Spring of 2008 - The Hope For Tomorrow Foundation

If it were n ot for hope...the heart would break.
Vol. 3 I ss u e 1
Message
from
Dr. Meilman
I wish to extc n I
my gmrilud c to our
hundreds of suppo rt­
ers who att end ed
th e 2 7 Hope For
Tomorrow ch arity
ben 'ht din ner an d
also to th ose who were un abl e to partici­
pare and vet neverthe less supported us
with do nat ions and good wishes. I also
wan t to acknowledge the ma n y loca l
busine ss patro ns and our persona l span­
sors, In add itio n . th e proc eed s (ro m the
raffle exceeded our expec ta t ions. I also
want to th ank th e O 'Connors and th e
Sheedys for bei ng H I h grac ious host
fam ilies in 2 )07.
I am awa re that our success as a fo unda­
rion is lirect ly attributable t il each and
eve ry one of you and no t to corpo rate
sponsors or to vendor ob ligation s, T h is
I truly value. Your in te res t in sup port ing
Hope For Tomorrow is ver y importa n tro
me.
I am pleased to announce that in Mav
2 8. the Hope For To morrow med ica l
team :m d volunt eers wi II return to Peru,
I know tha t it is unus ual to reru m to rh •
same coun try for two consecuti ve vears,
bur I find th at the nee I is great ; the
po verty-stricken Peru v ians in the A n­
des ~\il oll nr a i llS have no oppor tun ity 10
receive :1I1Y typ e o f me lical assistance. 1
believe that ou r med ical services arc very
impo rta nt. I am plea sed that th is year
man y arc plan ning on part ic ipat ing.
Again , my most sincere t hanks to you
for YOllr kindness, ent hu siasm, ded ica­
tion and be lie in T he Hope Fo r Tomo r­
row Foundatio n.
2007 A Connection: Peru,
the Philippines and Buffalo, NY
Taylor Ingram
T h ree you ng peop le rece ived an
opportu ni t y to impro ve h e ir q ua l­
it y of life beyon d the ir imagin at io ns.
T he fi n ancia l support of T he Hope
For To morrow Foun dat io n a nd t h e
reco nst ruc t ive surgica l pro ced ures
provi de d by Dr. Jeffre y M c ilman ga ve
a yo ung Peru vian man , Moiscs Ramos
Mullisaca, a Filipino ch ild , Primalvn
Elia and a Bu({a k) teen age r, Taylor
Ingram, hope for <{ ne w begi nn in g.
In a remo te vil b ge in the And es,
d ur in g ;J fest iva l, Moises Ramos and
hi s brother were war min g th e msel ves
at <l bon fire in the sq ua re. A n e lde rly
man , carry in g an open bottle of alco ­
h o l t ripped . do using M o iscs; tlames
envelo ped h is face and n ec k and h is
alpaca sweater mel ted in to h is sk in .
C o n t ract ures of th e face an I n eck,
sca rrin g of t he fac e an d a lip defor­
mir v pre ve nted Moises from h old in g
his h ead e rect ,1l1d fro m speak ing. H e
left h igh sc hoo l .lu ring h is fi rst yea r
d ue to rid icule fro m h is leers. W h ik
sc reen ing patie n ts fo r surgery in ju­
Iiaca , Peru , D r. Me llman n o ted that
Mo ises wou ld bene fit fro m facia l an d
neck surgery; howe ve r. th is type o f
s u rgc ry~ req uiring sk in grafts and cs­
peciallv th e t ime req u ired fo r follo w
up care. was n or feasible to perfo rm
in the Pe ru v ia n sett in g. Dr. Meilman
d ec ided th at a vis it to Buftrilo . New
Yo rk could prov ide the nec essary and
n eede d rec o ns tr uc t io n . Two da ys aft er
h is arrival , Moises attend ed th e 20 ' 7
Hope Fo r To mo rrow ch ar ity benefit
dinner. T he fo llo wing Monday. at
Ken more Mercy Ho sp ita l. with the
assista nc e of Dr. Krzsztof M e rke l. t he
anesthesiolog ist, Dr. Me llman per­
fun n ed exren s ivc -surgc rv o n Mo ises
(ace an d neck. After sev era l days, h e
return ed to his h ost family, Da n and
I rrna O 'Connor.
