Volunteer Stories
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Donor Spotlight: Thomas and Ulrike Schlafly of St. Louis Ulrike and I visited CRUDEM for the first time in February of 2005. Seven months later Tom Flynn, the President of the CRUDEM Foundation at the time, approached me about serving on the board of the foundation. As Ulrike and I discussed the commitment that would be involved, we thought about several things. read more… |
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The Importance of Cultural Sensitivity Four and a half years ago, I traveled to Haiti to conduct research for my graduate thesis study. At the time I was in the middle of my final year at Pratt Institute in New York earning a Master’s Degree in Creative Arts Therapy. read more… |
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Grateful to Be in Milot: The Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace Grateful. That is the word that best describes how we Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace feel about the CRUDEM Foundation’s invitation to join the mission at Hôpital Sacré Coeur in Milot. read more… |
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Breast Cancer Survivor Sends Gifts of Comfort and Beauty After her 2012 victory over breast cancer, St. Louis resident Kathy Brooks wondered what more she could to do express gratitude to her plastic surgeon, Timothy O’Connell, M.D. A quilter for over 35 years, Kathy hoped her beautiful creations might offer comfort to others who suffered and appreciation for those angelic souls who served patients so selflessly. read more… |
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Frisnal and Alandi: A Garden Blooms in Milot Tim Traynor, HSC Onsite Facilities Coordinator, had a new landscaping project that was close to his heart. Soon after the sun rose on Saturday mornings two orphaned boys, Frisnal and Alandi, would arrive at the gates of the medical compound, looking for Traynor. “Here are my rascals!!!” said Traynor, putting an arm around each one. read more… |
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The HSC Family Nutrition Center: Feeding Haiti’s Youngest Children At low, long tables in the inner room the little ones are getting their “small” meal – a soup of maize and rice – in the morning as I arrive. Newly made cholera beds (to be used at the hospital proper) line the entrance to the Nutrition Center. A noisy utility plant next door makes it difficult to hear at times. read more… |
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New English as a Foreign Language Program in Milot CRUDEM recently launched an intensive EFL program earlier this summer. The language learning program has been developed to assist twenty nurses of different specialties working at HSC and University of Notre Dame of Haiti who have been selected to be part of the highly anticipated continuing education BSN, then MSN programs scheduled to begin in early 2013. read more… |
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Life After Milot Since returning from Haiti in February, my life has been very similar to the way it was before my six months in Milot, but somehow it is completely different. I am sure that many of the other volunteers can relate to this feeling. read more… |
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CRUDEM Has a Friend in Provo: Medical Supplies Take a Detour on Their Way to Hôpital Sacré Coeur The large duffle bag that contained hundreds of dollars worth of medical supplies, donated to the CRUDEM Foundation by Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, NY this past April, could tell quite a story, if it could talk. read more… |
