Mr. Quasius:

I suggest that you contact Ms. Ellen Parietti, MPH.  She works for the
International Eye Foundation here in Washington DC and has lived in Central
America.  She works on several projects in Honduras.  Maybe the two of us
can help William with the translation he needs.  I am sending Ms. Parietti a
copy of this message.

Best Regards,

Elías Larach

We have worked with the San Pedro Sula Lions Club for seven or eight years with
great success.  If anyone needs to know with whom to speak, please let me know.

Jerry Thompson
Special Missions

Bob Quasius wrote:

> William,
>
> You could also ask Lions Clubs in Honduras for assistance. Here's a link to
> a listing of Lions Clubs in Honduras:
>
> http://membership.lionsclubs.org/ClubInfo.nsf/$$ViewTemplate+for+IntlCountry
> ?OpenForm&Start=1&Count=10000&Expand=66
>
> The Lions International Foundation likes to fund projects like this too, but
> in conjunction with clubs in the local area.
>
> Bob
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Dear List,
What can I say. It was wonderful of so many of you to offer to step up
to the plate in our time of need concerning the ambulance, but as luck
would have it our secure credit card server is temporarily down. I have
been on the phone with them, and they tell me that it will be working
later on today. They tell me it is secure, but some of you have been
getting a warning on your browser. Anyway they assure me it will fixed.

So far the pledges for contributions are:

Rodger Harrison............... $ 50.00
Jerry Thompson   .............$100.00
Edna Gonzalez                   $100.00
"Dr. Armando Reyes          (unknown amount... I hope it's a million)

One of the best ways for us to take in these donations is through our
on-line credit cards as it leaves an excellant paper trail for
accounting purposes. For those of you who have pledged to send a
contribution please try going to our web page again at
http://www.paramedicsforchildren.com Click on the credit cards at the
bottom of the page and it will take you to the secure form. It should be
working by tonight.

Bob made an excellant comment, and that was if all of us donated just
$20 each month it would be enough to fund one ambulance to Honduras with
change to spare. So many times I forget to ask for other's help in a
situtation like this. I tend to try to do it all myself. So once again I
am humbled, and thank all of you.Thanks to all of you for your help and
advice.

I have been out all day today trying to raise money. United Honduras ( a
local Latino group) gave us a small donation and so did a local church.
I am sure we will get it together in time for me to take the ambulance
to Tampa this Tuesday. It looks like I will have to drive the ambulance
the 500 mile distance to Tampa. Ugh! So far I have not found any
volunteers to follow me from Charlotte and give me a ride back, but I'm
still looking.  I may have to take the bus or rent a car for the return
trip.

Like I said before Jackson shipping gave us a rate of $775.00 to ship
our remaining ambulance, and I estimate expenses to take it down, and
return will run around $150.00. As things look we have around $400 in
the bank now. So we need around $525 more to get this mission off the
ground. All of the rest of volunteers have paid their own expenses
including myself.

Rodger Harrison
Paramedics For Children

 

William, You could also ask Lions Clubs in Honduras for assistance. Here's a link to a listing of Lions Clubs in Honduras: http://membership.lionsclubs.org/ClubInfo.nsf/$$ViewTemplate+for+IntlCountry ?OpenForm&Start=1&Count=10000&Expand=66 The Lions International Foundation likes to fund projects like this too, but in conjunction with clubs in the local area. Bob

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I am aware of Lions because I am a Lion too.  I just have too many projects and too many physicians I am trying to accommodate.  Therefore I do not have the time to do much more than coordinate Eye Camps.  Translation of documents is the type of project that anyone in the U.S.A. could take on therefore I am trying to delegate the project rather than making myself insane by taking on something else.

I work with the Lions in Hondurss on an on going basis, but it is rare when they have email access.  Therefore it is better to implement this project in the USA.
 

