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One People. One World. Gala
Join us in this community celebration as we honor those
who have greatly supported our mission.
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Hilton Post Oak
Honorary Chair
Margaret Alkek Williams
Gala Chairs
Kelli Cohen Fein, MD
&
Barbara Van Postman
Corporate Honoree
Cameron
Community Honorees
Mary Ann and David McKeithan
Dr. David Wray Award
Helping Hand For Relief and Development
Keynote Speaker
Michael E. Ascoli
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Mr. Michael Weill, Chairman of the Board |
Board Volunteer Day
On June 28th, members of the Medical Bridges Board
of Directors "stepped into the shoes" of the
sort room crew. They had the opportunity to identif
y, sort and box medical supplies.
The Medical Bridges
staff extends a huge THANK YOU! to our board member
s, not only for their volunteering in the
sort room, but most especially for their many hours
of service and support all year long.
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BRIDGES
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From left to
Michael Brock (Vice Chair), Connor Tamlyn, Matt Brock, Dr. Patricia Brock Howard
(Medical Bridges Founder), Brad Ratliff, Michael Reed, Chris Manuel, James Brooks (Chair), and
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Medical Bridges welcomes Bridges, a group of energetic young professionals that was formed to support the mission of Medical Bridges, create awareness and proved the platform to bridge the young leaders of our community with opportunities to serve underprivileged countries through networking and social events. Medical Bridges wishes the newly formed Bridges great success in this endeavor.
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MedSurplus Alliance
A team of creative professionals and support staff
representing the MSA (MedSurplus Alliance)
is working to develop a video that demonstrates how
partnering with accredited members of
the MSA will help ensure that only quality and appr
opriate donations are sent to developing
countries.
Medical Bridges is a proud member of the MedSurplus
Alliance. Stay tuned for more updates.
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From left to right: Dr.Jeff Bouadou, Mr. Don Wagner, Mr. George Bolettieri, Mrs. Dorothy Bolettieri, Mr. Jean Bouadou, Mr. Yaya Quattara, Mr.N'guessan Offi, Vice Governor Mr. Samuel Mobio,
and Dr. Pierre Niangoin
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Improving healthcare delivery in Cote d'Ivoire
Medical Bridges hosted two delegations from the Cot
e d'Ivoire. A delegation representing the
District of Abidjan led by Vice Governor Samuel Mob
io; Dr. Pierre Niangoin, Medical Advisor; Mr.
Yaya Quattara, Treasurer for the District of Abidja
n and Mr. N'guessan Offi, General Manager -
Finances District of Abidjan on August 24th, and a
delegation from the City of Marcory led by the
Mayor of Marcory Mr. ABY Akrobou Raoul Modeste; Mr
KASSI Etien Christian, Deputy Mayor; Dr.
KASSI Damoh Julien Luce Sylvain, Director of the Ge
neral Hospital of Marcory and Mrs.
N'GUESSAN Marie Gisele, Director of Communications
for the City of Marcory on September 9th;
both visits to Medical Bridges were arranged by lon
g-time Medical Bridges partner, Global
Assistance.
The Ivorian delegations are committed to improving
the healthcare delivery in the
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From left to right: Mr. Jean Boaudou, Global Assistance International Development Officer; Mrs. Dorothy Bolettieri, Medical Bridges CEO and Mr. Raoul Modeste Abby, Mayor of the City of Marcory
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District of
Abidjan and the City of Marcory. Through this colla
borative effort with Medical Bridges and
Global Assistance, they plan to elevate the quality
of care in their regions. Each delegation will
sponsor eight 40-foot ocean freight container shipm
ents of medical supplies and equipment that
will provide humanitarian assistance to the needy p
opulations of Cote d'Ivoire
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Recent Visitors
Medical Bridges is delighted to welcome visitors, p
artners, supporters and friends. Here are
some of our recent visitors.
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AMSA (American Medical Student Association) at TAMU.
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Terry Stierman from Conviventia
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Mr. Amabo MacHarry and Dr. Chris Ekiyor from RAHI (Rural Africa Health Initiative)
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Dr. Ghulam Fayyaz from CLAPP (Cleft Lip & Palate Association of Pakistan)
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