Remote Area Medical
Please take a minute to be moved by what this organization is doing for so many, who are doing the best they can, but still can't afford the medical care they need....
Nolan and I are so very blessed to have access to medical care and prescriptions, whenever we feel the need to get them, as that are a part of his military service...
We are giving to this organization, to hopefully bring at least a portion of the care that we take for granted, to someone in need.... We encourage you to do the same. :-)
Just a bit of information... and links below to find out more...
"Past Expedition
At the expedition on Jan. 5-6 in Knoxville TN, RAM brought 1343 free services to people. There were 504 eyeglasses provided, 1066 teeth extracted and 567 fillings done. There were 276 volunteers. The total value of free care was $235,497.00.
He (the founder, Stan Brock) has no family, takes no salary, and has no home. Brock lives in an abandoned school that the city of Knoxville leases to RAM for $1. Until recently, he took showers in the courtyard with a hose. How does he pay for all the care and supplies? "In the first place we really know how to stretch the dollar. We operate entirely on the generosity of the American people. I'd like to say that we had big corporate support in America but we don’t. So it’s the little checks from those people who send in the $5 and $10," Brock explained. RAM operates on a shoestring budget of about $250,000 a year. Yet, last year, it treated 17,000 patients."
I can't help but believe Mr. Brock is doing God's work and what better way to help him than to donate; every little bit helps...
This is the link to the story that aired on CBS tonight....
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/28/60minutes/main3889496.shtml
This is the link to the organization's website....
http://www.ramusa.org/index.html
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