Saturday March 16 we had a fund raiser in Seattle for the Syrian refugees with an auction. About 100 people showed up to the event that lasted from 6pm to 9:30pm. Ian Moncaster, ex CEO of the World Affairs Council was the MC, Dr, Eiad Sayed, flew in from Ohio to be our keynote speaker,...
Tag: Humanitarian aid
Amman art gallery to hold fundraiser for Syrian Refugees
When our group is in Jordan on the 22nd of March we will be having a fund raiser at an art gallery in Amman. The artist is quite well know and his wife, Alia, runs the Syrian women’s clinic in Camp Hussein in Amman. He has offered to give us 50 percent of the proceeds from the...
Follow-up Interview on KINGTV
This morning Rita was interviewed again by KINGTV as a follow-up to the interview they did with her before her trip to Jordan with the medical mission. Rita will be heading back to Jordan with another group of doctors, and a fundraiser is being held on March 16 to raise money for this trip. The...
New Refugee Camp at Mrejeeb Al Fhood
I spent the day today (Saturday) going to the new camp being built in Mrejeeb Al Fhood this is near Zakra which is about 1 1/2 hours outside of Amman. We traveled through a military area to get there and it is all desert. The good thing about this area is everyone will have a small pre-fab home and there is a...
Arrival in Jordan – repost of lost report
**Due to technical difficulties, Rita’s report was not posted earlier.** Video taken at Bab Amr Field hospital in Jobar http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mptiKPoZMYw We arrived in Jordan for our mission with SAM Syrian American Medical Association on Friday with 7 bags of clothes and medicines for the refugees. We were met at the airport by my cousin Basel and...
No such thing as a hot shower
I just got out of a hot shower and never felt so guilty as I do now. All I was doing was thinking about the families that do not have the water or the place to even have this small luxury that we all take for granted. I was thinking of the refugees that have to...
Suitcases full of supplies for refugees
Rita and Beryl are on their way to Jordan, and this morning they were wrangling several suitecases full of supplies they are taking with them. We want to thank United Airlines, Delta Airlines, and Air France for their cooperation and assistance, and only charging a very, very small fee for all this excess baggage. The airline staff at Seatac...
Starting on our third container
We are starting on our third container. This one will be going to Jordan – the first one went to Iskenderun, Turkey, the border town between Turkey and Syria. The second one, leaving on Tuesday, will be going to the same place, and since we are getting more goods we are sending that to Jordan. We will keep...
Information about the upcoming medical mission to Jordan
We have 11 people traveling to Jordan at the end of this month to provide medical assistance and treatment to the Syrian refugees. Our team includes doctors and surgeons, child education and disaster relief specialists. Several of our group have already visited the refugees and are returning to provide even more relief to them. Here some of...
It’s all coming together!
What can I say but thank you, world, for everything that is coming into place today for helping the Syrian Refugees! I need to thank: SonoSite Sound Caring for donating 5 Ultrasound machines for Syria. Turkish Airlines for giving us extra luggage allowance to take bags of clothing etc to Turkey for the refugees. Royal...