April 18, 2006 Source: :
http://communications.uwo.ca/media_newsroom/story.html?listing_id=21202 Medical Mission Aids Peru and Runner Sends Shoes to Cuba London, ON. - As the academic year comes to a close at universities across the country, the following students and faculty may be Of Interest. MEDICAL MISSION AIDS POOR OF PERU Thirteen students from the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry will join Dr. Bertha Garcia, the Chair of Pathology, for a medical mission to Ayacucho, a small impoverished Andean village in Peru. The group leaves London for the Ayacucho Medical Mission in June. The Peruvian Consulate of Toronto and Rocoto Peruvian Cuisine are sponsoring a social event to raise money for the trip. "Rhythm, Taste and Style of Peru" will be held Saturday April 22, 6 to 11 p.m. at the Unitarian Fellowship Hall, 557 Clarke Rd. in London. The night includes a Peruvian buffet, live performances, Latin-American dancing and a silent auction of Peruvian handicrafts. For more on the mission, contact Dr. Bertha Garcia, (519) 661-2032 , bertha.garcia@schulich.uwo.ca or Kathy Wallis, Media Relations Officer, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, (519) 661-2111 ext. 81136. Please call (519) 690-0070 for ticket information. RUNNER SENDS SHOES TO CUBA Bethany Janzen, a third-year Kinesiology student and long distance running star for the Western Mustangs, is collecting "previously enjoyed" athletic footwear to send to a community in Placetas, Cuba at the end of July. Janzen had visited Placetas as a high school student with a group to run a day camp for local children. While there, she saw how the youth of the city could benefit from the shoes that Canadians throw away each year. Janzen is a multiple Ontario University Athletics (OUA) medalist in cross country. Janzen can be reached at bjanzen@uwo.ca - 30 - Media contact: Christine Roulston, Communications & Public Affairs, The University of Western Ontario, (519) 661-2111 ext. 86165.
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