In 2016, we called on our global health community to help share the story of HVO’s volunteers, sponsors, and overseas partners—individuals and organizations who work tirelessly to improve access to and quality of care in resource-scarce countries. We strongly urged those who could to make a financial contribution to support HVO in its mission to transform lives through education. We are so grateful to everyone who supported HVO in 2016.The individuals who gave and those who spread the word about HVO within their personal and professional networks helped us raise more than $200,000 between Thanksgiving and January 1!
These funds, combined with the power of people working together, will help HVO continue to expand its reach and global impact in 2017 and beyond.
The spirit of collaboration that is at the heart of HVO’s mission was embodied in the results of our recent People’s Choice Award Facebook poll. The poll provided HVO community members with the opportunity to vote for their favorite of the top three finalists in each category of this year’s HVO Photo Contest.
When tallying the votes, we discovered that we were not the only ones who had a hard time selecting our favorites from all the stellar entries in this year’s contest! There was a two-way tie in the category of “Celebrate” and a three-way tie in the category of “Collaborate.” It seems our followers agree that each photo uniquely embodied distinct elements of the overseas volunteer experience, and illustrated our anniversary theme in new and surprising ways. You can view a slideshow of the winning entries below.
Thanks to all who voted, and all who continue to support HVO as we strive to transform lives through improved access to and quality of care!