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Thank You for Supporting Our Work
And having fun with us at our fundraiser!

 

                 

 

We're as happy as this little munchkin! Why? Because we had a blast celebrating Mother's Day with MOMS volunteers, staffers and supporters! Dozens gathered at the Coast Highway Artists Collective (CHAC) in Point Arena on Mothers Day to meet members of Midwives on Missions of Service (MOMS), sample West African food, enjoy all the art on display at the gallery, and just generally enjoy themselves.  Several purchased Mothers Day gifts for the Moms and others in their their lives and those purchases benefitted MOMS.  

Ling Yen Jones, proprietor of the CHAC, made sure everyone was welcomed warmly and kept Bob Marley tunes playing in the background. Alpha Seisay, MOMS Country Director, was kept busy answering questions about life in Sierra Leone and his views on global issues.  MOMS Board Members, Nina Kisch and Joanne Frazer, helped serve wine and sparkling cider and also fielded questions about MOMS work in Sierra Leone.  Chris McManus and Trish Ross kept busy replenishing bowls of groundnut soup, grilled chicken on skewers, and ginger cookies, as many guests found them thoroughly yummy.  

Purchases and donations at the event brought us to $800, and others gave about $850 online via our website.  This brings us more than halfway to our goal of $3000, which is really exciting and we are so grateful! Our aim is to purchase another set of visual aids (for example, flannel grams, anatomical charts and models) so we can train two classes simultaneously.  This helps us reach more deeply into a community and broadly to the outskirts of an area.  With our local certified trainers, we have the chance to do more training at less cost.  And that is pretty smart!  

Thank you all for your good wishes and support. Stay tuned for updates on our upcoming trip to Sierra Leone, and how your donations are being put to use!

In gratitude,

Trish, Chris and MOMS team

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Mailing address:  PO Box 1656, Gualala, CA  95445
Web site:  www.MOMS-Midwives.org 
Facebook:  
www.facebook.com/MOMSMidwives/
Phone:  707-884-3621 

MOMS is a 501(c)(3)  so gifts usually are tax-deductible.  Our Employee ID Number, EIN, is 93-1254632.     

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