Posts by Jan Mansley
SOLD OUT – NOVA’s 10th Annual Casino Night
* Friday, March 6, 2019 7:00pm – 11:30pm Park Ridge Marriott 300 Brae Blvd, Park Ridge, New Jersey 07656 Please help us keep healthcare available to 50,000 people in 2020! Casino Night is NOVA’s biggest fundraiser of the year and we hope to raise close to 30% of our annual operating budget of $180,000.00. All…
Read MoreMeet Jethro
Dental care is almost non-existent in our community and part of our mission is to bring dentists on at least one mission per year. Six year-old Jethro came to the clinic and was seen by our volunteer dentist, Dr. Wendi Warlaw. A very bad infection in his teeth and jaw was affecting his ability to…
Read MoreMeet Baby Pierre Jovens
Seven-month old Baby Pierre came to our clinic the first day of our mission and was seem by Dr. Peter Lee, an emergency room pediatrician from Valley Hospital. Baby Pierre’s young mother was brought him to NOVA’s clinic specifically to see the pediatrician. Baby Pierre left leg was ‘bowed’ and his leg would not develop…
Read MoreImprovements to NOVA’s facilities
NOVA is continuing to improve and update our two-story medical clinic and residence as well as the 12 acres of property surrounding the building. Since opening our clinic and residence in 2014, our electrical needs have increased. Medical equipment like our autoclave, as well as additional appliances needed to host large visiting mission teams (which…
Read MoreNOVA Volunteer Mission #24
NOVA sent its 24th volunteer medical mission to Haiti from April 22nd though April 29th. This mission included one pediatrician, one adult provider and one dentist enabling us to provide a variety of special care and our patients truly benefited from their services. In addition to the providers, we also had two nurses, three Board…
Read MoreCasino Night 2018
Despite a crazy Nor ‘easter, NOVA’s Eighth Annual Casino night was a huge success! Snow, wind and rain did not keep our generous guests from having a fun-filled night of gaming, great food, valuable prizes and lots of laughter and friendship. We raised over $55,000 which is approximately one-third of our annual budget. We are very thankful for…
Read MoreJanuary 2018 Mission
At least once a year NOVA sends a non-medical team down to the clinic for a week to conduct staff-development, non-medical building maintenance and spend time with community leaders to discuss the work that NOVA does and new ways we can help the community. Five NOVA Board members traveled to the clinic during this week,…
Read MoreOctober 2017 Mission
NOVA sent a volunteer medical team to Haiti in October that consisted of three pediatricians, three adult providers, four RNs, one EMT and a nursing student. Three translators and non-medical support completed the team. NOVA was excited to welcome five new volunteers on this mission which is very important as we strive to increase our…
Read MoreMay 2017 Maintenance Mission Update
NOVA Hope for Haiti sent a team of six volunteers to our clinic to check up on the non-medical operation of our mission and to follow-up on our Hurricane Matthew relief efforts. We spent our week working with our staff, visiting the first phase of homes NOVA rebuilt with our Hurricane Relief fund, and meeting…
Read MoreHurricane Matthew Relief Update
During our May 2017 maintenance mission to Haiti, NOVA sent a team of 6 volunteers for a routine oversight mission to work with our staff and maintain our building and our property. This trip, however, was also the first since NOVA committed to helping Cavaillon recover from Hurricane Matthew. Our team spent a significant portion…
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