William M. Davis, Administrator
Sight To The Blind, Inc.
P.O. Box 450154
Grove, OK  74345-0154
Telephone numbers:  (918) 786-2760  (918) 671-2360
Email address:  sight@...
WEB SITE:  http://www.sighttotheblind.org
 

Hi,
I am changing my e-mail address, can you please change it also on the
network, or e-mail me back and tell me how I can do.
Thanks

Cindy Rosales
New E-mail Address:  UTILACINDY@...

I've added a link to Children of the Americas, which was featured a few
nights ago on NBC Dateline, with a story titled "Saving Stephani", a
Guatemalan baby girl who was severely burned.

You can find links to the various organizations by clicking on the
following link. Feel free to add your own link too!

http://www.egroups.com/docvault/honduras-hospital/Links?autocreate=1

Bob

Mr. Quasius:

I recently met Mrs. Elizabeth Mealer who is a Honduran married to a United
States citizen (formerly in the military).  She and her husband have
recently retired and moved back to Honduras (outside El Progreso).  They are
currently actively involved in obtaining medical equipment and supplies from
closed down military hospitals and donating them to rural Honduran
hospitals.  Because of the nature of their activity and his link to the
military, they have used the Denton program very regularly in the past to
transport the equipment/supplies.  I suggest you contact him in Honduras by
e-mail to get some ideas on how to solve the problem with the ambulances.
His name is Jorge Mealer and the e-mail is jesusrg@....  His wife is
currently in the New Orleans area and I will try to contact her for
additional information.

I hope this will be useful.  Best regards,

Elías Larach

Hello, I'm Amadeo Bonilla, a Catholic priest from Dioceses of Trujillo
Honduras and I have been in Honduras for summer time July and August
Visiting the Villages and cities in Departamento of Colon Honduras, places
as Tocoa, Santa Rosa de Aguan, Trujillo, Sonaguera, Bonito Oriental, Saba.
Really people down there still need a lot help as your project and other as
Psychologist in Santa Rosa de Aguan.

I can help to found contact in tocoa to receive and guide your group during
your service in tocoa. Also do we have in Trujillo a community of American
Volunteers called "FINCA DEL NIÑO", we can have contact with then for this
project. They can work as translators.

Contact in Tocoa: Fr. Pedro Marquetti SJ (American Priest) or Roque Jacinto
Tele. (504)-444-3912, Fax (504)434-4167

Contac in Trujillo: Obispado de trujillo, Voluntarios de la Finca del Niño,
ZULENA PESCATORE OR CRISTOBAL PLASHA OR ONE OF THE VOLUNTEERS
(504)-4997, Fax: 434-4167. If is necesary you can talk to Bishop Virgilio
Lopez, to Obispado.

To cantact me 8414 Barron St, Takoma Md. 20912, Tele 301-4456047
E-mail. amadeob@...

