ANNUAL REPORT 2008

Blanca’s House is a New York-based volunteer, non-profit organization holding a 501(c)(3) tax exemption with the IRS/TAX ID Number: 26-1338765.We were incorporated as a non-profit organization in 2008. Start-up costs were $15,000.00.

Through our two missions described below, Blanca’s House provided services to 350 children and adults. Total revenues expended (Program Expenses and Donated Services) were $1,003,300.00.

MEDICAL TEAMS ABROAD PROGRAM

The Medical Team Abroad Program stretches across national borders to provide essential medical care to children and their families.  Teams of medical and non-medical professionals volunteer their time and services to provide health screening and on-site surgeries to children and their families in less developed countries.  Three fundraisers were sponsored by Blanca’s House.  Revenue raised totaled $20,000.00.  Volunteers directly finance their own expenditures, whether through their personal contribution or subsidized by individual fundraisers. These expenses include airfare, lodging, and food.  Blanca’s House arranges in-country housing, food and transportation in cooperation with local hosts.  Over 350 children and adults received services through this program, of which 194 were selected for treatment and/or surgery.  Program results are summarized below.            

May,2008 Mission Focus:  General Surgery, Plastic Surgery

September, 2008 Mission Focus: ENT, Gastroenterology, Gynecology, and Plastic Surgery

In addition, food and school supplies were collected and donated.  Food baskets were assembled by Volunteers and Junior Volunteers.  Baskets were distributed to feed 1000 people.  School supplies including pens, pencils, paper, notebooks, and crayons were distributed to 300 children in two local schools.

Thanks to the generosity of local volunteers and businesses, medical supplies and equipment were shipped throughout the year to Babahoyo, Ecuador.

INTERNATIONAL INBOUND SERVICES

One patient was brought to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital on Port Jefferson, New York for treatment beyond the scope of available services in Guayaquil, Ecuador. 

The total for medical and personal expenses, legal papers, administrative costs, pre- and post-operative care in the United States and in Ecuador: