Clinics
CLINIC OPPORTUNITIES
Every clinic is organized and run by individual trip leaders and hosts. Therefore, the arrangements, costs, and trip details vary. If you’re interested in volunteering or finding out more, please contact the person listed with each mission.
If you would like your upcoming trip listed, please send information to Natalie Venezia at venezia@vosh.org
To Get a Peek Inside a VOSH Clinic Trip, Scroll Down.
Clinics In 2023*:
ONGOING CLINIC PROGRAM In collaboration with Everyone for Veterans: Support US Combat Veterans in Need
January 6-13 to San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua (VOSH-CT) Contact Dr. Matthew Blondin MBlond2@aol.com https://drblondin.com/vosh-ct/MISSION IS FULL
January 14-23 to Panama (VOSH-KS). Contact Dr. Bob Arnold, 620-242-7628
January 25 to Bangladesh (VOSH-Santa Cruz, Montreal (Quebec)) Contact Pierre LaBine pierre.labine@sympatico.ca
January 21-29 to San Martin Chili Verde, Guatemala (VOSH-KS). Contact Jenee Barth 785-342-0430
February 4-12 to GOMEZ PALACIO, MEXICO (VOSH-SD) Contact Jenny Ness sdvosh@gmail.com
February 17-March 2 to Kenya (VOSH-MI) Contact Nelson Edwards ngedwards.o.d@gmail.com, 517-518-4505
February 18-26 to Jamaica (VOSH-MN) Contact Dr. Larry Morrison drlarry@morrisoneyecare.com or 218-396-0309
March 4 – 12 to PATZCUARO, MEXICO (VOSH-MN) Contact Laurie and Ken Baalson kenlor@emily.net 218-839-0577
March 12-26 to St. Maarten (VOSH-OH) Contact Barbara Plaugher barbara.plaugher@gmail.com or 419-204-2242 TRIP IS FULL
March 17-26 to San Carlos, Mexico (VOSH-MI) Contact Nelson Edwards ngedwards.o.d@gmail.com, 517-518-4505
March 11-18 to El Fero Guatemala (VOSH-SouthEast). Contact Glenn Lashley gmlashley@juno.com, 386-846-6293
March 24-31 to Honduras (VOSH-MI) Contact Nelson Edwards ngedwards.o.d@gmail.com, 517-518-4505
May 7-13 to Guatemala city, Guatemala (VOSH-SouthEast). Contact Glenn Lashley gmlashley@juno.com, 386-846-6293
May to Morocco (VOSH-Santa Cruz, Montreal (Quebec)) Contact Pierre LaBine pierre.labine@sympatico.ca
July to Peru (VOSH-Santa Cruz, Montreal (Quebec)) Contact Pierre LaBine pierre.labine@sympatico.ca
August 7-11 to Lima, Peru (VOSH-IL) Contact Dr. Tracy Matchinski at tmatchinski@aol.com. TRIP IS FULL
August 28-September 1 to Cluj, Romania (VOSH-OH) Contact Holly Conway eyejim1@gmail.com or 330-231-4171 ODs NEEDED
September 11-15 to Targoviste, Romania (VOSH-OH) Contact Barbara Plaugher barbara.plaugher@gmail.com or 419-204-2242
September 24-30 to San Juan Sacatepequez, Guatemala (VOSH-SouthEast). Contact Glenn Lashley gmlashley@juno.com, 386-846-6293
October 22-28 to Jalpatagua, Guatemala (VOSH-SouthEast). Contact Glenn Lashley gmlashley@juno.com, 386-846-6293
November 6-10 to Oaxaca, MX (VOSH-IL) Contact Dr. Tracy Matchinski at tmatchinski@aol.com. TRIP IS FULL
November to Mexico (VOSH-Santa Cruz, Montreal (Quebec)) Contact Pierre Labine pierre.labine@sympatico.ca
*Clinics will likely require proof of vaccination before accepting participants and compliance with the rules and laws of the receiving country will be mandatory
Clinics In 2022*:
ONGOING CLINIC PROGRAM In collaboration with Everyone for Veterans: Support US Combat Veterans in Need
February to Jamaica (VOSH-MN) Contact Larry Morrison, OD drlarry@morrisoneyecare.com POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO COVID
February to Palacio Gomez, Mexico (VOSH-SD) Contact sdvosh@gmail.com POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO COVID
March to Tucson, AZ (VOSH-AZ) support for refugees from Afghanistan, Somalia, and Syria Contact Twelker@VOSH.org
March 5-12 to Puerto Barrios, Guatemala (VOSH-SE) Needs ODs Contact Glenn Lashley Home 386-279-0682 Cell 386-846-6293
March 12 to Joshua Tree, CA (VOSH-CA with Healing California) Contact Dr. Greg Pearl drgregpearl@yahoo.com
March 25-27 to Coachella, California (VOSH-CA) with California CareForce http://californiacareforce.org/
March 26-27 to Tucson, AZ (VOSH-AZ) vision screening of Tucson’s Afghan refugees Contact Judy Reisman reism001@gmail.com
March 28-April 3 to Chihuahua, Mexico (Guerrero Clinic with VOSH-TX and Rotary Clubs) Contact Robert Yudkin robert@guerreroclinic.org