Sincerly,

Amadeo Bonilla



>From: "William M. Davis" <sight@...>
>Reply-To: honduras-hospital@egroups.com
>To: Honduras Hospital Group <honduras-hospital@egroups.com>
>Subject: [honduras-hospital] Help Needed
>Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 01:29:06 -0400
>
>Our charity needs your help.  One of the greatest needs in Honduras
>regarding eye care is the management of children with strabismus and
>amblyopia.
>
>We are planning to take doctors to the city of Tocoa on December 2nd.
>Since there are no eye doctors available in Tocoa or anywhere in the
>vicinity, I have asked Dr. Dana Cocke' to lecture to the area G.P.
>physicians and families how to manage strabismus and amblyopia cases.
>Dr. Cocke' will create a treatment plan for each patient, but someone in
>the community must follow up and to do needs to receive some training.
>
>Eye doctors on future Eye Camps will examine the patients and evaluate
>the patient's progress and determine whether the individual treatment
>plan for each patient should be modified.
>
>Dr. Cocke' would like to have information on standard Strabismus
>treatment plans and philosophies, and eye exercise instructions
>translated into Spanish to provide to the Honduran physicians and
>families of the children.  Therefore we need a translater who is
>familiar with medical terminology or very maticulous to detail to
>volunteer to translate these documents.
>
>If you would like to volunteer please contact:
>
>Dr. Dana Cocke'
>7901 S. Hosmer Ste A-4
>Tacoma, WA 98408
>(253) 475-0374
>(253) 472-5813
>
>Also, Sight To The Blind is working to raise $7,000 to purchase a slit
>lamp microscope which will be used in Honduras to examine patients.
>$7,000 is the price after 35% discount from the manufacturer.
>
>To date, we have had a pledge of $2,000, but we must raise the remaining
>$5,000 by November so this examination microscope can be purchased and
>shipped to Honduras in time to arrive before this group of doctors
>arrive on December 2, 1999.  It is a waste of these doctors time to
>travel to Honduras if they do not have the necessary equipment to
>examine and treat patients.
>
>Please consider sending a tax deductible contribution to Sight To The
>Blind, Inc.  If 100 people would give $50, we would have enough to
>purchase this urgently needed piece of equipment which will benefit the
>people for many years.
>
>William M. Davis, Administrator
>Sight To The Blind, Inc.
>P.O. Box 450154
>Grove, OK  74345-0154
>Telephone numbers:  (918) 786-2760  (918) 671-2360
>Email address:  sight@...
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William,

You could also ask Lions Clubs in Honduras for assistance. Here's a link to
a listing of Lions Clubs in Honduras:

http://membership.lionsclubs.org/ClubInfo.nsf/$$ViewTemplate+for+IntlCountry
?OpenForm&Start=1&Count=10000&Expand=66

The Lions International Foundation likes to fund projects like this too, but
in conjunction with clubs in the local area.

Bob

Bill and List:

I'm sure someone on the list can help you with the Spanish translation,
especially a bilingual physician.

Lions clubs are a good resource for support for sight-related projects. I
was an active member until my latest move. Unfortunately, there's no club in
my new town, so I am basically an "at large" member. Here's a link to the
Lion's web site:  http://www10.lionsclubs.org/Lion/.

My suggestion would be to reach out to Lions Clubs in your area and by
calling them and asking for an opportunity to come in and make a
presentation about your organization, projects, etc. Many will reward you
with a nice donation afterwards, and some if sufficiently interested may
help you with legwork, perhaps even accompany you on a mission.

Good luck!

Bob Quasius

Our charity needs your help.  One of the greatest needs in Honduras
regarding eye care is the management of children with strabismus and
amblyopia.

We are planning to take doctors to the city of Tocoa on December 2nd.
Since there are no eye doctors available in Tocoa or anywhere in the
vicinity, I have asked Dr. Dana Cocke' to lecture to the area G.P.
physicians and families how to manage strabismus and amblyopia cases.
Dr. Cocke' will create a treatment plan for each patient, but someone in
the community must follow up and to do needs to receive some training.

Eye doctors on future Eye Camps will examine the patients and evaluate
the patient's progress and determine whether the individual treatment
plan for each patient should be modified.

Dr. Cocke' would like to have information on standard Strabismus
treatment plans and philosophies, and eye exercise instructions
translated into Spanish to provide to the Honduran physicians and
families of the children.  Therefore we need a translater who is
familiar with medical terminology or very maticulous to detail to
volunteer to translate these documents.

If you would like to volunteer please contact:

Dr. Dana Cocke'
7901 S. Hosmer Ste A-4
Tacoma, WA 98408
(253) 475-0374
(253) 472-5813

Also, Sight To The Blind is working to raise $7,000 to purchase a slit
lamp microscope which will be used in Honduras to examine patients.
$7,000 is the price after 35% discount from the manufacturer.

To date, we have had a pledge of $2,000, but we must raise the remaining
$5,000 by November so this examination microscope can be purchased and
shipped to Honduras in time to arrive before this group of doctors
arrive on December 2, 1999.  It is a waste of these doctors time to
travel to Honduras if they do not have the necessary equipment to
examine and treat patients.