Ano ther ch ild , Primalvn Elias,
fro m Villa Garc ia, a small to wn in the
Philippines, suffe red from a double
c left pala te . T h is left her malnour­
ish ed as sh e W ;) S unable to ch ew 0 1'
swa llo w an v food ; sh e h ad the ap ­
pc ara ncc o f a two year o ld . M el an y
S h eed y and her hu sband Brian , Ii
W illiams\'ille , New York, were- vis it ­
ing fami ly in the Ph ilipp in es wh e re
Brian ro o k pic tu res of the c h ild ren .
A t this tim e . t hey noted Pri rnal vn 's
pro blem . U pon t h e co up le's return to
Buffa lo , t hey sought t h e help o f The
H o pe Fur To mo rrow Foundat ion . Pr i­
If it were not for hope...the heart would break .
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Kudos for Karen
Kar en Ko lcp p
Manke, the for mer
Pre side nt nf H o pe
For Tomorr ow and
a visible presence
a t Sl l Maple Road
for mo re than
tw en ty yea rs, will
he greatl y missed .
H er dedicati on to and h er spir it
fo r T he H ope Fo r To mo rrow Foun­
dat io n ha s p roduced pheno men al
gro wt h as evidence d in in crea sed
pa rt ic ipa tio n a t t h e an n ual H op e For
TOlllorww cha rit y ben efit e vents.
H e r be h ind th e scen es acr ivitv
inspi red co n fidence to the man y
v )Iun teers.
As office ma nage r, she allayed pa ­
tients' surgica l fea rs wit h h er cn co ur­
agcmenr and her po siti ve attitude .
H e r worm an d en e rge tic pe rson ality
exh ibited by her sin cere and win ­
n in g sm i le, h er kn o wledge an d lo ve
of th e pa t ien ts . greet ing eac h perso n
by name and inqu iring a bou t fami ly
member s, is missed . \V it h Karen a t
the hel m , t he oftlce at 811 Ma ple
Road was a friend ly place . People
could t al k and lau gh and get to
k now o ne anothe r. wh ile v isit in g the
offic on the sp ur o f the mo ment .
Of cou rse, work was al ways a pri­
orit y, bu t no o ne ev e r cit rushed or
igno red . Tha n k you Karen for your
yea rs o ( ded ica ted an d devoted se r­
v ice to ,-, 11 Maple Ro ad and to th e
H ope For Tomorrow Fo un dati on .
b)' Antoinette A n dolin a
gram, liv es in Buffal o . T h e Revere nd
Ja mes A. Lewi s, from t he Eric C o un ­
try M ed ica l C ent er, introd uced Talor
to Dr. Me llma n. The th irteen yea r
o ld ei ghth grader a tte nds t h e Olrn­
st ead sc h oo l in Buffa lo , N e w York.
C left palate su rge ry and lip repair,
were co mp leted with positi ve results,
by D r. M ei lrn an at th e Eric C o un t y
M edi ca l C e nte r in Sep te m ber 200 7.
M rs. S harct ia Ingram, Ta ylo r's \11,)01,
apprec iates and admi res D r. Me il­
m an's im pact o n her daugh ter's life,
So t he con n ect ion beg in s with
Dr. Me llma n , giv in g a h opeful fut ure
( 0 th ese child ren , bringing to them
who le n ess o f bod y and sp irit.
The H ope For Tomorrow Foun da­
ti on wishes to than k Kenmo re Mercy
Hospi ta l, in Ken mo re , N ew Yo rk and
the Eri e C ounty M ed ica l Cen ter in
Buffalo, New York for all th eir sup­
port in 2 Il 7, T h e doc to rs, nurses an d
swff have been most we lco m ing and
caring. W e a pp rec iate you r t ime , scr­
v ice and gen eros it y. T h a nk Yo u.
