Welcome to Harvard University Club of Ottawa (HUCO)
and Harvard Business School Club, Canada's Capital Region

Invitation
Summer Splash for
Harvard, Wellesley and MIT Alums,
Friends and Families in the Ottawa Area
 August 15, 2010   1:00 – 5:30 pm

Printer version (in PDF format).
What is a splash?
  • It’s a child jumping in the wading pool.
  • It’s an ice cube dropped in a glass of punch.
  • It’s a sprinkler under the trampoline.
  • It’s a hose in the wrong hands.
As if we all need an excuse, it’s time for a family-friendly get-together among the Harvard, MIT and Wellesley communities in the Ottawa area. We must be a sizeable group, yet we each probably know only a few. Some groups are active and making neat things happen in Ottawa; other folks are quietly thriving on the periphery. This event is intended to provide an opportunity for everyone to get acquainted and enjoy some summer fun.

Where: Merrickville (see directions below)

What’s involved: An outdoor potluck picnic and barbecue – with lots of fun for the kids.

What you can bring: A lawn chair, something you like to drink, something to put on the potluck table, outside toys and bathing suits for your kids. (There is no swimming pool, but water will splash from sprinklers and the kiddie pool.)

Hosts: Diana and Angus MacKay plus Fae (9), Gregor (7), Neil (4) and Hal (3). Also the dogs, ducks and chickens.

No admission fee; but, registrations are strictly required. RSVP as soon as possible, no later than August 11, by email: hucottawa@post.harvard.edu.
Important: Please indicate your phone and the name of every participant. Also kindly provide each child’s age.

Directions: The village of Merrickville is approximately 1 hour from downtown Ottawa. To get there, take the 416 South to the Kemptville exit. From the off ramp, merge right onto Route 43 which will take you through two roundabouts, along the business drag of Kemptville, and through one more roundabout to continue heading in the same direction west along Route 43 for 15 minutes to Merrickville. When you arrive in Merrickville, continue straight at the flashing red light to the end of the road where you will see an outdoor hockey rink and a community centre. Turn left onto Read Street, and continue out of the village past the corner field. At the first road, turn right. This will be the Corktown Road. Go for 1.5 km until your first right-hand turn. This will be Boyd Landing Lane. It is at a sharp curve to the left in the Corktown Road and there is a cluster of mailboxes there. Turn right on Boyd Landing Lane and then half way down turn left into our driveway marked #74. It’s a long gravel driveway. Come on in.

Recent Event

Harvard University's Global-Month-of-Service Event for the Benefit of Haiti

 Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Disease in Rich and Poor Countries
Partners In Health: A History of Innovation and Impact
 by Donella Rapier, Chief Financial Officer, Partners in Health
Former V.P., Harvard University, CFO and Associate Dean, Harvard Business School
Dr. David M. Malone, President, International Development Research Centre
May 13, 2010, Ottawa
Donate to PIH Projects in Haiti

 Dr. Paul Farmer and Partners In Health

 I Believe in Healthcare as a Human Right

 No Words Can Describe What Happened that Day

 From Malawi to Haiti and Back - Partners In Health Dr. Jonas Rigodon

 Arcade Fire: Help Haiti Build Back Better After the Earthquake — Support Partners In Health

 Bridging the Way to Better Health (1.5 minutes)

The next video is a bit long but fascinating. It provides the incisive perspective of Dr. Jim King, one of Dr. Paul Farmer’s long-term teammates. Skip Dartmouth’s welcoming remarks of Dr. Kim and start at 3’24” when Dr. Kim takes the microphone, up to minute 44; then, skip to the last couple of questions from 1:14’ to the end of the conversation.

 Jim Yong Kim lectures on Haiti, PIH and global health

Event Description (3 pages)
Version française (1 page)
Sponsor of May 13's Event
Residence Inn &Courtyard Marriott Ottawa

On May 13th, 2010, Ottawa Made a Positive Contribution to Help Those in Dire Need.

Harvard University Global Month of Service was an opportunity for all of us to make a positive contribution and help those in dire need. In this context, we learned about the trailblazing experience of Partners in Health (PIH) in Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Disease both in Rich and Poor Countries. This event served a dual worthy cause: donate the proceeds to PIH front-line projects in Haiti and educate us about PIH innovative work in improving the health and nutrition of the poor in any community.

For 22 years, PIH charity organization has stood as a beacon of best health-care governance and practices, with immeasurable achievements on the ground. Building on its medical roots in Boston hospitals with Harvard-University medical-community support, PIH is dedicated to delivering quality health care to people and communities devastated by joint burdens of poverty and disease. PIH’s work has three goals: to care for patients, to alleviate the root causes of disease and to share lessons learned around the world. PIH care is now cutting-edge and, first and foremost, context and culture centric, with a large dedicated and diverse workforce—the vast majority of which are local people who previously had never had a job. This great NGO has proven that it is possible to break the cycle of poverty and disease in America and in the developing world.

President Bill Clinton recently said that Dr. Paul Farmer, the founder of PIH is “the Albert Schweitzer of the modern era.” The Secretary General of the United Nations appointed him as his Deputy Special Envoy to Haiti last year. And several books have been written about Dr. Farmer, most notably “Mountains Beyond Mountains”, a New York Times best seller by the renown author Tracy Kidder. Dr. Farmer is also the Chair of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Our speakers: Ms. Donella Rapier and Dr. David M. Malone

Transparency Card

46 paying participants at $21 plus 10 guests
(volunteers, Canada Without Poverty, PIH, St-Paul and Marriott).

           $966.00  Total Income
          ($196.48)  Less Expenses (GST $46, card fees $42.85, amphitheatre $107.63)
=         $769.52  Net Revenue to PIH (from tuition fees)
+      $3,560.00  Individual Donations to PIH as of May 18, 2010
+    $12,438.30  Additional donation to PIH of US$ 12,076.02 @ 1.03, as of June 18, 2010
+    $35,000.00  Additional donation to PIH, in CAD$, as of June 23, 2010
=    $51.767.82  Contributions to PIH (from fees and donations)

                          The following costs were covered by donors:
           $397.41  Corporate donor - 3 meetings: 33 working meals (May 12 and 13)
+        $520.00  Courtyard by Marriott: Hotel accommodation for speaker
+        $260.00  Posters: Courtesy of St-Paul University to PIH Haiti
+          $75.00  Museum of Civilization working-breakfast conference room
=     $1,252.41  Total Cost Paid for by Donors

+  $51.767.82  Plus Individual Contributions to PIH (see above)

=  $53,020.23  Total $ Value as of June 23, 2010
                        (excludes volunteer time and promised corporate donations
                        following PIH incorporation in Canada)

Volunteer time for fund raising and organizing May 13th conference
 Jose Gerstl, Paul Leduc, Helene Martin, Thea Michalski, Huyen Tran, Alain Martin

 Those who made a donation in addition the registration fees of $21 will receive a receipt from Partners In Health.

New donations are most welcome as Haiti faces daunting challenges. PIH performance is exemplary with 94 cents of every dollar directly benefiting the people in need. Please pay online at www.harvardottawa.org. Make an undated cheque payable to PIH Canada. Online transactions and cheques will be dated and processed when PIH Canada is registered as Canadian charity.

We wish to thank the Marriott Hotel, the Museum of Civilization and our dedicated volunteers (names above) for their generosity and spirit of cooperation.