In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I am thankful for my Cape Verdean family and friends, and the amazing generosity of my American family, friends, colleagues and acquaintances! To date we have raised $12,245!! We are very close to our goal. If you’ve thought about donating, please do so soon. We are approaching our trip […]
Dr. Durhan and her colleagues put together an awesome display of support for Ultrasound for Mosteiros on Thursday night at Rosie’s Cafe in Meriden, CT. There were bountiful gift baskets for raffle and silent auction prizes . . the band played great cover tunes […]
Yesterday was a beautiful autumn day for the gathering of friends and family at Dr. Khan’s home in Connecticut. She and her family opened their doors to host wonderful gathering of supporters for Ultrasound for Mosteiros. Together, we discussed the project and ideas for optimizing the impact of bringing aid to Mosteiros. There were many […]
I’m incredibly grateful to PAACT and Dr. Khan for facilitating fiscal sponsorship so we can proceed with fundraising for the ultrasound equipment! Please consider making a tax-deductible eligible donation to help us reach our goal in purchasing an ultrasound machine for donation! (See Giving link to right.)
Thank you so much to Marinella Russell and the Hartford Hospital School of Allied Health Radiography Program for their generous donation of Merrill’s Atlas of Radiographic Positioning and Procedures. This will be a great benefit to the Mosteiros hospital and development of their radiology services!!
Cape Verde is a West African Island Nation, about 500 Km off the coast of Senegal. You may hear your local weather forecaster mention CV during hurricane/tropical storm season as many of the storms that hit our East Coast start over this small archipelago. (To give you an idea of size, I was once told […]
What is Morabeza? There is no direct translation, but it is a Cape Verdean Creole word that denotes the essence of the generosity, warmth, and kindness of the people of Cape Verde. I’ve recently been granted the American College of Radiology Goldberg-Reeder Resident Travel grant, and I am going back to the land of Morabeza!! […]
Ultrasound for Mosteiros 2013 