Dec 4, 2006
Nov 29, 2006
SEND YOUR DONATIONS
Please send your donations to :
VietNamese Sisters’ Support Association or VNSSA
5280 La Fiesta, Yorba Linda, CA 92887
714.531.8540
Please write in your check’s memo :
Kim Long Charity Health Center or Sr. Dien.
VNSSA is a non-profit organization
that receives designated or un-designated donations, and
disburses to various Vietnamese Convents/Charities without fees.
Federal Tax ID #33-0609636
VietNamese Sisters’ Support Association or VNSSA
5280 La Fiesta, Yorba Linda, CA 92887
714.531.8540
Please write in your check’s memo :
Kim Long Charity Health Center or Sr. Dien.
VNSSA is a non-profit organization
that receives designated or un-designated donations, and
disburses to various Vietnamese Convents/Charities without fees.
Federal Tax ID #33-0609636
COMMUNICATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE
Please contact :
Sr. Marie Benedictine Nguyen Thi Dien, M.D.
Director,
Kim Long Charity Health Center
36 Kim Long, Hue, Viet Nam
Phone : (011.84) 54. 52. 2084
E-mail : ttkl@dng.vnn.vn or
marieBenedictine@gmail.com
Sr. Marie Benedictine Nguyen Thi Dien, M.D.
Director,
Kim Long Charity Health Center
36 Kim Long, Hue, Viet Nam
Phone : (011.84) 54. 52. 2084
E-mail : ttkl@dng.vnn.vn or
marieBenedictine@gmail.com
FINANCIAL STATUS
Kim Long Charity Health Center
Financial Needs for 2007 :
1. Kim Long Health Center: ($54,000)
2. HIV & AIDS Services: ($7,520)
3. Day Care Facility for Handicapped Children: ($8,400)
4. Elder Care: ($8,000)
5. Bicycle for School Children: ($7,000)
Total Needs: ($84,920)
Expected Funds: $16,800
Shortfall : ($68,120)
Expected Funds for 2007 :
1. VNSSA: $3,000
2. SAP-VN: $1,200
3. Hope Today: $600
4. MIPC: $6,000
5. Team Viet-Nam: $4,000
6. Nhan Hoa Center: $2,000
Expected Funds: $16,800
OUR HOPE AND DREAMS FOR THE FUTURE
We are very thankful for the blessings and supports that all of you, our benefactors, have given to Kim Long Charity Health Center from the very beginning until now, and many more years in the future.
Your continuing financial supports, prayers, and encouragement have allowed us the opportunities to serve the poor with their needs, especially health cares -physically, mentally and spiritually.
We have many dreams and hope for the future that YOU and Kim Long Charity Health Center together can reach out to serve more people in Hue and its vicinity, especially those most in needs of our help at this time.
6 of our service needs in descending priority :
1. Kim Long Charity Health Center:
our primary mission. The expenditures for the Health Center and Weekly Outreach Mobile Medical Services :
$4,500/ month x 12 = $54,000/ year
2. HIV&AIDS Services:
with the rapidly growing number of people diagnosed with HIV or AIDS, the needs of this services increase significantly.
· HIV&AIDS Care Center provides boarding for 5 orphans; provides educational, financial, nutritional and emotional support for HIV&AIDS patients and their families = $3,000/ year
· Tuition scholarship for 30 children who live at home with a single parent =
$7/child/ month x 30 children = $210/ month x 12 = $2,520/ year
· Educational outreach programs to the population at large = $2,000/ year.
3. Day Care Facility for Handicapped Children:
provides daycare, food, clothing and healthcare to the handicapped children for their working parents. At present, our Congregation has 2 Day Care Centers at Nuoc Ngot and Thuy Yen caring for 80 children.
There are at least 70 more handicapped children requiring help.
$10/ child/ month/ x 70 = $700/ month x 12 = $8,400/ year.
4. Elder Care:
many elders live alone in our community without their children's support, and unable to care for themselves. At present, Team Viet-Nam sponsors 50 elders at a cost of $80/ year for food and basic needs. We would like to help more elders who worked hard all their lives and deserved to live the rest of their years with dignity.
$80/ elder/ year x 100 elders = $8,000/ year.
