With the start of the new year, has come the start of an incredible journey. 2011 has been an incredible year for GHA, our volunteers, our partnering organizations, & the communities in which we have been working. Since the beginning of January, GHA has had the pleasure of working with@ 60 new volunteers! To start [...]
Archive for the ‘Health/Medical’ Category
Children’s Medical Clinic, In Memory of E. Lee Robinson
Posted: March 10, 2011 in Casa Hogar Trisker Children's Home, Childcare, Construction, GHA Board of Directors, Health/Medical, UncategorizedThe Casa Hogar Selma & Herbert Trisker Children’s Home of Boquete, Panama I first met Randy Robinson on a dock in Maui. He had hired the boat I was crewing for a whale watching tour, he was wearing a pink shirt, a straw hat, and had @ 10 of his staff members with him. This [...]
Clean water, Muddy trails, & Island tales – “Blame it on the rain…”
Posted: March 8, 2011 in Adventure, Childcare, Community Development, Construction, Health/Medical, Uncategorized, Volunteer Island, WaterSince I moved to Panama full-time over a year & half ago, I’ve had many goals for GHA, many dreams, & many focus’. It is without a doubt that I recently experienced ALL of these in one collaborative project between GHA, the Rotary Club of Boquete, the Shasta Valley Rotary Club, Contextual Solutions,the Students Without [...]
“They changed our lives, we want to come back & help…”
Posted: February 26, 2011 in Adventure, Casa Hogar Trisker Children's Home, Construction, Health/Medical, Salt Creek, Uncategorized, Volunteer IslandStudents were recently quoted after volunteering with GHA. The Students without Borders Academy focused their time with GHA working with a smokeless stove project from Contextual Solutions, rain catchment systems for the indigenous community of Salt Creek in the Bocas del Toro Islands, and supporting a medical clinic being constructed for the Casa Hogar Trisker [...]
Rain-water Catchment Project, changes lives!
Posted: February 26, 2011 in Conservation, Gratitude, Health/Medical, Uncategorized, Volunteer Island“Thanks, I was proud to be a part of what we accomplished. Great teamwork and coordination, due in no small part because of the excellent detailed preparations GHA made. Hope we can continue this partnership. Jerry Hedrick Member, Boquete Rotary Club (following 17 recent water projects between the Shasta Valley Rotary Club, the Boquete Rotary [...]
GHA makes the News!
Posted: February 16, 2011 in Adventure, Community Development, Conservation, Construction, Health/Medical, Media, Salt Creek, Uncategorized, Volunteer IslandCheck out our lastest adventures in Bocas del Toro http://www.thebocasbreeze.com/current-issue/february-febrero-2011-vol.shtml DONATE NOW! (click here) REGISTER NOW! (click here) For More Information, please contact us at: info@VolunteerIsland.org
It’s been an incredible few weeks… from unveiling our donation of a medical clinic to Casa Hogar Selma & Herbert Trisker to meeting with global organizations ready to help with all the other needs; staffing, nutrition, activities, mentoring, etc. I begin to be overwhelmed with the progress & support coming in from around the globe. [...]
