WOMEN ON LOVE
Benefiting SHARE Africa: Making a difference in the lives of African Communities
A Song Cycle by Katya Stanislavskaya
Directed by Marlo Hunter
Musical Direction by Katya Stanislavskaya
Monday, June 7th @ 9pm
The Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond Street, NY
Full details and ticket purchase information »
Thank you, Katya Stanislavskaya for organizing this show!
Today’s issue of The Journal News includes an article entitled “Africa’s ‘Lifeline’ SHARE changes hands.” The article, written by Jane Lerner, profiles Dr. MacGuffie – Founder and President Emeritus, and the history of SHARE, which she co-founded over 20 years ago. Dr. MacGuffie recently stepped down from her role as President of SHARE, but has reassured SHARE’s team that she “will remain involved.”
The entire article is available on the Journal News Lohud.com website here »
The Journal News website, Rockland, has published an announcement on the recent change of leadership at SHARE.
The article, published yesterday, is titled New Leadership at SHARE and is available on the Rockland website »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 26, 2010
SHARE names Usha Wright President and Chairman of the Board
Outgoing Founder cites Wright’s experience and program success
WASHINGTONVILLE, NY – The Society for Resources and Hospital Exchange (SHARE) is pleased to announce that Usha Wright, Esq. has been named President and Chairman of the Board. This role change is effective as of January 2010, and Ms. Wright will succeed Dr. Martha M. MacGuffie who will assume the role of Founder and President Emeritus.
“Under Usha’s leadership, orphan sponsorships have increased dramatically and the administration of the Program has improved considerably,” said Dr. MacGuffie. “She has fostered strong alliances on the ground, creating better and faster communication processes with the social workers, and increasing SHARE’s impact in Kenya. With her senior level corporate experiences, her background in law, public health, and environmental protection, her passion and her commitment to SHARE, Usha is ideally suited to build on SHARE’s impressive record.”
Dr. MacGuffie also noted that Usha has been working with SHARE for more than eight years and has taken the orphan sponsorship program to the new heights.
Usha Wright currently serves as an Executive Vice President at the environmental engineering firm of O’Brien & Gere. Previously she was at ITT Corporation, where she held various positions including Senior Vice President and Director of Global Workforce Strategy, Vice President, Environment Safety and Health, and Associate General Counsel.
Prior to joining ITT in 1993, Usha was the Executive Director of Health, Safety and Environment at Ciba Geigy. Usha is a graduate of Rutgers University School of Law, where she was an editor of Rutgers Law Review and has a Masters Degree from the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the School of Public Health of the University of North Carolina. She also serves on the Board of the Environmental Law Institute.
About SHARE – www.shareafrica.org
SHARE is a not-for-profit organization consisting of doctors, nurses, paramedics, business, and other professionals who volunteer their time to work together toward a common goal of helping children and communities in Kenya, Africa. Among SHARE’s programs are Orphan Sponsorship, Emergency Medical Training, Medical Clinics, and community improvement programs such as Solar Oven for the Widows and Tea Farm Consortium.
SHARE, founded in 1987 by Dr. Martha M. MacGuffie, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, is based in New City, New York with an affiliate in Kisumu, Kenya, Africa.
FOR MORE INFORMATION contact:
Thomas Kogut
(315) 440-9881
koguttd@obg.com
David Violante of SHARE has left for Haiti to provide assistance to the earthquake victims there. He is part of an advanced team with the group, NYCMedics.
The team will set up logistical support, and liaise with other organizations. They will also connect into the WHO network in preparation for teams of medical providers that will be arriving to Haiti later to deliver much needed medical care.
The NYCMedics website at http://www.nycmedics.org will feature updates on the team’s work in Haiti. The website also allows people to make online donations to the cause.
David Violante is SHARE Board Member, and Director of
Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
We have just set up a Twitter account. Follow ShareAfricaOrg on Twitter
Facebook account is coming up soon.
The SHARE team wishes everyone a joyful holiday season and best wishes for the New Year!
We hope that you will consider donating to SHARE. You will be giving a truly wonderful gift—the gift of hope—to children and communities that have been orphaned and devastated by AIDS. Learn more about our projects in Kenya.
Your donation is fully tax-deductible. You can donate securely and instantly using our online system. You can also send in a check.
If you are a part of the SHARE Orphan Sponsorship program and would like to send a greeting card or a small gift to your child, please mail it to our Kenyan address below. Your kind gesture will bring a smile to the child’s face.
YOUR ORPHAN’S NAME (and the orphan file #, if possible)
c/o Cyprina Abonyo
P.O. Box 63,
Mbita, Kenya
Thank you.
Kenya: EMS students and teachers proundly display new textbooks.
Training this year will be a little different for Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) in Kenya. Bethuel Aliwa of the Kenya Council of EMTs (KCEMT) has taken delivery of 50 EMS books for their training program that will teach students how to deliver basic and advanced emergency medical care for the sick and injured in Kenya.
Dr. Martha Bobby MacGuffie, M.D., President & Founder of SHARE, was one of ten people to be honored at the the Second Annual “Honor Our Heroes” ceremony held on Saturday, November 8, 2008 at the Palisades Center, West Nyack, New York.
Dr. MacGuffie was recognized for her efforts with SHARE, especially for helping children orphaned due to AIDS.
The November 9, 2008 Journal News article Ten receive Honor Our Heroes awards provides further details about this special honor and ceremony.
The Journal News recently reported on SHARE’s preparations to ship a large container of medical equipment to Kenya. The article titled SHARE packs medical supplies for Kenya appeared in the November 3, 2008 issue.
This is the fourth large shipment of medical supplies that SHARE has sent to Kenya to date. The last three shipments contained over $1.6 million (USD) worth of medical equipment and supplies to benefit Kenyan communities.
