Ines Allen founded IMAHelps after her brother died from an undiagnosed heart condition due to lack of access to healthcare in Ecuador. Since 2000, IMAHelps has provided medical services on humanitarian missions to impoverished areas, helping nearly 100,000 people. The volunteer medical professionals provide critical care that patients could never otherwise afford, life-changing surgeries and procedures that help people like Nataly, Darwin, Santos, and Tania. Volunteering rewards the medical professionals spiritually and allows them to provide hope and care to those without resources or options.
IMAHelps is a non-profit organization that provides basic healthcare, medical diagnoses, prescriptions, and life-changing surgeries to impoverished people in Central and South America. Formerly known as International Medical Alliance, it was founded in 2000 and has since organized 13 medical missions assisting over 100,000 people. The organization delivers a high return on donations, providing over $100 worth of medical care for every $1 donated. IMAHelps volunteers have performed impactful surgeries and provided wheelchairs, prosthetics, and other assistance to improve patients' quality of life.
Craig and Robin Chilton have generously donated over $2 million through their business Chilton Logging, Inc. to help people in need globally over the past 11 years. Their donations have rescued children from poverty, improved health for thousands, introduced freedom for girls, transformed entire villages, and provided hope for eternity through introducing people to Christ. The letter thanks them for their tireless commitment and the impact they have made.
This document summarizes the impact of Craig and Robin Chilton's philanthropic efforts through World Help over 11 years. It describes how they have raised over $2 million to support child sponsorship programs in countries like India, Nepal, and Thailand; provide mobile medical clinics and clean water projects in India; build homes for lepers in India; fund a water project in Nepal; support a freedom home for exploited girls in Thailand; and provide relief for refugees. The letter expresses gratitude for their commitment and the impact they have had in transforming lives and communities around the world.
The document summarizes a community health nursing students' 4-week community immersion experience in Barangay Addition Hills, Mandaluyong City. It acknowledges those who supported the project, provides background on the barangay, and outlines the students' activities over 12 days, which included community assessment, health promotion activities, and a community diagnosis presentation. Profiles for each of the 13 students are also included.
This document provides a summary of the impact of donations to World Help in 2018. It discusses how donations rescued children from poverty through sponsorship, provided emergency aid to those facing hardships, spread the gospel through church planting, supplied Bibles to persecuted Christians, and supported numerous other humanitarian initiatives around the world. The letter expresses gratitude to donors for their generosity and commitment, which has significantly helped many individuals and families in need.
Angelman Syndrome (AS) is a rare genetic disorder that causes developmental delays, lack of speech, seizures, and motor issues. The Angelman Syndrome Parents Association (APSA) in Argentina founded Casa Angelman in 1999 as the only Latin American organization supporting families of children with AS. Casa Angelman provides therapies, counseling, advocacy, and community for AS families, with the goal of improving access to care, treatments, and inclusion for those living with AS.
Kingdom Partners is a group of Christian men and women of all ages from Southern California who are passionate about helping those in need, especially children. Through their partnership with World Help, they are touching the lives of people all around the world.
The document describes the experiences of the Haug family - Norma, the mother, and her three children Gunter, Natalie, and Grace - with The Center for Grieving Children after the death of their father/husband Paul in 2005. It discusses how The Center has helped the family process their grief over time and find a sense of community, safety, and healing. The children share how activities at The Center have helped take away their sadness and bad thoughts about their father's death.
IMAHelps is a non-profit organization that provides basic healthcare, medical diagnoses, prescriptions, and life-changing surgeries to impoverished people in Central and South America. Formerly known as International Medical Alliance, it was founded in 2000 and has since organized 13 medical missions assisting over 100,000 people. The organization delivers a high return on donations, providing over $100 worth of medical care for every $1 donated. IMAHelps volunteers have performed impactful surgeries and provided wheelchairs, prosthetics, and other assistance to improve patients' quality of life.
Craig and Robin Chilton have generously donated over $2 million through their business Chilton Logging, Inc. to help people in need globally over the past 11 years. Their donations have rescued children from poverty, improved health for thousands, introduced freedom for girls, transformed entire villages, and provided hope for eternity through introducing people to Christ. The letter thanks them for their tireless commitment and the impact they have made.
This document summarizes the impact of Craig and Robin Chilton's philanthropic efforts through World Help over 11 years. It describes how they have raised over $2 million to support child sponsorship programs in countries like India, Nepal, and Thailand; provide mobile medical clinics and clean water projects in India; build homes for lepers in India; fund a water project in Nepal; support a freedom home for exploited girls in Thailand; and provide relief for refugees. The letter expresses gratitude for their commitment and the impact they have had in transforming lives and communities around the world.