Please consider sending a tax deductible contribution to Sight To The
Blind, Inc.  If 100 people would give $50, we would have enough to
purchase this urgently needed piece of equipment which will benefit the
people for many years.

William M. Davis, Administrator
Sight To The Blind, Inc.
P.O. Box 450154
Grove, OK  74345-0154
Telephone numbers:  (918) 786-2760  (918) 671-2360
Email address:  sight@...
WEB SITE:  http://www.sighttotheblind.org

Victor,

You are right about the cost effectiveness of using the Denton program. The
problem with using the Denton program is that equipment, supplies, etc. are
flown on a "space available" basis, and the ambulance might wait for weeks
before being flown to Honduras, then there might be delays in picking up the
ambulance, risking additional problems with theft, etc. For this particular
project, there is a lot of coordination involved because there are
specialized volunteers already scheduled to go to Honduras to train the new
volunteer paramedics, set things up, etc., and they've already paid for
tickets, etc.

I think the Denton type of program would work well with bulk supplies, when
there is little to no other coordination required. I am thinking of using
the Denton program with another initiative to ship school supplies to
Honduran school children. There isn't much additional coordination involved,
other than picking up the supplies once they land. If anyone is interested
in the Honduras Education Support list, e-mail me and I'll send you an
invitation.

By the way, there will probably be more ambulances made available in the
future, and once Copán Ruinas is set up with their volunteer squad, there
might be other towns in Honduras that presently have no ambulance service.
Any ideas? There are probably dozens, if not hundreds, of tired old
ambulances around the U.S. that paramedics, hospitals, etc. are reluctant to
scrap, yet with a little tender loving care (maintenance) could be put to
good use in Honduras. Setting up volunteer ambulance squads in Honduran
towns where there is no EMS service is a good solution.

Bob Quasius

I would recommend that someone (preferably someone from the Honduras Embassy)
contact the U.S. Department of State and invoke the Denton Accord. It's my
understanding that organizations donating equipment of this magnitude can
utilize the U.S. military air cargo aircraft that on a weekly base fly into the
Soto Cano (a.k.a. Palmerola) air base. This, in my opinion, would be the most
cost effective method of transporting these ambulances.

Regards,


Victor H. Nuila

Hello!

Dole has banana boats to Puerto Cortés and Trujillo from Gulfport
Mississippi.  At the time of Mitch´s emergency last year they helped for a
while in carrying donations from DC to Honduras.

While reviewing my records, I found the name of  Mr. Tomás Fajardo as the
person we dealt with in trying to obtain containers to ship the stuff through
Dole. The phone number I have for him is: (228) 867 2945  and a cellular one:
(228) 861 0767.

I would suggest that Rodger Harrison gives him a call to find out the
procedure for requesting the transportation of these two ambulances to
Honduras in two or three weeks.

Meanwhile I will keep looking for for a similar number for a person whose
last name is Brown in Chiquita´s headquarters in Ohio.

Please cross fingers,

Salvador Rodezno

Hola amigos, les hago saber que el P. Amadeo se encuentra de nuevo en
Washington area.

THE BEST WAY TO SHEEP THIS AMBULANCIA COULD BE BY OCEAN LINE TO PUERTO
CORTES HONDURAS C.A.

SINCERLY FR. AMADEO


>From: bquasius@...
>Reply-To: honduras-hospital@egroups.com
>To: honduras-hospital@eGroups.com
>Subject: [honduras-hospital] No Subject
>Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 11:30:11 -0700
>
>I just received this e-mail from Rodger Harrison, of Paramedics for
>Children. Does anyone know of a good way to get these ambulances to
>Honduras?
>
>Bob
>
>Hello List,
>I just got word this morning that Carnival Shipping's boat has broken
>down and will not sail with our ambulances as planned on September 30th.
>This is very bad news. Right now I am scrambling to find other
>transportation for these ambulances to Honduras. These ambulances must
>get to Honduras by October 4 or the entire mission will have to be
>scrubbed. I have volunteers as well as myself who have paid for their
>tickets, and taken time off from work. One ambulance is on the docks in
>Lousiana waiting, and the other is here with us at our headquarters. If
>anybody knows of another way to get these ambulances to Honduras on or
>before Oct 4 please let me know. Any ideas? I need your help!
>Sincerely
>Rodger Harrison
>Paramedics For Childrren.
>
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______________________________________________________

I just received this e-mail from Rodger Harrison, of Paramedics for
Children. Does anyone know of a good way to get these ambulances to
Honduras?

