Your End-of-Year Charitable Gift has the Power to Change Lives
During these final days of 2021, please consider making a charitable gift to the Vellore CMC Foundation as you have done so generously in the past. Your gift, large or small, will make an enormous difference in our ability to impact the quality of scientific research, medical education, and patient care in Vellore, India and beyond.
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EMPOWERING LOW-INCOME STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO A NURSING EDUCATION
The Ms. Aleyamma Kuruvilla Scholarship Fund was created to ensure all students have an opportunity of receiving a nursing education from the College of Nursing (CON) at CMC, regardless of their socio-economic background. Our goal is to award 14 full scholarships in 2022, and we're just one student away! Join us in helping CON empower the next generation of CMC Nurses.
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INCREASING ACCESS TO
MATERNAL HEALTH CARE
We are on a mission to prevent unnecessary deaths in the Jawadhi Hills and reduce maternal and infant mortality rates by 67% and 43%, respectively. To achieve this goal, CMC is building a maternity and emergency care hospital offering healthcare services 24/7. We are now just $30,000 shy of reaching our fundraising goal of $500,000 and we desperately need your help to make this hospital a reality.
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Mr. Azim Premji Delivers the 2021 Dr. Ida S. Scudder Humanitarian Oration
We were delighted and honored to welcome Mr. Azim Premji, Founder Chair, Wipro and India's #1 Philanthropist to deliver the 10th Oration at the Scudder Auditorium, CMC Vellore Campus on December 10th, 2021. Watch the celebration here
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Lecture Series: Philip Yancey on "God, Medicine, and the Pandemic"
Philip Yancey shares the principles he has come to learn through years of writing about God and suffering. Mr. Yancey also speaks about his relationship with Dr. Paul Brand, a prominent physician who worked with leprosy patients at Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, and how that relationship influenced his perception of pain. Read more
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"Rekindle: Sisterships in Mission" Event Held in Partnership with RCA
The Women’s Transformation and Leadership ministry from the Reformed Church in America (RCA) in collaboration with the Vellore CMC Foundation co-hosted an event entitled “Rekindle: Sisterships in Mission”. The evening’s program highlighted the season of Advent, Dr. Ida Scudder’s 151st birthday, and CMC’s endeavor for a Maternity Hospital in the Jawadhi Hills. Read more
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Board Member, Dr. Madelon Finkel Receives Independent Publisher Book Award
Conducted annually, the Independent Publisher Book Awards honor the year's best independently published titles from around the world. Dr. Finkel's book, Cancer Screening in the Developing World highlights two of her programs, including one in rural Tamil Nadu in collaboration with CMC Vellore. Read more
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In This Issue
In the Spotlight:
Mr. Azim Premji Delivers 2021 Dr. Ida S. Scudder Humanitarian Oration
Lecture Series: Philip Yancey on "God, Medicine, and the Pandemic"
Rekindle: Sisterships in Mission Event Held in partnership with RCA
Board Member, Dr. Madelon Finkel Receives Independent Publisher Award
Feature Story:
Your End-of-Year Charitable Gift Has the Power to Change Lives
Alumni in the News:
Dr. Priya Abraham
Dr. Alok Srivastava
CMC VELLORE MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS:
CMC Staff Gets ACHS International Medal for Quality Improvement.
CMC Publishes Pandemic Impact Report
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We are a Better Business Bureau Accredited Charity Seal Holder! For additional information visit ny.give.org
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Dr. Priya Abraham (Batch '81), Director of the National Institute of Virology, profiled in Forbes India. As the head of the National Institute of Virology, her team came across the first sample of Covid-19 in India and isolated the SARS-Cov-2 virus. Read Abraham’s perspective on how virology can help cure diseases from infections to cancer, and more. Read more
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Support Vellore CMC Foundation While You Shop!
Did you know that AmazonSmile lets you enjoy the same shopping experience as on Amazon, but with a benefit to Vellore CMC?
When you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of your eligible Amazon purchase to the Vellore CMC Foundation. To log into or register for Amazon Smile, please click here.
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CMC VELLORE MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS |
CMC staff gets ACHS international medal for quality improvement. Read more
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CMC Publishes a Pandemic Impact Report
The report shares CMC's experience and lessons learned throughout the last two years of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The report is also a testament to the extraordinary acts of generosity and kindness of the CMC community.
If you have not already done so, we invite you to read about the impact your contribution has had during the pandemic. Read the report here.
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New Mailing Address for Donations
Please note our change of address for donations by mail:
THE VELLORE CMC FOUNDATION
P.O. Box 22423
New York, NY 10087-2423
Also, our tax ID number is:
13-2735359
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