work. Ruth is shy at first, but soon she eagerly describes her work with the World Health Organization and the Red Cross. We are encour- aged by what she has learned and her practical experience. Next, Gary, Janet and Jean spend time seeing patients and learning the operations of the Nabbingo Clinic, which is serving our students and their families. We seek to understand its challenges and to facilitate a much- needed expansion of services and facilities. Amy and Mikaela learn to cook Ugandan food with Julie, Fr Lawrence‟s family cook and a great source of information on Ugandan culture. Dave meets with Collins, our accountant, to share procedures and catch up. (see page 2) Never in the history of Change a Life have so many come to see, learn, hope, cry, wonder, celebrate, mourn and share the special gift of life with our Ugandan friends. Our team is made up of the best volunteers money can‟t buy. We are an HIV Specialist Physician‟s Associ- ate, a nurse midwife, a re- tired Merck VP, several cur- rent and retired Merck em- ployees, a city planner, a retired Wall Street venture capitalist, and an enterpris- ing social director who also is the daughter of the President and Vice President of CALU. We bring a wealth of skills and enthusiasm, and we are about to experience life les- sons that we will keep with us for the rest of our days. Our Ugandan Team meets us at the airport. In no time, we are off and running to meet students and work at the clinic in Nabbingo. First we head to Makerere Univer- sity to visit Ruth, one of our sponsored students. She is one of our first university graduates and needs only to complete her senior research paper in social Uganda Trip 2010 “The Dusty Dozen” D. Thelen Fr. Lawrence joins us from Sept 14 to Sept 27 As many are preparing for the Sept. school opening, the CALU team is getting ready for Fr. Lawrence‟s return visit. With a 2010 goal, the expanded diver- sity of our sponsors, we are delighted that Jackie and Greg Robinson are hosting an event for their friends from the Afri- can American community on 9/17 . Old Tappan welcomes him 9/18 at the Grifonetti „s and at St. Pius X Church on 9/19 followed by the College of St. Elizabeth at 6PM on 9/20. Board members Kerry Chan- dler and Nancy Singer have planned events hosted re- spectively in Rumson on 9/24 and in North Wales, PA on 9/25. Our previous breakfast welcome will be replaced by an evening gath- ering on 9/19, location TBD. Our Connecticut team is fi- nalizing their plans. Call 732 899 8483 to host a gathering or for schedule info. Check www.changealifeuganda.org for updates. Our Ugandan staff and nine of our US team get to know one another during their Nile and Murchison Falls team building experience. Meet Grace Tabu and her sponsor Sandy Gallagher Longley. Thanks to Sandy, Grace is safely housed in the new dormitory at St. Lawrence School. Grace‟s family situation deteriorated last year when her mother, in response to an abu- sive home situation, left with her young baby leaving four other children in a precarious situa- tion. With help from two other Change A Life sponsors, her two sibling Simon and Maria are also in the dormitory. We are work- ing to provide a similar safe ha- ven for the third sibling Henry. August 2010 Volume 1, Issue 1 TODAY CHILD SPOTLIGHT
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