Several local residents volunteer with Global Emergency Care (globalemergencycare.org), a non-profit that works with Ugandan Universities and Hospitals to develop emergency care in Uganda. The group is hosting its annual meeting in Burlington this year and will have a fundraiser party on Saturday, November 11th at Goodwater Brewery in Williston from 8-11 pm.
Highlights include:
1- Cash bar: Goodwater will donate $1/pint to our organization during the event
2- Silent auction – exciting items such as gift cards to local restaurants, City Market, a month membership at Petra Cliffs, ski passes to Sleepy Hollow, + more
3- Light food/apps from Vermont Tap House
4- Live music
Global Emergency Care is a registered (tax exempt) not-for-profit that was founded in 2007 and has been training providers in Uganda since 2009. Since then our providers have cared for almost 70,000 patients with amazing results. Ongoing research has demonstrated that these Ugandan health workers trained in emergency care save lives daily, especially among children under five years old, who often die of treatable illnesses. GEC operates its programs on a very tight budget and leverage a large amount of volunteer time (on the order of $1 million per year) to support its work. The program is now officially run through a Uganda University for the first time this year and we are hoping to raise funds now to support scholarships to offer to the first few classes of trainees and create some infrastructure (low fidelity simulation center, computer lab/study resources/library) to successfully launch this new phase. All money raised from the event will go directly to our programs.
Tickets are $20 ahead of time (purchase via eventbrite, link below) and $25 at the door – the event is totally open, so please bring friends!
Thanks for your support and hope to see you there!
Mark
Link for advance tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-emergency-care-benefit-saving-lives-in-uganda-tickets-38[...]556
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