Medical and Impact Mission Fundraiser
Chris Owens
Join this fundraiser and help make an impact in the lives of families in need of surgical care.
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Population: 1 million
Language: Spanish
Living in Poverty: 60%
Poverty Defined: Earning less than $150 US a month
Mission Facts
Fundraising Goal:
$150,000
Volunteers:
Surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and medical support staff
Impact: The Osborne Head & Neck Foundation (OHNF) delivers life-saving and life-changing surgical care to communities in need around the globe. Through our annual Medical Mission we connect expert volunteer surgeons with those suffering in remote areas of developing nations. Past missions have included Ethiopia, India and Peru.
Fundraiser Profile
Join Me And Change Lives In Guatemala
I am excited to share with you that our OHNI Foundation is taking on another medical mission to Antigua, Guatemala! While I may not make it on this trip, I did go on the mission to Cajamarca, Peru in 2019. It was eye-opening, humbling, and very rewarding to say the least. I want to do my part to get the team there with all the medical supplies needed for everyone to have a safe and successful mission.
I support this dedicated group so much because I see their work daily and it makes me proud to say that I am a part of this. It takes special people to take time out of their busy daily lives to travel to a small city to care for ones who live in areas where they do not have access to medical care nor can they afford to travel or have the means to get to the city to seek medical help.
Another part of the trip to Guatemala is the Impact Mission. Some of our team will be going to a local school in Antigua to help fix up the classrooms and to provide the kids with school supplies like backpacks, pencils, notebooks, socks – the necessities they need to help them in school and in daily life.
Please help me help the people of Guatemala. My goal is to raise at least $5,000 that I can contribute to this heart felt, humanitarian work that I am proud to be a part of. Donations of any kind will help and I thank you and appreciate you all for getting involved!
Xo~ Chris
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I’ve committed to raising $5,000 towards Medical and Impact Missions in Guatemala. With your support we can change lives.
You’re supporting communities with little to no access to medical care, and helping provide a wide array of medical services.
Your donation is…
- Providing clinical and surgical services, at no cost, to those living in extreme poverty in Guatemala
- Arranging and paying for transportation for patients living in remote villages
- Providing local language experts to eliminate language as a barrier to care
- Securing lodging for patients in the city during treatment and post op care
- Refreshing a school with onsite community works
- Increasing access to educational opportunities for children
Fundraising
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Your gift makes a major impact in the life of someone in need. By donating you are providing surgical care, shelter, food and transportation for families around Guatemala who don’t have access to the critical medical attention they need. Thank you.
Guatemala
Language: Spanish
Living in Poverty: 60%
Poverty Defined: Earning less than $150 US a month
- Over 40% of the population has no access to medical care
- Guatemala is ranked 31 out of 33 latin countries in child mortality and positive health outcomes
- On average, it takes 9 hours of travel to see the closest doctor
- Patients are often asked to bring medical supplies, hospitals do not have budgets to cover basic needs
- Over 20 languages are spoken making access to care difficult
Mission Facts
Team Fundraising Goal: $250,000
Volunteers: Surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, medical support staff, and concerned humanitarians like you.
Impact:
The Osborne Head & Neck Foundation (OHNF) provides life-saving and life-changing surgical care to communities in need around the globe.
Through annual Medical Missions we connect expert volunteer surgeons with those suffering in remote areas of developing nations. Impact Mission volunteers simultaneously work towards improving the lives of underserved children and those living in poverty in the same region.
Past missions have included Ethiopia, Belize, India, Peru, and Guatemala.
Guatemala Impact Mission
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Guatemala Impact Mission
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