The document summarizes a community health nursing students' 4-week community immersion experience in Barangay Addition Hills, Mandaluyong City. It acknowledges those who supported the project, provides background on the barangay, and outlines the students' activities over 12 days, which included community assessment, health promotion activities, and a community diagnosis presentation. Profiles for each of the 13 students are also included.
This document provides a summary of the impact of donations to World Help in 2018. It discusses how donations rescued children from poverty through sponsorship, provided emergency aid to those facing hardships, spread the gospel through church planting, supplied Bibles to persecuted Christians, and supported numerous other humanitarian initiatives around the world. The letter expresses gratitude to donors for their generosity and commitment, which has significantly helped many individuals and families in need.
Angelman Syndrome (AS) is a rare genetic disorder that causes developmental delays, lack of speech, seizures, and motor issues. The Angelman Syndrome Parents Association (APSA) in Argentina founded Casa Angelman in 1999 as the only Latin American organization supporting families of children with AS. Casa Angelman provides therapies, counseling, advocacy, and community for AS families, with the goal of improving access to care, treatments, and inclusion for those living with AS.
Kingdom Partners is a group of Christian men and women of all ages from Southern California who are passionate about helping those in need, especially children. Through their partnership with World Help, they are touching the lives of people all around the world.
The document describes the experiences of the Haug family - Norma, the mother, and her three children Gunter, Natalie, and Grace - with The Center for Grieving Children after the death of their father/husband Paul in 2005. It discusses how The Center has helped the family process their grief over time and find a sense of community, safety, and healing. The children share how activities at The Center have helped take away their sadness and bad thoughts about their father's death.
Through its partnership with World Help, Kingdom Partners has impacted over 1.8 million vulnerable people globally since 2017. This document highlights Kingdom Partners' work in 2017, including providing clean water, medical aid, refugee relief, children's homes, and church planting in countries such as India, Guatemala, Nepal, Uganda, Cuba, and more. The letter expresses gratitude for the donor's generosity and commitment to helping people in need around the world.
The Erinlayo Development Foundation is a charitable organization based in West Africa that aims to alleviate poverty through advancing education, health, and welfare for disabled and elderly people. It funds projects related to school fees, medical services, uniforms, drugs, classrooms, and feeding disabled people. Donations can be made to sponsor these causes or in memory of loved ones to make a difference for those in need. The foundation believes that small contributions can change the world by helping people with basic needs like food, education, and healthcare.
Give Kids the World Service Learning Presentationamybedore
Give Kids the World is a nonprofit organization located in Kissimmee, Florida that fulfills the wishes of terminally ill children to visit central Florida attractions. Founded in 1987, it has served over 118,000 children and their families. The resort has 140 villas where families can stay for as long as needed. It aims to help children escape from their medical issues and just enjoy being kids through interactions with 3500 volunteers and amenities like theme park tickets. The author greatly enjoyed their experience volunteering and seeing how it helped children feel happy and supported.
AJ Cucksey was named the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) Champion for the state of Tennessee. He and his family will spend the year sharing his journey with brain tumors and how East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, a CMNH affiliate, has helped him.
It’s About Children is a publication of the Marketing Department at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital.
The document summarizes efforts to help support underprivileged children with terminal illnesses in Peru through the Children Helping Children association and Renatto Corazon helping group. It describes the medical conditions and support needs of three children - Marcela, Manuel Marquez Flores, and Rafaela Francia. Fundraising events like tournaments and media campaigns have helped provide items like hospital beds, orthopedic mattresses, diapers, and surgery for the children. The group encourages support for these and other children in need.
This document provides an overview of geriatric care options and considerations. It discusses types of care like independent living, assisted living, nursing homes, hospice care, adult day care, respite care, and skilled nursing facilities. It also covers promoting independence, common diseases in nursing homes, personal experiences, education and training requirements, and both good and bad practices. The goal is to care for the elderly population with dignity and respect while supporting independence.
The document discusses the complexity of international service work. It summarizes the views of Ivan Illich, who was critical of volunteers interfering with local cultures and spreading American ideals. However, the author disagrees with this perspective. While acknowledging challenges like language barriers, the author believes international volunteers can appropriately help communities by sharing knowledge and opportunities to improve health, sanitation, and quality of life without forcing American culture. The goal of service should be empowering people, not changing their culture.
