Team Allentown Joina Guatemala Healing Hands 2025

Jay Talsania / Guatemala Healing Hand's November 2025 Service Trip

JEN DAVIS SURGICAL TECHNICIAN, MARY DOUGHERTY, CERTIFIED HAND THERAPIST, ALEC TALSANIA MD ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY RESIDENT, JAY TALSANIA MD HAND SURGEON

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  • $25,000

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  • Michelle Pilch

    $51.45 / Yesterday

    Blessings to all. Thank you for the work you do

  • Anonymous

    $128.63 / 4 days ago

    Safe travels from Stacey and Chris

  • Honey Kidd

    $77.18 / 8 days ago

    You all are amazing and we so proud to support Mary and the rest of Team Allentown on your mission!❤️

  • Pamala Wallace

    $50.00 / 8 days ago

    You are definitely a blessing to all the patients you treat on your mission trips as well as at home in the Allentown PA area

  • Kathleen Dent

    $102.90 / 10 days ago

    Thanks for all you do for so many people in need! Be safe and have fun along the way! Pete & Kathleen Dent

  • Martha Taremae

    $102.90 / 10 days ago

    Thank you for this wonderful ministry.

  • Anonymous

    $51.45 / 10 days ago

    What you all do is absolutely wonderful and inspiring! Thank you!!

  • Dennis Houser

    $102.90 / 11 days ago

    Thanks to Jay and his team for their many years and hours donated to this loving effort.

  • Christine Burns

    $25.73 / 13 days ago

    Thank you for everything you do!

  • Elizabeth Simmons

    $102.90 / 14 days ago

    Wonderful work!

  • Sheri A Gallagher

    $102.90 / 14 days ago

  • Kayleen Yates

    $51.45 / 14 days ago

  • Kevin Kendra

    $10.00 / 14 days ago

  • Sue Hann

    $51.45 / 15 days ago

    Amazing group of people doing amazing things.

  • Holly Heydorn

    $51.45 / 15 days ago

    Safe Travels!

  • Peter Flosdorf

    $102.90 / 15 days ago

  • Tim Steber

    $102.90 / 15 days ago

    Safe travels on your meaningful journey! Thank you to all who are volunteering their time.

  • Bob Ruhf

    $51.45 / 16 days ago

    When a son follows in his father's footsteps that's a wonderful thing when that father gets to have his son work with him on a mission trip that's near and dear to his heart well that's just special...safe travels Jay and Alec and hope you and the team have another successful trip...keep making those father/son memories while helping all those kids.

  • Lucille McNellis

    $205.80 / 16 days ago

    Keep up the great work!

  • Marie Olewine

    $102.90 / 16 days ago

    These mission trips are amazing! Thank u for all u do!

  • Michael Grubb

    $102.90 / 16 days ago

    So kind of you to help, thanks for all your efforts.

  • Susan Jeffery

    $25.73 / 16 days ago

    I admire the dedication of the surgical team as they have been helping children in need for over a decade. Bless you for improving the lives of these beautiful children and taking the time to go and share your time and talent.

  • Mariko Herron

    $51.45 / 16 days ago

  • Anonymous

    $51.45 / 17 days ago

    Thank you for changing the lives of those in need.

  • Kathryn Getchell

    $51.45 / 17 days ago

    Thank you for the wonderful job you, and your team, do. Safe travels

About Team Allentown Joina Guatemala Healing Hands 2025

We are excited to be going with the Guatemala Healing Hands Foundation (GHHF) on their 21th anniversary service trip to Guatemala in November 2025.  GHHF is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality and availability of healthcare in Guatemala through education, surgery, therapy, and community development. Each trip is led by a team of surgeons, therapists, anesthesiologists, and dedicated volunteers. We treat pediatric patients with congenital hand anomalies, burns and other traumas to the hand and upper extremity. We are respectfully asking for your support. 100% of donations go towards surgeries, therapy, education and community development (none used to cover personal expenses). Donations are in USD and a US tax receipt will be issued. All patients are treated free of expense. Because of the generosity of people like you, the organization has been able to impact hundreds of deserving Guatemalan families. All volunteers commit their time and expertise as well as cover personal travel expenses and the full expense of a child's surgery. Thank you so much for your generosity, support, and kindness. I cannot wait to tell you about my trip!

To learn more about GHHF please visit www.guatemalahands.org.

Below also find a summary of GHHF’s work over the last 19 years: - Evaluated 1,925 patients for hand surgery and therapy - Completed surgery on 739 patients - Fabricated 1,453 orthotics - Educated over 3,500 MDs, therapists, and students - Brought one child to New Mexico to receive extensive hand surgery and three children to Shriners for surgery In 2010, GHHF began to implement community development initiatives to advance the health and wellbeing in the village of Chichoy Alto. GHHF has successfully: - Completed the construction and expansion of Chichoy Alto’s brand-new elementary school and first ever middle school - Constructed 55+ latrines and 21 efficient ONIL stoves - Funded the digging of hillside trenches to lay piping to supply fresh water throughout the village - Distributed crucial fertilizer to replenish Chichoy Alto’s disappearing crops - Distributes emergency maize to families struggling with malnutrition - Purchases school supplies to the 100+ elementary aged children - Sponsored 16+ children to attend high school and 15+ teenagers to attend post high school program - Distributed 32 Ecofilters in the village of Chuchuk’a Alto - Established a chicken program to provide sustainable protein to students - Funds an emergency food program that began as a result of COVID-19 - Currently working on funding the construction of multiple safe concrete family homes and have completed 5 of 30

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