Knock Out Worms

I, Sherry, will be swimming 100 laps, nonstop, to raise money to purchase the greatly needed de-worming tablets for the children in Uganda. The Swim-a-Thon will take place on Friday, September 10th. Since my left shoulder has what is termed by doctor's "frozen shoulder" - it doesn't allow my left arm to be lifted very high and thus my left arm will not go over my head for the tradional Australian Crawl, so I have invented a new type of swim, it's sorta like a backwards breaststroke - I call my "Ugandan Crawl". It looks funny, but at least I can swim again. It's been four years since I've been in the water, and I've started swimming my lpas in the pool in order to complete the swim-a-thon on September 10. Won't you consider donating any amount no matter how big or small. Five cents a lap will being in $5.00 enough to treat 5 families for a full year! You do the math - ALL money donated will go specifically for this cause of erracticating worms, especially in children!

Did you know that research estimates more than one-third of the world’s population to be infected with some type of worm? At least 50% of these are school age children living in third world countries. Worm infection contributes to malnutrition, anemia, retarded growth, lethargy, renders the child vulnerable to other diseases, and in the worst case scenario death! In Uganda, worm infestation is the number three killer of children, following closely behind notorious and well known diseases AIDS and malaria.

We are now committed to a new venture — the elimination of worm infection and the administration of vitamin supplements to prevent further disease. Our immediate plan is to conduct a short-term medical clinic in Uganda this January 2007. (NO - I haven’t been to medical school since I last wrote, but God is bringing medical professionals to us.) We have also found MAP International, a Christian non-profit organization which receives all types of medicines from pharmaceutical companies, and for a small fee, will sell us the supplies needed for the clinic. On each trip to Uganda, we hope to take as much medicine as we can possibly purchase, helping those in need of the yearly tablet for de-worming, vitamin supplements to prevent blindness, and when medical personnel are with us, administering antibiotics and treating skin infections. Our goal is to treat 5,000 children and families on each visit.
For less than one US dollar, an entire family can not only be protected from worm disease, but also receive the vitamins necessary to prevent blindness and other diseases on a yearly basis. Won’t you consider partnering with us in our new venture of knocking out worms and fighting blindness in children? Please make your swim-a-thon pledge NOW for our January, 2007 clinic in Uganda.