The document discusses the complexity of service and volunteering in developing countries. It summarizes the views of Ivan Illich, who was critical of paternalistic volunteering and believed it encouraged developing nations to adopt Western culture. However, the author disagrees with this view and argues that volunteering can help communities by sharing knowledge and improving lives, for example by teaching better hygiene and farming practices. While acknowledging challenges like language barriers, the author believes volunteers make a positive impact and also learn about other cultures through service.
This document summarizes an issue of the NAHO Network News publication. It recognizes two nurses, Barbara Martin and Jan Kroll, for their excellence in promoting diabetes awareness and management in First Nations communities. Both nurses have helped establish diabetes prevention and education programs. They were presented with awards at a ceremony where an Algonquin Elder performed a smudge to welcome good spirits. The document also announces the opening of a new Métis Child and Family Services agency in Winnipeg, which will provide services for Métis, non-status First Nations, and Inuit families and communities.
Renewal Farm in Garrison, NY gives men in recovery from substance abuse a chance to rebuild their lives through organic farming. The men split their time between counseling and growing produce and flowers. After six months, they have improved self-esteem, work skills, and the chance to sell their harvest. The farm has been welcomed by the local community. One graduate found Renewal Farm to be the best thing for his recovery after years of addiction and incarceration.
Bob and Suzanne Wright founded Autism Speaks in 2004 after their grandson was diagnosed with autism. They were shocked by the lack of understanding and resources for autism. They have raised over $40 million and lobbied for the Combating Autism Act to increase support for research, treatment, and education. Their biggest challenge is staying strong while advocating for children with autism. They now want to involve grandparents in fighting autism.
Elijah's Hope is a community interest company established in honor of Elijah Hodges, an 8-year-old boy with a rare genetic disorder, to help families facing challenges due to child illness. The organization provides workshops, luncheon clubs, and newsletters with information to help families access support, therapy, respite, funding, and mobility aids. Founder Kaddy Thomas established Elijah's Hope after difficulties caring for her son Elijah, who became severely brain damaged at 18 months, to support families in similar situations. The organization is promoting the importance of postural care to protect body shape for those with limited movement.
January 2022 Dominican Starfish Foundation UpdateLouise ZoBell
The Sala family furnished and decorated the second level of the Starfish Center in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Their daughters did the interior design. The space will be used to house humanitarian volunteers. The Sala family also helped families in need by providing furniture, food, and home repairs. They furnished the home of a teacher to help her family with medical costs.
The document discusses Ivan Illich's criticisms of international volunteer work, arguing that it spreads American culture and ideals in a paternalistic way. The author agrees with some of Illich's points, such as the difficulties of serving in a community where one does not speak the language. However, the author disagrees with the idea that volunteer work is meant to spread American culture. Rather, the goal is to help people by showing them skills like preventative healthcare and sanitation to improve their quality of life. While there are challenges, the author believes volunteer work can make a positive impact through sharing knowledge and forming connections across cultures.
This document summarizes the story of Jacob "Jake" Wallace, a 6-year-old boy who was diagnosed with lymphoma after experiencing prolonged symptoms like snoring and sleep apnea. It describes his treatment journey at Children's Hospital over 2 years, including chemotherapy, frequent hospitalizations, and receiving care from home health nurses. It highlights the support provided to Jake's family from their community and the hospital's Adopt-a-Family program.
This document summarizes how donations support Seattle Children's Hospital in providing care, pursuing research, and serving sick children. Donations allow the hospital to say yes to hope, care, and cures for families. They fund research for new medical treatments and help advance care so children can thrive. The hospital helps the most complex cases from a large regional area regardless of families' ability to pay due to donor support.
The document summarizes the agenda and activities for a Keystone Student Association meeting in October 2009. It includes updates on projects and Make A Difference Day, as well as student presentations by Patricia Izbicki on volunteering, Nicole Ang on her 40 hours of volunteering at a farm and library, and Gloria Harris on her experience volunteering at a hospital. The document provides details on their volunteer activities and how others can get involved in volunteering. It congratulates students on completing projects and announces the next meeting.
Kingdom Partners is a group of Christian men and women of all ages from Southern California who are passionate about helping those in need, especially children. Through their partnership with World Help, they are touching the lives of people all around the world.
This document summarizes donations made to Resurrection Development Foundation in fiscal year 2011. It recognizes donors who contributed $1,000,000 or more, including Westlake Health Foundation and an anonymous donor. It lists other major donors in amounts ranging from $500,000 to $10,000. The donations will help the Foundation continue its healthcare mission of serving communities through its hospitals and facilities.
