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It’s
a beautiful morning on the remote Pacific coast of Nicaragua. The sun
is shining, there isn’t a cloud in the sky. A gentle breeze sweeps over
the hills and it seems like paradise.
But
when you look a little closer, you see the poor villages of Limon and
Tola. You see one-room shacks filled with people. You see that not
everyone living here thinks of it as paradise… they’re struggling to
survive.
But
there is one place that gives them hope. It’s a tiny building at the
end of a long, dusty road. This building has a line of villagers
curling out the door… all waiting for Dr. Flores and his team to give
them the medical attention they need.
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Dear Friend of our Nicaraguan community,
 2009 has been a very positive year for our fundraising efforts. It started with a party in Managua, our traditional local fundraising event where the famous artist Mario Sacasa performed live for us, including some songs from his new album.
 We also did a big educational event with the community and some volunteers in the area; Rancho Santana tourists and some of your fellow donors were able to interact with the community and enjoy a nice afternoon. It was wonderful to see over 150 children participate in all kinds health education games and contests.
Our yearly Board meeting was very gratifying. New board members joined us and our operational manager was able to present the accomplishments for 2008.
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Hola amigos de NicaClinic:
There have been many positive changes for the Roberto Clemente Clinic in the past year. The theme for this update is progress.
Since mid-2007 laboratory services were provided one day a week at the Clinic. , a registered lab technician performs routine blood and urine tests including blood chemistry exams.
This service is especially good for the people of the area since many of them would travel to Tola or Rivas for these tests. A Clinic goal for 2008 is to acquire a gynecology exam table through donation so that Pap tests can be performed.
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Please feel free to send our newsletter to people that you consider will benefit from this information or may be able to help us in this project. Visit our website http://www.nicaclinic.org to read more about our volunteer program.
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Spring is almost here and there have been many changes at the Clinic since our last update in November! The Clinic's new
schedule of 24-hour availability, 7 days a week has greatly increased the number of services we have been able to provide to the locals and visitors of the region. Dr. Julio Flores and his team at the Clinic have been working very hard and the Clinic's wonderful reputation has continued to grow in Nicaragua and abroad. We are very excited about what the rest of the year will bring.
You can also volunteer overseas with our
partner organization FIRMC. Volunteer in Nicaragua is very easy and you do not necessarily need
to be in the healthcare industry. We can receive any kind of volunteers; especially
those who want to have an international volunteer experience and contribute to the
humanitarian world class.
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