A Connection.. . C 0111lm,cd from 1m!,,, Z
rna lvn n ot o nl y h ad a faci al di sfigureme ri t hut als o a se rio us health issue .
Dr. M c ilrn a n . a lways aw a re and at ­
tuned to th e needs of ch ild re n , read ­
ilv rec ogn ized Prirna lyn 's pligh t an d
th e pro cess began . W it h in two weeks,
:1 11 paperwork was complet ed and Pri­
ma lyn a rrived in Buffal u t o Sta y wit h
h e r h ost fam ily, t he S hecd vs. D r. Mei ­
lma n completed her proced ure at t he
Erie C ounty Med ica l C en ter. H e r pa r­
ems are delight ed with h er progess.
T h e th i~d reci p ie n t, Taylor In-
Hope For Tomorrow
Foundation
Please Note: We have changed
the month to Septe ber!
Hope for Tom orrow
Newsletter
Honorary Editor
Jd"frcy Mc iim an. MI)
Chairman
Dr. Jeffrey Me llma n
Secretary
C ynthia G u: ik
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Directors
G cOf!!C Bcrba ry
Karen Carlo
Friday, September 26 2008
at Salvatore's Italian Card
Lorraine Engl
C h a ir m a n
John Lenahan
.I e if re y Mci lrnah , M '
Richard Sb:
Michael C. Srracck
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Conrrjbutors
Alidi Travel
Sal An dol ina
Rick Brunn
Stan Cole ma n
Dua l Printing
Ni namarie G on zal ez
Do n na Jeffo rds
C laudia Lewis
A n na Mar ie Diina
Brian D. Ru sk
Editor-in-Chief
Antoinette M. A ndolin»
Irm a O 'Co nno r
o ri,111 D. Rusk
Patrici a Shee dy
De n ni s S tier er
\Vc welco me your co m ments!
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If it were nor for hope ...the he art would brea k.
2007 Surgical Recipients
Buffalo N.Y.
Peru
Taylor Ingram
Mo ises RH lllO S
The Phillipines
Primalvn Elias
Healing in Process
Four wee ks afte r surge ry
Moises Ramos
Taylor Ingram
Primalyn Elias
A l doctor Meilman .
Dr:ar Dr. lvfeilman and 514 f.
Dear Dr. ~vfcilm(ln ,
QuierodmIe lJlUCMS gracias por rodo que
Ud me 110 dadn. Estuy mL(" conrcnto.
Than" ~ rim
d01U
T his T hanksgi,,'ing we are grmcful for
you and yuur sldff. Md:YGod bless
)'OU for ltc/ping so many childrcn .
Primaf, n tt;ill alway's remember y'QU
and shall think of )'0 11 with gratitude.
A lc nl{l)!1Cr1!C.
-Mo .ses
so nltlch for whal ) 'Oll have
for me. You IUH'e d umgd my
whole lifc. It is .grem/'· ap[ncciart'd.
If it were not for hop e...th e heart would break .
Hope For Tomorrow Honorees
The Honorees, buth community a nd inte rn ation a l leaders, have inspi red and sup p o rted the effo rts
Qf H op e For Tomorrow.
2007
2004
2001
INTERNATIONAL COMMUN ITY
SERVICE AWARD
INTERNATlONAL COMMUNITY
SERVICE AWARD
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMEN T
AWARD
John E.D. de la V. Browne
Honorable Richard M. Devos. Sr.
Former me mbe r of Brit bh Pa rliamen t
In vestmen t Bank e r
Auth o r
Mo t ivat iona l S pea ke r
Co-Founder of Am-W:lV C o rpo rat io n
O wner of Orl an do ~hg i c
Michael A. Young
P reside nt and C EO of t h e Erie Counrv
Md ica l C e llt e r
2006
I: TER: iAT IO N A L COMM UNITY
SERVICE AWARD
Brig. Gen. Albin F. Irzvk
A utho r
G e nera l U.S. A rmy se rved unde r
G ene , I Pa tron
J.
