Hi Everyone, Thanks for those who were able to come out to the last meeting for FALL QUARTER on Tuesday! For those who were not able to make it or have not gone to a meeting yet this quarter, please pay close attention to the deadlines coming up and submit your registration. This is very important that you all meet the deadline for this in order to reserve your spot on this trip. Also please review our meeting notes on our news page of our website. DEADLINE:
December 11, 2009- $175 Deposit (check payable to UCSC Global Medical Brigades) - Register through UCSC (only a few have done this) - Register your Fundraising Website (only a few have done this) *NOTE: Instructions to registering are on the website, http://gmbslugs.weebly.com/register.html **Please do this ASAP ***To turn in deposits, please contact one of our leaders at our emails or text us and we can set up a place to meet to turn this in. Daniel: 805-914-9050 Ida: 650-867-3141 Rameet: 559-259-1318 Remember, we are focusing on our Dental Station this Winter Break to help supply us with doctors or supplies. I know a lot of us are going to get our wisdom teeth removes or even just a dental check up so talk to your local dentist about this trip and how they can help us with supply donations or even if they want to join us on this trip! Here is the list of materials we need to have this station on our brigade. (*signifies a lot!!!!) We can use as much donations as we can. - Gauze* (2x2s & 3x3s)
- Gloves*
- Masks * signifies we need a LOT!!!
- Paper towels*
- Drapes
- Trash bags
- 3-5 boxes of lidocaine or septocaine cartridges (costs about $20 per box)
- 3 boxes of 30 GA short needles (blue)
- 3-4 boxes of 27 GA long needles (yellow)
- Sharps containers
- 4 deep plastic trays (for cold sterilization) & supply scrub brush
- 250 Dixie cups
- Toothbrushes & toothpaste*
- Fluoride varnish (optional, but awesome)
- NOTE: Dentist offices are generally really cool about donating toothpaste and toothbrushes and sometimes even fluoride varnish (if everyone gets 30 toothbrushes & paste donated, you’ll have enough to give every patient a set!). Hospital supply rooms generally are willing to donate gauze, gloves, masks, sharps containers, plastic strays, supply scrub brushes, and gut-resorbable sutures.
This will also be posted online. Last thing is remember to fundraise over break and winter break!!!! I have attached a sample letter with a formal letter head that you can edit and send it out to family and friends. This is probably the best way that you can get your trip fundraised fully! There is plenty of time before our trip to send these letters out but since the Holiday season is coming up, this is a great opportunity to let your family know about this trip. SO FUNDRAISE!!!! Let us know if you have any other questions! Take care and have a great rest of the quarter. Next quarter, we will have our official count of brigaders and we will begin to work hard towards our preparation for the brigades! Stay in contact! - GB TEAM Our contacts can be found at http://gmbslugs.weebly.com/contact.html (sorry leaders, i posted your pictures hahaha)
How to register: gmbslugs.weebly.com (please register ASAP so we can book the flight for a cheaper price)
- Click on register- this is where you will register with us, as well as tell us about any food allergies you might have
- After registering on the gmbslugs.weebly.com website, register @ fundraising site
- Link from gmbslugs.weebly.com under register
- Click on Summer 2010 link
- Left column, join brigade
- This website allows family and friends to donate online with credit/debit cards, or they can still choose to send you a check (you’ll have your own link!)
- Donations are tax deductible!!!
- Checks are made out to UCSC Global Medical Brigades
- Try not to go over the set goal, because it’s hard to get the company to reimburse us this money. We will have people monitoring each account, but that’s hopefully a lot of accounts to keep track of, so please try to keep track
- Register by Christmas
Winter quarter/next year, we will focus more on the dental aspect of the brigades.
- Go home and talk to your dentist over break
- See if they will be interested in helping us in anyway
- Donations: toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, gauze, gloves, face mask, etc…
- Or they can come if they want!
Next quarter, planning to have bimonthly meetings, a lot of things are going to start
- We’ll be meeting with a Spanish professor to learn useful Spanish for the trip
- CPR training
- UCSC professor will give talk and donate equipment
- Demo of what will happen at each station in the clinic (triage, pharmacy, dental cleaning, dental surgery, charla, doctor’s office)
- Learn medicine in pharmacy
We will have socials to get to know each other (bowling, laser tag, etc…)
175 due by Dec 11
- 150 for flight deposit
- 25 for club costs
- there will be multiple deadlines after this to make sure you have all the money in time
fundraisers
- Jamba Juice next quarter
- Feel free to contact any business you know that would be willing to host a fundraiser (ie: new leaf, whole foods, restaurants, etc…)
Requirements to travel:
- Link on gmbslugs.weebly.com
- Tells you what vaccinations you need (it would be best to get these at a travel doctor’s office in your hometown)
- What to pack, what documents you need (passport, visa, etc…)
- How to ask for donations from friends, family, family friends, businesses
Notes:
- Meetings are mandatory unless you email a leader and tell them why
- Fundraisers are mandatory because if we don’t go, why would anyone else want to?