April 1 to San Pedro, CA (VOSH-CA with Healing California) Contact Dr. Greg Pearl drgregpearl@yahoo.com
April 1-15 to Bahati Kenya (VOSH-MI with Rotary Club) Contact Dr. Nelson Edwards 517-518-4505 or ngedwards.o.d@gmail.com
April 30 to Joshua Tree, CA (VOSH-CA with Healing California) Contact Dr. Greg Pearl drgregpearl@yahoo.com
May 6-8 to Mather, CA (VOSH-CA with Healing California) Contact Dr. Greg Pearl drgregpearl@yahoo.com
May 14 to Riverside, CA (VOSH-CA with Healing California) Contact Dr. Greg Pearl drgregpearl@yahoo.com
May 20-22 to Emory, VA (VOSH-CT with RAM (Remote Access Medical)) Contact Dr. Matthew Blondin at mblond2@aol.com or text to 860-307-8944
May 21 to Indio, CA (VOSH-CA with Healing California) Contact Dr. Greg Pearl drgregpearl@yahoo.com
June 3-5 to Antioch, CA (VOSH-CA with Healing California) Contact Dr. Greg Pearl drgregpearl@yahoo.com
July 15-17 to Grass Valley, CA (VOSH-CA with California CareForce) Contact Dr. Greg Pearl drgregpearl@yahoo.com
July 23 to Tecate, MX (VOSH-CA) Contact Dr. Greg Pearl drgregpearl@yahoo.com
June 20-26 to Chihuahua, MX (VOSH-TX). Contact Amie Gisbert, OD amie.gisbert@yahoo.com or visit https://guerreroclinic.org/
June 25 to Riverside, CA (VOSH-CA with Healing California) Contact Dr. Greg Pearl drgregpearl@yahoo.com
July 23 to Lancaster, CA (VOSH-CA with Healing California) Contact Dr. Greg Pearl drgregpearl@yahoo.com
July 23- Aug 5 to Ecuador (VOSH-Santa Cruz, Montreal (Quebec)) Contact Pierre LaBine pierre.labine@sympatico.ca
August 6 to Santa Clarita, CA (VOSH-CA with Healing California) Contact Dr. Greg Pearl drgregpearl@yahoo.com
August 19-20 to Yuba City, CA (VOSH-CA with Healing California) Contact Dr. Greg Pearl drgregpearl@yahoo.com
September 14-15 to Fresno, CA (VOSH-CA with Healing California) Contact Dr. Greg Pearl drgregpearl@yahoo.com
September 5-9 To Grenada, West Indies (SVOSH-SUNY) Contact SUNY@svoshinternational.com, Pres: Melody Kordnaij mkordnaij@sunyopt.edu, Faculty Advisor: Dr. Greg Disanto gdisanto711@gmail.com
September 24 to Thermal, CA (VOSH-CA with Healing California) Contact Dr. Greg Pearl drgregpearl@yahoo.com
September 29-October 1 to Chico, CA (VOSH-CA with Healing California) Contact Dr. Greg Pearl drgregpearl@yahoo.com
October 15-23 to Ambergris Caye, Belize (VOSH-MN) Contact Dr. Stacy Hinklemeyer smhink@aol.com FULL
October 9-16 to Guyana (VOSH-OH) Contact Barbara Plaugher barbara.plaugher@gmail.com or 419-204-2242
October 15 to California City, CA (VOSH-CA with Healing California) Contact Dr. Greg Pearl drgregpearl@yahoo.com
October 21-23 to Vista, CA (VOSH-CA with Healing California) Contact Dr. Greg Pearl drgregpearl@yahoo.com
October 24-30 to Chihuahua, MX (VOSH-TX). Contact Amie Gisbert, OD amie.gisbert@yahoo.com or visit https://guerreroclinic.org/
November 19 to Carson, CA (VOSH-CA with Healing California) Contact Dr. Greg Pearl drgregpearl@yahoo.com
November 19 to Mexico (VOSH-Santa Cruz, Montreal (Quebec)) Contact Pierre LaBine pierre.labine@sympatico.ca
*Clinics will likely require proof of vaccination before accepting participants and compliance with the rules and laws of the receiving country will be mandatory
PAST CLINICS
2021
Clinics In 2021*:
ONGOING CLINIC PROGRAM In collaboration with Everyone for Veterans: Support US Combat Veterans in Need
January 08-16 to San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua (VOSH-CT) Contact Dr. Matthew Blondin MBlond2@aol.com CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
April 24-25 to San Jose, CA (VOSH-CA) with Healing California https://healingca.org/
April 30 to San Pedro, CA (VOSH-CA) with Healing California https://healingca.org/
May 1 to Riverside, CA (VOSH-CA) with Healing California https://healingca.org/
May 15-16 to Williams, CA (VOSH-CA) with Healing California https://healingca.org/
May 22 to Bakersfield, CA (VOSH-CA) with Healing California https://healingca.org/
June 1 to Rialto, CA (VOSH-CA through Healing California) https://healingca.org/
June 18 to Monterey, CA (VOSH-CA) Stand Down with California CareForce http://californiacareforce.org/
June 26-27 to San Jose, CA (VOSH-CA through Healing California) https://healingca.org/
July 9-10 to Sacramento, CA, Stand Down (VOSH-CA through Healing California) https://healingca.org/