Through its partnership with World Help, Kingdom Partners has impacted over 1.8 million vulnerable people globally since 2017. This document highlights Kingdom Partners' work in 2017, including providing clean water, medical aid, refugee relief, children's homes, and church planting in countries such as India, Guatemala, Nepal, Uganda, Cuba, and more. The letter expresses gratitude for the donor's generosity and commitment to helping people in need around the world.
The Erinlayo Development Foundation is a charitable organization based in West Africa that aims to alleviate poverty through advancing education, health, and welfare for disabled and elderly people. It funds projects related to school fees, medical services, uniforms, drugs, classrooms, and feeding disabled people. Donations can be made to sponsor these causes or in memory of loved ones to make a difference for those in need. The foundation believes that small contributions can change the world by helping people with basic needs like food, education, and healthcare.
Give Kids the World Service Learning Presentationamybedore
Give Kids the World is a nonprofit organization located in Kissimmee, Florida that fulfills the wishes of terminally ill children to visit central Florida attractions. Founded in 1987, it has served over 118,000 children and their families. The resort has 140 villas where families can stay for as long as needed. It aims to help children escape from their medical issues and just enjoy being kids through interactions with 3500 volunteers and amenities like theme park tickets. The author greatly enjoyed their experience volunteering and seeing how it helped children feel happy and supported.
AJ Cucksey was named the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) Champion for the state of Tennessee. He and his family will spend the year sharing his journey with brain tumors and how East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, a CMNH affiliate, has helped him.
It’s About Children is a publication of the Marketing Department at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital.
The document summarizes efforts to help support underprivileged children with terminal illnesses in Peru through the Children Helping Children association and Renatto Corazon helping group. It describes the medical conditions and support needs of three children - Marcela, Manuel Marquez Flores, and Rafaela Francia. Fundraising events like tournaments and media campaigns have helped provide items like hospital beds, orthopedic mattresses, diapers, and surgery for the children. The group encourages support for these and other children in need.
This document provides an overview of geriatric care options and considerations. It discusses types of care like independent living, assisted living, nursing homes, hospice care, adult day care, respite care, and skilled nursing facilities. It also covers promoting independence, common diseases in nursing homes, personal experiences, education and training requirements, and both good and bad practices. The goal is to care for the elderly population with dignity and respect while supporting independence.
The document discusses the complexity of international service work. It summarizes the views of Ivan Illich, who was critical of volunteers interfering with local cultures and spreading American ideals. However, the author disagrees with this perspective. While acknowledging challenges like language barriers, the author believes international volunteers can appropriately help communities by sharing knowledge and opportunities to improve health, sanitation, and quality of life without forcing American culture. The goal of service should be empowering people, not changing their culture.
The document discusses the complexity of service and volunteering in developing countries. It summarizes the views of Ivan Illich, who was critical of paternalistic volunteering and believed it encouraged developing nations to adopt Western culture. However, the author disagrees with this view and argues that volunteering can help communities by sharing knowledge and improving lives, for example by teaching better hygiene and farming practices. While acknowledging challenges like language barriers, the author believes volunteers make a positive impact and also learn about other cultures through service.
This document summarizes an issue of the NAHO Network News publication. It recognizes two nurses, Barbara Martin and Jan Kroll, for their excellence in promoting diabetes awareness and management in First Nations communities. Both nurses have helped establish diabetes prevention and education programs. They were presented with awards at a ceremony where an Algonquin Elder performed a smudge to welcome good spirits. The document also announces the opening of a new Métis Child and Family Services agency in Winnipeg, which will provide services for Métis, non-status First Nations, and Inuit families and communities.
Renewal Farm in Garrison, NY gives men in recovery from substance abuse a chance to rebuild their lives through organic farming. The men split their time between counseling and growing produce and flowers. After six months, they have improved self-esteem, work skills, and the chance to sell their harvest. The farm has been welcomed by the local community. One graduate found Renewal Farm to be the best thing for his recovery after years of addiction and incarceration.
Bob and Suzanne Wright founded Autism Speaks in 2004 after their grandson was diagnosed with autism. They were shocked by the lack of understanding and resources for autism. They have raised over $40 million and lobbied for the Combating Autism Act to increase support for research, treatment, and education. Their biggest challenge is staying strong while advocating for children with autism. They now want to involve grandparents in fighting autism.
