PROJECT C.U.R.E. Colorado recently honored long-time volunteer Millie Truitt with the Barbara and Merl Jacobsen Outstanding Volunteer of the Quarter Award. Millie volunteers for PROJECT C.U.R.E. approximately 24-36 hours every week, and she is involved in the following activities: accepting new incoming donations and presorting them, leading sorting groups, organizing sorted inventory, training and supervising other volunteers, helping to prepare inventory for upcoming loads, and loading containers.

Both Millie's and Barbara and Merl Jacobsen's stories embody the energy and enthusiasm of PROJECT C.U.R.E. volunteers, and without whose contributions the organization's work would not be possible.

Barbara Jacobsen, PROJECT C.U.R.E. Angel Ambassador, is also an author and poet. To learn more about her books and CDs, for which all proceeds are donated to PROJECT C.U.R.E., please visit her website.

Earlier this week, you might have read that PROJECT C.U.R.E. had been selected as a finalist for ColoradoBiz Magazine's Top Company award. At today's awards luncheon, PROJECT C.U.R.E. President/CEO Dr. Douglas Jackson was present to accept the top honors in the nonprofit category.

This is a day of celebration for all PROJECT C.U.R.E. volunteers, donors, supporters, and staff around the country! In winning the award, PROJECT C.U.R.E. was recognized for its financial performance, operational excellence, and community involvement.

PROJECT C.U.R.E. congratulates fellow finalists for the award, Colorado UpLift and Denver Rescue Mission. Both organizations coordinate volunteer activities for program participants on a very regular basis at the PROJECT C.U.R.E. Colorado.

ColoradoBiz Magazine has recognized PROJECT C.U.R.E. as a finalist for its annual Top Company award in the nonprofit category. The organization shares this early distinction with two other Colorado-based nonprofits: Denver Rescue Mission and Colorado Uplift.

Top Company is Colorado’s most competitive business awards program, judged on the basis of sustained financial performance, operational excellence and community involvement. Companies submit or are nominated to the program. Long-time sponsor Deloitte selects finalists after rigorous evaluations. Then a panel of business professionals and leading policy officials convenes to determine winners in each category. Winners in each category will be announced Sept. 15 at an awards luncheon in the Seawell Ballroom at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. PROJECT C.U.R.E. thanks its volunteers, donors, and supporters for their contributions to the organization, who have made this honor possible.

PROJECT C.U.R.E. received news that a container of medical supplies and equipment recently arrived in Rukungiri, Uganda, at the North Kegezi Maternal Health and Child Clinic. Packed inside the container were infant incubators, patient beds, other pieces of equipment and various other consumable supplies. The container, valued at more than $400,000, was packed by volunteers in the Colorado C.U.R.E. Community on April 21, 2009. Mosaic Vision sponsored its delivery to Uganda.

A container for Regional Hospital Diego in Diego Suarez, Madagascar, also recently arrived and was greeted with celebration from the medical staff, the local community, and national government officials. As shown in the picture, the container inventory included infant scales, as well as other tools and supplies for maternal and infant care. The container was packed in Houston, Texas, on May 21, 2009. It was valued at more than $500,000.