For many years, Rena Wainscott made beaded jewelry to help support FOTCOH’s work in Haiti. Rena, who is the mother of Joy Doran, a long time supporter of FOTCOH, and the mother-in-law of FOTCOH volunteer and oral surgeon, Dr. Steve Doran, began creating beautiful necklaces that Joy and Rena sold and then donated 100% of […]
Our July 2018 Matching Gift Appeal Raised Nearly $40,000
We are excited to report that the July FOTCOH Matching Gift Appeal was a huge success! Thanks to you we smashed through our goal of $30,000 ending our campaign with a tally of $39,570. What does this mean for those we serve? It means malnourished babies receive life-saving medicine and nutritional support. It means pregnant […]
July All-Haitian Staff Medical Team Sees over 1900 Patients
For the two weeks of the all-Haitian staff clinic this past July, 1932 patients were seen. Thank you to our amazing staff for all their hard work! Here are a few updates from our Clinic Manager, Andre Boyer, about the number of patients seen: “We saw 221 patients total with 157 return clinic cards on […]
Supplies For Haiti Through Amazon Smile
With Amazon Smile, you can not only order supplies for FOTCOH to ship directly to the office, but you can support FOTCOH with a donation as well! What is Amazon Smile? AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop […]
Teddy Bears Made With Love
We recently received a very sweet and special donation of adorable, handmade teddy bears from Ashley Webb, the daughter of the late Tim Kellstadt. Tim was a long-time volunteer of FOTCOH who passed way in 2015. Tim worked tirelessly at the FOTCOH clinic during our medical missions in the triage area, and his passion and […]
Civil Unrest in Haiti Has Not Stopped the Clinic from Opening
As you may already know, Haiti is currently experiencing demonstrations and a high level of civil unrest. Last week gasoline prices were increased by 38%, diesel prices rose 47%, and kerosene went up 51% in an effort to balance the budget in the country. Over the weekend, Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant announced a temporary […]
Rotary Speaker Honors Smith’s Pharmacist Katie Fry
“Nathan Ruby, executive director for Friends of the Children of Haiti (FOTCOH), recently spoke at the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. He described the nonprofit’s work to provide life-saving medical support and education to the Haitian community at large at their clinic in Jacmel, Haiti. Ruby traveled from Illinois headquarters to acknowledge the exceptional volunteer […]
Double Your Impact in Haiti
Dear Friends, Every time our volunteers return home from Haiti, they have interesting stories about their experiences working at the FOTCOH clinic. The stories amaze me! Not only because they show the incredible dedication of our volunteers and our Haitian staff, but also because they remind me of how everyone who supports FOTCOH plays a crucial […]
Bonjou from Haiti!
As this clinic winds to a close, amidst the laughter and lines of people, the music blasting from pharmacy, the goats bleating endlessly, and the intermittent cries and giggles from children waiting to be seen, a touch of sadness permeates the air, as volunteers like myself realize that soon the laughter and warmth will be […]
A Long Time Suffering
In Haiti, often people have no place to go when they get injured or become sick. Sometimes it is because they do not have money to afford treatment – money this is often required up front to see a doctor. Other times, it is because there are no doctors available. According to the World Bank, […]