Elijah's Hope is a community interest company established in honor of Elijah Hodges, an 8-year-old boy with a rare genetic disorder, to help families facing challenges due to child illness. The organization provides workshops, luncheon clubs, and newsletters with information to help families access support, therapy, respite, funding, and mobility aids. Founder Kaddy Thomas established Elijah's Hope after difficulties caring for her son Elijah, who became severely brain damaged at 18 months, to support families in similar situations. The organization is promoting the importance of postural care to protect body shape for those with limited movement.
January 2022 Dominican Starfish Foundation UpdateLouise ZoBell
The Sala family furnished and decorated the second level of the Starfish Center in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Their daughters did the interior design. The space will be used to house humanitarian volunteers. The Sala family also helped families in need by providing furniture, food, and home repairs. They furnished the home of a teacher to help her family with medical costs.
The document discusses Ivan Illich's criticisms of international volunteer work, arguing that it spreads American culture and ideals in a paternalistic way. The author agrees with some of Illich's points, such as the difficulties of serving in a community where one does not speak the language. However, the author disagrees with the idea that volunteer work is meant to spread American culture. Rather, the goal is to help people by showing them skills like preventative healthcare and sanitation to improve their quality of life. While there are challenges, the author believes volunteer work can make a positive impact through sharing knowledge and forming connections across cultures.
This document summarizes the story of Jacob "Jake" Wallace, a 6-year-old boy who was diagnosed with lymphoma after experiencing prolonged symptoms like snoring and sleep apnea. It describes his treatment journey at Children's Hospital over 2 years, including chemotherapy, frequent hospitalizations, and receiving care from home health nurses. It highlights the support provided to Jake's family from their community and the hospital's Adopt-a-Family program.
This document summarizes how donations support Seattle Children's Hospital in providing care, pursuing research, and serving sick children. Donations allow the hospital to say yes to hope, care, and cures for families. They fund research for new medical treatments and help advance care so children can thrive. The hospital helps the most complex cases from a large regional area regardless of families' ability to pay due to donor support.
The document summarizes the agenda and activities for a Keystone Student Association meeting in October 2009. It includes updates on projects and Make A Difference Day, as well as student presentations by Patricia Izbicki on volunteering, Nicole Ang on her 40 hours of volunteering at a farm and library, and Gloria Harris on her experience volunteering at a hospital. The document provides details on their volunteer activities and how others can get involved in volunteering. It congratulates students on completing projects and announces the next meeting.
Kingdom Partners is a group of Christian men and women of all ages from Southern California who are passionate about helping those in need, especially children. Through their partnership with World Help, they are touching the lives of people all around the world.
This document summarizes donations made to Resurrection Development Foundation in fiscal year 2011. It recognizes donors who contributed $1,000,000 or more, including Westlake Health Foundation and an anonymous donor. It lists other major donors in amounts ranging from $500,000 to $10,000. The donations will help the Foundation continue its healthcare mission of serving communities through its hospitals and facilities.
2. Ines Allen and the Birth of IMA
• Poor people don’t have proper access to healthcare services.
And when they don’t receive the medical attention they need,
they suffer the consequences.
• Ines Allen knows what this is like. She grew up in a poor family
in Ecuador and lost her brother to an undiagnosed heart
problem at the age of 16.
• Her family was so devastated by her brother’s death that they
immigrated to the United States to begin a new life with new
opportunities.
• But Ines never forgot her brother’s death or how poverty
prevents people from getting the healthcare services they need.
She vowed to do something about it. She founded Rancho
Mirage, Calif.-based IMAHelps).
3. IMAHelps
• Since Ines founded IMAHelps in 2000, the group has
organized medical humanitarian missions to some of the most
impoverished areas of Ecuador and Nicaragua, Haiti and Tibet
and provided a wide range of medical services to nearly
100,000 people.
• People travel by foot, by bus and on the backs of pickups and
flatbed trucks to see our volunteers for a chance to receive
medical care they could never afford.
4. IMAHelps
• While the specific makeup of each medical mission varies, our
teams typically include pharmacists, pediatricians, general
internal medicine doctors, OBGYNs, dentists, eye doctors,
prosthetists, neurologists, urologists, general surgeons,
cardiologists, orthopedic surgeons, plastic and maxillofacial
surgeons, anesthesiologists, scrub techs, nurses and
translators.
• Perhaps best of all, IMAHelps volunteers not only provide
critical healthcare services to people who cannot afford such
care, but they often perform surgeries that change people’s
lives.
