Dr. Leon Klempner will be interviewed about the Smile Rescue Fund for Kids on Stony Brook radio station WUSB(90.1)FM on Thursday February 25, 2016 at 3 pm. He will discuss Dunia’s recent surgery and the SRFK volunteers. Listen in of you are around.
Thanks to the surgical skills of Dr.Dagum and Dr.Bui, Dunia has completed the first in a series of complex micro surgeries to restore his upper and lower lips. I was able to stay with Dunia during the entire procedure as I watched and sometimes assisted in the operating room. I was totally amazed by the […]
I’m happy to announce that Dunia will undergo his first surgical procedure at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital on January 11th. Due to his extensive injuries and subsequent scarring, Dunia will need multiple surgeries. On January 11th, a team of doctors and nurses lead by Dr. Alexander Dagum, Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery, will operate to graft […]
–Smile Rescue Fund for Kids is Sponsoring Another Child– Erick is a young boy who lives in The Republic of the Congo. He was attacked by a chimpanzee and though he miraculously survived, his face was left extremely disfigured. He lost both his upper and lower lips and has extensive scarring along the right side […]
Smile Rescue Fund for Kids On The Move Message from Duncan: I am happy to inform you that I placed an order for seven plastic water tanks of 5000 litres each yesterday. They are to be delivered on 30th Dec,2013 because they only had three in stock. There is some little money left on this […]
So happy to report some major progress from the education committee seen across the world in Kenya. As you may remember the goal of the education committee is to assist with a program for the mentally and physically challenged students in their village schools. Making available materials for students to learn a trade, and also […]
I would have loved to see the sweet beginning of Saline’s much anticipated smile which also marks the end of the journey we have traveled for the last four years on a very rough and painful road,i have to leave since it is unavoidable . Out of nothing and without any ray of hope,we started […]
A reminder that our Farewell to Duncan gathering is tomorrow night October 25th at 7pm at the Setauket Library: http://www.emmaclark.org/ We will be bringing the three committees together to summarize the progress of each initiative (Water, lighting and Education). The goal is to solidify the three action plans and to discuss fund raising goals, opportunities and strategies. […]
There was a meeting of the electricity committee on 9/26/13. The goal is to purchase lighting for some of the children’s homes so that they can finish their schoolwork in the evening without using kerosene, which is both dangerous and expensive. The solar battery life is about five years. Several committee members had information about […]
The following was submitted by Jennifer Crean: We had discussions about how many families have some sort of rooftop rain collection apparatus currently and whether this brings the family sufficient water during their dry months. Duncan states that the main rainy season is between March and May, and that the secondary rainy season is between […]
