Ryan Nock and his Team Get Muddy  For two years, Ryan Nock and a small group of committed Villa Park High School students have raised funds for Ugandan children by setting up snack stands at Cross Country meets. Their visible presence at these athletic events caused other Cross Country runners to ask if they could get involved in helping Ugandan children. As a result, Ryan and three other Cross Country runners—Vance Aguayo, Tony Gonzalez, and Jimmy Tsao—decided to race in a strenuous 10K mud run and find sponsors for Engeye Medical Clinic. Their friends, family and fellow Cross Country runners supported their efforts to the tune of $800. Walk a Mile in My ShoesThe wonderful parishioners of Calvary United Methodist Church weren't kidding when said that they could help with the shoe drive for Ddegeya Village. To kick off this fundraising event, the children created 'Walk A Mile in My Shoes' t-shirts and went on to collect over 1,000 pairs of shoes for the village. Enough money was raised to cover the entire cost of shipping!   From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life. Alex Solaye  A gifted and prolific painter from Nigeria, Internal Medicine resident Dr. Alex Solaye Ogedegbe auctioned his artwork to benefit the Engeye Health Clinic.Michael Carlito The children in our village work very hard, from fetching water in heavy containers at the well to helping to cook and clean. Since music is an integral part of Ugandan life, we decided that the perfect reward for them, and a pleasant diversion from the realities of daily life, would be in the form of musical instruments.We sent out a plea for the children in Ddegeya Village and a complete stranger answered our call! Micheal Carlito, the exhibit coordinator of the NYS Museum in Albany and long time musician, donated a Dumbec, Pendeiro, and a Tar. Within days of his generous donation the instruments were winging their way to Ddegeya Village! Dr. Carlos Elguero Dr. Carlos Elguero generously donated his microscope to Engeye's laboratory. The team used his microscope during the November trip and it allowed for malaria and parasite testing. Choose A Need has been a generous and consistent supporter of Engeye since day one. The organization donated not only the money for a new field microscope that can function without electricity, but also the necessary funds for malaria quick tests, slides, and stains, which we used on the November 2007 mission. We're so very fortunate to have their help. 24 Hour Run/Walk-a-Thon Fundraiser!Kenji Sasaki - a graduate student at Caltech who plans to receive his doctorate and post-doc upon completion at Caltech, ran a 24 hour SOLO un/Walk-a-Thon in the name of Engeye and raised $5,000. "Total, 42 people pledged! you guys rock. I'm genuinely impressed at the generosity of friends, family, and people that barely know me! It's humbling how much y'all are supporting both me and Engeye. Although based on the pledge schemes, some of you (AK) may have been more interested in convincing me to hurt myself. Worry not, for our goals're aligned." –Kenji Sasaki We can't wait to see what Kenji's future has in store for the world. You can visit his website about the marathon for more information by clicking here. Leslie McCreight Leslie McCreight, an audiologist from Albany Medical Center, donated an audiometer to the Engeye Health Clinic!Dollies without Borders Linda Richards, Brooke's mom, has embraced the Engeye Project whole-heartedly. She serves as an unofficial consultant and is currently working with Dollies Without Borders to bring dolls to the children of Ddegeya Village and is also soliciting toothbrush and shoe donations. She loves applying her organization skills (she owns her own organization business to our humanitarian mission.    Lisa Cupolo and Lucy Miller at Northwoods Health SystemsLisa Cupolo and Lucy Miller at Northwoods Health Systems collected boxes of donated supplies, including umbilical cord clamps, syringes, dressing materials, and many other helpful and currently non-existent items for Engeye Health Clinic. We are excited to incorporate them into our practice and hope it will help to set a new, higher standard for health care. Brownie Troop 2066 and Troop 1644 Brownie Troops 1644 and 2066 gathered supplies from the community and saved their personal money so they could send boxes filled with hydrocortisone cream, band-aids, coloring books, pencils, sharpeners, toothbrushes, toothpaste, clothing and other miscellaneous items to the children in Ddegeya Village. The team also started pen pal letters with Ugandan children from the local primary school.Benzena When Benzena, a terminally ill hospice patient in Albany heard of Engeye Clinic, she decided to donate the entirety of her beloved stuffed animal collection to the children of Ddegeya Village. Though Benzena passed away, her love will live on across the globe with these children. |
