February 4, 2009
Dear Friends of Mission Manna,
As 2008 has been a trying year for many, I hope this letter finds you with peace of mind. I’m pleased to report that while accomplishing a great deal in 2008, Mission Manna maintained a balanced budget and finished the year in the black. This is due in no small part to generous contributions from donors such as you and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Over the past year or so, you’ve been hearing more and more about our community healthcare program and less about our hospital construction project. This trend will continue in 2009. At our January board of directors meeting, we voted to formally halt progress on the hospital construction and focus our efforts entirely in the area of community healthcare agents and the expansion of that program.
This will no doubt surprise some of you who have supported the hospital project. Be assured though, we are moving forward to attain the most value possible from the progress made on the hospital project. The board of directors is confident that even if we do incur financial loss, this will be more than offset by the freedom that this decision will allow us in pursuing our current and very successful community healthcare projects. We will keep you apprised of the details but be confident that all donations are being put to good use in Haiti.
As you are aware, we are currently employing two community healthcare agents who are dispensing food, nutritional supplements and medical aid to 12 families. This is in addition to the thousands of malnourished children that we treat in our twice-yearly medical clinics. We are currently studying other proven models of community healthcare outreach and will be modifying and expanding our program throughout 2009. I haven’t the slightest doubt that this is the most effective use of Mission Manna’s resources and our work is having a very positive impact upon the children of Montrouis.
We hope to hear from you in 2009⎯and please check our website for frequent updates (now including video). We thank you for your continued support of Mission Manna and the children of Haiti.
Looking forward with much hope,
Todd Kaderabek
Chairperson, Mission Manna
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