- Invite your friends to come with us, anyone can come (they don’t have to be a student here)
Come join us at our Informational Session and learn how you can become part of the world's largest student-led global health and sustainable development organizations! Global Brigades consists of student volunteers and professionals that empower communities in developing countries with programs that improve the quality of life while respecting the local culture.
We have had previous informational sessions earlier this year but we invite those that could not make it and also those who are currently part of the organization to join us and learn about Global Brigades. We have a special guest speaker from GB Headquarters to speak to us about sustainable development, social responsibility, and the many aspects and goals of Global Brigades.
We currently are working on programs that consist of medical/dental relief, international water solutions, public health, and micro-financing.
Please come by at
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 8:00pm College Eight Room 240
This will be a great presentation and encourage everyone and their friends, including those who went to our previous meetings, to come join us with our Guest Speaker. Sign ups will be available for each program.
Hope to see you all there!
Have a safe Halloween Weekend!
Global Brigades
UCSC CHAPTER
Thanks for choosing medical/dental. Expect lots of interaction, work, and fun!- Introductions: Rockin’ Robin, Magical Megan, Busy Becky, Bitchin’ Betsey, Magnetic Mary, Kickin’ Kate, Dorky Danica, Awesome AJ, Exciting Eurie, Jolly Jennifer, Persistent Phil, Joyful Jocelyn, Talkative Tammy, Rambunctious Rameet, Icky Ida, Dancing/daring Daniel
- Presidents Dan and Ida, VP Rameet, Secretary/Recruitment Committee Robin, Medicine Coordinator Megan, Fundraising Coordinator Tammy
- Notes for meetings will be available, but please please please try to come to the meetings so we can get an idea of who is coming, and so we can get to know you. There will be a lot of fun interactive things you don't want to miss out
Cost- $175 non-refundable deposit due by Dec 11:
- Check to UCSC Global Medical Brigades (write your name in the memo), 150 for flight, 25 for misc. costs (club fees/tshirts)
- Turn check in to an officer or at the next meeting
- To ensure your spot on the trip
- $35 for international insurance, please check whether your insurance covers you. If you are, then you can sign a waiver. Not due till issued plane ticket.
- $650 In country costs cover laundry, food, clean water, security, translators, transportation, etc…
- Airfare will be ~500-900 depending on season, travel agency will let us know once we confirm number of participants
- $100 minimum donation for medication, either equivilent donated or cash donation
- All donations and funds are non-refundable.
Registration- Please register yourself if you plan on joining us on the trip.
- From website link, there is a register form to fill out with general info (t shirt size, allergies, contact info)
- One through global brigades (is also the fundraising website)
- Other for UCSC
- Certain vaccinations required: get them ahead of time! Some of them have to be taken a week before traveling! (Can go to the travel clinic at the Health Center on campus)
- Passport cannot expire within 6 months of trip! Please renew if needed and if you need a VISA, contact leaders ASAP. Issue date has to be 3 months before trip date.
Plans for the year- Basic outline for the year
- Raise money for medication/in flight costs
- We have medical relief organization to order medicine from (they give it to us at a VERY discounted price)
- However, if you can find places in your community that would be willing to donate medicine (just make sure the expiration date is after our trip date)
- Remember, $100 minimum requirement towards medication, either in donated medication or money so we can purchase through these relief organizations
- Doctors: If you know any who are interested in going, print out documents from website (under registration under important documents) and give it to them so they have information from doctors who have gone before
- Start fundraising now (especially since Christmas is coming!!!). There is a customizable letter available on the website (also under register under important documents on the Register page)
The Trip
- If we get 70 students to go, we can stay at La Hacienda, which was built by a Honduras president for presidents. Beautiful spanish architecture with 360 degree view in the country side
- There will be time to relax at night and a fiesta will be thrown for us at the end of our trip
- In regards to the political strife in Honduras: it should have no affect on our trip. Most of the political action takes place in the capital, and we will be working in very rural areas. We also have a security guard who will travel with us to every location. If something does happen, the organization works closely with the Honduran and US Embassy and will ensure our safety and will determine if we can travel or not.
Fundraisers- We’ve had one fundraiser already at Optometry Practice and we raised $400 dollars. However, we need more ideas for fun fundraisers, so if you have any ideas, please email one of the presidents or fundraising committee
- Be sure to come out for our fundraisers, because if you don’t, why would anyone else
- We are trying to set up a Benefit dinner in the Spring to help raise money and everyone's involvement is mandatory. This will be our big event of the year besides our trip.
- Some ideas already:
- Jamba Juice
- Woodstocks Pizza
- Dance on campus
- Etc…
- Please feel free to email any ideas you might have about fundraising
- Next meeting should be in about 2-3weeks to ensure proper planning.
- Please come! We will be receiving CPR training through out the year, and this is the first time meeting with our instructor!
- Our usual meeting day will be every other Tuesday at 7pm at location TBA. We will post online and email reminders for meetings.
