Come run with us in our next Mud Run Event at Irvine Lake Park on April 10, 2011. We are fundraising for a mission to Armenia in May 2011. Your support will save a child’s life forever. If you would like to contribute but would rather not get muddy, you
News
Plasticos Mud Run in Orange Coast Magazine
Our first Mud Run was featured in the January 2011 issue of Orange Coast Magazine!
Interview on KIIS FM Radio Station
Plasticos Foundation was featured on KIIS FM! Listen to Dr. Nichter’s interview by clicking on the link: http://www.kiisfm.com/cc-common/mediaplayer/player.html?redir=yes&mps=socalspeaksout.php&mid=http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/LOSANGELES-CA/KIIS-FM/cc%20aircheck%2010-24-10.mp3?CPROG=PCAST?CCOMRRMID&CPROG=RICHMEDIA&MARKET=LOSANGELES-CA&NG_FORMAT=&NG_ID=&OR_NEWSFORMAT=&OWNER=&SERVER_NAME=www.kiisfm.com&SITE_ID=842&STATION_ID=KIIS-FM&TRACK= The interview starts at 28:36.
First Annual Plasticos MUD RUN!
Plasticos Foundation had our first annual Mud Run at Irvine Lake Park on Saturday, October 16th. Dr. Nichter, Dr. Horowitz, friends and family of Plasticos ran 5k through a mud-filled obstacle course. Here are some photos of the event (click to enlarge). Thank you all who came out to support
Hope in Cambodia
The day of our flight, I’m filled with a sea of emotions. I am so nervous and anxious; I begin labeling and excessively organizing my belongings. I wonder what will I see this time and will break my heart, again. These missions are always so sobering for me. This is
June 25th- Last Day of Surgery
It is the last day of Surgery for the Plasticos Team in Siem Reap, Cambodia. When the medical instruments are cleaned and put away, and each patient is in the ward- recovering, we will have performed more than 50 surgical procedures on 20 patients. This is not the usual trip
5th Day of Surgery
I must confess something. I’ve developed a crush on a Khmer boy named Boran Buon. He was admitted to the children’s ward for a pre op about half hour ago. What struck me about him was that since the first clinic day, he was smiling. He was the only kid
Harsh Reality
Our 3rd Day at the Angkor Hospital for Children demonstrated the reality of delivering medical care in Cambodia. A young boy was brought to the hospital the previous day with acute abdominal pain, and during the following 24 hours, the child rapidly decompensated and went into septic shock. They were