Event to raise funds to save lives of children with hydrocephalus.
The ReachAnother Foundation (RAF) announces a brand new fundraising event, A Night In Ethiopia, scheduled for 6pm on Saturday, October 4 at the St. Charles Medical Center. This very special night will bring the sights, sounds, colors and tastes of Ethiopia to Central Oregon for the first time, in celebration of the vibrant Ethiopian culture and cuisine.
Guests will enjoy an authentic Ethiopian dinner, served in traditional style, followed by an auction filled with unique travel experiences, culinary adventures and one-of-a-kind artwork. Tickets are $100 per person, fully inclusive.
All funds raised will provide life-saving treatment for children born with hydrocephalus.
In Ethiopia each year, nearly 2,500 children are born with hydrocephalus or ‘water on the brain.’ It is a condition that can be resolved through a relatively simple surgical procedure. If diagnosed and treated early enough, the baby can expect to live a normal life; if not, severe mental retardation or death will occur. The ReachAnother Foundation helps with surgery (at an estimated cost of $150 per child) to allow them to grow into contributing members of their communities. By the end of 2014, RAF will have facilitated more than 600 surgical procedures on hydrocephalic babies.
“At the present time there are only six Ethiopian neurosurgeons to serve the country’s 90 million people,” said Marinus Koning, MD, FACS, RAF founder and medical director. “Until a couple of years ago all babies with hydrocephalus died. RAF’s initiatives to help train additional neurosurgeons and facilitate the treatment will help make these babies a surgical priority, and over the next five years more than 5,000 babies could be saved,” he added.
Guided by a strong belief that healthcare is a fundamental human right for all peoples of the world, RAF was founded in 2009 by Dr. Koning.
Tickets
www.anightinethiopia.org
Lisa Shropshire at 503-307-2436
lisa@eventdivasnw.com
ReachAnother Foundation:
Dr. Marinus Koning at info@reachanother.org or 541-325-3668.
