Just a few tidbits taken directly from Hillside's website - (linked on the right side of your screen)
"Hillside Health Care International (HHCI) is a faith based, non-profit organization dedicated to serving God by providing health care and disease prevention to the people of Southern Belize. HHCI is devoted to improving the Belizean quality of life through medical care, health education, and community outreach."
"Through its main clinic in the little township of Eldridgevile and mobile outreach clinics to more than a dozen indigenous villages, HHCI volunteers provide over 8000 free patient visits each year. Without HHCI’s efforts, the rural and remote populace of the Toledo district would have little or no access to medical care."
"Though close collaboration with the Belize Ministry of Health and local Non-Governmental Organizations, HHCI continues to expand its outreach to include free dental and physical therapy services and the facilitation of public health research. The Hillside Clinic has become the conduit for the provision of accessible primary medical care, adjunct health care services, community health education, disease prevention and public health research in service of the poorest citizens in Belize. This is accomplished through a program sustained by volunteers. Based in Milwaukee, WI, HHCI is an IRS approved 501(C)3 organization."
And tomorrow, the seven of us will be experiencing this first hand! :)
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We miss you mommy and hope you have a good time at Belize. We hope you miss us too.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Alyssa, Olivia and Isabella
P.S. Olivia is feeling better this morning!
For everyone else with you, have a safe trip. We hope everyone has a lot of fun making a difference in the world.
Hope things are going well. Sad to here that you don't have access to the internet tonight. Better luck tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteMiss you very much
Have fun and be sure to post your pics on the WIKI. I was trying to post info that I could find on the places you are supposed to go. I also hope to have any photo's or video I can find.
Love,
Rick
Hi Mom!
ReplyDeleteIt's Ashleigh. I'm making sure your trip is going well. It's cold and rainy here as usual. So we spent the rest of the day watching the Packers lose to the Vikings. Very exciting! Josh and I are both going to set up our own blogger accounts tomorrow so we can send you updates whenever we want. I hope you're having fun. Be safe.
Love you,
Ashleigh
Hi MOM,
ReplyDeleteIt's Josh. Hope you flight was nice. Today at work your friend Erika came in and wondered if you were crying before you left. I said no even though i'm sure you wanted to. the time change got to me today and i fell asleep at 6 for a little bit/ hope you have fun. Be safe. Love you. Keep in touch. Bye