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News
[7/22/2007] August 2007 and March 2008 Trips Approaching!
With the August 2007 trip approaching in a few weeks, the dates for the March 2008 trip have been set.
- Saturday, 3/15/08 Arrive Tuxtla (TGZ) (Bienvenidos Dinner ~8 P.M.)
- Sunday, 3/16/08 Depart for Ocotepec ~10 A.M., set-up clinics
- Monday - Wednesday, 3/17-19/08 Clinics
- Thursday, 3/20/08 Put clinics stuff in storage, return to TGZ, afternoon free, Adios Dinner
- Friday, 3/21/08 Day at leisure
- Sunday, 3/22 Depart TGZ
Of course, any volunteer is welcomed to extend his/her stay in Chiapas/Mexico to include a vacation. Remember, we are limited by the size of the house. Please send in your applications as early as you can.
[7/22/2007] New Mission Reports Posted
After a delay in posting mission reports from 2006 and 2007, the first updates are underway. Reports from the Ninth and the Twelfth missions have been posted, and reports from the Tenth and Eleventh missions will be posted shortly.
[7/28/2005] Updated Mission Reports Posted
Updated mission reports from the March 2004, August 2004 and March 2005 missions have now been posted in the Past Missions area!
[7/26/2005] Volunteer Forms now online
You can now access the forms required for sigining up as a volunteer by clicking on "Volunteer on a Mission" on the left navigation bar.
[02/14/2005] Chiapas Rock Show -- Sussex County Rockers help raise money!
Hello and Welcome everyone. Let me guess what you are all thinking... An Update? what? That's right! It's a real update on the Chiapas Project website. So, what has the Chiapas Project been up to? Well, I'm glad you asked. On Friday, February 11th, 2005, Sussex county's finest headbangers and rockers took to the stage to raise money for the project.
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The First Presbyterian Church of Sparta, New Jersey, was kind enough to lend thier recreation hall to the Wrobel brothers, Robert & Stanley, who organized the event. The show was headlined by Flying at Hendon, Byron Dean, and The Mock Agreement. The event brought together around an estimated 125 people and raised $635. This money will be used to pruchase medicine and other supplies for the upcoming trips down to Octopec. The Chiapas Project would just like to thank all the bands for performing, The First Presbyterian Church of Sparta, and everyone who went out of thier way to stop by and make a donation.
[11/17/2003] March 2004 Trip (Mission #6) -- Doctors Needed!
Planning for the March trip (March 13-20) is well underway, and applications are available for volunteering by emailing
volunteer@chiapasproject.org. We are looking for more MDs, RNs, a portable X-Ray unit and developer, and a reliable
pick-up truck. The trip has has space for more dentists and optometrists. If you have questions, would like to speak
to past volunteers, see pictures or video, please send an inquiry email. We look forward to hearing from you!
[9/1/2003] The August trip has returned...
...and was a large success. We invite you to read the
trip writeup which will be posted soon.
[6/17/2003] August 2003 Trip Coming Up! Volunteers Needed!
The August 2003
mission will be taking place August 16-23. More medical volunteers are needed! Please click on "Volunteer on a Mission" on the left for more info.
[3/4/2003] March 2003 Trip in 2 weeks!
The Project has grown such
that 50 volunteers from 3 countries
will travel to Ocotepec in March 2003 to provide medical, dental, and opthalmalogic care and surgery. Our August 2003
trip is already in the planning stage and will include opthalmologists from Brazil and Argentina, as well as Mexico,
Canada, and the U.S.A. Dentists and dental auxiliaries are especially needed.
[11/03/2002] August 2002 Mission report posted
The report from the third mission in August 2002 has been posted in the past missions area.
Take a look!
[7/13/2002] Winter 2003 Trip Dates
Set
The winter 2003 trip will take place March 15-22. Mark
your calendars now!
[6/11/2002] The
next mission to Ocotepec will take place August 17-24, 2002.
We are actively recruiting volunteers and donations.
While we have fewer volunteers traveling from the U.S., there
are several more Mexicans becoming involved with the effort.
Sister Ernestina’s nephew and niece, both medical doctors
in Mexico City, will travel with their two daughters to Chiapas
to volunteer. Dr. Aquino, his brother-in-law Luis, also a
dentist, and Dr. “Willie”, a surgeon, will drive
from Tuxtla Gutierrez to Ocotepec. Additionally, our student-friends,
Alonso and Yasser, have been actively recruiting their buddies
to spend a week serving the people of Ocotepec.
Our main needs right now are more medical/dental personnel,
more donations of medicines, and monetary donations, which
will allow us to purchase medical supplies in Mexico and to
buy food for the student-volunteers. All American volunteers
pay their own expenses for the privilege of helping the poor.
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