Rigas
HUMAN ITARIAN
OF THE YEAR A\VARD
Philanthropist
A ut ho r
HUMAl lTARIAN
OF THE YEAR AWARD
Jo h n
Fo under and CEO of
Adelphia Cable C o mmunica tions
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Dr. Robert Moskowitz
C linical Professor of M ed ic ine of SUN Y
Buffalo Mcdtcal Grou p Onco log ist
2003
Patrick
J.
Wiles
Hea lth A d m in istra to r of
Sisters of harirv H ospital
.m d Ke n more Me rcy Hospita l
Thomas A O'Connor M.D.
C h id Llf A n est h esia a t
Ken mo re Merc y Hospi tal
INTERNATIONAL CO MMU i IT Y
SERVICE AWARD
Brian F. Haig
Rea red Lieutenant Colonel U.S. A.rmy
2000
HUMANlTARIAN
OF T H E YEAR AWARD
A ut hor of Fic tio na l N o vels
Patti Bowers
H UMANITARIAN
OF THE YEAR AWARD
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Buffalu Po lic e De partm en t
Cha ir of Chi l,] Sex lJnl t\ btlse Co mm itt ee
Margaret W. Paroski M.D.
C h ief:Vkel ic ll 0111(er tor Kalc ida Healt h
Rabbi Martin L. Goldberg
Rar, bi of Temple Beth Zion
lor 40 years (post humo us)
Exec ut ive Direct or
of C r'1J Ic Ikach Cm1fS
2005
2002
Campanella Orthotics
and Prosthetics
INTERNATlONAL COMM
SERVI CE AWARD
.rrv
Countess Alexandra Villard de
Borchgrave
A ut hor and Poe t HEALING UG HT
Arnaud de Borchgrave
C hief Forei~n C o rrespo nde nt
lo r N e wswee k
Fox N e ws C o nt ributor
CO MM U N IT Y SERVICE AWARD
Kenmore Mercy Hospital
Mary L. J-1 o ((m ~lIl
Preside nt and C EO
u ( K"'111110re Me rcy H o sp ira I
INTERNATIONAL
PHILANTHROPHY AWARD
um M. Boling
Don ated Prosthesis f,\r HIT Rec ipie nt
Ma rc in C wyka
John K. Castle
Terri Campbell
C ha irma n and C EO
Kevin G uest Hou se
of C astle Harlan, Inc.
Ph ilanth ro pist
.
Mark
J. Fitzpatrick
Po lice Athletic League
CO~1MUNITY
SERVICE AWARD
James D. Griffin
Mayor of Buffalo New YQ,k
for Si xteen Yea rs
HU!vlANITARIAN AWARD
Ronald McDonald House
Prov ided C .lre for Ho pe For T,ml OITl\\V
Surgic 11 Rec ip ie nts
llf Bufbl, )
Lieutenant David F. Mann, Jr.
BlJil:llo Poli ce Del':lrr.me nr C h ild
Ad voc a v C e nt e r
1999
HUMA llTA R IA N
OF THE YEAR AWARD
Lee Gross Anthone
Founder and Ch;-l ir
or C h ild ,J\d V'; C<1Cy C ente r
Fundraiser (ur I he BU tla lo Ph ilh;m no n ic
Orch c,;tr,1, C hildren', Hospital "mel the
i\ lbrigh l Kno x A n G alle ry
Russell Salvatore
Phil anthrop ist
Sa lva to re 's lta ha n Cia rdem
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Hope For Tomorrow Sponsors
\Y,JC are apprec ia t ive of our ~p()n ~ur~ who h:1\ T bee n , n .ge n e ro us rhro ugho ur the yea rs. 'vii th WH i r ' Ul'rUrl , t1w (-jure Fur Tomorro w
Found ation h<l' been abl e to provide rhc manv se rvices needed in order h in .£: our , urgical rec ipients tll the U n lte,l .:' w tes.
