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Loloma Advance Team Arrives in Fiji
A prelude to "Letters from the Edge of the World"
On January 6, 2007 Loloma board members Linda Kwasny and Dr. P. Lance Hendricks left as the "point team" to meet Loloma's two containers in Suva.
The following 4 "Letters from the Edge of the World" are Linda's (very lightly edited) account of their first week in Fiji. Take a moment to read them. Skip around. You will get a "first person" sense of this particular trip.
Hot, hard work, and the joy of helping.
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Letters from "The Edge of the World" #1
Arrival in Fiji
by Linday Kwasny
January 9th 2007
From Linda Kwasny
Suva, Fiji
Greetings from the outer edge!
We're alive and really quite well with this being the first time we could take a breather to catch up.
Here's a short monologue of what's been happening:
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Letters from "The Edge of the World" #2
by Linday Kwasny
January 11, 2007
From Linda Kwasny
Suva Fiji
Greetings to y'all,
It's Friday and we're still alive and quite well. To bring you up to date so you can feel part of the virtual Loloma tour, here's what we did yesterday:
Wednesday night, we hosted Sister Patricia, Sr. Liku, Sr. Josephine AND the infamous Fr. Finn who has become a constant source of entertainment with his caustic humor. Anyway, we had a great dinner at the luxurious Suva Motor Inn and then bid them all goodnight at 10 pm and we all collapsed.
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Letters from "The Edge of the World" #3
by Linda Kwasny
January 13, 2007
From Linda Kwasny
Suva Fiji
Greetings from what must be the closest place on earth to the SUN.
Saturday
At last, Maria Barret from New York arrived to help us out as a volunteer. Despite having flown straight through, she seemed eager to hit the road so she changed and I fed her a quick breakfast and we were off the meet Sr. Patricia in Nausori. Today is a cloudless day and VERY warm, to say the least.
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Letters from "The Edge of the World" #4
The Last Letter bfore heading to the "Hinterlands"
by Linda Kwasny
January 16, 2007
From Linda Kwasny
Suva, Fiji
Boola to yooalla,
Today, Wednesday, we will be traversing up to SavuSavu with the entourage in tow, Lance, Joves, Maria and Karina. We have essentially finished everything ahead of schedule and Beato wants us up there to visit the SavuSavu Hospital this afternoon so that we will be ready to sail once all of the Drs. have arrived from Nadi tomorrow am. This is where we get the riata out to keep all focused on LEAVING.
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"Heard on the Coconut Telegraph"
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"From The Archives" Loloma's Defining Video
A Look at Loloma 3 Years ago!
by Bob Sykes
This Video, The Loloma Foundation shows and explains the origins of our small foundation: The Lalati Resort Clinic, the Schools on Beqa Island, etc. The bottom line: a group of people bound together by the love and enchantment of the people of Fiji. Take 10 minutes out of your busy day and join our adventure.
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Get "Very Cool" Loloma "Stuff" at the Loloma Store
Send a gift that gives to the people of Fiji, a Loloma Mug, teeshirt or ball cap.
Visit the Loloma Store and every purchase you make goes to help our efforts in Fiji and the South Pacific.
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Loloma Itinary January 2007
by Bob Sykes
LOLOMA FOUNDATION
MEDICAL TEAM ITINERARY
FIJI, JANUARY 2007
16 January depart LAX for Fiji
18 January arrive into NadiDepart on a domestic flight to SavuSavu Arriving at 9:30 am. Transfer to the SeaHawk And sail to Kubulau. (3 Hrs.) Clinics in afternoon
19 January clinics and rummage sale in Kubulau
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Loloma needs your help!
Donate Now
We need your help to pay for some of our “hard” expenses clearing the containers in Fiji. Whatever you can donate at www.lolomafoundation.org/donate will make a significant difference.
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Contact the Loloma Foundation
You may always contact a member of the Loloma board. Please contact us with any questions you may have. We urgently need your donations of medicine, equipemnt, school supplies, or clothing. Especially, we need cash to acquire materials, and cover shipping costs. Every little bit helps.
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What does your Donation Buy?
$10.00 Will buy enough pencils to stock a rural primary school in Fiji for all children for half a school year
$25.00 Will buy enough notebooks to stock a rural primary school in Fiji for all children for half a school year
$50.00 Will purchase enough topical antibiotics for one nursing station for 1 month.
$100.00 Will purchase a goat for a Fijian woman to milk and breed
$500.00 Will purchase one case of bandaids
$1,000.00 Will purchase a case of bandages
$5,000.00 Will pay for the cost of shipping one 20 ft. container full of medical supplies
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Loloma's Latest Video
Loloma's new video gives an overview of our accomplisments for 2006 and goals for 2007 and beyond.
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