Bob

Hello List,
I just got word this morning that Carnival Shipping's boat has broken
down and will not sail with our ambulances as planned on September 30th.
This is very bad news. Right now I am scrambling to find other
transportation for these ambulances to Honduras. These ambulances must
get to Honduras by October 4 or the entire mission will have to be
scrubbed. I have volunteers as well as myself who have paid for their
tickets, and taken time off from work. One ambulance is on the docks in
Lousiana waiting, and the other is here with us at our headquarters. If
anybody knows of another way to get these ambulances to Honduras on or
before Oct 4 please let me know. Any ideas? I need your help!
Sincerely
Rodger Harrison
Paramedics For Childrren.

I've posted a link on the links page, describing an all-volunteer
organization called Friendships. They've put a former Navy ship to good
use transporting badly needed supplies to needy places. The ship often
calls at Roatán, and could be a good source for shipping supplies to
Honduras.

At Paramedics for Children, we are trying to help some worthy kids in
Copán Ruinas. Here are their profiles and special needs. Any ideas? It
would be nice if the first concrete accomplishment of this list is to
help some needy kids.

I've left their pictures out. You can find their pictures by clicking
on:
http://www.paramedicsforchildren.com/Helppage.htm

This is Jorge. Jorge is 15 years old and extremely retarded. He was
taken in by a local American that runs a small business in Copan
Ruinas. He was found wandering the streets of San Pedro Sula at the age
of 9. He was naked and was eating from garbage cans when my friend
Bernie found him. Information on his family is sketchy at best, but it
appears that the family abandoned Jorge, leaving him to fend for
himself. All that Bernie could find out about him was his name and age.
Jorge, is a very loving child, and although he can't talk he does
understand what is being said. Jorge is in bad need of some dental
work. Because of his condition he would have to be anesthetized by an
oral surgeon. We need a dental group that would volunteer their
services and arrange for us to bring Jorge to the USA for this work.

This is Juan Carlos Gomez. He is 10 years old and comes from a loving,
but very poor family in Copan Ruinas. He is a bright, and normal child.
Last year he suffered an accident that caused his pelvis to be crushed.
As you can see from this picture his left leg is drawn up, and he has
to hop on one leg to get around. Because of a lack of quality medical
attention he will be forced to be a cripple for the rest of his life
unless we can find a specialist in orthopedics who would donate their
skills to helping this little boy walk again. We are looking for any
doctor who would examine this child, and perform the necessary surgery.
With out this operation his prospects in Honduras are pretty dim. Since
almost all of the Hondurans work in the field it will be difficult for
Juan Carlos to find work when he gets older. Because of this he will
probably end up begging in the streets for a living.

Chepito Jose Confesor Allala is an street orphan of Copan Ruinas who
holds a special place in my heart. I first met Chepito last year in the
streets of Copan Ruinas where he slept on the curb outside our hotel.
His story is quite sad. Chepito's entire family was killed in a house
fire. Chepito was the only survivor, and witnessed this horror. Chepito
made his way to Copan from the town of La Entrada, and survives on the
street by selling small stone statues to tourists. At the age of 10 he
has never been to school. Chepito also has a speech defect which causes
the other children to make fun of him. At PFC we help him, by buying
him food from time to time. We also armed him with a letter written in
English that explains his story to the tourists. We need a family to
adopt Chepito, or at least sponsor this child so that he can get off
the streets and into school.

