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Free Health Care Event Serves Over 6,000
Giving Children Hope was a part of the second Los Angeles free health care clinic, its mobile medical clinic serving as pediatric center in the Los Angeles Sports Arena.
Here is the most recent statistics from Remote Area Medical/Los Angeles (RAM/LA:
“Remote Area Medical/Los Angeles (RAM/LA) finished its second Los Angeles free clinic after seven days at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. Supported by the Los Angeles medical, dental, and vision professional community, the free clinic provided services to approximately 6,556 patients total as of 2 p.m. Monday, May 3rd, with four hours left to go. Patients received free dental exams, dental cleanings, tooth extractions and root canals; vision exams and prescription glasses; mammograms, Pap smears, podiatry consultations, and more. RAM/LA’s first Los Angeles-based clinic, last year at the Forum in Inglewood, lasted eight days and provided approximately 14,500 services to 6,344 patients. This year, the RAM/LA clinic has provided approximately 16,120 services as of 2 p.m. on Monday, May 3rd over a seven-day clinic. An additional 1,620 services over last year have been provided, with a daily average of 2,300 services this year versus 1,820 last year. “This year’s event is about Los Angeles coming together, as a community, to help our own during this economic downturn,” said Don Manelli, RAM/LA event producer. “Over 60 organizations and community groups, large and small, have contributed all of the medical resources and volunteers to help make this clinic a tremendous success.”
Haiti Update
To date Giving Children Hope has distributed 350,000 pounds of aid valued at over $7 million. This video is to thank YOU for your time, your treasure and your talent!
PIMCO Helps Haiti
Every year PIMCO has their annual, Take Your Kids to Work Day for elementary-age children. PIMCO has incorporated giving back to the community in past events and this year decided to highlight the tragic earthquake in Haiti. PIMCO employees were at GCHope headquarters on Martin Luther King Day sorting life-saving medical supplies that were being transported daily into Haiti for the relief efforts. In order to bring this event to the kids they decided to host a hygiene drive. They collected items that were needed for the kids to pack.
On Thursday April 22, 80 children of PIMCO employees came to work with their parents. They participated in different sessions where they learned how bonds worked and learned about culture diversity which including partaking in conference calls at different PIMCO International Offices. To learn about Haiti, Jenise Steverding from Giving Children Hope was on hand to talk about her experience in the IDP camps. She gave some trivia about the Haiti earthquake and all together the kids counted out loud to 36 to simulate how long the earthquake lasted. Then the kids were told that they had nothing left but the clothes on their back and some sheets and boxes to make their new home. Each of the groups of children had fun making tent cities in the PIMCO lobby. Then the kids hand-decorated bags and placed hygiene products in them. These products will be transported and then distributed to people in Haiti.
In addition, the PIMCO Foundation made a generous $5,000 Haiti relief efforts.
GCHope was thrilled to be a part of such a wonderful event and see elementary age children giving back to kids they will never meet. These bags are sure to provide hope to many kids in Haiti!
GCHope President Takes Second Trip to Haiti
John Ditty, President & CEO of Giving Children Hope, headed the third team into Haiti, his second since the earthquake. GCHope is working with its partners on the ground to rebuild homes and continue to bring aid.
Thank Your from Partners in Haiti
To date, Giving Children Hope, along with its partners, has sent $7 million in aid to Haiti to help with the aftermath of the January earthquake. Here is a thank you letter from one of our partners who helped administer aid:
Greetings from Global Aid Network! I want to thank you so very much for your contribution to our ministry. It is my pleasure to inform you that the great needs are being fulfilled around the globe due to the wonderful generosity of your organization. Countless lives will be touched through your giving. Your continued support is both essential and much appreciated.
thank you again for playing a critical role in helping to meet the needs of hurting people around the world.
with sincere thanks,
Tina Waldrum
GAIN
