Clinica Esperanza

I recently recieved as a member of the clinic this newletter. This is a great cause and something that you may want to contribute to (you can mail a check to the USA address or pay online and its tax deductable). If you have any questions let me know. - Mike Carter

December 14, 2007

Dear Friends of Ms. Peggy and Clinica Esperanza:

This has been a landmark year for Clinica Esperanza and the low income residents of Roatan. In February, Ms. Peggy and supporters dedicated the opening of the new medical clinic in Sandy Bay. Relying entirely on donations from the community, the clinic has averaged 700 patient visits per month! The clinic provides medical and dental services, consultations and health education.

The people of Roatan are medically underserved, those with resources and those without. While those who can pay do, the vast majority find it difficult to even pay the nominal 50 lempira fee ($2.60). Regardless, no one is ever turned away. This year, some of our “special needs” kids include a three year old girl with 20% body surface burns, a six year old girl with a serious heart defect, a four year old girl with a congenital jaw deformity, two young boys with club feet – the generosity of our supporters has enabled us to get the specialized help these Island children need.

Through the hard work and charisma of Ms. Peggy, Clinica Esperanza has become a premier training site for medical volunteers throughout the world to serve and learn the Island culture. While we hosted over 90 volunteers this year including doctors, nurses, medical students – some staying a week, others for months, the backbone of the Clinic is our Honduran medical staff. All of their salaries and the medications they prescribe come from generous donations from supporters like you.

While we are focused on our long term goal of completing the second floor of our Clinic which will hold a birthing center and pediatric inpatient unit, our immediate needs are being able to pay our staff and provide all the necessary medications to treat a diverse Island population.

Here are some of our monthly costs:

– Honduran Doctor $1,800

– Honduran Dentist $ 700

– Honduran Nurse $ 600

– Medications (discounted) $1,600

– Electric Bill $ 300

Helping cover these costs will ensure the treatment of a five year old boy with a swollen belly and sunken eyes from intestinal worms, an 80 year old Islander man with high blood pressure and prostate problems, a 20 year old woman 5 months pregnant with a raging fever from malaria – all recent patients.

Thank you for your past support. In this Season of Giving we hope you can find it in your heart to assist us again by making a generous donation. Thanks to all our volunteers as well, for without the thousands of hours of donated help, we could not carry out our mission.

Sincerely yours,
Juan Pablo Goni-Baeza
Board of Directors

www.clinicaesperanza.com



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To make a donation, you may send a check to Mission Roatán, a tax-exempt agency that provides 100% of the funds to the clinic.

Name: __________________________________________________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________________________________________________

Phone: _____________________________________ Email: ______________________________________

Please write "Clínica Esperanza" on the memo line and make the check payable to:

Mission Roatan, PO Box 472, Mahomet, IL 61853

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Or you may pay by credit card via Pay Pal at http://www.missionroatan.org/MRAssistance.htm