|
Welcome!
The key
message
of our
November
newsletter
is that acts
of
kindness
teach
peace.
Member
donations
are
enabling
us to
make our
world a
better
place. A
few
weeks
ago we
partnered
with two
groups
to help
people
in
desperate
need of
medical
care.
We are
also
updating
you on
the
micro-businesses
we
started
last
year
with an
appeal
to
consider
this
alternative
to
traditional
gift
giving.
Services
in the
U.S.
continue
to be
focused
on high
school
leadership
training
and the
2010
proposed
plan is
now
online
at
http://www.teachpeace.com/Success%20Plan%202010.pdf.
Your
feedback
will
help
guide
our 2010
work.
Saving
Lives
The
Teach
Peace
Foundation
partnered
with
medical
professionals
to
create
a
team
that
served
over
2,000
patients
in
Liberia,
Africa.
The
team
consisted
of 3
doctors,
2
nurses,
1
nurse
practitioner, 1
pharmacist,
1
dental
hygienist,
1
medical
technician,
1
nutritionist,
5
pharmacy
assistants,
2
administrators,
and
3
translators.
The
group
members
were
from
Texas,
Florida,
South
Carolina,
Montana
and
Liberia.
The
medical
services
were
delivered
to
people
in
Liberia
the week
of October
18
- 26,
2009.
The team
worked
12 to 14
hours
each day
to treat
patients
with
malaria,
diarrhea,
worm
infestation,
skin
diseases,
dental
needs,
sexually
transmitted
diseases,
general
infections,
eye
problems
and
neck/back
pain.
Teach
Peace
Foundation
staff
Howard
G.
Mendoabor,
Dolley
Gurley
and
Moses
Quiah
participated
in every
stage of
the
service
delivery.
Howard
was
involved
in
screening
and
registration
of
patients,
Dolly in
dentistry,
and
Moses in
dispensing
medicine.
All
three
also
provided
interpretation
support
and
helped
with
crowd
control
as each
day 400
to 600
patients
were
served.
At the
end of
the
week,
Jake
Schroeder,
a leader
of the
medical
team,
described
the role
played
by Teach
Peace
Foundation
as
indispensable.
He added
his
team's
achievement
in
Liberia
was
totally
dependent
on
assistance
from the
Teach
Peace
Foundation.
Jerome
Cabeen,
the
leader
of a
program
called
Liberia
Mission, captured
the
importance
of this
medical
care
when he
wrote
"One of
the most
dramatic
moments
for me
came on
Friday,
October
23rd. I
was
walking
the
fence
line of
our
newly
built
chain
linked
fence
and I
noticed
a young
lady
trying
to
throw
something
over the
fence,
which is
topped
off by
two
large
strands
of
barbed-wire.
When I
arrived
I
realized
that the
bundle
that was
caught
on the
barbed-wire
was a
baby.
The
mother
told me
that her
baby was
very
sick and
she
thought
if she
"chucked"
it
inside
the
compound
it would
have a
better
chance
of
seeing
the
doctors.
This is
the
desperation
that the
Liberians
face
everyday."
Jerome
made
sure the
baby was
seen and
fortunately
this
story
ends
with a
baby
that
received
the
needed
care.
The
Teach
Peace
Foundation
wishes
to
thank
Jerome,
Clarissa,
Harris,
Jake,
Santiago,
Hediberto,
Jeanea,
Carla,
Sue,
Janet,
Teri,
Al,
Bo, Denise,
Janet, Jim,
Mike, Lorenzo
and
our
on-the-ground
team
of
Howard, Dolley
and
Moses
for
their
life
saving
work.
Micro-businesses
Last
year
members
helped
us
deliver
gifts of
chickens, goats
and
emergency
aid
for
the
disabled
in
Liberia.
We
are
continuing
to
expand
these
programs
and
invite
you
to
click
here
to
learn
more.
Please
continue
to
use
the
Special
Instructions
box
to
let
us
know
that
you
want
a
gift
letter
sent.
Each Teach
Peace
donation
can
be
accompanied
by a
gift
letter.
To
see
a
sample
gift
letter,
click
here.
Teach
Peace
Video
We now have a 5 minute video that describes what we do and what we hope to do. Click on the below picture to view the video.
Recurring
donations
make our
programs to
teach peace
possible.
Please call
530-554-7061
and become a
recurring
donor.
Peace be
with you,
The Teach
Peace
Foundation
Staff
|