5. Bicycle for School Children:
many children live far away from school, and walk to school. A bicycle will not only enable the child to go to school but also assist the family in their daily earning.
Team Viet-Nam has given 100 bicycles in the past few years. Many more children will be so happy with your generosity.
$70/ bike x 100 bikes = $7,000/ year.
The estimated cost for items 2 thru 5 is $30,920/ year.
6. A Center for Women College Students:
The University of Hue provides higher education to more than 10,000 students. Many are from small towns and board in private homes, or share apartments. Many of our young women students are at risk for HIV, STD or AIDS. Many more are at risk for pregnancy and subsequent abortion attempts.
We, the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate, truly desire to build A Center for Women College Students. The Center will be staffed by our Sisters and volunteers to provide :
a. A Boarding Home : for 30 female students who are most at risk health-wise and financially. The home will provide a supportive, family environment where these young women can learn, share and grow to embrace life-giving values. Each is expected to work in various income-producing activities of the center such as the cafeteria to pay for their expense.
b. Cafeteria Service : the Center will open a cafeteria serving the college student community. This will serve two purposes: producing an income as well as providing a safe, healthy gathering place for college students.
c. Educational Programs : the Center will provide educational programs on health, self-care, healthy lifestyle, spiritual development.
The cost of building this Center for Women College Students is projected to be $60,000.
With your generous supports, we hope to fulfill our mission of educating young women according to the Spirit of the Gospel.
DONATIONS AND FUNDING
Kim Long Charity Health Center received funding from various sources, the majority from the United States. Donations therefore varied from month to month as follows :
· Individual Donors: ranging from $5-$1,000. More than 50% of our funds are given by individual donors who faithfully support us with their gifts year after year, however small.
· Non-Profit Charity Organizations: Many give with a time-limit of 2-3 years. Some have provided yearly donations since the conception of the clinic in 1992.
· Individual Donors: ranging from $5-$1,000. More than 50% of our funds are given by individual donors who faithfully support us with their gifts year after year, however small.
· Non-Profit Charity Organizations: Many give with a time-limit of 2-3 years. Some have provided yearly donations since the conception of the clinic in 1992.
EXPENDITURES
our 2007 operating budget is $4,500/ month or $ 54,000/ year.
All patients at Kim Long Charity Health Center are poor and cannot afford routine medical care. Many wait until becoming very sick before coming for help.
All are pre-screened and referred to Kim Long Charity Health Center by their village leaders or healthcare workers. Each local area is allotted only 4-6 patients per day to ensure that the Health Center is able to care for all arrival. All medications are also given to patients free of charges.
A small fee is charged for X-ray, Ultra Sound, or anesthesia for dental extraction. We have asked for a small token of payment for these special services but understandably, most patients cannot even afford it.
The estimate for monthly expenditure is $4,500 as follows :
· Staff salary: all our staff works hard to support the charity mission of the Kim Long Charity Health Center. They are compensated with a small salary for their dedication. Our physicians receive $40/month for 3-day/week work. Our nurses and support staff receive much less. Total salary is $1,500;
· Medication expenses: the biggest expense at $2,000 because medications must be purchased with cash;
· Other expenses: maintenance, utilities, transportation, gasoline at $1,000.
All patients at Kim Long Charity Health Center are poor and cannot afford routine medical care. Many wait until becoming very sick before coming for help.
All are pre-screened and referred to Kim Long Charity Health Center by their village leaders or healthcare workers. Each local area is allotted only 4-6 patients per day to ensure that the Health Center is able to care for all arrival. All medications are also given to patients free of charges.
A small fee is charged for X-ray, Ultra Sound, or anesthesia for dental extraction. We have asked for a small token of payment for these special services but understandably, most patients cannot even afford it.
The estimate for monthly expenditure is $4,500 as follows :
· Staff salary: all our staff works hard to support the charity mission of the Kim Long Charity Health Center. They are compensated with a small salary for their dedication. Our physicians receive $40/month for 3-day/week work. Our nurses and support staff receive much less. Total salary is $1,500;
· Medication expenses: the biggest expense at $2,000 because medications must be purchased with cash;
· Other expenses: maintenance, utilities, transportation, gasoline at $1,000.
