December News!On December 5th, Woodland Public Charity celebrated its 11th anniversary of developing humanitarian programs in Guatemala, South Africa, and Kenya. During these years Woodland has helped families and communities by giving them access to education, health, and safe drinking water programs.
All is possible thank you to a admirable group of volunteers that inject so much energy to the program and to the projects in the communities of Guatemala.This celebration's objective is to recognize the great volunteer work of individuals, companies, and organizations. Together, with Woodland, we bring aid to individuals, families, and communities that are less fortunate. It is a honor to work with the USA volunteers and with the team of volunteer and professionals in Patanatic and surrounding areas of Sololá. Guatemala.
For their outstanding service to the community this year Woodland’s Humanitarian Awards were given to:• Volunteer Award:
Bonnie Asbury
• Humanitarian Partner Award
Olathe Rotary Club
• Humanitarian Business Award
Schloegel Design Remodel Inc.
• Media Humanitarian Award:
Dos Mundos/Reyes Media• Champion Humanitarian Award
Patty Bossert
• Youth Humanitarian Award:
Abby Zimmerman
The volunteers and organizations that received the Humanitarian Recognition have been appointed and selected for their valuable contribution to the development of families and communities most in need.
Their professionalism, voluntary service, and passion to serve others is a true example for today's society and future.
Our Keynote speaker Abby Zimmerman share with all her amazing passion to serve people here in the States and Guatemala. Abby leadership engage 11 interact students to travel to Guatemala on July 2013 and provided eye exams to students of 3 elementary schools, water filters, computer classes and developed educational materials for English lessons. “It is an honor for Woodland to recognize all of our volunteers and cooperating organizations/companies because through the unification of time, skills, and treasure we can support families and communities that are less fortunate”, said Jorge D. Coromac, Vice President of Woodland.
October news!
Academic Award to Med Student David Garcia
The student of medicine from Patanatic, David Garcia,
received an academic recognition for their outstanding academic performance in
his first and second semester of the physician general and surgeon career.
David is one of the four Nurse Assistant that Woodland
sponsor in 2011-2012 and now David continues their academic studies through the
scholarship that was granted in 2013.
David is finalizing its second semester which of his first
year. David is making a great effort and without any doubt with their academic
performance shows gratitude for the scholarship given to him. Woodland thanks to Patti/Paul Bossert, Overland
Park South RC, the Coromac Family and the Douglas Community Foundation for the
support to Scholarship granted to David.
Congratulations David and keep up the great work!
Patanatic Neonatal Program
As part of the access to health and maternal care program
during this year 17 mothers and 17 babies had been receiving maternal care in
Patanatic.Families, as well as the nurses, are very pleased by the opportunity to provide service to the community, which ensures appropriate follow-up to the health of mothers and babies. Congratulations to new mothers!
Temple University and Woodland Guatemala
Jorge D. Coromac Vice President of Woodland Charities was
invited to visit Temple University, Philadelphia to present the Access to Education,
Health and Safe Drinking Water program to faculty and Pharmacy School students.
During this visit, Jorge had the opportunity to meet with
the Dean of the University Peter H. Doukas, PH.D., with Dr. Nicole Sifontes,
volunteers who traveled in Guatemala in 2012 and February 2013 as well as key
staff from the School of Pharmacy.
Temple University is preparing another group of volunteers
that will travel in 2014 to Sololá Guatemala to continue supporting the
education, health program by training local Guatemalan nurses, students and
teachers in basic aspects of: health, use of medications, etc.
Jorge expresses gratitude on behalf of the families of
Guatemala the great support of Temple University as well as the strengthening
of cooperation between the two organizations Woodland and Temple University.
Here is September news!!!
Cook Stoves and Water filters
Cook Stoves and Water filters
On September families of Patanatic received cook stoves and water
filters as part of access safe drinking water and sanitation that Woodland and
the local leader of Patanatic are implementing.
A total of 10 cook stoves were installed and 14 water filters were distributed
too. 
Additional to this benefits local leaders and students received sewing
machine training in regards to manufacture covers for the water filters. They were able to make 43 water filter covers.
Students of 5th and 6th grade also participated in Nutritional classes.
