We assembed our medical kits for this project in record time!  The efficiency was due to our great volunteers from many parts of the local community.  The first wave of volunteers came from the Rotary Club Costalegre.  Huge thanks to Carrie Sacco for organizing everyone and to Leone Ewoldt for recruiting so many volunteers!  Not only that, but the generous Rotarians also donated a healthy portion of the costs of feeding our brigade.

Shortly thereafter, the employees of the Grand Bay Hotel Isla Navidad Resort by Wyndham joined us.  They did not have far to go because the resort was generous enough to provide us with an unused ballroom and aguas frescas for the thirsty workers.  Having a secure, clean and dust-free place to assemble the valuable kits is vital.

Just when the first wave began to tire, after hours of hard work, the  employees and friends of the Municipality of Cihuatlan, Jalisco reinforcements arrived to finish the last set of medical kits and do clean up work.  Thank you to all of these great members of the community who helped us put together 24 medical kits in 5 hours, rather than the usual 10+!!!!!

Laura Libman arrived in Guadalajara last night and is meeting with our friends at UAG’s Community Medicine Program to finalize the contents of the medical kiits for our Promotoras (Community Health Workers) in the municipality of Cihuatlan.  Our project will be running during the week of March 19th.  Check back for more updates!

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  Thunderbird School of Global Management’s Net Impact Club will be hosting a BBQ benefit for the Tia Foundation’s next project launch in Cihuatlan, Jalisco. (LA BRIGADA NO ESTA CANCELADO, SOLAMENTE EL EVENTO EN PHOENIX PARA GANAR DONACIONES!)

Join us for the free event on Saturday, March 3rd from 11:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. next to the Rugby pitch, in front of the old TAC, inside the main entrance to campus on 59th Avenue, just south of Greenway Road.

Still suffering from the devastation of hurricane Jova, and the subsequent flooding and mud slides, the people of the municipality of Cihuatlan, Jalisco are determined to recover and rebuild.  This is where Tia’s next project will be held, during the week of March 19th.  A UAG PMC Brigade of approximately 40 people will be providing free medical consultations, training for Tia Promotoras, school and community education, and gathering the data for our community studies.

In addition, the local Rotarians, the municipal government of Cihuatlan, the employees and management of the Isla de Navidad Grand Bay Resort, and local residents are all banding together to make this a smooth operation.  Helping us prove once again, that together we can do almost anything!