2007
DIAMOND
Mr. J.D. C rane
PLATINUM
Mr. & Mrs, Rnlx rt .1 .:\ . Irwin
Mrs. josephine Res=d
EC:--'K
T he MeC um; G roup
BRONZE
Kak ida Health
Dr. Garv Wetrcich ,111,1
Mrs, S teph an ie Me ilrnan \'Verreich
M r. Peter Mart in
Tho' Dietrich Law Firm
Mr. and Mrs. Rocco Diina
2005
PLATINUM
GOLD
AH,II Tr,lI'e!
Global Defense
~ lr. .I ,D. Crane
SiLVER
C ampane lla O rthot ics nod Prosth et ics
Campanella O rrhotics & Prosthetics
.I irn Cu lli.gan. In c.
Kvell: Inc.
Harry Williams
/1.11'. i'o 1ei r . Carney. Esq. &
l\b ry E. G iallanz« . Esq.
Dr. Lorraine Engl
The Straeck Farnilv
Sraroba Plastic anJ l\,1cT;ll Product,
of New York, Inc.
Island Srrect Lumber
joseph N. William,
GOLD
~vl r.
and Mrs. lames C ullican
Mr. and Mrs. '.Iohn K. C:L~r k
SILVER
Buffalo Ultrasound
Candy Bouquet
Til", McC.lulH: Group
Jay c. Rowland III, DDS
2002
Jim Culligan
PLATINUM
GOLD
) lin an i Linda C ullig:m
Psalm 11 6: 12 FlJund;·;t ion
(Mark and Kat hy Balus)
SILVER
GOLD
The McGuire Gn1ll F
TI1e Stracck FJl1I il\·
Dr. Loraine Engl
J,'St'l'hine Re ~ : d
Mr. Mark C UllCY. E,'-1. and
1\'\;11)' E. G iallanza, E: 1.
M::l rk ,1I1e1 Kathy Balu.'
joseph N . Willinrns
Hope Groewch and Roseanne Roberts
BRONZE
SILVER
Th« McCuire Group
Robert L;) Carrubba DDS
Frank D. M a" ~a r() DD~
Buftal" Ultrasound
Dr. and \ b , Eric ). Scott
Richard and Kathleen Rocicki
200 1
Dr. Gary Wetreich and
Mrs. Stej:'h :m i ~ Meilman Wetreich
TI1E- Dietrich Law Firm
Sraroba Pla-ne and Metal Products
of N <:, \\, York. Inc.
Frank Langh:y
Mr. and /o-'1 r". Patrick Rine
Michae] K. Landi. M.n.
Kenmore 1\·It'n:y Hospital
Th e Spier Family
J4.J d ph ia C able C ommumcat ions
Buffal" Ultrasound
Cullinan Auto Place
Frank )V1cGu"iro.: amily Found ation
I'ionecr C red i 1 Recovery
Sisters Hospital Foundation
DiAMOND
2004
"'MILLENNIUM TABLES
Mr. and :Vlrs. Jim C ullman (2)
;\'Ir. J.D. C ran e
PLAT IN UM
Mr. :111,1Mrs. .1.1 111 0.: 5 C ulligan
BRONZE
Mr. and Mrs. S,ll And olina
K3b da Health
Dr. Ga rv Wetreieh anJ Mrs. Stephan ie
Mcilruan Wo.: m:ich
Mr, an Mrs. Rocco Diina
Michad K. L111di. lvLD.
Kenmore Mercy Hospital
2006
GOLD
John K. C w k
GOLD
,'\l icli Travel
CJI" bal l", tt;ll:<o.:
SILVER
ouff,t!o Ultrasound
SiLVER
Loraine Engl. PhD
The McG uire G roup
Cam panella Orrh on cs and Prosthetics
Jim Culligan, Inc.
The M<:(.Jui(c Croup
The Srraeck Family
5t:lroha Plastic and :-- leral Products
of N,·\\' York. Inc.