School De-worming campaign
During September students, teachers and principal of the San Pedro,
San Juan, Cerro de Oro, San Antonio, San Andres, Patanatic y San Luis participated
in the second de-worming campaign. This is part of the disease prevention program
that happened twice a year.Thank you to the Lenexa and Topeka South Club the students also receive pen or pencils during the de-worming campaign. Around 2,401 students receive the medicine and the pencil/pens.
Rotarians from Topeka South, Overland Park South and Lenexa travel
to Guatemala
From September 9 to 16 Rotarians from
Topeka South, Overland Park South and Lenexa travel to Guatemala to support the
Access to Education, Health and Safe Drinking Water that is implemented in the
region of Sololá, Guatemala in collaboration with the people of Patanatic and
Woodland Charities.The members of the team were Patti Bossert, Kyle Smith, Jeanine Wells and Thomas Ellis from the Topeka South RC; PDG John Vandewalle from Overland Park South RC. Along with the team came: Wes Smith, Jonathan Ellis, Carla Hansen, Allison Forese, Ron Finger, Bev Schwartz, Lee Schwartz and Jorge D Coromac V.P. of Woodland Charities.
Here is August News!
Medicine Student Carlos David
David continues to develop his
medical studies very successfully. Recently received a "certificate of
academic success" because in his first semester, David kept a good academic
level and their scores were one of the best of his class. 
Woodland Charities presented the Guatemala Access to
Education Health and safe drinking water” to several organizations
During the month of August Jorge D. Coromac Vice President
of Woodland Charities presented the Guatemala program in different institutions
such as: INMED, Olathe Bible Church, Primitivo Garcia school, dental school of
UMKC and district 5710 of Rotary International.
These presentation are tremendous opportunities for create
awareness of the challenges that many communities are facing today in regard
access to Education, Health and Safe Drinking Water. Also aloud Woodland to
share the achievements and challenges of the program as well the opportunity
that this program offer to individuals or groups to support the program as
volunteers.
Woodland recognizes that each individual or organization has
abilities and skills that can be share with leaders, families and communities
in need with the focus in create capacity in the communities and establishing
strong partnership.
Custom Foods and Enzo's Bakery continue supporting the Water
and Sanitation program in Guatemala. 
During this year the companies Custom Foods located in De
Soto and Enzo's Bakery located in Kansas City, Kansas continue supporting the program
with the donation of 5 gallons water buckets that are used in Guatemala to
provide water filters. This year Woodland has received donation of 310 5 gallons plastic buckets that allow access to safe drinking water to 155 families.
To learn more about this program or how to become a volunteer please contact jorge.coromac@yahoo.com or jorgec@woodlandpc.org
July up date! enjoy the great news from Guatemala
Rotarians and Interacts of Rotary District 5710 - Kansas, visited Guatemala.
Eleven Interacts from Shawnee
Mission Northwest High school along with four Rotarians of the District 5710
are visitied Guatemala from July 9 to 15 for a Service Above Self trip in the
region of Sololá Guatemala. The team’s activities were to monitoring/evaluate the water filters in the community of San Pablo and San Antonio Palopo and also will perform a basic eye exam (near and far) to students of 5th and 6th grade of the elementary schools.
The Interact/Rotary team also worded at the community nutritional garden of Patanatic, and painted the Medical Clinic of the Patanatic community.
The volunteers of SMNW Interacts were:
Caitlin Beatty, Rachael Hoelting, Abigail Zimmerman, Natalie Zimmerman, Lindsay
Butts, Carolyn Osbern, Anastasia Sokolenko, Gabrielle Whitmore, Colleen
Freeman, Bailey McCrary and Nieko Giesbrcht. Also with the team traveled President
Elect of the Olathe Rotary Club Geoffrey Neufeld; the Past District Governors
Wes Mc Coy (Olahte Club) Greg Peterson (Lenexa Club); Jorge D. Coromac VP of
Woodland Public Charity and the volunteers Juliamaria and Jorge Luis Coromac.Here is the description of the trip for some of the Interacts:
Hola! This is Abby speaking. Today (July 11) was our second day of work and the entire
Interact team is so excited to be in Guatemala. We're incredibly grateful for
the family, friends, and Rotarians who have helped us raise the money to get
here. A special thanks goes to the Lenexa club for a matching grant, as well as
the Shawnee, Johnson County, and Western Johnson County clubs for their
generous donations. This would not have been possible without Rotary. Also,
we’d like to thank Applebee’s, Hy-Vee, Peachwave, and Sonic for allowing us to
do multiple fundraisers. Finally, a big thank you is due for everyone who
purchased a Sponsor a Student or made an individual donation. We don't know
what we would do without you, and we hope that the work we do here will make
you proud.
