Haiti still needs help
Help Haiti by supporting the International Medical Corps (IMC), a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization, founded by volunteer doctors and nurses and dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering. There are still thousands of patients seeking treatment of which approximately 80% are in need of surgery and are running out of time – especially with the […]
Living in Emergency
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization created by doctors and journalists in France in 1971. Today, MSF provides aid in more than 60 countries to people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe, primarily due to armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, exclusion from health care, or natural disasters. […]
Way To Go George & George
I want to tell you a story about a father and his son. George senior and junior, obviously not Bush because this is a happy story :), but Ure. My friend George Ure jr. lives in Seattle and works as an emergency medical technician. His father on the other hand lives in Palestine, Texas. Not […]
Raise money for children by running
I am a very passionate runner myself so it gives me great pleasure to present to you a unique fund raising event. By running this year’s New York City Half-Marathon on August 16th you could also help Fresh Air Fund for children. Since 1877, The Fresh Air Fund, a not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer experiences in […]
Creative Health Advertising, part 6
Click on the images to enlarge them. AIDeS “Explore. Just protect yourself.” Hansaplast Earplugs: Morgue Médecins sans Frontières: Text A Coffin Away Fundación Hogar de la Divina Misericordia: EKG “You’ve got life in your hands. Make a donation today to Fundación Hogar de la Divina Misericordia.” Novartis Mebucaine “Mebucaine. Fight your sore throat” Be sure […]
Wii Fun Center
Nintendo and Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation have been partners for more than 15 years, bringing Fun Center mobile entertainment units to children staying in hospitals. Recently they introduced a completely new Fun Center, based around Nintendo Wii, which can be rolled right up to the side of patient’s beds or anywhere in a hospital setting. […]