The Aquachlor link posted recently to the links page does not work.
I've made the corrections. If anyone wants to add a link, be sure the
information beyond "http://" is filled out properly, so the link will
work.

Bob

Felix,

I've posted a summary of your message regarding the November medical
delegation to Honduras in the What'sHot! section
(www.projecthonduras.com/whatshot.htm) of projecthonduras.com.  Please
update me about your trip when you return.

All the best,

Marco

www.projecthonduras.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Felix Aguilar, MD, MPH <aguilar@...>
To: honduras-hospital@egroups.com <honduras-hospital@egroups.com>
Date: Thursday, September 02, 1999 7:55 PM
Subject: [honduras-hospital] Honduras Medical Relief Delegation


>
>Honduras Medical Relief Delegation
>Health and Human Rights after Hurricane Mitch
>
>
>Coordinated by the WitnessforPeace, Southwest Region
>With the Honduran Popular Support Group of Los Angeles
>Sunday, November 7th through Sunday, November 21st, 1999

Honduras Medical Relief Delegation
Health and Human Rights after Hurricane Mitch


Coordinated by the WitnessforPeace, Southwest Region
With the Honduran Popular Support Group of Los Angeles
Sunday, November 7th through Sunday, November 21st, 1999


One of the worst catastrophes to ever devastate the Americas was Hurricane
Mitch, just last year. The small Central American nation of Honduras was hardest
hit, with 5000 people dead and over one million people left homeless. With 60%
of the national infr astructure destroyed, and 70% of the nation's economic
production destroyed, the people of Honduras today face widespread malnutrition,
illness and deaths from disease. "Witness for Peace hopes the trip will not only
improve the lives of our Honduran sisters and brothers, but also expand
participants' outlooks regarding international health care and economic
policies."  Witness for Peace, Southwest is sponsoring its third medical
delegation to Honduras following Hurricane Mitch. Previously, the region focused
upon human rights issues in the tropical nation, but now there is a much-needed
call for joint
missions, offering medical assistance and addressing the long-term rights and
needs of the people.  20 dedicated medical professionals are needed for this
important delegation, which will be working closely with the Honduran Health
Exchange, led by internationally noted physician and human rights activist Juan
Almendares, MD. The delegation will again be led by Felix Aguilar, MD, a Los
Angeles Family Physician and long time Witness for Peace supporter. Dr. Aguilar
is a Honduran citizen whose insights and understanding of the nation will
increase the effectiveness of clinical work and increase awareness of
international health issues for participants. He holds a Master's degree in
International Health from Tulane University and an M.D. from the University of
California, Irvine.

The delegates from our two previous post-Mitch medical teams were touched by the
strength of the Honduran people facing poverty and a lack of access to health
care. Doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, medical students,
emergency medical te chnicians and medical translators all have contributed to
the success of previous trips. Witness for Peace hopes this upcoming delegation
will not only improve the lives of our Honduran sisters and brothers, but also
expand participants' outlooks regardin g international health care and economic
policies.

Specific Information:

The delegation begins at 9am in Los Angeles for a full day of required
briefings and trainings, followed by a late evening flight to Tegucigalpa,
Honduras. Please note, Spanish speaking is an asset, but not required.
Translation will be available. Each de legate is asked to outreach to
their professional and social communities to fundraise $600. Extensive
fundraising assistance is available through the Southwest office of
Witness for Peace.  Witness for Peace is a grassroots organization
dedicated to providing a nonviolent presence in Central America and the
Caribbean. Members work to support peace, justice and sustainable
economies with the citizens of other nations. Our work does so primari ly
through delegations, speaking tours, governmental and corporate
accountability campaigns, and a variety of citizen actions.  The Honduras
Popular Support Group is a United States based organization promoting grassroots
organizing and empowerment in Honduras.



WitnessforPeace
Short Term Delegation Application

Candidates for this Witness for Peace (WFP) delegation must complete the
following application form and send it to the Southwest office as soon as
possible for priority consideration. Applications may be submitted by email, fax
or regular mail.