We worked in the village of San Antonio.
After taking a bus ride up into the mountains, we gave the kids at the local
school eye exams and checked some of the water filters in the community. Much
like we did in San Pablo. I was amazed at the number of students and teachers
who had been living with poor, or some cases horrible, vision. I definitely
could not function that gracefully without my contacts....It makes you appreciate
everything we have at home.The team has absolutely loved interacting with the children. They are probably some of the sweetest kids you'll meet, and some of the funniest. You've got to love trying to see who can make the craziest face, especially when you're competing with a group of 4th grade boys. And nothing in the world is more rewarding than a hug and a smile.
Hola!
This is Gabby speaking. Today (July 11) we worked in the village of San Antonio.
After taking a bus ride up into the mountains, we gave the kids at the local
school eye exams and checked some of the water filters in the community. Much
like we did in San Pablo. I was amazed at the number of students and teachers
who had been living with poor, or some cases horrible, vision. I definitely
could not function that gracefully without my contacts....It makes you appreciate
everything we have at home.The team has absolutely loved interacting with the children. They are probably some of the sweetest kids you'll meet, and some of the funniest. You've got to love trying to see who can make the craziest face, especially when you're competing with a group of 4th grade boys. And nothing in the world is more rewarding than a hug and a smile.
Hi, my name is Nieko. The fourth day of work was the messiest of the
days. We all arrived at the medical clinic and moved all of the furniture away
from the walls. Jorge asked me to open the paint bucket and mix the white paint
with water in another bucket. The paint needed to be mixed for a while so that
it wouldn’t be so thin.
Once the first and second coats were finished some people started
painting the baseboard black. We were in a rush to finish because the 6th
grade regional soccer champion team was coming to play against us.
Once the soccer team arrived and we finished painting, we took a van down to the soccer field. We had 11 people and they had 6 people plus two more that we met there at the field. At first it was very hard and they were beating us, it was like they just toyed with us. But once they scored their first goal I passed the ball to Bailey who kicked it in for our first goal! Every time they scored we scored back! Abby Zimmerman and Ana Sokolenko scored also for a tie at three to three. We then did our penalty kicks. The other team made one of their shots, and Lindsay Butts, and Jorge Luis scored our two last shots, Lindsay scoring the winning one.
I am so happy we were able to help out the people of Patanatic and I
hope to come back another time to volunteer.
Woodland Charities Guatemala receives
a donation of 22 computers from Litl.
On July 9, 2013 Woodland Charities Guatemala received a
donation of 22 laptops for the Educational and Health Program that is
implemented in Patanatic, Sololá, Guatemala. 
The computers will be used to support the programs that are implementing
at the Education and Health Center Patanatic or Centro Educativo y Salud
Patanatic–CESP.
Elementary students of Fifth and sixth grade, as well the nursing students will benefit directly
with the use of the internet Lilt laptops allowing students to access
educational information on the internet.
The Patanatic Educational and Health Center will provide
computer classes; English classes and Nursing curses to students from the
region of Sololá. 
"Is incredible this donation of laptops... the students
never have had the opportunity to have access to computers in the past and
today... what was a dream…now is a reality... a reality that will strengthen
the learning process and positively transformation of the lives of our
students." Commented the Patanatic
Principal of the Elementary School Prof. Cesar Garcia .
"I'm very happy to have the chance that neither my older
brothers nor my parents had... having access to a computer which would help me
in my classes and at the same time I will learn about how to use the computer and navigate in the
internet “said sixth grader Odalis Faustina De León.
Young Rotarians from the Interact Club of Shawnee Mission
Northwest High School supported the installation of computers and the beginning
of computer classes for the children of the school of Patanatic.
"It's amazing
the happiness that the laptops brings to the students. The Patanatic students
pay attention and I notice as they played the keyboard how they touch the
laptops very carefully because they have never had access to a computer. Without a doubt this donation is going to
impact the lives and education of students” said Colleen Freeman young Rotarian
from the Interact Club of Shawnee Mission Northwest.
Woodland appreciates this important donation because it
positively impact educational programs and improve the academic level of
students. Jorge D. Coromac Woodland VP Charities said. To learn more about this
program contact jorgec@woodlandpc.org
Hello, hello!, here is June Update!
