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April 2010
"Love Without Borders"
On April 14, 2010, ESF received a very special gift from a group of local students in the Kensington area of Philadelphia. The City of Philadelphia William H. Hunter Elementary School students from Mrs. Mitchell Cadiz-Perez classroom spearheaded a Haitian Relief Efforts titled, "Love Without Borders."
Their school wide humanitarian efforts provided 68 backpacks and "mommy purses" for the children and mothers in Haiti. The backpacks and purses are filled with not only LOVE but school supplies (pens, paper, notebooks), snacks, toys, hygiene products and so much more.
These young students will receive the highest honor in humanitarian efforts and ESF applauds their kindness and hard work to Help HAITI! ESF will deliver the donations of bags to Haiti during the next couple of months and support the children who have been deeply effected by the earthquakes in January 2010.
A special thanks is also extended to nursing student, Stefanie Matos for her donation of purses and Principle Cristina Alvarez for their collective support in the Haitian Relief Efforts!
March 2010
EFS Newsletter
Thanks to all that supported the ESF Team Haiti Fundraisers at XIX and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology. A special thanks to Prema Deshmukh and the museum staff for their commitment to International Education and awareness!
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ESF mentioned in the Chicago Sun Times along with NGO partner, AMURT.
February 2010
Fox 29 Good Day Salutes ESF
February 18, 2010
Explorers Sans Frontières (ESF), ESF Team Haiti, Group A was recognized by Fox Good Day on February 18, 2010. Featured on the news included, Shonta D. Collins, RN, Bob Rathmann, RN, Jen Leary, EMT/Firefighter, and Ben Guillaume, RN. The complete team includes a total of 13 local and regional volunteers who are deployed for March 4-11, 2010 into La Plaine, Haiti.
Help for Haiti: Beyond Media Coverage
February 25 from 6:30-8:30pm
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology will be hosting a fundraiser for organizations including ESF. The presentation titled, "Help Haiti" will be hosted on February 25 from 6:30-8:30pm. A $10 donation to ESF is appreciated.
Local Non-Profit Assembles Dream Team for Relief Mission to Haiti
Local Non-Profit Assembles Dream Team for Relief Mission to Haiti
To hear Shonta D. Collins, RN, BSN, MPA, MSN (c) tell it, volunteerism is less about giving than it is about getting and she is greedy enough to want more. Collins, the Founder and president of Explorers Sans Frontières (ESF), one of the region’s most active non-profit relief agencies, has spent the better part of the last two years finding donors, gathering funds and funneling that money directly into on-the-ground missions, where medical professionals spend days or weeks helping people in places like Senegal and Haiti.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center recognizes ESF Team Haiti 2010
for their efforts in Jamaica and also for their future plans for outreach in Haiti.
ESF will be saluted as a "local hero" by Fox 29 Good Day Philadelphia
February 18, 2010 airing at 9:40 am
University of Pennsylvania Anthropology and Archaeology Museum will be fundraising for ESF at the presentation, "Help Haiti" on February 25 from 6:30-8:30am.
January 2010
Global Outreach for Jamaica 2010
The ESF medical mission team comprised of 7 local professionals and 2 students who were eager to serve and that we successfully supported nearly 500 Jamaican residents in the East Central St. James Parish. This humanitarian mission was also supported by the Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett and his spouse, Mrs. Carmen Bartlett from Jamaica National Overseas Inc., Joy Roberts, Don Daly and his team, Iberostar Hotel, Gregory, our driver, local and regional leaders like Mayor Davis, and Stainton Baker, the staff and head Nurses at the clinics, and many more.
ESF would like to continue to be a part of Jamaica’s strategic planning and continue to serve and provide quality health services that will enable the Jamaican natives to live more productive lives. It is evident that the economy has complicated and presented challenges across the world but ESF is assured that a small organization like ESF can keep things moving because our commitment to serve at the grassroots level and collaborating with the natives is our specialty!
ESF featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer
In a community outreach meeting to discuss plans to mobilize medical professionals into Haiti. The articles were printed on January 14 and 15, 2010.
Haiti Relief Efforts Press Release
Dear ESF Friends, Community Partners, Family and Supporters!
Explorers Sans Frontières (ESF) is responding to the catastrophe in Haiti and that we are extremely distraught, personally and as an organization. Most of us have spent time trying to figure out how to travel to Haiti on such short notice but we are working on creating a team of professionals that are experienced, may also speak French/Creole (but not required) and also have a strong desire to serve in a disaster relief area...
Local Volunteer Groups Ready to Head to Haiti
by KYW's Jim Melwert
Two local volunteer organizations are putting together relief missions to Haiti. About two dozen people turned out for an informational meeting Friday evening -- some of those people were ready to leave in just hours.
Kathy Weir is a nurse at Bryn Mawr Hospital.
She got an email bout volunteering in Haiti at 2pm. By 9pm, she'd learned she'll be on plane to Haiti at the crack of dawn:
"I guess I'm just ready to go. I've been ready to go since two weeks ago, you know what I mean?"
Weir also volunteered after Hurricanes Rita and Katrina.
December 2009
Explorers Sans Frontières (ESF) in partnership with the “Saturday Academy” in North Philadelphia, a program through HOPE Worldwide will be collecting various items for the children’s Saturday activities. ESF and HOPE will work cooperatively to volunteer and serve the N. Philadelphia children and help make a difference in their lives!
ESF has also created the “Operation Socks and Hot Chocolate.” ESF is collecting hot chocolate and thick socks for the homeless! Please donate or provide financial support for this project that helps homeless men and women in Philadelphia.
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November 2009
ESF recognized for their volunteer efforts at the International Student and Scholar Reception, hosting over 1300 international students and scholars at the University of Pennsylvania, International Classroom.
The Philadelphia Inquirer recognizes ESF on November 6th, Page A8. The ad congratulates all 2009 honorees!
ESF Team Jamaica would like to share that four (4) Presby Nurses will be traveling to Jamaica to assist with humanitarian efforts at local clinics and orphanages.
In addition, a Medical Doctor from HUP, a medical student from PCOM and public health student from Penn are also included. Additionally, three (3) Public Health professionals from Florida will also be joining us in January 2010.
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October 2009
Explorers Sans Frontières (ESF) will be recognized by Bank of America with its 2009 Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Award.
Read full press releaseJune 2009
ESF Student Leaders recognized for their hard work and committment to serving their global community in Senegal 2008. Photo of group with host mother, Mrs. Diouf in Thies, Senegal.
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