first ladies luncheon

Project C.U.R.E.’s
FIRST LADIES LUNCHEON
Project C.U.R.E., the largest provider of donated
medical supplies and equipment to developing
nations around the world, would like to invite
you to partner with the 2013 Project C.U.R.E.
First Ladies Initiative honoring First Lady of
Mexico, Angélica Rivera de Peña. Launched in
2006, Project C.U.R.E.’s First Ladies Luncheon is an
annual fundraising event that brings awareness
to the humanitarian efforts of First Ladies from
around the world.
Each year, nearly 2,000 distinguished guests join
together to learn about healthcare issues in the
First Lady’s country and raise funding to deliver
life-saving medical supplies and equipment to
the most underserved hospitals and clinics
throughout her country.
2013 Project C.U.R.E.
First Ladies Luncheon
October 11, 2013
Presented By:
Pictured above: Dr. Maria da Luz Dai Guebuza, the First Lady of
Mozambique, at Project C.U.R.E.’s First Ladies Luncheon in 2012.
At last October’s Luncheon, Dr. Maria da Luz Dai
Guebuza spoke of the healthcare challenges
faced by the people of Mozambique and her
support of initiatives to combat HIV/AIDS,
malaria, maternal mortality, and to protect
children and vulnerable populations. Dr. Guebuza
was joined at the Luncheon by former First Ladies
of Colorado, Jeannie Ritter and Frances Owens.
Combined, Project C.U.R.E.’s First Ladies Luncheons
have raised enough funding to deliver a total of
$15.1 million dollars’ worth of medical relief to
hospitals and clinics throughout Mozambique,
El Salvador, Belize, Mexico, Ghana, Panama,
Tanzania, and Mongolia.
Project C.U.R.E.’s
FIRST LADIES LUNCHEON
TABLE HOST TOOL KIT
2012 | Denver
First Lady of Mozambique
Maria da Luz Dai Guebuza
Spoke about child and maternal
health.
RESULT: Raised enough to
deliver $2.2 million worth of
donated medical supplies and
equipment to hospitals and
clinics throughout Mozambique.
2009 | Denver
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HONORED FIRST LADIES
2011 | Denver
First Lady of Mongolia
Khajidsuren Bolormaa
2011 | Phoenix
First Lady of Tanzania
Mama Salma Kikwete
Spoke about cancer being the
leading cause of death in her
country, and that the supplies and
equipment received from Project
C.U.R.E. would be used in hospitals
and hospice centers in rural areas.
Spoke about the need to improve
the health and welfare of her
country by fighting HIV/AIDS.
She also discussed the Tanzanian
National Plan of Action for Orphans
and Most Vulnerable Children.
RESULT: Raised enough to
deliver $2 million worth of donated
medical supplies and equipment
to hospitals and clinics throughout
Mongolia.
RESULT: Raised enough funding
to deliver $1.2 million worth of
donated medical equipment and
supplies to clinics and hospitals
throughout Tanzania.
2008 | Denver
2008 | Phoenix
First Lady of Ghana
Ernestina Naadu Mills
First lady of Mexico
Margarita Zavala
First Lady of Belize
Kim Simplis
Spoke about the need to improve
maternal and child health
throughout rural Ghana.
Spoke about the imperative need
for medical supplies to Chiapas
and Tabasco, where 2 million
people were displaced as a result
of the floods.
Spoke in Arizona for the third
annual First Ladies’ Luncheon to
help raise money for underserved
hospitals in Belize.
RESULT: Raised enough funding
to deliver $2.5 million worth of
medical resources to clinics in
Chiapas and Tabasco, Mexico.
$2 million of donated medical
equipment and supplies to Belize.
RESULT: Raised enough
funding to deliver $2 million
worth of donated medical
equipment and supplies to
hospitals and clinics throughout
Ghana.
RESULT: Delivered approximately
2010 | Denver
First Lady of Panama
Marta Martinelli
Spoke about the need to
decrease the infant mortality
rate in her country by creating
help centers in the remote
areas where the hard-to-reach
and impoverished indigenous
population live.
RESULT: Raised enough to
deliver $2 million worth of
donated medical supplies and
equipment to hospitals and
clinics throughout Panama.
2006 | Denver
First lady of El Salvador
Ana Ligia de Saca
Spoke about the need for
medical supplies in rural clinics
throughout El Salvador.
RESULT: Raised enough
funding to deliver $1.2 million
worth of donated medical
supplies and equipment to El
Salvador.