Volunteer team From Topeka Kansas
From June 9 to 15 a team of 7 volunteers from Topeka Kansas traveled to Guatemala to support the “Access to Education, Health and Safe Drinking Water” that is implemented in the community of Patanatic and surrounding areas of Sololá, Guatemala.
The team was able to provide medical checkups to students of kindergarten and first grad of the Elementary Schools of San Pedro, Cerro de Oro, San Juan and Patanatic. The team also was able to provide basic eye checkup to the students of 5th and 6th grades.
A total of 127 students received medical checkups and 135 receive eye checkups. 34 students were detected that they needed glasses. They immediately received glasses to read. In the immediate future, a group of volunteer ophthalmologists will visit these schools and make a more specific test to students who were detected on this occasion. 
The Team was able to monitoring some of the water filters that some families received in the past. Thank you to the donation of Topeka South Club and Olathe South High school ad Shawnee Mission Rotary Club the team was able to provide 11 water filters and install six new cook stoves.
Thank you for the hard work of Faron Farr, Nancy Garcia, Ann Farr, Lauren Farr, Bryan Van Meter, Scott Berry and the nurses: Ana Garcia and Sonia Xiquin. Muchas gracias!
Patanatic Med Student completed firs semester!
The student of medicine Carlos David Garcia had completed his first semester of studies in the career of General Physician and Surgeon.
David is one of four students that received a scholarship to become Nurse Assistant of the community of Patanatic, Sololá, that graduated on September 20.
In 2013 the four nurses applied to be admitted at the Medicine School and to continue studies in medicine but just David was the only one that was accepted into the program.
From January 2013 David had to move from Sololá Guatemala to Quetzaltenango where the medicine school is located.
This has been a challenge for David because he has been to move away from his family, friends and their community.
"While it is true, this represents a great sacrifice being away from the family and the community, I also recognize, and I appreciate the support that I am receiving to continue medical studies that will allow me to return to my community and provide better service to all" express medical student David Garcia.
David has received this scholarship thank you to the support of Patti and Paul Bossert, the Overland Park South Rotary Club and Coromac family.
David will start the second semester in the month of July. Congratulations David and keep up the great work in your studies!
To learn more about this program or how to become a volunteer please contact jorge.coromac@yahoo.com or jorgec@woodlandpc.org
May update!
Wheel Chair Project-Patanatic May 2013
Medical School Scholarship – David Garcia
David Garcia, one of the four nurses of Patanatic, Sololá continues succeeding in Medical School.
David expressed his gratitude for the scholarship but also fortified his commitment to continue every day putting the best of him in his education. He said “These three months had been a big challenge for me… to be far away from my family, my friends, my town is hard… but when I have so many books to read, a lot of homework and research projects… really the time goes as water in your hands. Every day I awake thinking that soon I will be able to keep helping my community with my skills and to be able to do that I need to be prepared”… “so thank you to all you that are making possible this scholarship that will be traduce in help and better health care for the people of Patanatic. Thank you to all of you that keep me in your prayers and keeping supporting Woodland and Jorge because without you I will never be able even to dream… thank you!
“I am connecting with you because every time that I am able to check the updates from Woodland and Jorge’s Facebook or the blog I can see how much good are you doing for the people of Guatemala… that really inspire me and make me think that you are a blessing for my town and this world… thank for all you do for your families and my families… thank you and hope that one day… I will have again the honor to work shoulder by shoulder with you! Thank you!
Guatemala: Access to Education, Health and Safe Drinking Water Program presented at District 5710 annual conference.
The Guatemala Program was presented to all the leaders of the D5710 during their Annual Conference that this year took place at Rock Spring, Junction City, KS on May 3 to 5, 2013.
The presenters were: Patti Bossert from the Topeka South RC, Whitley Johnson from KU Rotaract, Faron Harr from the Topeka South RC, Abby Zimmerman from Shawnee Mission HS Interact, John Wilhite Past District Governor D5710 and from Overbrook RC and Jorge D. Coromac from Woodland.
To learn more about how to become a volunteer or how to support these projects contact Jorge Coromac at jorge.coromac@yahoo.com; jorgec@woodlandpc.org or www.woodlandcharities.org
Here is April update!
