When a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, it left unthinkable devastation in its wake. More than 230,000 people lost their lives; an estimated 280,000 homes and businesses were demolished; and approximately 1.5 million people (equivalent to the entire population of Philadelphia) had nowhere to turn but overcrowded displacement camps.

Since the earthquake, PROJECT C.U.R.E. has delivered more than $6 million worth of medical supplies to Haiti. Thanks to the help of our partners on the ground - Department of Defense, Catholic Relief Services, Partners in Health, International Relief and Development, and several Haitian hospitals - these supplies were immediately mobilized and provided care to an estimated 324,000 hurting and injured people.

PROJECT C.U.R.E. is committed to rebuilding efforts and continues to provide medical supplies and equipment to our partners and Haitian hospitals as they become rehabilitated. You can help with these relief efforts by making a donation to PROJECT C.U.R.E. to help fund the delivery of desperately needed medical supplies.

Together, we can Deliver Health and Hope to Haiti.

Sassy Golf's first annual wine tasting charity event, Under the Chilean Sun, will support Project C.U.R.E.’s effort to provide medical supplies to the victims of the 2010 Chilean earthquake.

Enjoy a fun filled evening with over 50 South American wines, complimentary appetizers and live music!

When: Thursday, August 26th

Time: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Where: Valley Country Club’s Poolside Patio
14601 Country Club Drive
Centennial, CO 80016-1054

Dress: Resort attire

Cost: $40 per person
All proceeds go to PROJECT C.U.R.E.

Please RSVP to nancy@sassygolf.net or click here.

This year’s luncheon, sponsored by MillerCoors, will honor and welcome Mrs. Marta Martinelli, the first lady of Panama. The annual fundraising event raises awareness of global healthcare needs and supports the delivery of life-saving medical supplies and equipment to medical professionals, and patients under their care, in Panama.

Mrs. Marta Martinelli will work with Project C.U.R.E to select healthcare facilities where the supplies and equipment are most needed. Joining Mrs. Marta Martinelli in raising awareness about healthcare needs in Panama are honorary co-chairs first lady of Colorado Jeannie Ritter, Susan Kiely of MillerCoors and former first lady of Colorado Frances Owens.. Anne Trujillo, ABC news anchor for Denver’s Channel 7, will emcee the event.

“We look forward to welcoming the first lady of Panama to Denver, and to join her in her efforts to help the people of Panama. The fact that we can do this during the Biennial of the Americas is terrific,” said Dr. Douglas Jackson, president and CEO of Project C.U.R.E. “The funds raised through the Luncheon will be multiplied nearly 20 times to improve health and save lives in Panama through the delivery of medical supplies and equipment. Together, we’re changing the world."

Project C.U.R.E. expects approximately 1,800 of the city and state’s business and community leaders to attend this invitation-only luncheon. The goal for the 2010 First Ladies’ Luncheon is to raise enough money to deliver more than $3 million in medical supplies and equipment to hospitals and clinics in Panama.

The Project C.U.R.E. First Ladies’ Luncheon is an annual fundraising event featuring first ladies from around the world. Project C.U.R.E. welcomed Señora Ana Ligia de Saca, the first lady of El Salvador, for the inaugural First Ladies’ Luncheon in Denver in 2006, during which more than $70,000 was raised to deliver medical relief to El Salvador.

In 2008, Mrs. Margarita Zavala, the first lady of Mexico, was the keynote speaker at the second-annual First Ladies’ Luncheon in Denver, where she helped to raise $150,000 to deliver more than $2.5 million in medical relief to the Mexican states of Chiapas and Tabasco.

Project C.U.R.E. also hosted first lady of Belize Ms. Kim Simplis for the inaugural First Ladies’ Luncheon in Phoenix, Ariz. Nearly 900 people attended the event in November of 2008, at which enough money was raised to deliver nearly $2 million in medical relief to people in need in Belize.

In 2009, Mrs. Ernestina Naadu Mills, the first lady of Ghana, was the keynote speaker, where she helped to raise enough money to deliver more than $2 million in life-saving medical supplies and equipment to Ghana.

For more information, please contact: bridgetboyd@projectcure.org

Mark your calendars and set your DVRs —you won't want to miss this!

FOX 31 is airing a 30-minute special about Colorado’s response to the Haiti crisis, and PROJECT C.U.R.E. is one of the featured organizations.

A FOX31 reporter filmed a Haiti-bound container being loaded in PROJECT C.U.R.E.'s warehouse a few weeks ago, and then went to Haiti and filmed some of the hospitals where our supplies are currently being used or will be used.

The special will air on Tuesday, May 25, at 9:30 p.m. on KDVR Fox 31.

 PROJECT C.U.R.E.’S PROJECT S.T.O.R.Y.

Thursday, May 27, 7:00 pm

Crossroads Theater

2590 Washington St, Denver  

Come… Listen… Experience...

Don't miss this free event! Join us at Crossroads Theater as we share in the evocative power of the spoken word, reminiscent of fireside chats, front porch tales, and stories told around kitchen tables throughout the world.  

For every PROJECT C.U.R.E. shipment of life-saving goods, thousands of dedicated individuals have done something to help, from a phone call to sorting syringes to writing reports to meeting with country leaders.

Project C.U.R.E.’s strength is in our people. And, boy, do they have stories to tell.

Come to hear what happens from a few ordinary people who humbly have done extraordinary things to “Deliver Health and Hope to the World.” Join in this informal evening as a few people tell a Project C.U.R.E. story, with time for questions and sharing.

Read more about the work of the PROJECT C.U.R.E. and Ambatovy partnership.