Our end-of-semester celebration is this Thursday April 24 at 5:00pm in the Fine
Arts Quad and you are all invited! Join us for food and fun as we reflect
on our accomplishments this semester and look ahead to the upcoming academic
year. We hope you will be able to join us for this event which will
double as a fundraiser for the St. Mark's Community Project.
Come
be a part of this special event as we recognize our M.A.P.S. members for all
their hard work, dedication, and steadfast commitment to the MAPS mission and
community at large, bid our 2014 graduating class farewell from MAPS, as well
as recognize members of the Barry University faculty and staff who have made
substantial contributions to our organization.
EAT + CHAT + PLAY + CELEBRATE
In
conjunction with the award ceremony, MAPS will be hosting the St.
Mark's Community Health Fundraiser for the island of Grenada on behalf of
Barry’s Nursing Program. The goal of the St. Mark’s
community health project is
to improve health care service delivery to poor neighborhoods
through the creation of community-based health, service, and research
programs. The funds raised for this program will be used for training a
group of local lay community health workers who will acquire the skills
necessary to educate their neighbors about breast health, conducting
self-examinations, and seeking professional consultations. It will
also help community members to summon and utilize the resources necessary
to have better access to the health care system. The St. Mark’s project is
guided by a community-based philosophy of health care and social planning.
All
funds donated go directly to the project. In other words, all team members are
volunteers.
All funds donated go directly
to the project. In other words, all team members are volunteers.
For every $600 raised, a lay
community health worker (LCHW) can be supported for the length of the project.
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