Please see the exciting news about the new babies in Patanatic, the literacy project, the water filters and the community garden/ farm projects. Hope to see you soon back in Guatemala!
Greetings to all!
This month update brings you an amazing journal that Patanatic is leading in the region of Sololá!
Really wish that you were over there during the distribution of the wheel chairs… I was able to witness the amazing work of the Patanatic leaders and nurses. So proud of their hard work and their passion to serve!
On May 6th and 7th 2013, fifty-nine people from the communities of Cerro de Oro, San Juan La Laguna, San Pedro La Laguna, Nahuala, San Jorge La Laguna, Panajachel, Tierra Linda and Patanatic Communities of Sololá, Guatemala received wheel chairs through the coordination between Hope Haven, South Dakota University/Physical Therapy School, the Education and Health Center Patanatic-CESP-, Woodland Public Charity and the leaders of Patanatic town.
Children, youth, adults and seniors were beneficiated with the project. The aim of the project was to deliver wheelchairs to 59 people and customized each of the chairs according to the need of the patients: high, age and physical condition. The patient and relatives that received wheel chairs were trained about how to use, and how to take care of the wheelchair.
Besides getting the wheelchair, each patient received a general medical exam that was conducted by nurses of the Centro Educativo y Salud Patanatic (CESP) and medical students at the University of South. The patients received the medical check, medicine, multivitamins, dental vanish, and dental supplies and personal hygiene kit. 87% of patients have never had a wheel chair and therefore many do not have access to health care.
This project was possible thank you to the active participation of volunteer from Woodland, the Education and Health Center -CESP- that unified efforts with the South Dakota Physiotherapy Faculty/students and Hope Haven-Antigua Guatemala.Medical School Scholarship – David Garcia
David Garcia, one of the four nurses of Patanatic, Sololá continues succeeding in Medical School.
David expressed his gratitude for the scholarship but also fortified his commitment to continue every day putting the best of him in his education. He said “These three months had been a big challenge for me… to be far away from my family, my friends, my town is hard… but when I have so many books to read, a lot of homework and research projects… really the time goes as water in your hands. Every day I awake thinking that soon I will be able to keep helping my community with my skills and to be able to do that I need to be prepared”… “so thank you to all you that are making possible this scholarship that will be traduce in help and better health care for the people of Patanatic. Thank you to all of you that keep me in your prayers and keeping supporting Woodland and Jorge because without you I will never be able even to dream… thank you!
David completed in April his first trimester test with great scores. David has been supported thank you to the generosity of the Overland Park South RC, Patti and Paul Bossert and the Coromac family.
Guatemala: Access to Education, Health and Safe Drinking Water Program presented at District 5710 annual conference.
The Guatemala Program was presented to all the leaders of the D5710 during their Annual Conference that this year took place at Rock Spring, Junction City, KS on May 3 to 5, 2013.
The presentation was made it thank you to the participation of volunteers that last year went to Guatemala as part of the “volunteer opportunities” that Woodland offers year round the year.
The presenters were: Patti Bossert from the Topeka South RC, Whitley Johnson from KU Rotaract, Faron Harr from the Topeka South RC, Abby Zimmerman from Shawnee Mission HS Interact, John Wilhite Past District Governor D5710 and from Overbrook RC and Jorge D. Coromac from Woodland.To learn more about how to become a volunteer or how to support these projects contact Jorge Coromac at jorge.coromac@yahoo.com; jorgec@woodlandpc.org or www.woodlandcharities.orgHere is April update!
Patanatic newborns 2013!
Nine new babies had been born from January until March 2013. Mothers and babies had been able to receive their monthly check up and they are in good health condition.
Nurse Sonia Xiquin from the Centro Educativo y Salud Patanatic –CESP- mentioned: “it is a blessing for the families and to the community these new babies. In the CESP we had been able to visit them to their homes and also they are receiving the monthly check up. For the last four months we had family doctors, nurse practitioner and a Pediatrician at the CESP. They provide medical checkups to the babies and mother. To have all these types of professionals also is a blessing for new babies, parents and the community because they are the experts”. Thank you to all of you that help us to continue providing medical care, training and friendship to the families of Patanatic and surrounding areas.
Literacy Project: Patanatic Library.
Thank you to the support of the Olathe Noon Rotarians Arthur Kent Donley and Charles Nigro the Patanatic Library of Sololá Guatemala received a donation of books for kinder to six grade levels.
