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The Ruth Paz Foundation has been helping the
poor children of Honduras for thirty years. It is named after its founder, a
very special lady who dedicated her life to helping the needy children of
Honduras. She was known as the Guardian Angel of the children of Honduras. For
thirty years, Ruth personally took children to the U.S. for medical treatment
that otherwise would have had no chance of receiving any treatment and in many
cases would have not continued to live. As news spread of this miraculous
Guardian Angel, people came from all corners of Honduras searching for the
white hair woman that would provide them hope of saving their little ones. The
good word about her work traveled far and wide.
She received hundreds of awards for her
unselfish devotion to the children of Honduras. Although she received numerous
accolades from the Pope, heads of state, politicians and important
institutions, the ones that came from the most humble backgrounds were those
dearest to her heart. Towards the end of her life there were so many patients,
that she prayed constantly to the Lord to give her the strength that she needed
to care for all of those who came to her door. Although she became physically
weak, she continued to ask God to provide her the strength to continue her
work. She often prayed for the means to be able to heal those who sought her
assistance and for the courage to continue when she failed. Her faith in the
Lord was strong and this became her special, personal instrument to fulfill His
will.
Today her work is fervently carried on by her
family and by a network of volunteers that want her work and her memory to live
on. The foundation assists in bringing about eight medical teams a year to
Honduras to provide the poor with free medical treatment that they otherwise
could not rece ive in this country. Among these are specialist teams of plastic
surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, pediatricians, urologists and cardiologists. The
foundation often sends children suffering from orthopedic problems, heart
conditions, congenital birth defects and burns to the U.S. for medical
treatment that is not normally available to poverty stricken people. Honduras
is considered to be the third poorest country in its hemisphere, and the health
and social needs of its poor are great. This foundation provides them with free
medical treatment, airfare for the child and the parent and any other expense
to insure the well being of the child. The foundation also has a clinic for the
poor, the "Clinica Médica Ruth Paz" that
provides outpatient care including free medication.
One of the foundation's most urgent projects
is the construction of a much needed burn unit. The mortality rate of burn
victims is excessively high in Honduras, deaths that could be prevented with an
adequate burn unit. Having a fully operational burn unit available in Honduras would
also eliminate the added expense of having to transport many of the burn
victims to the U.S., which oftentimes requires the use of a very expensive air
ambulance.
The foundation also assists many other local
social institutions such as orphanages by providing them with much needed food,
health care, clothing and school supplies. It also maintains a scholarship
program that helps needy children receive an education.
HOW
YOU CAN HELP
Your donation is greatly needed and will be
put directly to work according to your instructions. The opportunity for many
needy children to have new and healthy lives depends on generous tax deductible
donations. Diverse medical equipment is also greatly needed, especially those
which can be employed in creating the burn unit. We ask that through your
generosity you help us to help others who other wise probably would not receive
any assistance whatsoever.
Let's carry on Ruth's mission by working
together to help others!
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directly:
FUNDACION RUTH PAZ
Michael Paz
17 Waverly Place
Destrehan, LA
Tel: 1-800-725-7732
Email: michael@thepazgroup.com
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