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Tickets on Sale for March 3rd fundraiser

Join us for a fabulous evening of fun and fundraising to support Ethiopian orphans and our Richard Oslund Memorial Health Clinic in Addis Ababa! When: March 3, 2012 from 5pm to 8pm  Where: Saint Mark’s Cathedral on Capitol Hill in Seattle (map, directions) Tickets … Continue reading

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December Newsletter Mailed Out

We just mailed out our end of year newsletter. We’re really excited about everything we’ve done this year. Check your email inbox. If you don’t see it, sign up using the form on the right. Or if you’d rather get … Continue reading

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Medical Services offered at ROMC

We are thrilled to share that Addis Ababa health officials have evaluated our clinic and confirmed that it has fulfilled the requirements for a Medium level clinic and have duly promoted our license from Lower to Medium status.  We are … Continue reading

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Retrospective on the year, from our President

Last year our founder Selam Kifle moved back to Ethiopia.  This brought with it both excitement and challenge.  Splitting up the organization’s leadership across thousands of miles and many time zones came with headaches and re-adjustment.  But putting Selam’s vision … Continue reading

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ROMC licensed as Medium Level Clinic!

We are thrilled to announce that the Ethiopian Ministry of Health has officially upgraded the Richard Oslund Memorial Clinic to a Medium Level Clinic.  The upgrade allows us to offer a much broader range of health services than was allowed … Continue reading

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Clinic Upgrades

Richard Oslund Memorial Clinic has been making huge strides recently.  We’re very excited to have added a physician, a functioning lab, and 24 hour midwife services.  Funding these improvements was the focus of BNCO’s fundraiser, held last February 26th.  During … Continue reading

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Board Meeting this Tuesday

Come join us at Leffler house this Tuesday evening from 6pm – 8pm for a meeting of the Board of Directors.  This week BNCO administrator Workneh Negatu will join our board meeting while visiting from Ethiopia. Also, we’ve made our … Continue reading

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July Newsletter

February Fundraiser a big success!! Two hundred people gathered on the evening of February 26th to raise money for the Richard Oslund Memorial Clinic and the orphan programs of BNCO.  The program included an excellent Ethiopian dinner, silent auction, raffle, … Continue reading

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Help out with our big event in February?

We’re starting to plan our next big fund-raising dinner for February 26th.  If you’re interested in helping out, please let us know!  We’re looking for Donated gifts for the auction Volunteers to help on the day of the event Table … Continue reading

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Sponsors’ Appreciation Dinner

Thanks to everybody who came out to Habesha Restaurant tonight for the sponsors’ appreciation dinner. It’s wonderful getting a chance to meet other worldly and generous people who support BNCO. As promised, we’ve added Gift Certificates to the web site … Continue reading

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