The Principal of the School Cesar Garcia expressed his gratitude for the donation: “thank you Rotarians because our students today have access to precious and valuable books that will help the students to continue their success.
Teachers now know that there are more books that the students, from levels kinder to six grades, can have access for their different research project or for reading or for math assignations, “Muchas gracias”.
The donation also include education poster that the teachers can use for subject such as: science, social studies, reading and geometry, geography and others.
Olathe South High School continue the support to the Guatemala Water project with a donation that will provide access to water filters to 10 families/60 people. The Olathe South High School Spanish Class under the leadership of the Teacher Stephanie French developed an awareness campaign in the school by talking about the importance of safe drinking water and the impact in the life of people less fortunate in Guatemala.
Thank you to all the students and to Mrs. Stephanie French!
Community garden/farm Patanatic.
The community garden/farm continues producing more vegetables and nutritional supplements for the children and families that participate in the nutritional program. Radish, coli flowers, squash, carrots and other had been producing during this trimester. Also the production of eggs and goat milk is continuing and besides the families of the nutritional program, also the kindergarten and first grade students of the Patanatic elementary school had been beneficiated with this project.Guatemala: Access to Education, Health and Safe Drinking Water Program.
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On April Jorge Coromac VP of Woodland was invited to present the program to the leadership of Xavier University in Cincinnati and to the Rotary Club of Oregon District 5110: Rogue Valley After 5 RC, Rogue Gateway RC and Jacksonville-Applegate RC.
During the presentation Jorge was able to highlight the tremendous work that the local leaders of the communities of Sololá are doing in regards education, health and access to safe drinking to their communities in collaboration with ACONANI, Woodland, Rotary, Xavier University and other humanitarian organizations.
This Community Participatory Program is focus in:
a) creates capacity in the community,
b) community engagement,
c) promote sustainability,
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To learn more about how to become a volunteer of to support these projects contact Jorge Coromac at jorge.coromac@yahoo.com; jorgec@woodlandpc.org or www.woodlandcharities.org
Greetings! Here is MARCH report!
PARK UNIVERSITY AND KANSAS UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH-ROTARACT PROVIDED 2,311 SCHOOL MEDICAL CHECKUPS IN PATANATIC AND SURRONDING AREAS.
2,311 children received medical checkups thank you to the outstanding volunteer work of the teams of Kansas University Medical Center International Outreach-ROTARACT (KUMCIO-ROTARACT) and the Park University nurse school.
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The first team from KUMCIO-ROTARACT and Park University raveled to Guatemala from March 8 to 15. They provided medical check-ups to the students of the elementary schools of Patanatic, Cerro de Oro, San Antonio, San Pedro, San Pablo and San Juan La Laguna.
KU sent a total of 19 volunteers that included three physicians, nurse practitioners, and first year medical students. Park University sent 23 volunteers that included doctor, nurse practitioners and nurses who will graduate in May 2013.
A second team of 14 volunteers from KUMCIO-ROTARACT traveled to Guatemala from March 17th to 23rd to continue providing medical checkups to the kids of Cerro de Oro and Patanatic elementary school and families.
Principal, teachers, students and parents express their gratitude to the teams. All the students receive de-worming medicine, multivitamins and medicine as need it.
Thank you PARK UNIVERSITY and to KUMCIO Rotaract!
WOODLAND BOARD THERESA JONES TRAVELS TO GUATEMALA
Along with the 56 volunteers from PARK UNIVERSITY and KANSAS UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH-ROTARACT traveled Theresa Jones member of the Woodland Advisory Board Committee.Theresa Jones had been involve with the Guatemala Access to Education, Health and Safe Drinking Water Program that currently is implementing by Woodland and in this time Theresa was part of the logistic team that coordinate the volunteer work of Park and KU teams.
Jorge Coromac Vice President of Woodland expresses his gratitude to Theresa because as a Board Member and as a Rotarian of the Overland Park South Rotary Club shows once again her tremendous commitment and passion to collaborate in the implementation of the program. Thank you Theresa for your leadership and Service Above Self.
COOK STOVES, WATER FILTERS and MEDICINE DONATED BY SHAWNEE MISSION ROTARY CLUB
On March 18 the KUMCIO Rotaract team installed 4 of the 10 cook stoves that were donated to the families of Patanatic thank you to the support of the Shawnee Mission Rotary Club. Shawnee Mission RC also donates water filters and medicine for the KUMCIO Rotaract medical team used during their medical mission trip from March 9 to 23.
