This afternoon’s 50th anniversary event was a parade through Nalerigu led by the BMC employees. The workers all wore their new BMC 50th t-shirts and ball caps. Drummers accompanied the crowd the entire way as they marched down to the chief’s palace, by the 1st Baptist Church, and back to the hospital.
Today marked the beginning of the festivities for the hospital’s 50th anniversary celebration. At 7AM, hospital employees and honored guests attended devotions at the OPD building. After devotions, the statue of BMC founder Dr. George Faile II was unveiled to reveal a new paint job. It is a very colorful addition to the original bust.
William Haun and his wife Heidi were with us for 3 months last Fall. William is selling prints of his photos of BMC and West Africa to raise money for the Faile Foundation. Head over to http://gallery.williamhaun.com/ to have a look at his images.
We’ve posted over 300 photos online under the Media -> Photos section. There are several slideshows available that will give you a great overview of our facilities and the work being done.
When viewing a slideshow, click on the photos to read the captions. All photos were taken by volunteer William Haun unless noted in the caption. Other contributing photographers include Heidi Haun, Jessica & Kathy Van Bibber, Oli Simpson, and Mona, Benton, & Abby Hewitt.
On Christmas Day, Dr. Faile continued his annual tradition of delivering cokes to the hospital staff who were working.
The holiday is upon us and the Christmas decorations are up at the hospital. Jane and the pharmacy crew have done the most decorating but the front of the hospital is showing its lit wireframe tree at night.
