Newsletter August 2004
Worldwide Outreach Services
Half of July and August were spent working in Roatan Honduras with
current projects and the expansions of these projects to help more
families and children in Roatan. At home in the states many
donations were received for the current medical and educational
programs. Without these donations we would not be able to help as
many families as we have helped and continue to help. The majority
of time in the states was spent soliciting donations, organizing
donations for distribution and with the help of Jackson Shipping,
shipping these donations to Roatan. Many thank you notes were sent
to individuals and businesses for all their contributions.
We continue to work on several fundraising events locally, and in
various other areas in the states. During my trip I met a family
who was also traveling and has decided to work with Worldwide
Outreach Services on a benefit in Las Vegas. There is also a
benefit being organized in Atlanta Georgia that will include several
name bands that are excited about helping the people in Roatan.
Locally, in Panama City Florida, we are working on a silent auction
where many businesses have donated services and various items to be
auctioned. There has also been a pancake breakfast and car wash
sponsored by a school club. One of our sponsors (Amanda and her
grandmother) is purchasing a bicycle to be raffled at Amanda's
middle school. As you may realize many of these fundraising events
take a lot of time coordinating and physical work to make them a
success. I am so grateful that others are working together with us
to help make these projects a success.
We are working on adding our name to the United Way donation list.
Several people have already chosen Worldwide Outreach Services as
their non-profit of choice when making their donations through
United Way. If you would like to support Worldwide Outreach
Services through your employee donation program please list our name
in the blank available for other non-profits. If needed our non-
profit tax exempt number is 20-0134173. This is another way you can
contribute to the families and children of Roatan.
Donations from the States
Lee's Sneakers still contributes hundreds of school shoes and
athletic supplies for the children in Roatan. This allows so many
more children to attend school by having the required shoes, as well
as, reduce the rate of infection caused by foot injuries. Baby's
Nutritional Center continues to send hundred's of cans of infant
formula to be used by the mothers who have been diagnosed with HIV.
This helps reduce the infection rates to their newborn children.
SAMS Ministry also has donated and continues to donate thousands of
stuffed animals to be used for HIV testing clinics. Many people who
are at high risk for HIV in Honduras would not be tested if they
were not offered some type of incentive. This in itself helps
reduce the risks associated with HIV, saving the lives of many
children and families. I also want to send a special thank you to
an individual who has worked very hard in her community in Virginia,
Michele Lindren. Michele sends several boxes of children's items
every month to be sent to the children and families in Roatan. This
first started with her donating her daughters clothing that had
been "gently used". Now living on a military base in Virginia, she
has gotten other mothers there to contribute. We now receive
clothing, toys, and all types of baby items from Virginia. Many
more individuals send little items every month and sometime they say
they wish they could send more, but many little donations add up to
help many children. Sometimes 1 item for a child can make a large
difference. I have been to areas in Roatan where children have no
clothing because their families do not have the funds to purchase
them. I have omitted these pictures from the website for
confidentiality reasons, but many of these children are more than
happy to receive some clothing to wear. So small donations can
make a large difference in the lives of others.
Donations from Roatan
Many businesses and individual in Roatan have also made donations to
help the projects and families in Roatan. Jackson Shipping has
helped in so many ways by donating the shipping of these items to
Roatan. Without their help we would not be able to afford to ship
as many items as we do each month. They have made a tremendous
difference in their own community through this service. Roatanet
has helped Worldwide Outreach Services by developing our website and
managing the websites day-to-day operations. With their help we
have been able to show more people the needs of Roatan. And though
this service many volunteers and donations have been received that
would have otherwise been lost to other areas. Thanks to Roatanet we
have had a record breaking month of visitors this August since the
opening of our website. Judy at So Tropic in the Main Street Mall
in Coxen Hole has contributed her services, as well as, made many
donations to projects. She has: donated jewelry items from her
shop to be used for HIV testing clinic's in all of the Bay Islands,
donated monetary funds to ship 100 pairs of children's shoes,
donated baby items and money to help baby "K" who weighed three and
a half pounds at six weeks of age, who has recently had a shunt
placement done on the mainland, donated several Worldwide Outreach
Service shirts that have been given to various businesses and
individuals that have made donations, she donated lodging for my
last 3 week trip in Roatan at the Mayan Princess. Nancy at
Tropicana Beach Club donated lodging for my last trip in June.
Nancy also continues to help mother's and premature and failure to
thrive children at her resort through her Littlest Angels program.
