Project C.U.R.E. welcomes First Lady of Mongolia

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Hosts invited and organized the guests at each table, which were decorated with centerpieces made of the medical supplies often donated to Project C.U.R.E.

Bolormaa spoke to the audience about issues of cancer in her country. Cancer, she said, is the leading cause of death in Mongolia and supplies and equipment received from Project C.U.R.E. would be used in hospitals and hospices, particularly in rural areas.

There was no charge to attend the luncheon which was underwritten by title sponsor Rio Tinto, a multinational mining and natural resources company, but Project C.U.R.E. hoped to raise $3 million in pledges fromthe guests. The funds raised would go directly to the next shipment to Mongolia, one of the 120 countries benefiting from the generosity of Project C.U.R.E. supporters.

Launched in 2006, Project C.U.R.E.’s First Ladies’ Luncheon is an annual fundraising event that brings awareness to the humanitarian efforts of First Ladies’ from around the world.

Each year, guests join together to learn about the First Lady’s key healthcare issues and raise funding to deliver life-saving medical supplies and equipment to the most deserving hospitals and clinics throughout her country.

Former First Ladies’ Luncheons have welcomed Señora Ana Ligia de Saca of El Salvador, Mrs. Margarita Zavala of Mexico, Mrs. Kim Simplis of Belize, Mrs. Ernestina Naadu Mills of Ghana, the First Lady of Panama, Mrs. Marta Martinelli, and most recently Mrs. Mama Salma Kikwete, First Lady of Tanzania.

Combined, PROJECT C.U.R.E.’s First Ladies’ Luncheons have raised enough funding to deliver a total of $10.7 million dollars worth of medical relief to hospitals and clinics throughout El Salvador, Belize, Mexico, Ghana, Panama and Tanzania..

Nearly 2,000 guests attended Project C.U.R.E.’s seventh annual First Ladies’ Luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Convention Center on Friday, September 16, to hear the words of Khajidsuren Bolormaa, First Lady of Mongolia. Hosts invited and organized the guests at each table, which were decorated with centerpieces made of the medical supplies often donated to Project C.U.R.E.

Project C.U.R.E., located in Centennial, Colo., collects and then distributes donated medical supplies and equipment to some of the poorest countries in the world. Founded in 1985, it has become the largest organization of its kind. Bolormaa spoke to the audience about issues of cancer in her country. Cancer, she said, is the leading cause of death in Mongolia and supplies and equipment received from Project C.U.R.E. would be used in hospitals and hospices, particularly in rural areas.

Launched in 2006, Project C.U.R.E.’s First Ladies’ Luncheon is an annual fundraising event that brings awareness to the humanitarian efforts of First Ladies’ from around the world. Each year, guests join together to learn about the First Lady’s key healthcare issues and raise funding to deliver life-saving medical supplies and equipment to the most deserving hospitals and clinics throughout her country. Former First Ladies’ Luncheons have welcomed Señora Ana Ligia de Saca of El Salvador, Mrs. Margarita Zavala of Mexico, Mrs. Kim Simplis of Belize, Mrs. Ernestina Naadu Mills of Ghana, the First Lady of Panama, Mrs. Marta Martinelli, and most recently Mrs. Mama Salma Kikwete, First Lady of Tanzania.