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11th Annual sale
December 12, 2009 |
11th Annual GUAMAP Holiday Art Sale
Saturday,December 12th, 2009
10 AM - 5 PM
1991 W.Calle Campana de Plata, Tucson, Arizona
2 blocks North of Speedway off of Silverbell Featuring GUAMAP - Guatemala shoulder bags, fair trade coffee,calendars [/color] [/size] Proceeds provide acupuncture training and health care in communities of Peten, Northern Guatemala. 501(c)3 Non-Profit
For Information, call (520) 623-6620 or email lamidbar@gmail.com |
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Dengue Prevention Appeal
September 16, 2009 |
GUAMAP Supporters
We are in need of emergency aid and are asking for your immediate help.
GUAMAP was forced to suspend acupuncture trainings planned for September 26 – October 5th until a dengue outbreak is under control.
We need your help to assist those living in the Poptun Municipality of Peten, Guatemala beset by a serious outbreak of dengue, and enact prevention measures, both personal and public. Two GUAMAP members will arrive in Peten on September 26th to deliver aid.
The following materials are services are needed to cover postponement of acupuncture trainings and for medical aid:
Dengue Prevention Measures Medical Aid
$ 1320 - 100 mosquito bed nets $12 each: (purchasable in
Guatemala)
$ 1500 - 150 plastic bottles of mosquito spray with DEET
discounted @ $10 apiece)
$ 2100 - Framing & screens to cover 70 windows ($30 per
purchasable in Guatemala)
$ 400 - 8 screen doors
$ 200 - Plane fees for weight luggage
$ 150 - Ground transportation in Guatemala
Training
$ 750 - Airline rescheduling fees for February 2010:
(airlines only rescind fee if CDC declares an
emergency)
$ 1500 -Interpreter / aide travel & lodging for February:
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UPDATE: September 25th: You donated $7,200! THANK YOU!
Online donation: www.guamap.net/donate/]Donate with Google or Paypal[/url]
Checks Made out to: “GUAMAP” with notation for “dengue prevention”
Send to: PO Box 85371, Tucson, Arizona 85754.
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HELP US REACH OUR GOAL!
YES WE CAN! ¡SI SE PUEDE!
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Coordinating Committee
The Coordinating Committee plans and implements acupuncture trainings and supports community based monitoring. To read more, see: Programs
Acupuncture Working Group(AWG)
The AWG designs, implements, and revises GUAMAP's acupuncture curriculum subject to board approval. To read more, see: Acupuncture Working Group
Partner NGOs
Since 2001, GUAMAP has collaborated with the Associon de Servicios Comunitarios de Salud (ASECSA) Peten Office in San Francisco, Peten, and the Programa de Promcion de Salud of Centro Kerigma - Quetzal in Poptun, Peten,Guatemala. To read more: see Partner NGO's
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Training Trainings are held twice annually in May and September or October. A training level includes two week long courses with three monitorings between trainings... To read more, see: TrainingMonitoring Monitorings are carried out by trained Guatemalan acupunturists with 7- 12 years experience in practice. Day long exchanges of patient record reviews, with discussions of DX and TX. To read more, see: MonitoringEducation GUAMAP carries our education in the United States about our training model and the results of popular clinics carried out by more than 20 Guatemalan acupuncturists. Formal presentations of our work were presented to APHA ... To read more, see: Education |
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