1, land Street Lumber
joseph N. William,;
2000
Marilynn an d Mark Kahle
CORPORATE LEVEL TABLES
PLATINUM
Mr. .md M r~ . Robert lrwin
CORPOR ATE SPONSORS
BRONZE
Jay c. Rowland. III nDS
2003
PLAT INUM
The Robert" Family and
Hope G rocweh
Sierra Tech
_ alvatore 's Italian G ardens Restaurant
Bella Vista Grou p, Inc.
Frank ]. McGuiro.: Fanulv Fou nda tion
G&R ~'l ac h i nl.::: rv. Inc.
Mr. ,~ l1d Mrs. Bem ar~ 1 Di P i~ io
J <1-\' Halpern do Tyler Jay. Co, (2)
Cradle Beach G roup
Benchmark Development Inc.
A llied Publishing SC!I'k c
Butfalo Plasnc Surgerv
Buffalo Athler i« lcaeue
Buffalo Police Foun,l;;t ioll
i'o\r. and Mrs. Pat Co sent ino
Sara and Anthonv Delen a
Ivlr. end Iv1rs. T, \(11 Spier
Dolly Gernatt
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Humanitarian Missions
Tanzania, Africa 2000
Dr Meilrna ancl Michael Strucck
Dr. Mellman. M,tr> Mcilman. Dr. Mcrke] .lIld
Dr. !..:.. r;m l;·m , .uk i.i n
Isle of Capri 2003
Peru 2007
Rri ~ll
Rusk. Dr. Mellman. A lex Campane lla, Jan Vo,h lrt:h. Ursula Ca m­
r :lnella. Toni Andolm a, ,'\ lld r~\\ (.)rel\:. Dr. \lL·rh·1<lnd :::T.I n Colern.u;
Rome 2002
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Poland 2005
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2007 Hope For Tomorrow Charity Event
Chairman
Event Chair
Jeffrey Meilman, fAD
Donna McG uire
I nternational Community
Service Award
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John E.D. de la Browne
Humanitarian of the
Year Award
J
Iichael A. Young
2007 Surgical Recipients
M " i ,;e~ Ra mo- Dr, ~v1 ei l l11 a n , Jame' Huel-lx-rs Don n a
;-' 1cCl uire, T;,vl"r J n g r'~I11 , Pnrn .uvn Elias, Cri, rt:! C a lin :,:-calin s
J'11I1(· ~ H ucl-l-cr- Dr. \1 ~ i l ma Il , Donna McG uire a nd Do n Po -tlcs
.uid Brando n .sheedy
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Master of Ceremonies
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Ushers
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T"m G n mJ ri' .h , Tom Drahu,;huk
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Sal and T"n i :4.n,I"lin'I, Dollv L Hcll" and !lenn i, St iercr
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Ma ry ~ ~ c i l ll1 : tn .lI1d J"hll Lenahan
Gerry und [ohn Br",k~' and
l' ancy Gall:1~1 ·r
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Michael anJ Sharon Str.-eck. Michele :<od
Mich ael Srracck
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Richard an.I Fl« Wh il\:-<.·11
, larv Ann Bruno
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Rl'\. Fruncu- \t~ : ur
Jackll' Gurnev .10,1
RIChard Kn cce r
Juk, Smith. Ale-x Nnn hrllr . Hanna .md J;\),
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Pat :mJ J:lck Sheedy
Rol-en Fox
jam es and j ean LeBlanc . Marcia
and Jpc .J:.J le n:>1
C vru h r« Gu: ik and Paul Mic h~' rd :i l bk i
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Frank L inclev, Donna Brockman , Pat Clark and Frank L.J n,,; 1<-,·
Li: and Rill Savin«
Ur-ula 'loll A k x C a mpanella
If it were not fo r hop e... the heart would break.
Dean and Donna Lucas
Bonni e and Jim 5.:>; (.)11
A li ~ and Rich ard S li ~:
Honorabl e Pcn nv Wo lfg,mg
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If it were not for hope...the he art would break.
