Newsletter
The following recent LMV chapter newsletters are available in PDF:
South Bay Chapter
July 2008
Dr Ed Kneler and Lynn Ashmal provide two different, but complimentary, views of the trip to Bajia Tortugas in June ... more>
June 2008
On Thursday morning while driving to San Jose jet Center we found out that we would not be joined by the third plane , which was to put an OBGYN MD on the ground in Bahia Tortugas in addition to the dental teams. ... more>
May 2008
We had another incredibly successful mission as a result of much diligent planning and enthusiastic support. ... more>
April 2008
This month we conclude the remarkable true story of Fernando and Blanca Ruiz. ... more>
March 2008
This month we continue the remarkable true story of Fernando and Blanca Ruiz. ... more>
Dr. Mali Mann, MD, tells the inspiring story of her experiences at our latest Oasis health clinic at Oasis.
... more>January 2008
LMV Cookbooks a Smashing Success ... more>
December 2007
No news this month. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! ... more>
November 2007
The annual seminar in Guaymas, Mexico on October 13 was another in a series of our reviews with our Mexican friends on what we are doing right, what we could improve and what our Mexican friends could do to help our missions be even more successful. ... more>
September 2007
Forty two LMV volunteers plus a couple dozen doctors and medical students held a one week clinic in August at San Franciso el Alto in the mountains of Guatemala. ... more>
Dr. Stephen Los, DDS takes over from Don Wolf - I am so very pleased to have Steve take on the responsibility for leading the South Bay Chapter. His dedication to LMV, his youth and vigor, and his enthusiasm should carry South Bay to new heights.
... more>Meeting Format Change- South Bay President Dr. Stephen Los, DDS has decided to combine the South Bay Board of Directors meeting with the membership meeting. Thus all are welcome to our Chapter meetings starting at 6:30 PM.
... more>June 2007
Don Wolf drove Mary de Figard, M.D. and Anita Wolf, RN to San Rafael to meet Maria Norall and Stan Pareto at the airport, home of his Baron, early Thursday morning. ... more>
May 2007
We need you to clean, measure and package donated eyeglasses for our next optometric mission. Dr. Steve Los has graciously agreed to have us use his garage as a manufacturing site. We will be using our new machine, which automatically measures the prescription of the eyeglasses and prints the prescription on a label. We only have a little over 1,000 eyeglasses to process, so we should finish by dinner time. 8:30 AM is the time, 4637 Hampton Falls Place, San Jose, CA 95316 is the place. Coffee, donuts, soft drinks and clean entertaining jokes will be served. ... more>
April 2007
Pilot, Tom Palmer, RN Coleen Wright, and Volunteer Mike Parker picked up Dr. Lujan-Davila at Brown Field, San Diego Thursday a.m. and headed South for Bahia Asuncion! ... more>
March 2007
South Bay 2007 Trips - Dr. Clem Schrick, DDS is diligently putting together trips for 2007. Our goal is to have at least 6 trips to Mexico this year and two trips to Oasis. 12 trips is our stretch goal. So come to our meetings or get in touch with Clem if you want to participate. If you are a pilot, maintain your contacts with Bob Lamkin, Pilot Liason! ... more>
February 2007
On Saturday, December 16, around 40 people showed up at our South Bay warehouse in Brentwood to load trucks with donated medical equipment and supplies. We loaded two 18-wheeler trucks with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of donated equipment. We have now shipped over 30 truck loads of medical equipment and supplies to Mexico. ... more>
November 2006
The 2006 Seminar was a great success, thanks to the efforts
of Art Schmauder who set it up and especially Maria de Los Angeles
and the Deborah Wayne Foundation who hosted it. Some 50 people
attended the affair, about evenly split between LMVrs and local
government and health/social representatives from all the villages we
serve in Baja Sur. La Paz was represented by at least one
congressman. I was particularly gratified by the enthusiastic
participation of the speakers who acknowledged our past
performance and shared their views on how we can better serve the
villages. ... more>
Gold Country Chapter
May 2008
Bruce Tufts and Julie Felix, both RNs, have returned - not just to the Gold Country Chapter of LMV but to the States after spending 18 months in Ethiopia. ... more>
April 2008
We have two trips scheduled in April. One will go to Baja California South, the other to Oasis. ... more>
March 2008
Student Adam Carp will be reporting on his recent trip to Huasabas, where he served as interpreter for a dental hygiene team. ... more>
February 2008
The next Oasis trip is April 4, 5, 6 of 2008. ... more>
January 2008
Annual dues and trip waivers are now due. There is a membership form attached to this newsletter. ... more>
Diane Miessler has graciously opened her co-housing's common room for LMV's annual Christmas Party Potluck and Polish Auction Gift Exchange with Auctioneer Tom Brady.
