Lt. Governor John Garamendi Appears at Sacramento Fundraiser for Honduran Hospital...

Lt. Governor John Garamendi Appears at Sacramento Fundraiser for Honduran Hospital Hosted by Moe Mohanna

Sacramento-based California/Honduran Institute for Medical and
Educational Support (CHIMES) Raises Over $24,000 for Hospital in
Central America
SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
On Thursday night in downtown Sacramento Lt. Governor John
Garamendi, Congresswoman Doris Matsui, and other local leaders
appeared at an event for the California/Honduran Institute for Medical
and Educational Support sponsored by local philanthropist Moe Mohanna.

Over two hundred people attended the dinner program at The Grand
on J Street, a conference center located in a building owned by
Mohanna who also donated the food and catering services.

When asked about his recent troubles regarding the city's eminent
domain lawsuit against him Mohanna's response was, "people often say
to me that they feel I am being treated unfairly by the mayor and the
city and that the media has been very biased against me. While this
may be true, I prefer to focus my energy on helping less fortunate
people and organizations like Loaves and Fishes and CHIMES and
developing my properties."

Mohanna added, "I am 100% committed to the future of downtown and
my partners and I plan to be a part of the successful redevelopment of
K Street." He has provided free venues and other support to hundreds
of fundraisers for non-profit organizations in the buildings he owns
in Sacramento during the past twenty years.

Bill Camp, Executive Secretary of the Sacramento Central Labor
Council and Founder of CHIMES said, "the core of what we do in the
labor community is to enable each individual to be a success,
regardless of their heritage. Every single penny that you contribute
is going to buy materials because Moe Mohanna provided the venue, the
workers, and the food for tonight's event. All of us owe him a debt of
gratitude."

In just eighteen months the new CHIMES clinic in rural Honduras
has provided medical services to more than 68,000 patients. The
director of the clinic, Dr. Luther Castillo Harry, was also present
and expressed his gratitude to the crowd and the event organizers.

Tax-deductible contributions can be sent to CHIMES at P.O. Box
162126, Sacramento, CA 95816.

For video highlights of the event
www.obsnews.com/garamendi.html.

Bill Camp can be reached at (916) 927-9772.

Sacramento Central Labor Council
Bill Camp, 916-927-9772

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