[News Boquete] Boquete Health and Hospice July Newsletter

Boquete Health and Hospice Sponsor Chiriqui's First Blood Drive!                                Once upon a time, (actually only a few months ago), an embryonic concept was put in motion and the Blood Donor Initiative Team was born.  The team quickly geared up to create the FIRST EVER Blood Drive in Boquete.  Despite this having never been done here, a language barrier for some, and cultural constraints, the team set forth with a Champions Program designed to inform and engage local businesses and their employees.  THE MISSION: To save more lives by improving the availability of blood to all members of the community.  MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!  47 pints of blood collected at the event made it a huge success.  Thank you Boquete! The Blood Donor Initiative Team      Yadira Florez " I was a bit afraid at first but my experience was very good." Veronica Patino "It was great. It didn't hurt and I would do it again " Deborah Wilson "It was fabulous from start to finish. Everything was wonderful.' We are grateful to Zaida Zapata, Director of the Banco de Sangre, and her staff from Hospital Regional and wish to extend to them all a huge Thank You!                                             Thank you to those who participated in The World Blood Donor Day Matching Fund!  We collected 47 pints of blood, each pint helps 3 people, so you helped to impact 141 lives!  The money you donated will help Boquete Health and Hospice with all its valuable community support.  These include health & hospice services, medical equipment loans, CPR training, implementing programs like the Blood Donor Drive and more.         Our generous blood drive Matching Fund donors:      Lorraine and Chris McCall              Laurie and Kelly Collier Laura and Lamar Daniels                Marcia and Fred Bowman Penny Barrett                                  Welthy and Paul Myers Diane and Tom Mooney                  Sharon Spalding John and Babbie Earle                    Susan and Price Peterson Will and Joanie Feuerstein              Tamera Balkenhol          Merl and Barbara Will-Wallace Nancy Worthington and Paul DiPaolo Announcing BLOOD DRIVE #2 - October 19, 7am-1pm! OUR NEW GOAL is 60 Pints Collected! Increased staff and donor chairs will facilitate a larger number of donors. YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!  Join our effort to SAVE LIVES by donating blood or bringing ONE person to donate.  Reserve a donor spot at info@boquetehealth.org   Stats from our June 15 Boquete Blood Drive: 47 Pints collected 61 people came, 14 rejected – approx. 22% rejection rate 47 Panamanians, 14 Ex-pats 28 men, 33 women 9 University students, 3 radio walk-ins, 49 scheduled 59 min. average time spent – faster at the end with fewer donors average of 40 min. 54 scheduled "appointments," 7 no shows, 13% no show rate       Our Mission Our mission is to provide palliative care for the terminally ill in order that they may experience death with dignity and limited pain; to inform and promote community health; and, to support people with health and wellness needs by providing information, equipment and volunteer services. To Make a Donation  BHHF functions with donations provided by the community. If you are interested in supporting the work we do, please make a donation. To make a financial contribution by check or cash contact Merl Will-Wallace,our treasurer,at dharma49@icloud.com to arrange a time and place to pick up your donation. You can also click here to make an online Paypal donation. For more information visit our website: http://www.boquetehealth.org We also have a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/boqueteheartshandsandhelp/?ref=bookmarks  Please Like our page and share the contents with your family and friends. Confidentiality All patient information shared with any Boquete Health and Hospice volunteer is kept in the strictest confidence. To Contact Us Hospice/Health:  (507) 6781-9250 Blood Donor Program:  (507)-6590-2000 Email:  boquetehospice@gmail.com Email:  boquetehealth@gmail.com     Copyright © 2019 Boquete Health and Hospice, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Boquete Health and Hospice Bajo Boquete Boquete Panama Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails?