The D.O.V.E. Fund Events

The D.O.V.E. 2011 Auction

Members of the D.O.V.E. Fund are busy preparing for their annual dinner auction which will be held on Friday, August 19th. This year's event will again be held at the Pinnacle Banquet Center in Maumee, Ohio. Live entertainment and a cocktail hour will allow guests to browse among the many oral and silent auction items before sitting down to an elegant dinner. For those who feel lucky, tickets for a 50/50 raffle will also be available.

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Hanoi to Saigon........the 2011 Trip to Vietnam

D.O.V.E. Fund members and guests are preparing for an extended trip to Vietnam later this year. After meetings with Government officials in Hanoi in early September, the group will travel on to the provincial capital of Hue in central Vietnam. Along with inspections and visits to many projects throughout the province, the D.O.V.E .Fund will partner with East Meets West to provide dental care to elementary students in remote villages.

The Trustees will also initiate a micro-finance program with selected residents of the Vy Da resettlement community and inspect the recently completed clean water program at Phouc Le village. After the dedication of the new medical clinic at Hai An, the group will travel to inspect the recently completed addition to the An Loi daycare center.

After almost a week in Hue, the group will travel south to Da Nang and dedicate a new kindergarten school at Pho Phong. Then it's on to Nha Trang for a visit with Hoang Van Thu Junior High in Dak Lak province. The hectic pace continues with travel to Saigon for scholarship presentations to deserving Ho Chi Minh University of Technology students. The Trustees will also travel northwest to Tay Ninh province and examine a few sites for a new daycare center which will be built in late 2011.

After nearly three weeks in Vietnam and a few days rest in Saigon, the well-traveled contingent will return to the USA. "We pack in a lot of work while we're here, says Vietnam veteran, Lee Carlson, but it's great knowing you've made a difference in the lives of so many."