IWAI Charity in 2008
In 2008 Jennifer Johnson-Onay was IWAI president and Demet Demirtas IWAIs charity leader.
In these year we supported many mini charity projects which differed from month to month:
- March charity: Hospital school at Behcet Uz Dinner guests donated craft & art materials for the Hospital's school.
- April: Children's Esirgeme Kurumu. Orphanage in Hatay: purchase of urgently needed footwear Also lots of spare pairs of footwear went to the Children Hospital this month.
- May: Enver Handicapped Rehabilitation Foundation: We raised enough money to buy them the curriculum based workbooks they needed.
- June: The big charity project Dr Behcet Uz Children's Children's Children's hospital hospital & oncology ward: We had a day to remember at Feronia park in Urla & raised moneys to purchase desperately needed medical equipment for the blood centre Children's ward.
- August: We received a recognition award from the Blood Centre at Behcet Uz. This was presented to us at a special ceremony in the hospital grounds.
- Pre & post summer Pre & post summer: Ege University Hospital Volunteers resumed painting fun murals in the children's wards at the hospital.
- October: Aegean Tree Foundation: We raised moneys and purchased 246 trees that were planted in Bademler koyu to help protect the environment.
- November: Izmir's Izmir's refugees & Asylum refugees & Asylum refugees & Asylum seekers seekers seekers. Again dinner guests generously donated dried food items to help feed legal refugees whilst in temporary residence in Izmir.
- December: Children's orphanage in Izmir. Dinner guest sharing the spirit of Christmas. Bringing along gifts & making children at the orphanage feel special.
In 2008 Jennifer Johnson-Onay was IWAI president and Demet Demirtas IWAIs charity leader.
In these year we supported many mini charity projects which differed from month to month:
- March charity: Hospital school at Behcet Uz Dinner guests donated craft & art materials for the Hospital's school.
- April: Children's Esirgeme Kurumu. Orphanage in Hatay: purchase of urgently needed footwear Also lots of spare pairs of footwear went to the Children Hospital this month.
- May: Enver Handicapped Rehabilitation Foundation: We raised enough money to buy them the curriculum based workbooks they needed.
- June: The big charity project Dr Behcet Uz Children's Children's Children's hospital hospital & oncology ward: We had a day to remember at Feronia park in Urla & raised moneys to purchase desperately needed medical equipment for the blood centre Children's ward.
- August: We received a recognition award from the Blood Centre at Behcet Uz. This was presented to us at a special ceremony in the hospital grounds.
- Pre & post summer Pre & post summer: Ege University Hospital Volunteers resumed painting fun murals in the children's wards at the hospital.
- October: Aegean Tree Foundation: We raised moneys and purchased 246 trees that were planted in Bademler koyu to help protect the environment.
- November: Izmir's Izmir's refugees & Asylum refugees & Asylum refugees & Asylum seekers seekers seekers. Again dinner guests generously donated dried food items to help feed legal refugees whilst in temporary residence in Izmir.
- December: Children's orphanage in Izmir. Dinner guest sharing the spirit of Christmas. Bringing along gifts & making children at the orphanage feel special.