Final Destination: Peru and the
Galapagos Islands
First Prize Raffle Winners
After much deliberation an I discussion, he humanitarian
mission for 2008 will be returning to Peru . The itinerarv
included three days of surgery in)uliaca, an optional tri!J to
Machu Picchu, and three days at the Galapagos Islands. Travel
arrangements
are bv. Alidi Travel of Buffalo, Nev.' York.
,.
Peru .. Galapagos Humanitarian Mission 2008
with The Hope ForTomorrow Foundation
Double Occupancy: $3,999.00
Single Occupancy: $4,799 .00
Departure: Buffalo, New York to Lima, Peru
Friday, May 3u 2008
Return: Galapagos Islands to Buffalo, New York
Saturday, June 7, 2008
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For more information, please contact Tony Constantini
at Alidi Travel (716) 886-4443
Dear Dr. and Scaff.
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and Q lwlf 110urs of running cables u/)­
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that worubjltl e"Oling we hared at )'(Jur
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May [his blllebeIT)' cof[ecakc be lJ. token
of om llnd)'ing gratitude.
Enjoy,
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G illm an
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Items of Interest
• The 2007 docurucntarv of • Ar. their respect ive d inners, • An oruanizat ion founded bv • M Zl lW are not aware of
HFT l~; )ard member Karen '
the Peruvian h umanic; r.
the G eneral Pulaski As­
wayst hat the Hope For
sociarion , rhe A mherst Re­
Carl os donates med ical
ian trip to [uliaca, Peru
Tomorrow Foundat ion
an nually reaches out to
pub lican Committee and
supplies med icine and
produced by Stan. Cole­
man of A ppa loosa Pro­
duct ions, i ~ no w be ing
aired on public television,
C h anne l 20 , every Mo n­
day evening at 9:00pm.
• Dr. Margaret Paroski
received-th e Humanirar­
ian of the Year Award from
the Hope For Tomorrow
Foundation in 2006.
the National Conference
for Comm un ity and Justice
all recognized and honored
the efforts of Dr. Meilman
and Th e H\1rCFor Tomor­
row Foundat ion in prornot­
i n ~ an awareness and in
a i~l i ng the less [ortunarc
of the world by provid ing
medical care, surgeries and
medical supplies.'
cloth ing t o orpha nages in
Poland, A frica, Bosni a and
Peru. Orphans in Need has
also been instrumental in
the placement of "special
need s" children in the
United S ta tes, Fur fu rther
the Buffalo urea. Fo r rnan y
years, Cradle Reach and
the Sa lvation Army have
been able to offer many
camperships to local chil­
dren, th rough the gcn eros­
irv of the Hope For Tomor­
info rmat ion , please co nt act
row suppo rters.
Karen at 71 6-9 13-0494.
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If it
were no t for
hope...the heart would break.
Vol. 3 Issu e 1
Message
2007 A Connection: Peru,
the Philippines and Buffalo, NY
from
Dr. Meilman
I wish
to
extend
Illy gra rit u Ie to our
hundreds of ~UP I orr­
ers who attended
t he
Z007 Hope Fo r
Tomorrow ch a rity
be nefit [inner and
also to tho se wh o we re unable
to
partic i­
pa re and yet nevertheless supported us
wirh donat ions and good wish es. Into
want to acknowledge the many loc al
bus iness patrons and our perso na l spon ­
sors. In ad d ition, t he proccc Is fro m rhc
ram . exceeded our cxpc ra t ions . I also
wa nt to tha nk the O'Con nors and the
Shcedw (or be in g such graci ous host
taui ilics in 2 7.
I a m aware tha t ou r success as a fo un .la­
t ion is d irec tl y a t t ribu ta ble to each and
ev ery one of you an d no t to co rpo ra te
spo nso rs or to ve ndo r obligati o n s. This
I t rul y va lue. Yo ur interest in support ing
Hope For Tomorrow is ver v im po rt ant to
me.
