December 7, 2011
Letters to the Editor
The Arizona Republic
P.O. Box 1950
Phoenix, AZ 85001.
Dear Editorial Staff:
While we always appreciate stories about Arizona nonprofits and the ever growing need for donations, we were disappointed to see that Russ Wiles’ story which ran Sunday, Dec. 4 and
“Local Organization: Shocked by Aid Worker Killings”
Fox 10 News
Local Organization: Shocked by Aid Worker Killings
Updated: Monday, 09 Aug 2010, 9:14 PM MST
Published : Monday, 09 Aug 2010, 8:47 PM MST
PHOENIX – A local aid organization is reacting to the murders of a group of volunteer medics in Afghanistan.
Esperança is a local
Christmas Comes Early for the Golden Gate Community
On Saturday, Dec. 10, the Esperanca Women’s Guild made the holidays a little bit brighter for many low-income families in Phoenix. They delivered gifts to 68 families and 228 children at the Golden Gate Community Center.
Most of the families are participants in the Golden Gate Community Center KARE Kinship
Home for the Holidays
Millions of families in the developing world live in dire conditions. Homes are constructed of nothing more than cardboard, mud, sticks and various discarded materials. They lack basic services like running water, electricity and sewer. These crude structures are vulnerable to severe weather, and it is not uncommon for livestock
2nd Dental Mission to Nicaragua
In conjunction with the Kartchner surgical mission to Nicaragua, dentist Dr. Lewis Leavitt, traveled from Tucson, Arizona to provide dental services for poor families in Nicaragua. This was his second mission with Esperança, and he came well-stocked with supplies and materials to attend to as many patients as he could.
Surgical Mission Success: Maria Eulalia’s story
General Surgeon Dr. Mark Kartchner and anesthesiologists, Dr. Max Kartchner and Dr. Dean Kartchner, returned at the end of October from a 10-day volunteer surgical mission to Nicaragua. They operated out of a small clinic in the rural community of San Rafael del Norte, about 30 minutes north of Jinotega.
Safe Water Saves Lives Clean Water Campaign – We made our goal of $10,000!
This June, long-time donors Bob and Judy traveled with Esperança to see our projects in Nicaragua with their own eyes. They were so impressed that they were inspired to create a challenge campaign. If Esperança raised $10,000, Bob and Judy would match it to make $20,000. This would provide the
Surgical Mission Success: Anselma’s Story
I’d like you to meet Anselma Bustamante, a 60 year old mother of 10 children, living in the rural village of Entre Rios, Bolivia. For the past 12 years, Mrs. Bustamante has been forced to cope with a large goiter growing inside of her neck. It’s a disability that has
40 Years of Hope Breakfast
EVENT DATE: May 17, 2011
Esperança welcomed over 150 guests on May 17, 2011 during our 40 Years of Hope breakfast. Guests heard inspiring stories from volunteer surgeon and humanitarian Dr. Nicholas Retson. The breakfast raised more than $50,000 for our life saving programs.
Thank you to all those who
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