5. Nataly Benavidez
Nataly Benavidez was only 6 years old when fireworks exploded in
her home in Ecuador and burned nearly half of her body,
horribly scaring her arms, stomach and legs. The accident was
so devastating to Nataly’s self esteem that she became a
depressed and reclusive child who never left her home.
6. Nataly Benavidez
• But IMAHelps volunteers changed Nataly’s outlook on life and
gave her new hope for the future by performing a series of
skin graft operations that have restored her movement so that
she can play like a normal kid again.
7. Darwin Bolaños
Darwin Bolaños was a 35-year-old chauffeur in Ecuador when he
lost both of his legs from the knee down in a traffic accident that
devastated his family, particularly his 10-year-old daughter and
six-
year-old son.
“To see him go from being very healthy and fine one day to
missing both legs the next was very hard,” said Anita Tello,
Darwin’s wife. “It was very hard on our children, too. At first, they
were just happy to see him alive. But after that, it was very hard on
them. I had problems with my son in particular. It was very hard for
him to accept the fact that he may not be able to play soccer and
other games with his dad like the other kids could do with their
dads.”
8. Darwin Bolaños
But IMAHelps volunteers fitted Bolaños with two new prosthetic legs
that
enabled him to walk on his own again without crutches. Bolaños,
through tears, said the new legs would enable him to go back to work
and also help his wife around the house. He also plans to play ball with
his children once again.
9. Santos de Cruz Meza
• For 67 years, Santos de Cruz Meza was the neighborhood
pariah. Born with a cleft lip in a poor village in Nicaragua, her
deformity worsened with age, twisting her nose while the top of
her mouth produced a frightening jumble of rotting, unusable
teeth.
“She wouldn’t dare go outside without a towel wrapped around
her face,” said Guadalupe Gonzalez Cruz, her 22-year-old
daughter. “Everyone made fun of her.”
10. Santos de Cruz Meza
• Moved by her suffering, IMAHelps volunteers removed Cruz’s teeth
and shaved her maxilla so that she could be fitted with dentures.
Then they sewed her cleft lip shut, closing the fissure that had
subjected her to nearly seven decades or torment and ridicule.
“The first thing I’m going to do when
I get home,” Santos de Cruz Meza
said after surgery, “is take a walk
down the street, just like everybody
else.”
11. Tania Regalado Sanchez
• When Tania Regalado Sanchez was born in Quito, Ecuador, the
deformities in her partially undeveloped face were so severe
that her father abandoned her and her mother.
12. Tania Regalado Sanchez
• But IMAHelps volunteers gave little Tania hope for brighter
future
by flying her to the U.S. and providing this brave 9-year-old girl
with a series of reconstructive surgeries that changed her life.
13. Tania Regalado Sanchez
• To top it off, before she went into surgery, IMAHelps
volunteers outfitted Tania with new clothes and took her
Disneyland.
14. The Impact on IMAHelps Volunteers
• Volunteering on IMAHelps medical missions enriches the lives of the
volunteers in ways they could never imagine.
• “When you do Third World medicine, it’s the purest medicine –
medicine for people who have no hope. And for me, the spiritual
reward for doing this kind of work is immeasurable.”
--Dr. Christopher Tiner, a plastic and maxillofacial surgeon
with practices in Pasadena and Beverly Hills, Calif.
15. The Impact on IMAHelps Volunteers
•
IMAHelps volunteer Betty
Gray, left, with 6-year-
old Aysel Galeano and
her mom after Aysel
had a club foot
operation in Nicaragua
that would enable her to
walk normally for the
first time in her life.
“I just love being able to help people who can’t help
themselves. They don’t have the money. They don’t have
the resources. (But) we can come in and do work that is life
changing.”
-- Betty Gray, RN, Loma Linda University Medical Center
16. The Impact on IMAHelps Volunteers
Panna Jarussi (right), an RN with
Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage,
shows a nursing student from Mount St.
Mary's College (Megan Soqui) how to
check an IV during a recent IMAHelps
mission in Nicaragua.
“It’s been an eye-opening experience. I think all nurses
need a humbling, life-changing experience to put aside
their ethnocentricities and do what’s right for mankind.”
-- Panna Jarussi, RN, Alaska Regional Hospital,
18. IMAHelps Mission Peru
IMA’s next 10-day medical mission will take place August 9th
through August 18th , 2013 in Peru.
For more information on how can support IMAHelps, please
donate on our secure website:
https://www.IMAHelps.org
or by mail: IMA
PO Box 2727
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
IMAHelps is a 501 (c)(3) Non-Profit Public Charity
EIN # 83-0349334