I am pleased to annou nc e that in May
20 , , the Hope For Tomorrow medical
tea m an I vo lunteers will rerum to Peru.
J kn ow thar it is un usua l ro return to th e
same count ry (or two consecut ive yea rs.
but I find that the need is grea t; th e
poverty-stri cken Peruv ian s in th e An­
des Mount a ins have no opportun ity to
receive any type of medic al assista nce. I
believ e tha t our med i a l serv ices are vcrv
important. I am pleased that this year
many are plan n ing on part ic ipating.
A ga in, my mo st since re th an ks to yo u
for you r ki ndness, enthusiasm , d e lic a ­
rio n a nd bel ief in T h e Hope For To ma r­
row Foun dat ion.
Fn malvll E1r;>,
T hr ee Yllu n ~ pe ople rece ived an
opportuni ty to improve th eir q ual ­
ity' of life be yon d their ima ginations .
The: fin anc ial suppo rt o f TIlt' I-lope
For Tomorrow Foundation and the
rec o nst ruc t ive surgica l p roced ures
pro v ide d by D r. Jeffrey Me llman ga ve
a young Peruv ian ma n , M o iscs Ramos
Mullisaca, a F ilipino ch ild. Primalyn
Elias and a Buffa lo te enager, Taylor
Ingram. hope for a n ew l -cginni ng .
1n a remo te vi Ilagc in th e Andes,
duri n g 8 fest ival, Moises Ramos an d
hi s brother were warmi ng themse lve s
at a bonfi re in th e square. An e ld erly
man , carrying an ope n bo t tl e of alco ­
h ol tripped, dou sin g M o iscs; flames
en v e lo ped hi s fac e and n eck and hi s
alpaca swea te r mel ted into h is sk in .
C o n rrac tu res of the fac e an d n ec k,
sc arr in g o f t he face and a lip d eto r­
mi t v pre ve n ted Mo ises fro m holdin g
his head erect and [ro m speak ing . H e
left high sch oo l d urin g hi s fi rst year
d ue to rid icule fro m hi s peers. \':i111ile
sc reen in g pat ien ts fo r surge ry in [u ­
[iaca, Peru , Dr. Mc ilma n noted that
Moises would be ne fi t fro m bed and
neck surge ry; ho we ve r. th is t ype o f
sur ::?cc rv,
req uirin ....g sk in grafts and t\ 'i ­
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pec iall y t he t im e requ ired fo r fo llow
0..;.
up care. was no t fea sible to perform
in the Peru v ia n se rtin g. Dr. M c ilman
de c ided t h a t <1 visit co Buffalo, N e w
York could pro v ide t h e n ecessary and
needed reco nst ruc t io n. Two Jays after
h is arri val, M oi ses atte nded the 200 7
Ho pe For To mo rro w c ha rity heneflt
dinne r. T h e fo1l0wing Mo nd ay, at
Ke n more M e rcy H osp ita l. with the
assistance o f D r. Krzszro f Me rkel , t he
anesth esiologist , Dr. M e ilrnan per­
formed ex te n sive surgery on M o iscs
face a n d neck. After sev e ra l days. h e
ret m n e:l to hi s h ost family, Dan and
]rma O 'C o n n o r.
Another ch ild , Prirnalvn Elias ,
fro m Vill a G arci a , a sma ll (Own in th e
Ph ilipp ines, suffered fro m a do uble
cleft pala te , T his left h er malnour ­
ish ed as sh e was un a ble to c hew or
swa llow a n v food ; sh e h ad th e a p­
pearan ce of a t wo year old . Me lan y
S heed y and h e r hu sb and Brian , of
Wi ll ia ;nsv ille , N ew York, were v isit ­
in,g fanl ily in the Ph ilipp in es wh ere
Bri:-J n took pi ctu res o f t he: children .
A t this ti me , they n o t e d Pri malyn 's
pr o blem . U po n rh e co up le 's return to
Buffalo . th ey so ugh t th e help o f T h e
H o pe Fo r Tomo rro w Foundation . Pri­
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