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A Quick Update from Malawi

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

What an amazing week in Malawi! The One5 team set out to meet with Pothawira, our partners on the ground, to solidify our plans to build a hospital in the Salima Region. We were able to break ground on the new hospital and share this monumental occasion with the people of the Maganga Village, including the chief and elders of the village.

With Malawi sharing the highest Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in the world, we are continually made aware of the importance of this women and children’s hospital, which will include a birthing center. As thrilled as we are about building this hospital, we are reminded on every trip of the importance of our partners, Dr. Peter Maseko and Dr. Anne Alaniz, the heart and soul of Pothawira Foundation and this project. Great partnerships are at the very heart of what One5 is all about in our work around the globe. The life saving resources that this hospital will provide to the Salima Region is a strong testament to this!

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Leopold Gallery to Exhibit One5 Volunteer’s Haiti Photographs

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

First Fridays have expanded beyond the Crossroads. Now many of Kansas City’s fine art galleries that are not located in the Crossroads Arts District near downtown, also will be open for visitors on the first Friday of every month.

That includes the Leopold Gallery at 324 W. 63rd St. in Kansas City’s Brookside neighborhood, which on Friday, June 4 from 6-9 p.m. will feature photographs that Luke Shelton took in Haiti following the earthquake while he was on a relief mission with the One5 Foundation.

Luke has an impressive ability to brilliantly capture the spirit and resilience of the Haitians, especially the children. Sales of Luke’s photographs will go to support the One5 Foundation’s ongoing effort to provide health care to Haiti’s people.

We wish to thank Leopold Gallery owner Paul Dorrell for this opportunity to keep the Haiti disaster in front of the public and allowing One5 to expand our support base in our community.

We hope to see you at the Leopold Gallery on the evening of June 4! Read more about it on Facebook.

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