I. Personal Data
1. Name:
2. Address:
	 City: 	 State: 	 Zip:
3. Telephone: 	 (day)  (evening)
4. Age:
5. Passport #  Date/Place of Issue:
6. Occupation/Medical experience:


7. Education:

8.  Gender:
9. E-mail address:
II. Experience
1. Travel to Latin America/Caribbean Yes: 	 No

	 If yes, please briefly describe your travel experience (including any clinical
work):



2. Spanish Language Ability
	 Excellent 	 Good 	 Fair:  Poor

3. Describe your experience with solidarity organizations or human rights
organizations, or other groups working on Central America/Haiti/Cuba issues:



4. How will you use your delegation experience once you return from
Central America/Caribbean?



5. How did you hear about Witness for Peace, and why would you like to
participate in this specific WFP delegation?


III. Health Information

"Negative" answers to the following questions will not necessarily prevent you
from participating in a WFP delegation, but will help us in assessing your
special needs and allow us to take measures which would reduce the risks of
serious health matters du ring the course of the delegation.
Please note that Witness for Peace is not responsible for health issues that may
occur during the delegation. Please check with your health care provider to
ensure that you have health coverage during your travels.

1. General Health
	 Excellent: 	 Good 	 Fair

2. List Allergies, disabilities, heart conditions, and other health related
problems:


3. Do you have a history of drug and/or alcohol abuse?
	 Yes 	 No:
5. Are you currently under a physician's care or receiving prescribed
medication? If yes, please explain at end of application before submitting.
	 Yes: 	 No
6. Do you have any particular dietary needs (e.g. vegetarian)? If so, `briefly
explain:
	 Yes 	 No:


IV. Values and Beliefs
1. Are you a member of a church, synagogue or other spiritual organizations?


2. What are the values and commitments that are most important to you?



3. What is your position on non-violence?



V.  Personal Reference and Emergency Contact

1. Please provide a reference - choose a friend, co-worker, etc.:
	 Name
	 Telephone

2. Please provide an emergency contact - make sure that person knows to call the
WFP office in Washington DC if it is urgent that they get in touch with you:
	 Name
	 Telephone


For further information regarding this delegation, please contact:
Michele Weber, Ph.D.
Regional Director
WitnessforPeace, Southwest
242-105 S. Orange Avenue
Brea CA 92821
Wfpsw@...
(714) 990-6603 phone
(714) 990-6496 fax

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A new electrical plant at the San Felipe Hospital in Tegucigalpa was
inaugurated by First Lady Mary de Flores. Funding for the system, valued at
$37,000, was donated by the companies CEMCOL and Caterpillar to Fundación
María. The plant itself cost $33,000, with the price of installation adding
another $4,000. Mrs. Flakes also inaugurated a new maternity center along
with new equipment (a cobalt pump) for the hospital's clinical laboratory,
financed by the Government of Japan. The equipment for the lab was a result
of efforts undertaken by the Honduras' Cónsul in Miami, Miriam de Inestroza.

Worth filing away just in case... CEMCOL and Caterpillar might be willing to
make future contributions.

Marco

The newly-formed Fundación Salvador Moncada has begun operations with an
initial working capital of Lps50,000, donated by the organization's
namesake, Honduras' Salvador Moncada, who was a candidate for the Nobel
Prize for medicine in 1998. The foundation will be dedicated to helping
Honduras develop its human potential in a diverse range of fields of study.
Officers of the foundation include Marco Tulio Medina, president; Hugo
Chinchilla, vice president; Reina Durón, secretary; Nicolás Nazar,
treasurer; Ramón Custodio López, financial director; and Efraín Bu Figueroa,
spokesperson.

Alright, alright... I know it's a longshot.  But I'm famous for my
longshots.  Anyone happen to know how I might get in touch with Mr. Moncada?
I'd like to invite him to join our list.  Perhaps someone knows one of the
officers of the foundation, and we could go from there.