The pre-assembled cook stove are provided to families that because their poor conditions do not have the capacity to purchase this basic technology. The cook stove reduces the use of fire wood from 85 to 90% and eliminates 100% of the smoke caused by cooking in open fires. The Shawnee Mission RC donated 5 and 5 more cook stoves were donate by Nancy and Dave Dilley.
SPRING HILL ROTARY CLUB SUPPORT LITERACY PROGRAM IN SAN JUAN LA LAGUNA GUATEMALA
Many families in Guatemala do not have the basic resources to provide school supplies to their children to attend school. 
Spring Hill Rotary Club donated pencils to 153 students of the San Juan Elementary School.
Students and teachers express their gratitude for the donation of the Spring Hill RC to the president of the Club Johnny Ford and especially to Tom Inderhees from Golden Living Center and Spring Hill Rotarian that procure the donation of the pencils.
VICE PRESIDENT OF WOODLAND MET WITH 1992 NOBEL PEACE RIGOBERTA MENCHU TUM.
Rigoberta Menchú Tum is an indigenous Guatemalan woman, of the K'iche' ethnic group. Has dedicated her life to publicizing the plight of Guatemala's indigenous peoples during and after the Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996), and to promoting indigenous rights in the country. She received the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize and Prince of Asturias Award in 1998. She is the subject of the testimonial biography I, Rigoberta Menchú (1983) and the author of the autobiographical work, Crossing Borders.
Menchú is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. She has also become a figure in indigenous political parties and ran for President of Guatemala in 2007 and 2011.
2ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND HEALTH CENTER PATANATIC.
Patanatic community of Sololá Guatemala celebrates the 2nd anniversary of the Community Education and Health Center Patanatic.
The celebration includes the “International Marathon Patanatic” 2013 that is a 5 kms distance that starts in the side of the Lake Atitlan in Panajachel and ends in the entrance of the Community Education and Health Center Patanatic. This year participated 120 runners that included: Doctors, KUMCIO Rotaracts, teachers, community health workers, Patanatic nurses, elementary/middle school students and community leader.
After the Marathon continued the Soccer Tournament where four teams compete for the first place. The teams include the Patanatic teacher’s soccer team, the community leaders’ team, the Middle school soccer team and the USA volunteer team.
During the sport activity the elementary school students and children of Patanatic participated in recreational activities that include Piñatas, snacks, contest, etc.
The celebration continues with a Medical Symposium where the nurses of the CESP provide the report of the services provided in 2012. Last year the CESP was able to provide 5,217 medical checkups that include: neonatal medical care, pre and post natal care, glucose test, diabetes test, dental care, annual female well exams, and school medical checkups. At the end of the celebration the community leader recognized the winners of the marathon and also the champion team of the soccer tournament. The celebration also includes cultural dances, marimba music, fireworks and authentic/delicious food.
Woodland extended cordial invitation to you to participate as volunteer and travel to Guatemala to support the access to education, health and safe drinking water program in 2013!
For more information contact Jorgec@woodlandpc.org
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Here is the February report!
February 28th 2013
Temple University in Guatemala!
Temple University in Guatemala!
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Temple University volunteer team visited Patanatic Guatemala to support the access to education, health and safe drinking water program.
A total of 8 volunteers conducted school medical exams to Patanatic and Cerro de Oro elementary school students.
Temple University team also performs of glucose test and help with the de-worming campaign to 100% of children at the elementary school in Patanatic and Cerro de Oro.
Muchas gracias Temple University team!
Nutritional Garden and Community Farm Patanatic.
The Patanatic community farm and nutritional garden continues producing food for the children and families of the nutrition program. Currently it is collected 3 liters of from the goats at the farm, 20 to 24 eggs, more rabbits keep growing and the nutritional garden continues producing: squash, guisquil, hierva blanca, onions, carrots, jalapenos and potatoes.
On January two new baby goats was delivered and now the Farm has a total of 9 goats and the rabbits population increase from 22 to 34. All these products are using to improve the nutritional conditions of families that are in the nutritional program and also the Kinder students of Patanatic elementary school.
Capacity Building = International Volunteer teams.
Woodland continues coordinating the visit of two teams of volunteers during the month of March: the University of Kansas School of medicine and Park University School of Nursing.
