More–than–a–Match 2009

BENEFITING THE HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM.

The Diocese of Jerusalem operates four healthcare institutions in some of the most difficult and conflict scourged environments in the region, providing care and services for more than 50,000 people every year. These patients span all ages, from conception to the end of life, receiving comprehensive services from routine checkups to the most complicated and sophisticated surgical procedures.

Common to all the institutions and varied services is one overriding commitment: to provide the best care possible to anyone who needs it, regardless of age, gender, religion, political affiliation, or ability to pay.

DIOCESAN WIDE EFFORT

We invite you to raise funds to add to the $7,000 the Colorado Episcopal Foundation budgeted for the Millennium Development Goals. From bake sales, to car washes, to inter–parish challenges (fishing contests, miniature golf etc.), what can you think up to raise funds and touch the lives of our sisters and brothers in the Diocese of Jerusalem?

YOUR CHURCH CAN HELP

To participate send an email providing all the information requested to office@coef.org and provide the contact for your church, your church and city, how much you pledge to raise and how will you raise the funds.

The deadline for sending the funds to the Foundation is September 25, 2009. Congregations who send their funds by then will be recognized at Diocesan Convention.

Send your check payable to the Colorado Episcopal Foundation to:

Colorado Episcopal Foundation
1300 Washington St.
Denver, CO 80203

Together we can improve the lives of children and women in the very land where our Lord prayed that his followers might be one even as he and his Father are one!

MATERIALS

A CD–ROM with a complete set of materials have been sent to each church to the care of the Parish Administrator. Below are Word Documents materials for you to customize and use in your parish:

You have copyright permission to reproduce all materials. If you have any questions, contact us at office@coef.org.

Al Ahli Arab Hospital Location: Gaza City Specialty: Only mammography machine in Gaza, specialty clinic for elderly women. Challenge: Restrictions on the movement of people, supplies, medicine, food, and fuel.

St. Luke's Hospital Location: Nablus Specialty: General and sub–specialty care emphasizing obstetrics and neonatal intensive care. Challenge: Facilities renovation, including back–up generator and updating equipment of neonatal ward.

The Penman Clinic Location: Zebabdeh Specialty: Generalist physician available at all times, regular visits by a pediatrician and an ob/gyn. Challenge: Primary medical facility for 12 rural villages.

Princess Basma Center Location: Jerusalem Specialty: Houses the Diocesan Healthcare Research Center and evaluates, rehabilitates, and educates of children with special needs. Provides family support. Challenge: New program for autistic disorders.