July 17 to Lancaster, CA (VOSH-CA through Healing California) https://healingca.org/
July 30-31 to Venice, CA (VOSH-CA through Healing California) https://healingca.org/
Aug 14 to Castro Valley, CA (VOSH-CA through Healing California) https://healingca.org/
Aug 27-28 to Quincy, CA, Plumas County Stand Down (VOSH-CA through Healing California) https://healingca.org/
Sept 17-18 to Vista, CA (VOSH-CA) with Healing California https://healingca.org/
Sept 10-12 to Antioch, CA, Yuba-Sutter Stand Down (VOSH-CA through Healing California) https://healingca.org/
Sept 10-11 to Marysville, CA, Stand Down on the Delta (VOSH-CA through Healing California) https://healingca.org/
Sept 17-18 to Vista, CA, North County Stand Down (VOSH-CA through Healing California) https://healingca.org/
Sept 21-22 to Fresno, CA, Central Valley Stand Down (VOSH-CA through Healing California) https://healingca.org/
Oct 22-23 to Redding, CA (VOSH-CA through Healing California) https://healingca.org/
Nov 12-14 to Chico, CA (VOSH-CA) with California CareForce http://californiacareforce.org/
*Clinics will likely require proof of vaccination before accepting participants and compliance with the rules and laws of the receiving country will be mandatory
2020
Clinics In 2020:
NEW ONGOING CLINIC PROGRAM In collaboration with Everyone for Veterans: Support US Combat Veterans in Need
January 3-10 to Cap Haitien, Haiti (VOSH-PA) Contact Diane Wilson, OD dianewilson1661@gmail.com
January 6-9 to Santiago, Dominican Republic (VOSH-NE) Contact Ellen Weiss, OD ellenweiss@millardfamilyeyecare.com ellenweiss@millardfamilyeyecare.com THIS TRIP IS FULL
January 10-18 to San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua (VOSH-CT) Contact Dr. Matthew Blondin MBlond2@aol.com Clinic Report
January 10-24 to Bahati Kenya (VOSH-MI) Contact Nelson Edwards, OD Ngedwards.o.d@gmail.com or 517-518-4505
January 18 to Tecate/Tijuana, MX (VOSH-CA) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com
January 25 to Lancaster, CA (VOSH-CA with Healing California) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com
January 30 – February 9, 2020 to Asunción Mita, Jutiapa, Guatemala (VOSH-Ontario) Contact John Hohner, OD eyeguy@ezlink.on.ca
February 1-9 to Gomez Palacio, Mexico (VOSH-MN) Contact Jennifer Ness, OD moore300zx@yahoo.com
February 7-8 to Vista, CA (VOSH-CA with Healing California) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com
February 14-21 to Guatemala (VOSH-Santa Cruz, Montreal), working with HELPS Cataract Surgeons, Contact Pierre LaBine pierre.labine@sympatico.ca
February 15 to Tecate/Tijuana, MX (VOSH-CA) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com
February 22-March 1 to Ecuador (Amazon Tributary) (VOSH-CA) Contact John Larcabal, OD jlarcabal@gmail.com
February 23-March 1 to Baja California, MX (VOSH-CA) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com
February 29-March 7 to Cap Haitien, Haiti (VOSH-PA) Contact Mark Rakoczy, OD mrakoczy831@gmail.com Clinic Report
February 2020 to Panama (VOSH-MN) Contact Kirk Thomas tschida@holeintheday.net THIS TRIP IS FULL
March 1 – 6 to Miguel Aleman, Sonora, Mexico (VOSH-AZ) Contact Caitlin Miller, OD ( cmille1@midwestern.edu ) or Dan Twelker, OD, PhD twelker@vosh.org 520-301-6098
March 21 to Tecate/Tijuana, MX (VOSH-CA) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com CANCELED Due To COVID-19 and LEVEL 4 Travel Alert
March 21-22 to Santa Clarita, CA (VOSH-CA with Healing California) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com CANCELED Due To COVID-19 and LEVEL 4 Travel Alert
March 22-28 to Senegal, West Africa (VOSH-SE) Contact Lisa Weber , OD (612 867 4870; lisaweber106@gmail.com) or John Spencer, OD (651 270 7519; john.spencer@allina.com) CANCELED Due To COVID-19 and LEVEL 4 Travel Alert
March 22-29 to Nicaragua (VOSH-CA) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com CANCELED Due To COVID-19 and LEVEL 4 Travel Alert
March 25-28 to Chihuahua, MX (VOSH-TX) Contact Tom Pruett, OD twpruett@comcast.net or see GuerreroClinic.org CANCELED Due To COVID-19 and LEVEL 4 Travel Alert
March 27 – April 3 to La Esperanza, Honduras (VOSH-MI) Contact Bob Foote, OD bobfooteod@hotmail.com 231-590-0681 More Information CANCELED Due To COVID-19 and LEVEL 4 Travel Alert