SERVICES OFFERED BY THE HEALTH CENTER
· The Health Center opens 3 days a week -Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday- serving about 150-200 patients per day.
· The Weekly Outreach Mobile Medical Team travels to remote villages serving about 170-200 per day; many patients are elderly and handicapped. In some areas, due to the needs or distance, the team will stay overnight in order to serve 300-600 in 2 days.
· The HIV&AIDS Care Center is located in the main facility serving HIV&AIDS patients. Currently it also provides room and board for 5 orphans.
The HIV&AIDS Care Center offers health care and education, emotional support to HIV&AIDS patients and their families, staffed by volunteers and Sisters from four Congregations in Hue : The Lovers of the Cross, The Visitation, The Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres, and The Daughters of Mary Immaculate. With many newly-diagnosed HIV&AIDS patients in Hue and its vicinity, the needs keep increasing without resources to meet them.
· The Weekly Outreach Mobile Medical Team travels to remote villages serving about 170-200 per day; many patients are elderly and handicapped. In some areas, due to the needs or distance, the team will stay overnight in order to serve 300-600 in 2 days.
· The HIV&AIDS Care Center is located in the main facility serving HIV&AIDS patients. Currently it also provides room and board for 5 orphans.
The HIV&AIDS Care Center offers health care and education, emotional support to HIV&AIDS patients and their families, staffed by volunteers and Sisters from four Congregations in Hue : The Lovers of the Cross, The Visitation, The Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres, and The Daughters of Mary Immaculate. With many newly-diagnosed HIV&AIDS patients in Hue and its vicinity, the needs keep increasing without resources to meet them.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Most of our staff are part-timers who support the charity mission of the Kim Long Charity Health Center including :
- 17 physicians,
- 1 specialist in Oriental Medicine,
- 19 licensed and practical nurses,
- technicians, support staffs; and
- more than 20 volunteers dedicated to serving the HIV&AIDS patients in hospitals, remote communities, and at the Day Care Center at 36 Kim Long, Hue.
GENERAL INFO
Kim Long Charity Health Center was founded on November 11, 1992
by the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate of Hue, Viet Nam.
The clinic was initially opened to meet the tremendous medical needs of poor people in Hue, staffed by Srs. Marie Benedictine Dien and Maria Consolata Bong who are medical doctors, and a few volunteers.
In 1993, the government gave back a small building next door allowing the clinic to enlarge the capacity to treat about 500 patients a month.
In 2003, a gift of $80,000 from Dr. Schneller of Seattle, WA, USA, enabled us to build the 2-story Health Center. This facility was dedicated on November 11, 2003.
Now, the Kim Long Charity Health Center can provide free medical care and medications to 2000-2500 patients per month depending on available funding.
The Kim Long Charity Health Center has these facilities:
· 1 waiting room
· 11 examination rooms for General, Pediatric and Ob-Gyn cares
· 1 room for X-ray and Ultra Sound
· 1 room for Dental Care (2 chairs)
· 1 room for Oriental Medicine
· 1 Pharmacy
· 3 rooms for HIV&AIDS Services
· Education, Activity and Meeting rooms on the second floor
· Medical Equipments donated by German Caritas.
by the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate of Hue, Viet Nam.
The clinic was initially opened to meet the tremendous medical needs of poor people in Hue, staffed by Srs. Marie Benedictine Dien and Maria Consolata Bong who are medical doctors, and a few volunteers.
In 1993, the government gave back a small building next door allowing the clinic to enlarge the capacity to treat about 500 patients a month.
In 2003, a gift of $80,000 from Dr. Schneller of Seattle, WA, USA, enabled us to build the 2-story Health Center. This facility was dedicated on November 11, 2003.
Now, the Kim Long Charity Health Center can provide free medical care and medications to 2000-2500 patients per month depending on available funding.
The Kim Long Charity Health Center has these facilities:
· 1 waiting room
· 11 examination rooms for General, Pediatric and Ob-Gyn cares
· 1 room for X-ray and Ultra Sound
· 1 room for Dental Care (2 chairs)
· 1 room for Oriental Medicine
· 1 Pharmacy
· 3 rooms for HIV&AIDS Services
· Education, Activity and Meeting rooms on the second floor
· Medical Equipments donated by German Caritas.
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