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Upcoming Trips in 2010
Pediatric General Surgery Trip, Vanderbilt University
February 6 - 14, 2010
Guatemala City, Guatemala
This trip will focus on providing surgical care for children suffering from a wide variety of disorders. Surgeon Wallace Neblett, M.D., Anesthesiologist, Chris Lemelle, M.D., and Cindy Bhavsar, Shalom Foundation’s Program Director, will lead a team of doctors and nurses from Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt who will perform the surgeries.
Vanderbilt University Bio- Medical Engineering
March 6 – 14, 2010
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Cynthia Paschal, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering & Director of Undergraduate Studies at Vanderbilt University will lead a group of ten Biomedical Engineering Students to work on medical equipment at several Guatemalan healthcare facilities. This team will also work on construction related projects at The Moore Center for Children’s Health in Guatemala City.
Vanderbilt University Micro-Finance Trip, Owen School
March 5 – 14, 2010
Avery Dickens de Giron, Assistant Director for the Center for Latin Studies, will lead a trip of 26 students to learn more about Guatemala, the Las Conchas area and developing micro-finance ideas to positively impact these people.
Housing Mission Trip, The Shalom Foundation
April 30 - May 8, 2010
Guatemala City, Guatemala
This trip will focus on the construction of homes in the Las Conchas area of Guatemala City, building community with these families and spreading the Good News! Shalom volunteers will also provide a general health and wellness clinic for the community. Participants are welcome from all walks of life. There is a place for everyone! Healthcare workers are encouraged to consider traveling with this team to assist with the clinic. Minimum age requirement is 15 years old.
Clean Water Trip - Living Waters for the World
Franklin Breakfast Rotary & Kingsport First Presbyterian Church
April 28 – May 3, 2010
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Belmont University OT/ PT
May 16 – 22, 2010
Guatemala City, Guatemala
For five years, graduate students and faculty members from Belmont University have traveled to Guatemala to provide physical therapy and occupational therapy for children, as well as specialized training for Guatemalan OT/PT students. A team of 40 participants, led by Renee Brown, PT, PhD, Belmont University are planning for another year of service at Hospital Infantil de Infectología y Rehabilitación. The team will also provide instruction to students attending Universidad Mariano Galvez.
Leadership Development Trip, Vanderbilt University
May 21 – 25, 2010 – date TBD
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Trip participants will travel with world experts from Vanderbilt University and The Shalom Foundation to learn more about Guatemala and the work being done by Shalom and Vanderbilt in this developing country. The trip will provide a forum for world experts to share their experiences and knowledge of the country, the impact of joint efforts of Vanderbilt and The Shalom Foundation, tours of Shalom Housing worksites, The Moore Center for Children’s Health, Shalom School, and more. Led by Ted Fischer, Director, Latin American Studies, Vanderbilt University; Steve Moore, Chairman, The Shalom Foundation, and Allison Bender, Executive Director, The Shalom Foundation.
Mother to Mother Mission Trip, The Shalom Foundation
May 28 – June 1, 2010
Guatemala City, Guatemala
The Shalom Foundation is seeking volunteers who would like to share their love of Christ and children with impoverished women in Guatemala City. This is a great opportunity for mothers to share a wonderful time of service, ministry, spiritual growth and outreach with their own children if they would like to travel together. (Children must be at least 15 to participate.)
The team will prepare for and host a Women’s Health & Wellness Retreat for mothers of Shalom Foundation-sponsored children attending Shalom School. In Guatemala, women are taught very little about basic healthcare and wellness. Poor women rarely see a doctor. Informational classes will be led by medical experts joining the team. It will be special time of learning, bonding, pampering and spiritual renewal for women.
Hendersonville Rotary Dental, Optical & Good Health Clinic
June 12 – 20, 2010
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Hendersonville Rotary Club members led by Dr. Bill Taylor and Rip Lebkuecher are planning their second medical trip with The Shalom Foundation in 2010. Dentists, hygienists, eye care professionals, physicians and support team members treated more than 1400 patients while conducting their wellness clinic at Shalom School last year. The Shalom Foundation will be working with all of our Guatemala partners to serve even more individuals this year. Volunteers from this group have participated in medical mission trips to Guatemala for many years.
Housing Mission Trip, The Shalom Foundation
July 2 - 10, 2010
Guatemala City, Guatemala
This trip will focus on the construction of homes in the Las Conchas area of Guatemala City, building community with these families and spreading the Good News! Shalom volunteers will also provide a general health and wellness clinic for the community. Participants are welcome from all walks of life. There is a place for everyone! Healthcare workers are encouraged to consider traveling with this team to assist with the clinic. Minimum age requirement is 15 years old.
Pediatric Surgical Mission Trip, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
September Date TBD
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Leadership & Partner Development Trip
September Date TBD
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Housing Mission Trip, The Shalom Foundation
November, 2010 – date TBD
Guatemala City, Guatemala
*All upcoming dates are tentative and subject to change.