19/08/2010
San Francisco´s Chilean Consul visits COANIQUEM.

Mr. Rolando Ortega, new Chilean Consul in San Francisco, visited COANIQUEM to be briefed on the International Program developed through BCF, Burned Children Foundation, en USA.
On his visit to the COANIQUEM Rehabilitation Centre he had the occasion of sharing the experiences of the healthcare professionals, in the day to day treatments they perform on burned children and youths.
He also met the recently appointed Operations Manager Mr. Jorge Concha; Mr. Sergio Dominguez,



General Manager; Dr. Jorge Rojas-Zegers, President of COANIQUEM; and Dr. Rolando Saavedra,
Director of the Santiago Rehabilitation Centre (from left to right, on either side of Mr. Ortega on the photo).

Noche Latina in Washington DC
On July 10, 2010 in the Ballroom of the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., over 180 people turned out to enjoy an evening of live entertainment, Latin dancing, live and silent auctions, and a plentiful supply of food and drinks, all in support of  COANIQUEM BCF.  Many of the individual volunteers were from the Rotary Club of Washington, D.C.and its affiliated Rotaract Club.  The audience included many long-time supporters of COANIQUEM, representatives of the Embassy of Chile and International Organizations based in Washington, D.C. (including the World Bank, IADB and OAS) and from the USFDA.  This successful event generated $25,000 for the treatment of burned children from Chile and other Latinmerican and Caribbean countries, in  COANIQUEM.  The evening's festivities were greatly enhanced by the excellent facilities and service of the National Press Club and not least by the exceptional commitment of the volunteers on the organizing committee, without whom the event would not have been possible. Some of the many dignitaries and honored guests included in the following photographs:  

H.E. Arturo Fermandois, Ambassador of Chile to the USA
Deputy Chief of Mission (Embassy of Chile), Roberto Matus, and his wife, Sra. Miriam Gonzalez
Mr. Jay Kumar,  Rotary District Governor, #7620 
Mr Don Marx, President of the Washington D.C. Rotary Club and his wife Joanne Satterfield
Past District Governors of Rotary District 7620:  Ray Streib, Bob Parkinson, Sandy Duckworth and their spouses.
Mr Rich Carson and his wife Sherry, Rotary International Representative to the OAS and Past DG of Rotary District #7620
Ms Blair Bennett, Past President, Capitol Hill Rotary Club
Mr. Mark Wilson, Board Member of COANIQUEM Burned Children Foundation.

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