Today was one of those crazy, busy clinic days that’s started very quickly and never stopped until clinic was through. First thing this am, I had a middle age man with a very large (grapefruit size in diameter) abscess in the middle of his back. It was definitely a team effort to open and drain, […]
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FOTCOH Fall 2018 Newsletter
Our Fall 2018 Newsletter is here! Please click the pdf link below to read stories our most recent news: https://fotcoh.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/for-website-and-social-media.pdf
Sponsor a Clinic
In an effort to connect our supporters more closely to our Medical Clinics, we are offering a new way for you to make an impact on the lives of our Haitians patient. For a one-time gift of $360 or a monthly recurring gift of $30, you will help offset the expenses of operating our Medical […]
FOTCOH Pancake and Sausage Breakfast Fundraiser
Thanks to everyone that attended our Pancake and Sausage Breakfast Fundraiser in Memory of Tim Kellstadt this past Saturday! Tim Kellstadt was a long-time volunteer of FOTCOH who passed away a few years ago. To honor Tim and his dedication to our mission, his family, friends, and other FOTCOH supporters have breakfast together at the Brimfield […]
Tee Up To Save Lives at our 20th Annual Golf Outing
2018 marks the 20thAnniversary of the FOTCOH Annual Golf Outing! Located at the Peoria County Club on Monday, September 24th, the golf outing offers an opportunity to not only fundraise for FOTCOH, but it also gives FOTCOH volunteers, donors, and supporters a chance to gather for a fun day of golf and socializing! Join us […]
Rena’s Beads Are Making A Huge Difference For Our Patients
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 […]
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 […]