March 28 to Twentynine Palms, CA (VOSH-CA with Healing California) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com CANCELED Due To COVID-19 and LEVEL 4 Travel Alert
April 18 to Tecate/Tijuana, MX (VOSH-CA) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com CANCELED Due To COVID-19 and LEVEL 4 Travel Alert
May 16 to Tecate/Tijuana, MX (VOSH-CA) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com CANCELED Due To COVID-19 and LEVEL 4 Travel Alert
June 13-20 to Ocho Rios, Jamaica (SVOSH-Berkeley and Alliance of Jamaican and American Humanitarians (AOJAH) Contact Maxwell Cheng, OD Maxwell.X.Cheng@kp.org CANCELED Due To COVID-19 and LEVEL 4 Travel Alert
June 20 to Tecate/Tijuana, MX (VOSH-CA) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com CANCELED Due To COVID-19 and LEVEL 4 Travel Alert
June 22-28 to Chihuahua, MX (VOSH-TX) Contact Tom Pruett, OD twpruett@comcast.net or see GuerreroClinic.org CANCELED Due To COVID-19 and LEVEL 4 Travel Alert
June 25-28 to Emporia, VA (VOSH-CT/RAM USA) Contact Matthew Blondin, OD at mblond2@aol.com CANCELED Due To COVID-19 and LEVEL 4 Travel Alert
July 18 to Tecate/Tijuana, MX (VOSH-CA) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com CANCELED Due To COVID-19 and LEVEL 4 Travel Alert
July 22 to Guayaquil and Cuenca, Ecuador (VOSH-Santa Cruz, Quebec) Contact Pierre Labine pierre.labine@sympatico.ca More Information CANCELED Due To COVID-19 and LEVEL 4 Travel Alert
August 8-9 to Sacramento, CA (VOSH-CA Stand Down with Healing California) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com CANCELED Due To COVID-19 and LEVEL 4 Travel Alert
August 15 to Tecate/Tijuana, MX (VOSH-CA) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com CANCELED Due To COVID-19 and LEVEL 4 Travel Alert
September 11 to Yuba City, CA (VOSH-CA Stand Down with Healing California https://healingca.org/vision-volunteers) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com CANCELED Due To COVID-19
September 19 to Placerville, CA (VOSH-CA Stand Down with Healing California https://healingca.org/vision-volunteers) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com CANCELED Due To COVID-19
September 15-30 to Peru (VOSH-NW) Contact Willow Thompson idrwillow@hotmail.com and Ginny Mercer ginnymercer@hotmail.com
September 19 to Placerville, CA (VOSH-CA Stand Down with Healing California https://healingca.org/vision-volunteers) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com CANCELED Due To COVID-19
September 19 to Tecate/Tijuana, MX (VOSH-CA) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com CANCELED Due To COVID-19
September 21-27 to Chihuahua, MX (VOSH-TX) Contact Tom Pruett, OD twpruett@comcast.net or see GuerreroClinic.org
September 26 to Coachella Valley, CA (VOSH-CA Stand Down with Healing California https://healingca.org/vision-volunteers) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com CANCELED Due To COVID-19
October 17 to Tecate/Tijuana, MX (VOSH-CA) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com CANCELED Due To COVID-19
October 24 to November 4 to Nepal (VOSH-CO) Contact Pam Chestnut pam@itstime2travel.com
October 31-November 8 to Oaxaca, Mexico (VOSH-IL) Contact Tracy Matchinski, OD (Tmatchin@ico.edu) THIS TRIP IS FULL CANCELED Due To COVID-19 and LEVEL 4 Travel Alert
November 7-14 to Cap Haitien, Haiti (VOSH-PA) Contact Diane Wilson, OD dianewilson1661@gmail.com
November 21 to Tecate/Tijuana, MX (VOSH-CA) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com CANCELED Due To COVID-19
November 22-29 to El Salvador (VOSH-CA) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com CANCELED Due To COVID-19
November 30 to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (VOSH-Santa Cruz, Quebec) Contact Pierre Labine pierre.labine@sympatico.ca More Information
December 12 to Tecate/Tijuana, MX (VOSH-CA) Contract Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com CANCELED Due To COVID-12
2019
January 4-11 to Cap Haitien, Haiti (VOSH-PA) Contact Diane Wilson, OD dianewilson1661@gmail.com
January 11-25 to Kenya (VOSH-MI) Contact Nelson Edwards, OD ngedwards.o.d@gmail.com, 517-518-4505.
