Monday January 25th, Taste the World, a wine tasting at the Four Seasons Hotel 7pm – 9:30pm. It was a CWAF sponsored event… net proceeds to benefit Angkor Hospital for Children.

Thank you for attending Taste the World. $45,000 raised to benefit the Angkor Hospital for Children, in Siem Reap, Cambodia allowing for:

• 3770 child visits to the Outpatient Department
• 100 admissions of the sickest children to the Inpatient Units and the ICU
• 149 visits to the ER
• 43 surgeries
• 4228 prescriptions being filled
• 1364 laboratory tests being performed
• 193 x-rays

Please know your donation has made a great impact on the lives of families and children in Cambodia. On behalf of the children and the staff of AHC kindly accept our deepest gratitude.

Sincerely,

Kim Gartland
Taste the World
Co-chair

Nina Cassils
CWAsia Fund and AHC Canada
Co-founder

David Shoemaker
Angkor Hospital for Children
Director of Medical Education

by Rob Elliot

Canadians from Vancouver participate in the Cambodian International Half Marathon December 7th, 2008 , running to raise funds for the children of Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap.

In early December 2008, the Vancouver group went over seas and participated in an incredible event that raises awareness for Youth with HIV and land man survivors. The Cambodian International Half Marathon in Siem Reap, Cambodia must be one of the most exotic running races in the world, a run through the ancient ruins of Angkor. But this was not the only purpose of our journey

Dr. Chris Zed (associate Dean of Dentistry UBC) has been working in South East Asia for almost 10 years leading residency students in a knowledge transfer program through the University of British Columbia. Dr. Zed works extensively with The Angkor Hospital for Children in the town of Siem Reap. In 2007, he and Innovative Fitness West Vancouver training coach Rob Elliott ran the Half Marathon for the first time, as well as brought the concepts of health, wellness and fitness to the hospital. The two brought over simple fitness equipment for the employees, an active seminar was held teaching functional training and exercises that would help the employees on the job. The Angkor Hospital for Children sees upwards of 450 children a day, and the employees were having some injuries due to the volume. That trip was a huge success and an inspiration to share the experience with others.

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An Invitation to Help Change the World for Children in rural Cambodia
Help raise $2,500,000 the cost of construction, equipment and operations for 5 years.
A Naming Opportunity

Children suffer the most drastic consequences of poverty. In Cambodia thousands die each year of preventable and treatable disease, where it is not uncommon for a child to die of complications from respiratory infections, diarrhea, and diseases practically eradicated in the more-developed world:

• 15% of Cambodian children, or 60,000, die before age 5
• 35% of Cambodian children are not immunized for polio, measles, or diphtheria
• 45% of Cambodian children under 5 are moderately to severely underweight
• 12,000 Cambodian children under the age of 15 live with HIV/AIDS

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Casino Royale was a success, quick calculation is $20,000+, The event went smoothly attended by a wonderful group of people all motivated to support the Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap Cambodia. It has been such a pleasure working on this event most of all meeting so many wonderful new and very gracious people…. perhaps start planning an event for next year would be the order of the day. Hosted by Tanya & Bevan