Colorado Gives Day

COLORADO GIVES DAY Get your donation matched! Increase the value of your donation when you support Uplift Internationale on Colorado Gives Day, Tuesday, December 6, 2011!   100% of your donation comes to us when you give through www.givingfirst.org/upliftinternationale (no service fees will be taken out). When you give online any time on December 6, the value of your donation will […]

2012 Packing Day – December 3, 2011

We met on a cold and snowy day here inColoradoat the Wheatridge Internal Medical Offices. Thanks to a great team of Doctors, Nurses and Outreach personnel we managed to get 95% of the items inventoried, boxed and weighed. With latex and non-latex gloves, the autoclave, other instruments and one box of Outreach “goodies” we had a truck and 3 SUV’s […]

Mission Orientation for 2012 Mission

The first orientation meeting for Uplift Internationale 2012 Mission Trip to the Philippines was held last evening at the Wheat Ridge Internal Medicine offices for the Denver area participants. Steve Krebs, M.D. Head of Mission and Beth Shepherd, Executive Director outlined many of the details, in addition to Jaime Yrastorza, Founder and President. There were 19 Denver area participants in […]

2011 Gala – A Great Success

The 2011 Uplift Internationale Gala was a great success. We raised $37,908! It was the most profitable fundraising event in our history – thank you to all of our sponsors and attendees for making this such a memorable evening!  Our 2011 Humanitarian Awardees were Dr. Lawrence Herman, Dr. Elliot Duboys and Megs Lunn.  We are looking forward to another great event […]

Annual gala and dinner auction

You’re invited to the Uplift Internationale Benefit Gala and Auction on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, from 6 to 9:30  p.m. at the Denver West Marriott, 1717 Denver West Blvd., Golden. The 2011 Humanitarian Awardees are: Elliot B. Duboys, M.D. Lawrence T. Herman, D.M.D., M.D. The night’s emcee is CBS4 anchor Karen Leigh. Fabulous food, a dynamic auctioneer and touching stories […]

Mission travels to Cebu, Bohol and Ormoc

In Cebu, Bohol and Ormoc, the mission team was warmly received by Rotary Clubs of Cebu led by incoming president Roy Lotzof and Fort San Pedro incoming president Fred Rizon, with the all-out support of their Charter President – Mila Demecillo, and with the Rotary Club of Tagbilaran where PP Angelito Lechago,M.D. and D3860 district governor-elect Perok Rodriguez were present […]

Operation Taghoy 2012 in Silay

June 21-22, 2011 Dr. Ma. Estrella R. Ledesma, chief of hospital of Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital warmly received last June 22, 2011 the emissary team visits from Uplift Internationale, founding president Dr. Jaime Yrastorza, Head of Surgical Team – Dr. Jerry Capoot and Ms. Megs Lunn, Executive Coordinator Taghoy Philippines. With the team were Rotarians from Rotary Club of […]

Emissary Visit to WV

June 19-20, 2011 Hi there.. The Lord is indeed marvelous…on our first emissary stop, everything was smooth and successful. MOU is in progress and we will be on our way to serve the underprivileged children with facial deformities in the province of Capiz and well, why not, how about the whole island of Panay. The people in Roxas City are […]

Changing Lives, Theirs’ and Mine

Submitted by Alexandra Lu, MD When my plane landed at Kalibo International Airport I couldn’t help but smile to myself. All evidence pointed to the fact that I was in paradise. The heat of the sun on my skin, the warm breeze in my hair, the fresh coconut placed in my hands by Megs Lunn — I was definitely in […]

Gratitude is in the Heart!!!

Operation Taghoy Mission at Roxas City,Capiz, a memorable experience that I will surely treasure. The best part for me was seing the beautiful smiles of the kids after the surgergy. My heart was filled with joy everytime I hear the THANK YOUs of the kids and their families. I am very happy to be part of such great change that […]