January 27 – February 3 to Mataquescuintla, Guatemala (VOSH-Ontario) Contact John Hohner, OD eyeguy@ezlink.on.ca
February 2-10, to Gomez Palacio, Mexico (VOSH-SD) Contact Jennifer Ness, moore300zx@yahoo.com, 605-210-3141
February 9-17 to Panama (VOSH-NE) Contact Carl Sakovits, OD islanddoc5@aol.com
February 15-23 to Guatemala (VOSH-Santa Cruz, Montreal), working with HELPS Cataract Surgeons, Contact Pierre LaBine pierre.labine@sympatico.ca
February 20-27 to San Pedro Sula, Honduras (VOSH-IN) Contact David Weigel, OD voshin22916@gmail.com
February 24-March 3 to Port Antonio, Jamaica (VOSH-MN) Contact Larry Morrison, OD drlarry@morrisoneyecare.com
February 24-March 1 to Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico (VOSH-AZ) Contact Dan Twelker, OD twelker@vosh.org 520-301-6098
March 9-16 to Cap Haitien, Haiti (VOSH-PA) Contact Mark Rakoczy, OD , mrakoczy831@gmail.com
March 10-16 to El Salvador (VOSH-MN) Contact Julie Walsh, OD jlwalsh@midco.net (Trip Full)
March 18-24 to State of Chihuahua, Mexico (VOSH-TX) Contact Tom Pruett, OD twpruett@comcast.net See http://guerreroclinic.org
March 22-31 to La Esperanza, Honduras (VOSH-MI) Contact Bob Foote, OD bobfooteod@hotmail.com or 231-590-0681
April to Dominican Republic (VOSH-ONE) Contact Bina Patel, OD patelb@neco.edu
May 12-18 to Pont Sonde, Haiti (VOSH-PA) Contact Scott Huggler, OD shuggler890@gmail.com
June 20-23 to Emporia, VA through Remote Access Medical/RAMUSA (VOSH-CT) Contact Matthew Blondin, OD or Audrey Blondin audbl@aol.com THIS TRIP IS FULL
June 30-July 3 to Lima, Peru (VOSH-SE) Contact Ben Friedman friedmanben97@gmail.com or 561-870-6363
June/July to Peru (VOSH-ONE) Contact Ben Friedman at friedmanben97@gmail.com or 561-870-6363
July 1-9 to Lima Peru (Barrios of Jicamarca, Canto Grande and San Juan De Lurigancho) (VOSH-BC/TWEKS) Contact Marina Roma March, OD , twecs@shaw.ca or 604-874-2733
July 6-13 to Cap Haitien, Haiti (VOSH-PA) Contact Mike Satryan, OD msatryan@yahoo.com
July 20-26 to Chinandega, Nicaragua (VOSH-ONE) Contact Suzy Eberle basicnicaragua@gmail.com
August 12-18 to State of Chihuahua, Mexico (VOSH-TX) Contact Tom Pruett, OD twpruett@comcast.net. See guerreroclinic.org
August 26 Vision Screening at Naco Elementary School , Naco, AZ (VOSH-AZ) Contact J. Dan Twelker, OD, PhD at dtwelker@eyes.arizona.edu
October 5-12 to Jeremie, Haiti. (VOSH-PA) Michelle Cadet, OD dramc96@gmail.com
October 26 – November 3, 2019 to Belize (VOSH-MN) Contact Stacy Hinkemeyer, OD smhink@aol.com THIS TRIP IS FULL
October to Nepal (VOSH-ONE) Contact Derek Feifke, OD idocderek@gmail.com
October to Nepal (VOSH-CO) Contact Pam Chestnut pam@itstime2travel.com
November 2-10 to Quito, Ecuador (VOSH-IL) Contact Tracy Matchinski, OD TMatchin@ico.edu THIS TRIP IS FULL
November 3-9 to Cap Hatien, Haiti (VOSH-PA). Contact Diane Wilson, OD dianewilson1661@gmail.com Optometry students welcome!
November 9-16 to El Salvador (VOSH-ONE) Contact Jenifer Ambler, OD ambleroptometry@gmail.com Cancelled
November 17-December 1 to LaBarca, Mexico (VOSH-Santa Cruz Montreal) Contact Pierre LaBine pierre.labine@sympatico.ca
November 24 – December 1 to El Salvador (FUDEM) (VOSH-CA) Contact Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com
2018
January 6-13, to San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua (VOSH-CT) Contact Matthew Blondin, OD, mblond2@aol.com
January 8-11, to Santiago, Dominican Republic (VOSH-NE) Contact Ellen Weiss, OD weiss@vosh.org (THIS TRIP IS FULL)
January 14-20, to Port-au-Prince Haiti (VOSH-PA) Contact David McPhillips drmcpod@gmail.com
January 25 – February 4, to Mataquescuintla, Guatemala (VOSH-Ontario) Contact Pete Huitema, petehuitema@quadro.net
January 27 to La Grange, IL, CURE Vision Screening (VOSH-IL) Contact Tracy Matchinski, OD, TMatchin@ico.edu
February 2 to Granada, Nicaragua (VOSH-ONE) Contact Joe D’Amico, OD
February 3-11 to Gomez Palacio, Mexico (VOSH-SD) Contact Jennifer Ness, moore300zx@yahoo.com, 605-210-3141
February 7-24 to Patzcuaro, Mexico (VOSH-OH) Contact Brenda Kraus bjk885@gmail.com
February 9-18, to Santa Patrica, Nicaragua (VOSH-Southeast) Contact Suzy Eberle, basicnicaragua@gmail.com
February 3-12, to Colon, Panama (VOSH-Kansas) Contact Bob Arnold, eyedoc1@gmail.com
February 14-24, to El Estor, Guatemala (VOSH-Santa Cruz -Montreal, Quebec), Contact Pierre Labine, pierre.labine@sympatico.ca (There will be follow-up cataract surgeries in April 2018 by ophthalmologists from HELPS International). Looking for ten 3rd or 4th year SVOSH members to join.
February 26-March 3, to Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico (VOSH-AZ), Contact Dan Twelker, OD, dtwelker@eyes.arizona.edu
March to local outreach clinic in the Ashanti Region of Ghana (VOSH-Ghana) Contact Dr. Abena Ntim, tesluvin@gmail.