... more>November 2007
Diane Miessler has graciously opened her co-housing's common room for LMV's annual Christmas Party Potluck and Polish Auction Gift Exchange. ... more>
October 2007
Our annual seminar will take place on October 13 in Guaymas, Sonora. The event will begin with a buffet luncheon at 1 p.m. in the hotel meeting room. ... more>
September 2007
Our annual seminar is coming up fast, and will take place on October 13 in Guaymas, Sonora. There will be regular clinics at destinations other than Guaymas, and then we will all end up Saturday morning, 10/13, in Guaymas at the Hotel Armida. ... more>
The Nevada County AirFest was held on Saturday, July 7th. It was a warm day that followed a hot spell which I thought might have contributed to a smaller crowd than last years event. Nevertheless, the war birds were great, the jets loud, and the CFD's demonstration was a crowd pleaser. Our booth was located in a semi-shady spot next to the ice cream man. How great is that?
... more>Ed Weiss will present his latest video on last year's LMV's Central America Chapter's trip to Guatemala. Come and see what Guatemala looks like, what services LMV is able to provide in Central America, and learn a bit about the people of Guatemala. It's a great video!
... more>Election Results
Congratulations to our new Gold Country Board: Doug Zike, Judi Foy, Ed Weiss, Sheri Sims, Dave Morgan, and Barbara Gerletti-Weiss. As in the past, the new board will allocate the board positions at their June board meeting and announce the results at the June general meeting.
... more>May 2007
Cruising over Sonora's now-familiar landscape - miles of brown sand, polka-dotted with small brave plants - it's hard to believe we just left Alta Sierra this morning. We flew out of Bob Hecocks' hanger, and popped over to Auburn to pick up Lee Johnson, a second pilot, translator, and font of one-liners. In back are myself and Paddy Cooper, my friend and hero, who put this trip together. ... more>
April 2007
The High Sierra Chapter is having an LMV fundraising project. We hope YOU will want to participate! All you need to do is submit 3-5 of your favorite RECIPES on the recipe form included in the newsletter. ... more>
March 2007
Thanks to our February speaker, Mindy Danovaro, the Executive Director of the Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Foundation. Mindy gave an excellent and interesting presentation about the new services of infusion therapy and wound care that will be opening at Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital in March and the future growth and expansion plans for Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital. ... more>
February 2007
We are making our schedule for the year for exciting destinations in Baja California and Sonora. This is a great time to travel as the weather is cool and comfortable and in the spring the desert flowers are abundant. ... more>
January 2007
Friday, October 20th, 2:30 P.M. We’re (Dr. Jack Names, Linda Brown, Kari Freidig & Yours Truly) crossing the Banning pass at 11,500´, and about to begin our slow descent into Thermal. In the distance I can see the Salton Sea, and below are the “famous desert courses” of Palm Springs, all dotted with mega bucks homes. ... more>
December 2006
Our trip was a medical mission to San Ignacio, B.C.S. We flew out of Lincoln on Wednesday
October 11 at 0700. We had 2 full days of clinic, seeing a total of 53 patients. Our pilot and
doctor was David Morgan. The co-pilot was Bob Schmidt. (from High Sierra chapter). The
translator was Amy Schuler, and the nurse was yours truly, VeNae (Taco) Crabtree. ... more>
November 2006
Enclosed with your November newsletter is an LMV roster. Please double check to ensure
that everything from your name to your e-mail address (if you have one) is correct. Some of
you have expressed a desire to receive the newsletter via e-mail. So, please let membership
chair Barbara Gerletti-Weiss know of any information that needs to be updated, including
your preference to receive the newsletter by mail, by calling her at 530-888-1273 or sending
an e-mail to: eweiss1211@sbcglobal.net. If you want the newsletter by e-mail, make sure to
let Barbara know if you can download photos or would rather have the newsletter e-mailed
without photos. ... more>
High Sierra Chapter
May 2007
I love flying in small planes, and fortunately I have flown a number of times with Rob. Our flight to Granados Sonora Mexico went very smooth until I looked at the airstrip in Granados ... more>
April 2007
Oasis, March 10, 2007 - Impressive statistics provided by Sandra Sanchez of the Cochilla School District, from this one-day event,. Congrats to all who participated, and WOW!! ... more>
February 2007
Brrrrrr. It has been a cold winter in Tahoe and Reno, and a good time for LMV members to think about a trip to Baja and Sonora. So dust off your sun hat and let’s get some trips headed south! ... more>
December 2006
Our November meeting in Truckee was well
attended. The new format of holding the
Executive Board meeting prior to the
general membership meeting is alive and
well. Starting in January we will begin a
new series of guest speakers at our meetings. ... more>
November 2006
We had a great turn out at the last
meeting in Reno, and hope to have even
more members attend the next meeting
in Truckee on November 1. We will be
trying our new format (executive board
meeting prior to the membership
meeting), so business matters should
move quickly. ... more>
Central America Chapter
January 2007
In 2006 we had another very successful year providing medical,
dental, eye and education services to the people of Central
America. Below is a snapshot of last year’s accomplishments.
This could not have been done without the active participation of
our members, in-country partners and donors. ... more>