Hospital 57357 fundraising success in Egypt
Posted by irishg on February 10th, 2005 at 11:01pm
Here’s an inspirational story to kick things off .. a profile of a Canadian cancer nurse Patricia Purden who went to Egypt seven years ago for a six-month stint at a cancer hospital but who decided to stay and helped launch a major fundaising drive to build the first hospital in the Middle East and Africa solely dedicated to children’s cancer, a high-tech facility that would treat all kids for free.
Here’s a quote from the story:
“I wanted it to be the best hospital in the entire world,” Pruden says. “I wanted it to be a place filled with magic, the most beautiful place because kids with cancer have so much pain and suffering.”
So the nurse took on an additional role as a fundraiser, helping to set up a charity that in a few years has become the most successful fundraising effort in the history of Egypt.
A small team did it by tapping into a generous Egyptian spirit in ways no one here had seen before: the first mass mailings, the first television campaign and an annual festival that has filled Cairo’s soccer stadiums.
All of their efforts have raised nearly $100 million.
The new Childrens Cancer Hopsital is now under construction in downtown Cairo.
Here is a link to the hospital’s website:
http://www.57357.com/engmain.asp
(English version)
Also here is the website for the annual festival to raise money for the hospital:
http://www.57357.com/57357/index.htm
Under fundraising
8 Comments for Hospital 57357 fundraising success in Egypt
1. Tamer Awad | May 18th, 2005 at 4:19 am
Patricia Purden has done an incredible job in Egypt!
I think I speak for everyone when I say that she’s an
angel for what she has done for the hospital.
Her hard work will benefit hundreds of sick children in the future.
God bless her soul.
P.s.: I would greatly appretiate if could contact her
to speak about the 57357 hospital.
2. Mohei-Eldin SARO | October 18th, 2005 at 12:13 pm
Dears all,
If I have to thank someone for such a great achievement I would thank Ms Patricia Purden for her sweet heart and I would tell her that you made a great decision when decided to stay and take the lead in launching such a major fundaising that driven majorty of the Egyptian people to build the first hospital in the Middle East and Africa that will be solely dedicated to children’s cancer…You are great and have seen how Egyptians are great too when they find a nobel goal to gather about…they save no effort to support as long as there are faithfull pepole behind such a goal.
I do not want to be a pasamistic person but I have to highlight my concern about corrubted pepole who spoil everything beautifull in this country for their own benefit, as many pepole and I am one of them have paid most of their ZAKAT money(as per Islam)for funding such a good example of Egyptian pepole solidarity for doing something really that can give us some hope in a brite future…In Sha’a Allah.
Thank you
Mohei-Eldin SARO
Freelancer Engineer
3. ghada wahsh | September 16th, 2007 at 6:55 pm
I am egyptian. I am extremely happy that lots of children have been entered the hospital to be cured from such severe disease. I am very proud that such type of hospitals is here in Egypt by people’s funds and donations .
4. عمرو ميدو | October 3rd, 2007 at 1:53 pm
اهلالالالالالالالالالالالالالا بيكم انا عمرو ميدو من الفيوم
5. fatma mahmoud | October 8th, 2007 at 10:42 am
I’m egyption muslem and i thank ‘Allah’ that this hospital become complete with donations which mean that Elkhaer still present in our omma.
6. zeinab | October 11th, 2007 at 3:30 pm
peace be with u and all muslims around world,peace to our childern .happy feast to all especially for them , now i feel very proud of my nation (my country egypt) happy for right to our childern in treatment , no stop to help them nooooooo stop .thank god for every thing.
7. hala aly saleh | October 25th, 2007 at 10:29 am
I have heard a lot about it but as anyone who just hear and have a -ve reaction untill one month ago my nephew which is 6 years old got blood cancer and went there ,frankly i was astonished by the greatness of the role of this hospital not the building alone but the care they give to the children i really pray to god to preserve this hospital and to keep up the exerted effort for the good of our chilren all i want to say is thank u to all who make this dream come true god bless them and all their families
8. hany bek | June 22nd, 2008 at 4:16 am
Greeting
as aegyptian i proud of this achievement that mrs Patricia had participated , so i ask all of an egyptians respect this great project in our land, by our hands,by our funds,to our sick childrens
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