We will be having our first meeting next week on
Tuesday, October 20 from 8:00p - 9:00p at College Eight Classroom 242
Sorry if its too late, we wanted to get a time where everyone will make it. We urge everyone to come to every meeting to get to know each other as well as get updated information as we plan for our trip.
I know we can park at the West Remote Parking near OAKS for free after 5pm and at the meters free after 8:30p so you can plan accordingly! So get ready to meet everyone and I hope to see everyone there! Let us know if you can't make it but please try your hardest. Have a great weekend everyone!
Global Brigades- 1st informational meeting 9/30/09- Medical (ida@globalbrigades.org, danieltruong@globalbrigades.org, rameet@globalbrigades.org,)
- Public Health (kgoldber@ucsc.edu), Business (jessie.kalinda@gmail.com), Water (ridavis@ucsc.edu)
- Cover each branch of GB, majors don’t matter, after this meeting, each brigade meets separately
- Water, Business, Medical, Public Health, (Dental too, but at UCSC it’s combined with Medical)
- Honduras- 2nd poorest Central American country
- No health care, economy, bad water
- 2003, hurricane mitch, group of students took volunteers and doctors to help people
- Continued going back, esp. after seeing same problems, turned it into GB
- Started with 20 students, now nation wide
- Paired with Sister Maria’s charity/orphanage
- Started with Medical, noticed medical problems stemmed from dirty water, lead to public health, etc…
- Video montage
- Med and Dental
- Fundraiser all year long for medication
- Ask doctors to come along (7-ish already)
- We can take bp, weight, triage,
- Spanish speakers- translate for doctors
- Dental- clean teach, fluoride treatments, give shots, can remove teeth
- All brigades- about a week, don’t work the entire time, but when you do, it’s intense, wake up early
- Make great friends for life (seriously)
- Will have Spanish classes available before the trip
- Learn triage/dental skills from dentists and doctors while in Honduras
- June 14-20
- Business- Jessie
- Going same week as medical and dental (14th-20th)
- Micro-enterprise
- Agricultural hopefully- spend year to come up with business plan for a community, help set it in motion
- Lots of leadership opportunities
- Video from UCLA
- Don’t raise money for meds, raise 100 per volunteer to donate/buy something useful for the community you work with
- Faculty advisor: Professor Robinson, will lecture about once a month
- Will also have guest speakers
- Shadow loan officers in country
- Will be able to choose a family to give a loan too
- Public Health- Kevin Goldberg
- Newest program, 1st year for all schools going
- Same week as other brigades
- Take more aggressive approach- help community members take preventative measures
- Safe water storage, concrete vs. dirt floors, safer chimneys
- Improve quality of life
- Main focus: meet with reps from diff. communities and teach them how to help their communities and neighbors
- Physical labor
- Get to work specifically with one family, really get to know a single family (whereas med. Brigade helps more people, don’t get the personal connection)
- Water- Raeanne, Camille
- 1st year going
- USA: 150 gallons used per person daily, Honduras: 3 gallons a week
- Every child gets a parasite from dirty water, but they can’t avoid it
- Need water for everything, water needs to be improved in order to keep community sanitary and healthy
Join us for at least one of our informational meeting! Learn about Global Brigades as an organization and also about the different programs and projects that we offer to help keep Honduras sustainable. We will be presenting our 5 programs with a video from the past Medical Brigade's trip.
September 30, 2009 7:30pm or October 8, 2009 8:30 pm at Cervantes and Velasquez Room at the Bay Tree Building next to the career center.
Hope to see you all there!
GB
Hey,
This sucks but Winter 2009 Trip for this year has been cancelled. Please note! Join us though for Summer 2010 next year! We will be at OPERS Fall Festival September 22nd 3pm-6pm for more information and learn how to register!
My name is Zachary Grambos and I am a 2nd year medical student at Marshall university. Just last week I led a team of thirteen made up of medical students, undergrads, doctors, nurses, and nursing students to Honduras. Despite the political strife, we remained far removed from any noticeable consequence for the duration of our trip. The Flor Azul compound is 2hours removed from the capital city ad remains remote looking upon a large valley. Every patient that we saw was extremely grateful for our being there and providing them with free healthcare. GMB's top priority is safety and they make sure that while on brigade that we abide by the curfew if one has been in place. There were police officers with our group. At all times on brigade and plenty of group leaders that can vouch for your good intentions while on brigade.
I hope that your group can continue their brigade because it is such a worthwhile experience that reminds us of why we are going to medical school in the first place.
Thank you.
Zachary Grambos
Posted by Zachary Grambos, President, GMB Marshall University at 11:38 a.m.
Brigaders are in Honduras participating in medical, dental, water, and public health brigades at this time. We continue to monitor the situation and have been brigading outside of the El Paraiso region as a precaution. Communities have been receiving the service they need and we are continuing to move forward with all August brigades. As always, safety is a number one priority for Global Brigades, please continue to visit the website for updates.
Posted by Office of the CEO at 7:13 p.m.
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