It’s not every day that you get the chance to satisfy both your craving for a Darkhorse Crooked Tree IPA and your desire to help mitigate healthcare disparities in developing nations. But on Wednesday, December 7th, you can do just that – all you have to do is attend United2Heal’s fundraiser at Ashley’s!
20% of the proceeds that evening (beer, pesto fries, hamburgers, martinis…) will go towards our mission: sorting and collecting excess medical supplies and sending them to countries in need. Ask your favorite U2H-er for a flier or find one of us on the corner of State and William before heading inside!
Fear not if you’re not quite 21, just make sure you arrive before 9 pm!
Three years ago, the first group of United 2 Heal members stepped foot in Ghana, in order to experience Ghana’s culture and medical system. The goal was to help unload our shipment, get to know the people that we directly aimed to help, and learn as much about their healthcare system, so that we could continue to improve our aid.
However, one of the most inspiring stories brought home was that of a painter, a man named Joel–a local Ghanaian, stricken with polio as a child. Joel has amazingly learned to paint with his mouth due to the limited dexterity caused by his illness. He has inspired us not to only continue our mission to send surplus supplies, but to bring the culture of Ghana and the beauty of his talent back home to the US.
We are officially launching the G.A.P. on July 20th coinciding with the start of the 2011 Ann Arbor Art Fair. United 2 Heal will have a booth in the non-profit section, we will be displaying a selection of Ghanaian art, along with prints of our entire collection. We encourage anyone interested to come out to the fair to see the art and to learn more about U2H! Following the start of the Art Fair, all paintings will be available for purchase in the Marketplace tab of our website, and prices ($30-90) for individual paintings can be found there.
As many know, United 2 Heal has lost its previous warehouse on Plaza Drive. We greatly appreciate the generosity that allowed us to work towards our mission for the previous two years in our last warehouse. However, for most of last semester, our supplies were being held in storage, which halted the process of sorting and shipping. As the school year ended, we were offered temporary warehouse space by The Hope Clinic, an interdenominational Christian organization, that provides medical, dental, and social services. While our supplies are currently being stored in our new warehouse space, we still lack space to efficiently sort our supplies. We are diligently working to continue our mission and that requires space for us to work! If you have any information or means to help, please contact us directly at U2H-exec@umich.edu.
mitigate healthcare disparities in developing nations. But on Wednesday, December 7th, you can do just that – all you have to do is attend United2Heal’s fundraiser at Ashley’s!