Thanks,

Marco


www.projecthonduras.com

Listeros,

To access the web page, I believe you first have to register with
egroups first. All you need is to use your e-mail address as a user
name, and give them a password that you'll be using. They will ask you
to fill out a profile, and let you decide how much of that profile
(none, limited, full visibility) can be seen by others.

If you don't want to register, you can still post to the list, but you
won't be able to access the extra features, like links, chat, talk,
uploading files, etc.

Let me know if you have any problems.

Bob

This list has 20 Megabytes of storage, for links, pictures, etc. Feel
free to add your favorite related organization's link to the web site.
You can create a link at:

http://www.egroups.com/docvault/honduras-hospital/Links?autocreate=1

Just follow the directions from there, and your link will be created!

Listeros,

Welcome aboard. This list is growing by the hour, with a total of 16
members subscribed in only two days!

As Marco alluded to, I am managing this list. I am also very interested
in helping improve health care, and I am active with an organization
known as Paramedics for Children. We've been handling the logistics of
getting medical supplies and equipment to Honduras, mostly to the Copán
Ruinas area. We are shipping an ambulance to Copán very soon, and
expect to have more to donate before too long. Let us know if your area
could use an ambulance.

After bringing in supplies, we turn to purchasing and distributing
school supplies to remote schools, who badly need basics like pens,
paper, etc. You can find us at www.paramedicsforchildren.com. Check us
out!

I've also started another e-mail list, the Honduras Education Support
Forum. We are discussing a number of initiatives, including sister
schools, computers for schools in Honduras, getting supplies to
Honduran school children, etc.

If you are interested, send a blank e-mail to:
honduras-education-subscribe@egroups.com
and you will be subscribed.

Thanks for you support!

Bob Quasius

Hello, my name is William Davis and I am the Administrator for a
Christian charity called Sight To The Blind.  I have been taking
medical teams to Honduras since 1988.  We do our best to work in unity
with Honduran physicians as we desire to assist them in their efforts
to serve their patients.

We work with Honduran physicians to bring in teams of physicians to
help meet special needs.  Our major speciality is in the areas of
ophthalmology and optometry.  However we do from time to time bring in
physicians to conduct general medical clinics in areas with great need.


We also can bring in specialists in many areas of medicine who can come
to Honduras to lecture on various topics and also can examine patients
which Honduran physicians are having problems treating.

All of these physicians and professionals who come to Honduras
volunteer their time and pay many of their own expenses.

Cash contributions which our charity receives are used to purchase
medicines, supplies and portable equipment needed by the volunteer
physicians.

We realize that many hospitals in Honduras need supplies and equipment,
however our charity does NOT have the resources to help them in this
capacity.

Our quest is to empower Honduran physicians and to encourage them to be
involved in Christian charity and helping them with the resources that
become available to us.

Write me at sight@...

Welcome everyone!  I appreciate Bob Quasius' time and effort to create and
manage this new list.  I think it can be a great vehicle for brainstorming
and developing a network between hospitals, clinics, medical supply
companies, doctors and nurses associations, etc. and their counterparts in
Honduras.

The ultimate goal I believe is simply to help Honduras meet its needs in the
area of health care for its people.  projecthonduras.com has a page
dedicated to something called the Sister Hospitals Project
(www.projecthonduras.com/projectspage7.htm).  On occasion, we've received
requests for specific equipment by certain hospitals and clinics.
Unfortunately, our ability to respond has been limited because our network
within the medical community in the US has not yet been established.  One
purpose of this forum is to establish this network.

So... if you know doctors, nurses, hospital administrators, emergency
medical technicians, employees of medical supply companies, etc., please
tell them about this forum and encourage them to participate.  People with
specialized skills are usually willing and in fact eager to volunteer their
services for worthy causes.  In Honduras, as you well know...there are lots
of worthy causes.

I'd love to expand by a thousand fold Honduras' human resources around the
world.

Cheers,

Marco

www.projecthonduras.com

A forum for those interested in improving health care in Honduras.

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