Posts by joseph.nuzzi
Eat, Drink and Be Merry – For a Good Cause
Are you local to a Blue Moon Mexican Café? Come out October 14th and support NOVA! Hand in our flyer with your bill, and NOVA will get back 20%. This includes take out, delivery and catering orders that day. Even if you can only stop in for a moment, it is also good on gift card…
Read MoreUpdate on the building project
In the spring of this year, we raised enough money to add the pharmacy wing of the new clinic and complete phase I of construction. The pharmacy wing is much more than just a pharmacy. That wing almost doubles the size of the original building. This addition to the original renovation will house the pharmacy,…
Read MoreBig things happening at NOVA this fall: two missions and the opening of our new clinic!
Summer 2014 was an incredibly exciting and busy time for NOVA. During July and August we purchased $30,000 worth of medical equipment, supplies and residence furnishings for our new medical clinic in Cavaillon, which will be completed in early October. It was a lot of work to purchase all of the medical equipment and furnishings for…
Read MoreFinding Gratitude in Haiti
This past spring was my first mission. It is difficult to articulate this incredible experience. “Grateful” is the theme I am overwhelmed with…to witness this poverty and how these people live was heartbreaking. However, their simple lifestyle had so many familiar threads that we all know such as love for their families and a sense…
Read MoreUpdate on NOVA patient: Dave
Below is the story of Baby Dave, a child who came to the NOVA clinic in February 2013 suffering from severe malnutrition. Dave has been receiving check ups by Dr. Altenord, NOVA’s physician in Haiti, at our clinic in Boileau. His grandmother brought him to NOVA’s volunteer team at our May 2014 Medical mission to show…
Read MoreNOVA’s 17th Medical Mission was another great success!
NOVA’s 17th Medical Mission traveled to Haiti from April 26 to May 4th to provide medical care to the people of Cavaillon. The team consisted of 24 people including 3 pediatricians, 3 doctors for adult patients, nurses, an EMT, translators and general volunteers. NOVA has a 12 years history and lots of experience sending medical…
Read MoreUpdate on the construction of NOVA’s new clinic
The 17th Medical Mission team visited the construction site of NOVA’s new clinic twice during their week-long mission. The building in progressing very well. Stage one – the renovation of the existing farmhouse – is nearing completion and the foundation is being dug for the new Pharmacy and Laboratory wing. This addition will double the…
Read MoreGarage Sale for NOVA Hope for Haiti
Every year, in conjunction with the 44th Street Garage Sale Event, our friends at DOMUS raise money for a not-for-profit organization by selling donated items. For the past three years they have chosen NOVA as the beneficiary of their fundraising work and raised over $15,000.00. Volunteers from NOVA helped with the sale and made the day a…
Read MoreNOVA’s 18th Medical Mission held in our new building
NOVA’s 18th Medical Mission successfully ran NOVA’s first medical mission from our new clinic in Cavaillon, Haiti. The team was composed of over 20 medical professionals, translators, and assistants. The team worked with NOVA’s medical staff in Haiti to see hundreds of patients over the course of the eight day mission. For the first time…
Read MoreNew well complete
Small things can make a big difference, like NOVA’s new well which was just dug last week to provide water to our pediatric clinic and volunteer residence on the second floor. The house which NOVA purchased has been stripped to just the outer walls, and completely rebuilt to become our new clinic. This means that…
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