KU and Park University along with the local leaders and nurses of Patanatic Guatemala will provide medical check-ups in schools of San Antonio, San Juan, San Pedro, San Andres and Patanatic.
Woodland extended cordial invitation to our followers of this blog to participate as volunteers and travel to Guatemala to support the access to education, health and safe drinking water program in 2013!
For more information contact Jorgec@woodlandpc.org or visit www.woodlandcharities.org
January 2013...
Fantastic news from Patanatic, San Marcos and Quetzaltenango.Hope to see you in Guatemala soon!
Annual medical checkups for 100% of families of Patanatic tow and surrounding communities.
Xavier's University started 2013 providing medical checkups to the families of Patanatic. This is fantastic!
A total of 235 patients were seen and all the babies born in the 2012 received medical follow-up!
This is the first of 10 teams that are planned to visit Patanatic Guatemala for the 2013 to provide medical check-up to 100% of families of Patanatic and the students of the schools of Cerro de Oro, San Pedro, San Juan, San Pablo, San Antonio, and San Andrés Semetabaj.
Xavier's College sent a team of 17 volunteers which provided pre and post natal medical care, medical consultations to parents of children, glucose tests, education in dental care, eye exams and also visited three shelters in the area of Bethany, San Marcos, where families still living since the earthquake of November 2012.
Past District Governors of Rotary District 5710 visit Guatemala
Quetzaltenango Scholarships
With the beginning of the new school year (January to October) in Quetzaltenango Guatemala Woodland has been able to provide scholarships to 20 children which include students from elementary, middle and high school levels. These students attend the Academy Miguel Ángel Asturias from January to October. Congratulation to the scholars and their families!
Past District Governors of Rotary District 5710 visit Guatemala
From January 14 to 23 a team of Rotarians visited Guatemala in order to continue support to the access to education, health and drinking water program in Sololá Guatemala. Nancy and Wes McCoy of the Rotary Club of Olathe, John Wilhite of the Rotary Club of Overbrook and Jorge Coromac Vice President of Woodland and member of the Lenexa Club visit Patanatic and unified they efforts with the families and leaders of Patanatic to continue the implementation of the access to education, health and access to safe drinking water in the region.
Approximately 90 families/540 people of Patantic and 30 families/180 people from San Marcos have received medical check-ups, medicine, multivitamins during January. Through the nutrition program, children and families had received nutritional supplements. These supplements have been produced in the community farm and include: eggs, milk, meet and vegetables.
The Rotarians also visit San Marcos to monitoring the water filters that were distributed after the earthquake as well as the health conditions of the people who are still in shelters.Woodland acknowledged community of Kansas, WESTCAN Center, Reyes Media, The Mexicanita Store, Rotarians of Olathe, Olathe Santa Fe, Spring Hill, Ottawa, Topeka South, Lenexa and DeSoto for the support to send immediate assistance to the families and victims of the earthquake.
The reconstruction process includes the construction of housing, the provision of stoves, beds, sheets, water filters, medicine and training local leaders in health, nutrition, hygiene and sanitation subjects.
New babies in 2013!
Four new babies were born in January 2013. Babies have brought blessings to their families and the community of Patanatic. The proud parents expressed their appreciation for the opportunity to have access to health for their babies’ right there in their own town. Medicine College Scholarship for a student of Patanatic.
Thank you to the Overland Park South Rotary Club, Patty and Paul Bossert and Woodland began the official process in providing an College scholarship to Carlos David Garcia. The scholarship will have duration of seven years.During this time David will get in college academic experience / practice and obtain the title of family doctor and surgeon.
Carlos David is one of the four Assistance Nurse who graduated on September 20, 2012 as part of the program that is implemented in Patanatic, Guatemala.Carlos David is originally from Patanatic and understands the problems faced by families for not having access to education and health.
This scholarship started on January 7, 2013 and is part of the phases of the: "access to education, health and safe drinking water program" that Woodland and The Education and Health Center Patanatic - CESP- are implemented to build capacity in the community.
Soon Patanatic will have its own doctor!
Woodland in 2013
Together we can maximize resources, abilities, and skills that will strengthen the active and responsible participation of community leaders and providing them with support that will drive them to becoming managers of their own development.
To learn about how to become a volunteer contact jorgec@woodlandpc.org - www.woodlandcharities.org
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