March 5 to Chihuahua, Mexico (VOSH-TX) Contact Tom Pruett, OD twpruett@comcast.net or guereroclinic.org SVOSH Welcome!
March 10-11 to Buena Vista, VA (VOSH-VA/RAM-VA) SVOSH Welcome! Contact Victoria Molnar Weiss, OD, vickiweiss@ramusa.org
March 10-17 to Cap Haitien, Haiti (VOSH-PA), Contact Mark Rakoczy, OD mrakoczy831@gmail.com
March 11-17, to El Salvador hosted by FUDEM (VOSH-MN) Contact Julie Walsh, OD, PhD, jlwalsh@midco.net. SVOSH students are welcome,
March 17-24, to Puerto Penasco, Mexico (SVOSH-KYCO) Contact Eilene Kinzer, OD, EileneKinzer@UPIKE.edu
March 17-24, to Vallegrande, Bolivia (VOSH-IL) SVOSH WELCOMED, Contact Natalie Venezia, venezia@vosh.org (Trip Full)
March 23-April 1 to Costa Rica (SVOSH-Pacific) Contact puco@svoshinternational.com (Trip Full)
March 23-April 1 to Nicaragua (SVOSH-Pacific) Contact puco@svoshinternational.com (Trip Full)
March 23-April 1 to Senegal (SVOSH-Pacific) Contact puco@svoshinternational.com (Trip Full)
April to Dominican Republic (VOSH-ONE & SVOSH-NECO) Contact dr.donarum@gmail.com or neco@svoshinternational.com
April 30, to Peru (VOSH-Santa Cruz- Montreal, Quebec), Contact Pierre Labine, pierre.labine@sympatico.ca
May 4-6 to Smyth County, VA (VOSH-VA/RAM-VA) SVOSH Welcome! Contact Victoria Molnar Weiss, OD, vickiweiss@ramusa.org
May 7-11 to Merida, Mexico (SVOSH-SCO) Contact SVOSH-SCO President, sco@svoshinternational.org (Trip Full)
May 7-11 to Port-au-Prince, Haiti (SVOSH-SCO) Contact SVOSH-SCO President, sco@svoshinternational.org (Trip Full)
May 7-11 to Belmopan, Belize (SVOSH-SCO) Contact SVOSH-SCO President, sco@svoshinternational.org (Trip Full)
May 7-11 to Nicaragua (SVOSH-SCO partnering with SVOSH UNAN) Contact SVOSH-SCO President, sco@svoshinternational.org (Trip Full)
May 7-11 to Barranquilla, Colombia, (SVOSH-SCO) Contact SVOSH-SCO President, sco@svoshinternational.org (Trip Full)
May 7-11 to Ibarra, Ecuador (SVOSH-SCO) Contact SVOSH-SCO President, sco@svoshinternational.org (Trip Full)
May 13-19 to Pont Sonde, Haiti (VOSH-PA )Contact Mark Shust, mshust@salus.edu
May 13-20 to St. Maarten (VOSH-OH) Contact Barbara Plaugher, RN, arliss@wcoil.com
June 1 to Moldova (VOSH-Santa Cruz – Montreal, Quebec), Contact Pierre Labine, pierre.labine@sympatico.ca
June 5 to Chihuahua, Mexico (VOSH-TX), Contact Tom Pruett, OD twpruett@comcast.net or guereroclinic.org SVOSH Welcome!
June 13 to Oswego, Illinois Hesed House Homeless Shelter (VOSH-IL), Contact Ron Weingart, OD, r.weingart@sbcglobal.
June 17 – 30 to Romania (VOSH-Southeast) Contact Charlie Covington, charlescovington@gmail.
June 23-24 to Emporia, VA (VOSH-VA/RAM-VA) SVOSH Welcome! Contact Victoria Molnar Weiss, OD, vickiweiss@ramusa.org
July Grenada (VOSH-NC) Contact Jill Scullion, OD, jillscullion@gmail.com
July 7-14 to Cap Haitian, Haiti (VOSH-PA and SVOSH-Waterloo) Contact team leader Nancy Delucia, nandee8886@gmail.com or Dr. David Mcphillips, drmcpod@gmail.com. ODs Wanted!
