciplines to address medical,
dental, and public health issues that would otherwise go uncared for. These
trips are an incredible opportunity for me (and you - by extension) to “be the
change that we wish to see in the world.”
In order to
make this trip, I need to cover all my own costs and medical supplies for the
trip which comes to $3,400.00 (includes extension trip to Colca Canyon). I have
already received a grant from Providence Health Systems for $750.00, but need
more support. No contribution is too small and every single dollar or item that
is donated is used (and reused) as much as possible. We also extract the
sickest to the nearest city where they can get advanced care (appendectomy
surgery, etc) or other treatment that we are not able to deliver due to the
rugged conditions on this trip. We support local economies as much as possible
and the medical supplies that are left over are given to local clinics,
hospitals, and orphanages.
$25 buys enough medication to treat intestinal worms for over 300 people.
$10 buys enough antibiotics to treat nine people
$40 pays for an appendectomy surgery.
$100 pays the
rental for a truck to carry five medical team members & supplies.
Nothing is
wasted. Monetary contributions direct to Project Helping Hands over $25 are tax
deductible and you will receive a receipt from Project Helping Hands for the
amount you give.
There are
multiple ways you can make a donation toward this medical mission: a check sent
to me, the PHH Web site, or a check sent directly to PHH, please see
instructions below.
Part of PHH’s
mission is providing sustainable health care services and new countries or
regions are only added to their scope if PHH is able to support ongoing care.
Thank you for
your participation in this trip by helping our human family. If you know of
anyone else that would be interested in participating in this medical mission
with a contribution (see below) please forward this letter to them or
have them contact me. I am happy to answer any questions and/or follow up with
a presentation report after the trip.
With deep
gratitude,
Project Helping Hands 305 NE 6th St.#774, Grants Pass, OR 97526 Phone: (707) 951-2188 • www.project-helping-hands
Options for
Monetary Contributions
Take a moment
right now to send me a check. It
must arrive before Nov 5, 2013.
My address is:
Kimonui Holgen, 221 N. Central Ave #105, Medford, OR 97501
OR
Mail your check
to: Project Helping Hands 305 NE 6th St. #774, Grants Pass, OR 97526
OR
b. Click on “Donate Now” tab.
c. A new secure page will open that asks
for:
·
Your personal and billing info. This is required to donate via the
web and to send you a receipt. You can also opt to remain anonymous.
·
Your donation amount. Choose from the pre-assigned amounts
or click “other” and a section will appear that allows you to indicate the
amount.
·
Where
it says “Please direct my donation to” click on the drop down menu arrow
on the right and then click “OTHER–tell us how to use your donation”.
·
A
new section will appear below it titled “Please describe how you'd like us to
use your donation:” Fill in my name and the trip – Kimonui Holgen, Peru 2013.
d.
Indicate the donation frequency
e. Choose your
payment method and follow the prompts.
2 comments:
Sue, this sounds wonderful! If I hadn't already made all my charitable contributions for the year (one is another organization that provides medical care for impoverished children), I'd send a check. Wishing your friend all the best, Jean
Sue, this sounds wonderful! If I hadn't already made all my charitable contributions for the year (one is another organization that provides medical care for impoverished children), I'd send a check. Wishing your friend all the best, Jean
Post a Comment