Hello all!
I'm Martine, one of Kelly's high school friends.
We happened to reconnect last year through other high school acquaintances and although we hadn't seen each other in 21 years, we were both truly happy to reconnect! We found we had many things in common; I'm also a nurse, currently working in Calgary. When Kelly told me about the PHP, she was so passionate about it, right away I felt the desire to join and help.
This will be my first trip to Panama, and my first experience doing volunteer work in a foreign country. Preparing for this trip made me realize all the work and devotion involved in getting ourselves and our stuff ready.
I am both excited and anxious to get there and experience another culture. I already feel this will be a life changing experience and I feel blessed to be able to join the Panama Health Project. I will learn a lot for sure and plan to share our adventure with all of you who will follow us throught this blog. Please feel free to leave comments!!!
Cheers,
Martine
Friday, February 27, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Awaiting departure
We ar
e less than a week from departing for Colon and we are all excited. Last night, St Edmund's Church had their annual Mardi Gras pancake dinner, which, from our vantage point, was a great success: great community, great food, great teamwork, great service! Congratulations!! PHP team members Louise Baird, Marlynne Danaher, Kathleen, Christina and Kelly Danaher were there to participate. We were able to express our appreciation for all that people have so kindly given for our trip: shoes, hygiene products, hockey bags for transportation, and of course, lots of moral support, which has been heart-warming. As we said last night, we're so thankful to Carolyne, Joanne and Deacon Bill, in all they have done to support us, be it introducing us to the community, setting up a blog, and helping us put together a powerpoint presentation. Thank you St-Edmund's!!
With great appreciation,
Kelly
e less than a week from departing for Colon and we are all excited. Last night, St Edmund's Church had their annual Mardi Gras pancake dinner, which, from our vantage point, was a great success: great community, great food, great teamwork, great service! Congratulations!! PHP team members Louise Baird, Marlynne Danaher, Kathleen, Christina and Kelly Danaher were there to participate. We were able to express our appreciation for all that people have so kindly given for our trip: shoes, hygiene products, hockey bags for transportation, and of course, lots of moral support, which has been heart-warming. As we said last night, we're so thankful to Carolyne, Joanne and Deacon Bill, in all they have done to support us, be it introducing us to the community, setting up a blog, and helping us put together a powerpoint presentation. Thank you St-Edmund's!!With great appreciation,
Kelly
Monday, February 23, 2009
Getting ready for a new mission to Colon
On March 4, 2009, Kelly, Kathleen, Christina, Marlynne Danaher and a new team member, Martine Legasse, will be leaving for Panama.Their mission will be to provide health care and much needed support to the poor of Colon.
Health care will include medical Blitzes in the Women and Children's Center and in the prison.
Medication is provided by Health Partners International and local doctors & pharmacists will be on hand to assist in the project in Colon,Panama.
You are invited to follow Kelly, Martine and Marlynne during this medical mission through reports they will be posting on this blog.
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