July 15 to Ecuador (VOSH-Santa Cruz- Montreal, Quebec), Contact Pierre Labine, pierre.labine@sympatico.ca
July 20-22 to Wise, VA (VOSH-VA/RAM) SVOSH Welcome! Contact Victoria Molnar Weiss, OD, vickiweiss@ramusa.org
August 11-18 to Roatan, Honduras (SVOSH-NSUOCO), Contact Alissa Proctor, proctor1@nsuok.edu
August to Guatemala and Belize (SVOSH-Pacific) Contact puco@svoshinternational.com
September 11-27 to Kapchorwa, Uganda (VOSH-Northwest) SVOSH Welcome! Contact Willow Thompson, OD idrwillow@hotmail.com with intent to go by March 1st
September 19-21 to Fresno, CA with Veteran’s Stand Down Campaign (VOSH-CA) Contact Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com
September 22-23 to Lee, VA (VOSH-VA/RAM-VA) SVOSH Welcome! Contact Victoria Molnar Weiss, OD, vickiweiss@ramusa.org
October 6-7 to Grundy, VA (VOSH-VA/RAM-VA) SVOSH Welcome! Contact Victoria Molnar Weiss, OD, vickiweiss@ramusa.org
October 6-13 to Jeremie, Haiti (VOSH-PA) SVOSH Welcome! Contact Dr. Michelle Cadet-Honore, dramc96@gmail.com
October 27- November 4 to Belize (VOSH-MN) Contact Stacy Hinkemeyer, smhink@aol.com
November 3-4 to Gloucester, VA (VOSH-VA/RAM-VA) SVOSH Welcome! Contact Victoria Molnar Weiss, OD, vickiweiss@ramusa.org
November 4-10 to Cap Hatien, Haiti (Vosh-PA) Contact Diane Wilson, OD dianewilson1661@gmail.com
November 4-13 to Taksindu, Nepal (VOSH-CO) Contact Kara Fedders, OD coloradovosh@gmail.com (This Trip Is FULL)
November 11-18 to La Carpio and Bri Bri, Bajo Chirripo, Costa Rica (VOSH-BC) Contact Marina Roma-March, OD twecs@shaw.ca
November 14-28 to Kenya (VOSH-IN) Contact Jeffrey Marshall, OD drjcm@att.net
November 18-25 to El Salvador (VOSH-CA) Contact Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com
Fall to Chihuahua, Mexico (VOSH-TX) Contact Tom Pruett, OD twpruett@comcast.net or guereroclinic.org SVOSH Welcome!
2017
January 6-14, to San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, VOSH-CT, Contact Matthew Blondin, OD, mblond2@aol.com
January 8-14, to Cap Haitien, Haiti, VOSH-PA, Contact Diane Wilson dianewilson1661@gmail.com
January 10-13, to Penal, Trinidad, VOSH-NC, Contact Christina Smith, OD drcsmith@bellsouth.net
January 22 – 27, to Santiago, Dominican Republic, VOSH-NE, Contact Ellen Weiss, OD weiss@vosh.org (THIS TRIP IS FULL)
January 28 – February 5, to Gomez-Palacio, Mexico, VOSH-SD, Contact Philip “Jelipe” Bugaiski, OD, drbugaiski@thedvc.net
January 29 – February 5, to Juigalpa, Nicaragua, Hopeful Ways, Contact Jim Carlins jjcarlins@hopefulways.org
January 20 – 29, to Mataquescuintla, Guatemala, VOSH-Ontario, Contact Pete Huitema petehuitema@quadro.net
January 28 – February 5, to Cedros, Honduras, VOSH-OH, Contact Barbara Plaugher arliss@wcoil.com
January 29 – February 4, to Gomez Palacio, Mexico, VOSH-SD, Contact Nathan Wiederholt, OD, wiederholtn@hotmail.com
February 5 – 20, to St. Martin, Ministry of Health, Contact Pierre Labine, pierre.labine@sympatico.ca
February 10 – 19, to Chinandega, Nicaragua, VOSH-SE, Contact Suzy Eberle, basicnicaragua@gmail.com
February 19-26, to El Salvador, VOSH-MN (hosted by FUDEM), Contact Julie Walsh, OD, jlwalsh@midco.net
February 27-March 3, to Hermosillo, Sonora, VOSH-AZ & SVOSH-Midwestern, Contact J. Daniel Twelker, OD, dtwelker@eyes.arizona.edu
March 8-15, to San Pedro Sula, Honduras, VOSH-IN, Contact voshin22916@gmail.com
March 11 – 18, to Cap Haitien, Haiti, VOSH-PA, Contact Mark Rakoczy, OD, mrakoczy831@gmail.com
March 13-19, to Guerrero Clinic, Chihuahua, Mexico, VOSH-TX, Contact Tom Pruett, OD, twpruett@comcast.net
March 22, to Wise, VA, VOSH-VA/RAM (Remote Area Medical), Contact Victoria Molnar Weiss, OD vickiweiss@ramusa.org
March 23, Clintwood, VA VOSH-VA/RAM (Remote Area Medical), Contact Victoria Molnar Weiss, OD vickiweiss@ramusa.org
March 31 – April 2, to Coachella, California, VOSH-CA, Contact Greg Pearl, OD drgregpearl@yahoo.com
March 24 – April 2, to Honduras, Central America, VOSH-MI, Contact Bob Foote, bobfooteod@att.net
April 13-17, to La Purisima, Baja, California, VOSH-IL & VOSH-CA, Contact Natalie Venezia, ncvenezia@mac.com (THIS TRIP IS FULL)
April 20 to Tecate, Mexico, VOSH-CA, Contact Greg Pearl, OD pearl@vosh.org
May 3-10, to Moca, Dominican Republic, VOSH-SE, Contact Max Bruss, maxobrusso@gmail.com
