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May 2005
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Shirlee Templeton travelled to Tegucigalpa to assist with the nuclear medicine program
at the Cancer Center. Thyroid probe and drugs were donated worth about $20,000.
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May 2004
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An O.S. construction team did major carpentry and electrical work to both downtown Tegucigalpa Honduras
free dental clinics and also did some work at the Casa Asti House there
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April 2005
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Alex Petras travelled to Honduras to install a breast biopsy machine at
the Cancer Center. Value when new, several hundred thousand dollars.
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March 2004
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Shirlee Templeton travelled to Tegucigalpa to give a presentation on nuclear medicine,
and assist with the nuclear medicine program at the Cancer Center. Money raised by
Operation Shoebox was donated to the Cancer Society's "Relay for Life". Also
4465 shoeboxes shipped to Cadena de Amor in Honduras.
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Feb 2004
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Money, shoeboxes, toilet paper and office supplies
donated to the Good Neighbor Center in Tigard.
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August 2003 shipment
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3750 shoeboxes shipped to Cadena de Amor and several mammography units to the Cancer Center--in Honduras
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June/July 2003
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Dr. Bill Inman and Alex Petras worked at the Cancer Center
and the University of Honduras. Six mobile Lorad M3 mammography machines were
set up.
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June 2003
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Dental Team travelled to Puerto Cortes. 500 children
got dental exams and treatment, instructions on dental care, and shoeboxes.
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May 2003
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Ambulance donated and delivered to the Cheyenne Indian
Reservation in Montana.
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September 2002 shipment
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1000 shoeboxes to Cadena, a color Doppler Ultra sound machine and several mammography units to the Cancer Center.
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June 2002
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A dental team travelled to Marcala, a small town in Honduras,
to provide dental care for 477 children.
See Ella's Report
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February 2002
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A construction team travelled to Honduras. They built 60 desks
benches for the children at the market schools. There was also a partnership project with
Mercy Corps where they built a second floor on a neighborhood facility. And they installed
a 660 gallon water reservoir at the Humuya dental facilty which treats street children.
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Jan 2002 shipment
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3500 shoeboxes to Cadena de Amor, construction supplies, linens, and a mammography unit.
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Oct 2001 shipment
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1200 shoeboxes, many cartons of medical linens, a 7 passenger van in excellent condition for Cadena de Amor,
plus radiography, fluoroscopy, ultrasound and mammography units for the University of Honduras X-ray Technician Training
School at the University of Honduras in Tegucigalpa.
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June 2001
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A dental team travelled to Honduras to provide primary care
to people in mountain villages in the Copan Ruinas area.
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May 2001
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A combined medical/dental team travelled to Honduras to provide
clinical services in the Tegucigalpa area.
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March 2001
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A Shoebox Construction Team travelled to Tegucigalpa, Honduras
to fix up facilities providing youth services, a dental clinic,
and dental school.
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2000
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Dr. Vazul Gabor has been reading nuclear medical
studies by teleradiograpy remotely at his Salt Lake City Hospital
for the past year.
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December
2000
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Shipped 800 shoeboxes, medical equipment &
school supplies to Honduras.
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Nov. & Dec. 2000
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A nuclear medicine team will work at the Cancer
Center in Tegucigalpa.
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October 2000
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A shipment of 10,000 pounds of medical supplies,
shoeboxes, school supplies and computers is in storage,
awaiting a flight to Honduras
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June 2000
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A dental team (two dentists, two assistants and
five Honduran dentists) treated 300 students
and distributed 800 shoeboxes.
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February 2000
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A construction team of 17 people did remodeling
and reconstruction work at Cadena de Amor,
Centro de Amor y Vida and Humuya Dental Clinic.
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January 2000
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Two nuclear medical doctors and four nuclear
medical technicians worked for three months at the
Cancer Center, helping to get the nuclear medicine
department up and running.
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Fall 1999
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A physicist from Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU)
spent a week at the Cancer Center, helping get the new radiation therapy machine operational.
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June 1999
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A medical team traveled to villages near Danli,
in southern Honduras. They also provided care on the island
of Utila. |
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April 1999
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A medical team provided health care in the villages
near El Progresso and on the island of Utila.
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March 1999
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A construction team repaired flood damage at the headquarters
of Cadena de Amor in Tegucigalpa. The team also updated the electrical system at the Humuja Pediatric Dental Clinic
and began planning reconstruction projects for the
Center for Love and Life. |
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February 1999
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A construction team partnered with a Solar
Survival team to construct a prototype house in Tegucigalpa,
using recycled tires.
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January 1999
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A small medical team visited rural villages near
Morazan, Yorro. Primary medical care was provided
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November 1998
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A large medical team provided urgent health care in
Tegucigalpa, El Hatillo and Agua Fria following
Hurricane Mitch and spawned leaders for subsequent
medical teams. Operation Shoebox donors generously
provided more than 32,000 shoebox gifts and nearly
$3 million worth of clothing, food, medical supplies
and equipment for distribution throughout the country
of Honduras in the six months following the disaster.
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September 1998
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An Operation Shoebox construction team partnered
with a Tegucigalpa Rotary Club to build dividing walls
and add electric lighting to classrooms in a school
in Colonia Alemania. This project enabled the school
to expand its enrollment from approximately 600
students to more than 800 students.
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