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2010 Annual Report Out

The 2010 Mercy Beyond Borders Annual Report is ready. For reports from previous years check here.

Upcoming Events

Sr Marilyn will speak at the following venues in the coming weeks. (An asterisk * indicates that the event is open to the public):

3.06.2011: * Woodside, California
Stillheart Retreat Center, International Women’s Day Event, 4:00pm
3.09.2011: Louisville, Kentucky
Assumption High School student body
3.19.2011: * Anaheim, California
Religious Educ Congress, Anaheim Convention Ctr, 10:00a.m.
3.22.2011: * San Jose, California
San Jose City College, Student Center, Room 204 at 10:30
3.27.2011: * Burlingame, California
Mercy Center, Acacia Room 7:30 pm
3.31.2011 (date corrected!): * Denver, Colorado
Regis College Chapel, Lenten speaker series, 7:00pm
4.6.2011: Oakland, California
WINGS women’s group
4.14 – 4.17: * Omaha, Nebraska
Knowles Retreat Center, 3-day prayer retreat, call Marisa Gilbert 402-359-4288 for details
4.17.2011: * College of St Mary, Omaha
2:00 pm presentation to kick-off a 5 kilometer run to raise money for Mercy Beyond Borders, Contact Hannah for details:hthompson@csm.edu
5.12 - 5.13: Shaker Village, Kentucky Catholic Health Partners management group retreat
5.14.2011: Standish, Maine St Joseph College, commencement speaker at 10:00 am.

MBB in San Francisco

On May 15th Theresa Samuel-Boko, MBB Board member, will speak about Mercy Beyond Borders at Temple United Methodist Church in San Francisco. (Note: corrected date and location)

Teaching San Francisco Nursing Students

Board Member Shirley Tamoria, MD joined Sr Marilyn in teaching a class to the School of Nursing at University of San Francisco, sharing video, slides and stories about the challenges and importance of providing healthcare in a post-conflict zone.

Keep on Reading!

Book clubs in various cities continue to invite Sr Marilyn to discuss her book, This Flowing Toward Me. She will be in San Jose, CA on Sep 1, Folsom, CA on Sep 8, and in Red Bluff, CA on Sep 30.

Art with a Heart

August 20 marks the 2nd annual "Live, Love, Laugh" neighborhood art auction in Kansas City, a benefit for Mercy Beyond Borders. Last year's even raised thousands of dollars for the women and girls of Sudan--a wonderful example of local initiative with global impact. Kudos to JoMarie Guastello and her friends for organizing a 2010 repeat.

Latest Annual Report Out

The latest Mercy Beyond Borders Annual Report is available.. Our 2010 Annual Report is coming soon!

Turkish-American Dialogue

On June 19 Sr Marilyn will give a presentation about Mercy Beyond Borders to the Pacifica Institute of Silicon Valley, a Turkish-American group that fosters intercultural dialogue.

JustFaith

Sr Marilyn speaks on June 17 to an ecumenical mix of a dozen church groups in the Bay Area for their graduation from a 9-month course on social justice action grounded in a faith commitment.

Theresa Samuel-Boko Speaks Out

This spring Theresa Samuel-Boko, one of MBB's board members and herself from Sudan, joined Sr. Marilyn on the "speaker circuit" for MBB:

Hunger Summit at Bellarmine High School
On 03/17/2010, Theresa Samuel-Boko who grew up in Sudan and worked in displaced and camps in Africa facilitated a breakout session at Bellarmine’s Justice Summit. Theresa’s presentation titled “Hunger in Africa” stirred the students to recognize the Causes of Hunger in addition to the geographical extent of the hunger epidemic and effect of malnutrition on populations.

Annual Peace Ceremony at Mercy High Burlingame
On 05/19/2010, Theresa Samuel-Boko was invited to to speak at the Annual Peace Ceremony in Mercy High in Burlingame. Ms. Samuel gave the main address on Women, Peace and Justice and eloquently inspiring the students, giving them substantive information about women’s issues around the world and calling for unity in voice and heart.

You can find the manuscript of her Burlingame speach here.