Dominican Dreams ~ 2011 Health Care Mission

Follow the 2011 Dominican Republic Health Care Mission Team

Montellano, Dominican Republic

January 26 ~ February 4

On January 24, 2011, members of a 93-person health care mission team [50 new team members!] will begin congregating on the north shore of Hispaniola, Dominican Republic. These medical professionals and mission volunteers hope to celebrate the 25th year of this medical outreach project to Haiti and the Dominican Republic by making it the best one yet! [Last year, 60 persons participated and served over 4,000 people!]
Led by Fr. Larry Snyder & his wife Karen, team members from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Alabama, Illinois, Iowa and Canada expect to begin setting up for clinics on January 25 & 26. On January 27, the health care team plans to go mobile, traveling & providing medical & dental care each day through February 3 to thousands of Dominicans as well as Haitian refugees in nearby rural villages.
Medical Directors Dr. Amy Harvey, Dr. Michel Chapnick and Dr. George Stollsteimer, Dental Director Dr. Ken Messer and Pharmacy Director Jim O'Keeffe will provide the professional health care direction for the clinics.
The 93-member team will be working under the auspices of the Episcopal Church of the Dominican Republic, with Fr. Daniel Samuel, priest of the Mission of St. Mary the Virgin, Montellano, Puerto Plata.

Team contact information: Piergiorgio Palace Hotel, Calle la Puntilla #1, El Batey, Sosua, Dominican Republic: Tel. 809-571-2215 [no international code is needed to call the hotel]
http://www.piergiorgiopalace.com/ e-mail: piergiorgio@codetel.net.do