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Laos Here I Come

In a few short days, I am off to Moscow to visit my in-laws and, from Moscow where my kids will remain, I travel to my beloved Bangkok.  From Bangkok to Vientiane for 2 days and onward to Pakse for 10 days.  It’s not enough time but it never is.  Since I am on mom-time, I will get 10 times more done in a much shorter time than my pre-kid self could have.

My 2-day trip to Laos’ capital is filling up! I will be met at the train station by Valerie Baumal, CleanBirth.org supporter and artist.  She and I will meet with Dee Harlow, CleanBirth.org’s liason in the capital.   (Dee just won a $2,000 J. Kirby Simon Foreign Service Trust grant for CleanBirth.org!!).

Later that day I am meeting with PSI to discuss possible future programming and a factory that makes local birth kits.

Then Sunday, Dee and another volunteer are hosting a tea for the women I have nicknamed “CleanBirth.org Ambassadors.”  These “Ambassadors,” who live in Laos and believe in our mission, have been so generous with their time and donations. I look forward to meeting them in person!

Following these packed days, I head to Pakse.  There I will meet with a midwife from Australia and a British woman living nearby — both are interested in supporting CleanBirth.org.  Later that day, I head to Salavan where I will remain for 10 days, training the new nurses and brainstorming with my partner organization about future programming.

It’s going to be wonderful and busy — Laos here I come!!

Barn Party Fundraiser: $4,400 Raised

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What a night at the CleanBirth.org Barn Party Fundraiser. We exceeded our goal and raised $4,400!

The list of thank yous is long:  Susan Clinard for initiating the event and believing in the cause.  Bill Brown and Sally Hill, along with the staff of the Eli Whitney Museum, for donating the beautiful barn space.  It was gorgeous!

The Silent Auction was a huge success thanks to donations by:

Art: Susan Clinard, Dave Coon, Karissa Van Tassel, Kiara Matos, Judy Rosenthal, Laura Nevard, Flavia Abley, Sandy Rhodes, Charles Jones, Linda Durie, CT Piecemakers
Health & Beauty: Dr. Ginger Nash ND, The Fitness Haven, Edigio’s
Baby: Julie Robins LMT, Amy Romano, Full of Joy Yoga
Business: The Grove
Eats: Willoughby’s Coffee & Tea, Ashley’s, Moe’s Dinner, Sitar, Zoi’s
Creative Supplies: Hull’s, Knit

Thanks to volunteers Jenny Fouracre, Anna Festa, Dave Coon, Ari Thibodeau, Robin Ladoceur, Holly Jermyn, Aly Heimer, and Max Zalota.

Last night my village of New Haven got the backs of villages in Laos.  So humbled and grateful for the generosity.

 

Help us reach our 1st Goal: Only $600 to Go!

screenshotcrowdfund1Have you visited our crowdfunding campaign site and watched the video?  It’s pretty good if I do say so myself.

I am so grateful to everyone who has donated.

Can you help us get to our tipping point of $1650?  If we raise this amount, we will be able to provide nurses in Tahoy villages with a 3 months supply/330 birthing kits ($990) and enough funding for local nurses to distribute and conduct Safe Birth Outreach in remote villages ($660).

Once we have reached our first goal, it will be full steam ahead to $4,980 — enough to give the nurses a 9 months supply/1000 birthing kits ($3,000) and enough funding to distribute and conduct Safe Birth Outreach in remote villages ($1,980).

$1025 Raised!

IMG_0109So we are 1/5th of the way to reaching our fundraising campaign goal!  Please visit the site if you have not donated already.

I am so grateful to all of our donors who are making it possible to keep 1,000 mothers and 1,000 babies in Laos safe. Thank you to our most recent supporters Fran DeToro, Dana Hoffman, Holly Ryan, Lisa Serra, and Vincent DiMauro.

 

 

 

$915 Raised in 24 Hours!

It’s a Good Morning for CleanBirth.org!  The crowdfunding campaign is going great.  YOU our wonderful supporters have contributed $915 in less than 24 hours.

Please join our overnight and early morning donors: Holly Jermyn, Margaret Hermes, Jennifer Chow, Kathleen Juza, Valerie Horsley, Catherine Maloney and Lauren Griffin.

Even $5 packs a punch in making birth safe!

http://startsomegood.com/Venture/cleanbirth/Campaigns/Show/save_the_lives_of_mothers_and_infants_in_laos

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