May 5-7, to Smyth County, VA, VOSH-VA/RAM (Remote Area Medical), Contact Victoria Molnar Weiss, OD vickiweiss@ramusa.org
May 12-19, to FUDEM Clinic El Salvador, VOSH-IL, Contact Tracy Matchinski, OD, tmatchinski@aol.com (THIS TRIP IS FULL)
May 20-28, to Tumbala, Chiapas, Mexico, VOSH-CA, Contact Dr. David Kageyama, dtkageyama@hotmail.com WAIT LIST ONLY
May 21-27, to Pont Sonde, Haiti, VOSH-PA, Contact Mark Shust, OD, mshust@salus.edu
May 28-June 4, to Matagalpa Region, Nicaragua, VOSH-CA, Contact Greg Pearl, OD, drgregpearl@yahoo.com
June 4-11, to El Sauce Region, Nicaragua, VOSH-CA, Contact Kristen White, OD, kristinrosewhite10@gmail.com
May 2017, to Republic of Moldavia, VOSH-Quebec, Contact Pierre Labine, pierre.labine@sympatico.ca
June 2017, to Ecuador, VOSH-Quebec, Contact Pierre Labine, pierrelabine@sympatico.ca
June 24-25, Emporia, VA VOSH-VA/RAM (Remote Area Medical), Contact Victoria Molnar Weiss, OD vickiweiss@ramusa.org
July 2017, to Peru, VOSH-Quebec, Contact Pierre Labine, pierre.labine@sympatico.ca
July 21-30, to Chinandega, Nicaragua, VOSH-SE, Contact Suzy Eberle, basicnicaragua@gmail.com
July 21-23, Wise County, VA, VOSH-VA/RAM (Remote Area Medical), Contact Victoria Molnar Weiss, OD vickiweiss@ramusa.org
July 17-23, to Zihuatanejo, Mexico, VOSH-SE, Contact John Spencer, OD, John.Spencer@allina.com
July 21-30, to Chinandega, Nicaragua, VOSH-SE, Contact Suzy Eberle, basicnicaragua@gmail.com
July 24-30, to Guerrero Clinic, Chihuahua, Mexico, VOSH-TX, Contact Tom Pruitt, OD, twpruett@comcast.net
August 5-12 to Comitancillo, Guatemala, VOSH-SE, Contact Susan Stees, seweyes@aol.com
August 11-20 to Guatemala, SVOSH-Pacific, Contact Kalyn Gregory, kalyn.gregory@pacificu.edu
August 19-27 to Belize, SVOSH-Pacific, Contact Kalyn Gregory, kalyn.gregory@pacificu.edu
August 26-27 to Washington D.C., VOSH-VA/RAM (Remote Area Medical), Contact Victoria Molnar Weiss, OD vickiweiss@ramusa.org. Optometry students welcome. More information available at ramusa.org/Virginia. Please register at volunteer.ramusa.org and contact Victoria Molnar) POSTPONED.
September, to Andavadoaka, Madagascar, VOSH-CO, Contact Kara Fedders, OD coloradovosh@gmail.com
September 22-October 7, to Embu and Kisumu, Kenya, VOSH-IA and IDEA Ministries, Contact Ralph De Haan, OD ralu@iowatelecom.net
September 22- 24, to Sacramento Clinic, CA, VOSH-CA, Contact Tom Burley, tom@californiacareforce.org
September 23- 24, to Lee County, VA VOSH-VA/RAM (Remote Area Medical), Contact Victoria Molnar Weiss, OD vickiweiss@ramusa.org (Complimentary housing available if needed) OPTOMETRISTS NEEDED!
September 26- September 30, to Guerrero Clinic, Chihuahua, Mexico, VOSH-TX, Contact Tom Pruitt, OD, twpruett@comcast.net
October, to Marangu, Tanzania, VOSH-MN, Contact Jim Hess, OD, imnod@hotmail.com
October 7-8, to Grundy, VA, VOSH-VA/RAM (Remote Area Medical), Contact Victoria Molnar Weiss, OD vickiweiss@ramusa.org
October 27-November 9, to Kenya, VOSH-MI, Contact Nelson Edwards, OD, 517-518-4505 or email at ngedwards.o.d@gmail.com (Looking for 2 ODs and lay volunteers)
October 28 – Nov 4, to El Salvador (San Jose Villanueva), VOSH-ONE/Epilogos/Rotary Multidisciplinary Clinic, contact Jenifer Ambler amblerj@sover.net
November 4-5, to Warsaw, VA VOSH-VA/RAM (Remote Area Medical), Contact Victoria Molnar Weiss, OD vickiweiss@ramusa.org
November 4-12, to Mexico, VOSH-IL, Contact Tracy Matchinski, OD, tmatchinski@aol.com (THIS TRIP IS FULL)
November 18-26, to Casimero Castillo, Mexico, VOSH-Santa Cruz (Montreal, Quebec), Contact Pierre Labine, pierrelabine@sympatico.ca
November 19-26 to El Salvador, at the FUDEM Clinic, VOSH-CA, Contact Greg Pearl, OD, drgregpearl@yahoo.com (All Students Welcome.)
November to local outreach clinic in Ghana, VOSH-Ghana with the Rotary Club of Tema, Contact Dr. Abena Ntim, tesluvin@gmail.
December 21-January 1 to Tanzania, SVOSH-Pacific, Contact puco@svoshinternational.com
December 21-January 1 to Cambodia, SVOSH-Pacific, Contact puco@svoshinternational.com (ODs Needed)
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Zihuatanejo, Mexico 2017
VOSH-SE, SVOSH-SUNY & SVOSH-SCCO
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