Shoulder to Shoulder

Shoulder to Shoulder Benefit 2012

Join us for “A Decade of Care, an Anniversary that Shines” - Shoulder to Shoulder’s Annual Benefit

Celebrating 10 years of improving health and life in rural Tanzania

Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 6 p.m.
Humphrey Institute Conference Center – U of M Campus
301 - 19th Avenue South in Minneapolis

The Evening

6:00 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres Reception

Silent Auction*
Standard Deviation Jazz Trio
Cash Bar

7:30 p.m. Program

Tanzanian music performed by Gustavus Adolphus students
Faces and voices of our Tanzanian friends
Live Auction*
Dessert Reception

*Please bring your checkbook.

Tickets

$40 ($25 is tax-deductible); $45 after April 23
Student tickets $20 ($5 is tax-deductible); $25 after April 23

In addition to ticket purchases, 100% tax-deductible contributions to Shoulder to Shoulder can be made online by clicking on this button or by check.

Write a check payable to “Shoulder to Shoulder” with “Annual Benefit” noted in the memo line. Checks should be mailed to:

Shoulder to Shoulder
1430 Appaloosa Trail
Eagan, MN 55122

When paying by check, please include:

The name of each person attending.
An email address, if applicable, so we can send you an email confirmation.

About This Year’s Event

Building on a previous $10,000 gift, funds raised this year will go to power and power protection projects that will energize the operating room, light up the lab and enlighten the work and study spaces of the hospital staff and nursing school students. With your support this will be an anniversary celebration that truly shines.

Parking Information

Parking information is available at http://www.hhh.umn.edu/contact/parking.html. The 19th Avenue Ramp, located across the street from the Humphrey Institute, is the closest and most convenient option.

Questions?

For more information, contact Ann Nelson, event planner, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 651-308-9824.

2012 Medical Trip

A large group of medical students and physcians participated in a multidisciplinary medical education group visit to Ilula in January-February 2012. Students observed on inpatient rounds, in the operating room, in the delivery room and participated in rural maternal child health and HIV mobile clinics. Many in the group also participated in the Day of Grace for Iringa Diocese Pastors doing medical evaluations. Read about their trip at ilula-friends-2012.blogspot.com

Concordia College, Moorhead, MN Plans J-Term Course at Ilula

Concordia College is developing a J-term elective at the Ilula Hospital. The vision for the trip involves integrating both nursing students and nursing alumni on a one month J-term experience each May. Representatives from Concordia visited Ilula in May 2011 to lay the groundwork for a J-term course to be offered in May 2012.

Development of a Nursing School on the Ilula Hospital Campus

Plans are underway to utilize the Peter J King Center for Medical Education, located on the Ilula Hospital campus, as a platform to begin a Certificate Level nursing school at Ilula. This project is a joint effort between the Iringa Diocese of the Lutheran Church of Tanzania, Tumaini University, Shoulder to Shoulder and the Peter J King Family Foundation. The steering committee, which includes representation from the Tanzanian Government and the District Medical Officer, has appointed Nurse Anitha Mhapa at Ilula Hosptial to become Acting Director of the Nursing School.