Dan at Dan's Place at the airport in San Pedro Sula, and Jana
Eylands at Lawson Rock Realty both have made generous monetary
contribution to our programs helping the families and children in
Roatan. Sidewalkmystic.com has also contributed monetary donations
and continues to contribute on a consistent basis. David, who wrote
The Judas Bird, continues to donate to our programs through any
books he sells through our web site as well as place Worldwide
Outreach Services book marks in all the books he sells. Paradise
Computers supports our programs by donating free computer time
during my visits allowing me to correspond with contributors and
volunteers during my travels. Roatan Bruce supports Roatan by
having us on his radio show during our visits, helping to inform
many of the people of the issues and projects that are currently in
progress. In the near future he should have clips of the live radio
broadcasts at his web site www.roatanbruce.com. Thank you to all
the businesses and individuals in Roatan who support our programs
helping the families and children in your community. Please thank
these businesses by supporting them. They all have links on the
supporting business page of Worldwide Outreach Services website
www.outreach-services.org
Families Saludables Program
This program is operated by the hard work and dedication of Valerie
Nelson. The goals of this program include HIV prevention and
testing to pregnant mother's and their small children in Roatan.
She also has had many successful testing clinics' in the other Bay
Islands to help reduce the rate of HIV in these areas as well. As
she works with the many families in Roatan and the other Bay Islands
HIV prevention and education are the key to the reduction of HIV.
Thus saving the many lives of children who are at high risk for
developing this deadly virus. She works with the families using the
utmost confidentiality giving them donated medicines; nutritional
items such as donated formula and vitamins, educational support and
many hugs and shoulders to lean on as needed. This program
continues to need many items to enhance and save the lives of
children and families. Please visit our website at www.outreach-
services.org to see a list of the items needed for this program.
Miss Peggy's Clinic
Miss Peggy's clinic is a free clinic in Sandy Bay, Roatan that
currently operates in the downstairs of Peggy's home. Patients line
up at Miss Peggy's door beginning in the early hours of the
morning. The 30+ patients are assessed and treated for many medical
illnesses every morning with follow-ups scheduled as needed. Most
of these families would not be able to receive the medical care
needed if Miss Peggy was not available.
Recently land has been donated to build a clinic in the La
Colonia area of Sandy Bay. This project started as a medical clinic
for the area of La Colonia. But many others have become interested
in this project and have donated land, funds and materials to expand
this project. The project now will include a dental clinic,
community center, a daycare center, kindergarten and a free lunch
program for the children. During my last trip, a meeting was held
with an individual that would like to donate and expand this project
even further. It is their hope to include an arts & crafts trade
school that will have volunteers and others from Copan to help teach
Honduran arts and crafts to the people of Roatan. We would like to
incorporate some other similar programs in Roatan in this trade
school if possible. It has also been suggested to include the
adults in this trade school in the free lunch program and give
them "start up supplies" to start their own businesses throughout
Roatan. The other area of the project that we hope to expand is a
school from elementary through high school. This reduces the
likelihood of any accidents with children crossing that busy area of
the road where they currently need to attend school everyday. This
should help the overcrowding of other schools in Roatan, giving some
relief to the teachers. During my next trip in September it is one
of the goals of Worldwide Outreach Services to work with the
interested individual's and have this program continue as planned.
Construction has started but is working at a very slow pace, as does
most everything in Roatan. The land has been cleared sparing the
trees in the area so as not to cause any run off problems keeping
Roatan's beaches a beautiful place for all visitors and those living
there. Footers have been placed for the clinic. We are currently
waiting to have a concrete culvert installed to keep the water
running naturally as before so as to reduce any flooding problems in
the rainy season. It is also Worldwide Outreach Services hope after
completion of this project to "franchise" and build other projects
such as this in other areas of Roatan. If anyone is interested in
helping with this program with construction or any type of donation
please let Peggy in Sandy Bay know or contact me through the our web
site www.outreach-services.org and look at the current needs for
this clinic.
Mud Angels Program
This program is operated by the hard work and dedication of Nancy
Agnew. Through this program many children are supplied with the
necessary supplies and clothing to attend school. Many volunteers
are needed to assist in the schools helping to lower the teacher
student ratio giving the children a better opportunity for
learning. Bilingual volunteers are needed to help teach the
teachers English so that they are capable of teaching a class with
the knowledge of both languages. This has been issued through the
school system in Roatan that all teachers need to attend English
classes. Many teachers are needed to help teach English as a second
language. If anyone has an interest in helping please let Nancy
know or contact me through our web site www.outreach-services.org
There is also a list of items that are needed for this program on
the website.
WISH LIST ITEMS
1. People interested in serving as board members on our board to
give unbiased votes on the goals and projects in our various
programs.
2. Volunteers needed for all programs in Roatan from 1 week to a
year.
3. Volunteers who have experience in all aspects construction
4. Volunteers in the states that are interested in
coordinating administrative areas of our programs.
5. Donations of Baby items (esp. formula & vitamins), and
basic school supplies
6. Monetary donations for shipping and construction costs.
All donations are tax deductible. All people working for our
organization are volunteers. So all donations go directly to these
programs for the families and children in Roatan.
7. People interested in becoming supporting businesses from Roatan
and other areas of the world by financial or service donations.
Thank you for your continued support with our projects in Roatan
Honduras.
Suzanne
Suzanne Baggett R.N.
Worldwide Outreach Services
www.outreach-services.org
-- --------------------~-->
$9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything.
/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/maOolB/TM
--~->
To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travel-to-honduras/
travel-to-honduras-
:
|
