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Beneficio al Colombia Medical Mission –

Abril 29 de 2010

Invitación en PDF Embassy Event April 29

Comida de Corbata negra en la Embajada de Colombia en Washington, DC

Fecha: Jueves, Abril 29 de 2010
Hora: 7:00 pm a 10:00 pm
Lugar: 1520 20th Street, NW
Washington, DCVestido Formal – Corbata Negra

Detalles a continuación:-

Benefit for the Colombian Medical Mission -
Invitation in PDF For printing

Her Excellency, Carolina Barco, Ambassador of Colombia
Armando Sardi, M.D., Chair, Colombia Medical Mission
Invite you to an evening of gourmet dinner , music, and design, featuring:
Marymal Holmes, Soprano
Arturo Orozco Varela, Lyric Bass
Guest Chef Catalina Velez and prominent Colombian designers
To benefit the Colombia Medical Mission
on Thursday the Twenty-ninth of April
From seven until ten o’clock

Individual tickets: $300 ($220 tax deductible)
Table: $3000 (ten seats)
Space limited to 110 persons

Corporate sponsorships available
contact Armando Sardi, MD
Email: asardi@mdmercy.com

Checks payable to:
Mercy Health Foundation
c/o Colombia Medical Mission
227 St. Paul Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
www.colombiamission.org

R.S.V.P. by April 22, 2010
Email: ssherman@mdmercy.com
(410) 332-9349

XXX USCMA Congreso Médico
‘Bicentenario Independencia de Colombia’
Bogotá, Colombia - Julio 28 – 31 2010

Sede:
Auditorio Universidad Javeriana y Auditorio Academia Nacional de Medicina de Colombia.Recordamos a nuestros Asociados que con este evento celebraremos los 30 años de la fundación de USCMA y el bicentenario de la Independencia de nuestro País.

Registrese para el Evento mas concurrido del Año.

Inscripciones con la oficina de USCMA
Teléfono (305) 446-7099, fax (305) 446-3340Email: uscma@uscma.org

Es urgente que se inscriba lo más pronto posible.

Imprima aquí su formato de inscripción: INSCRIPCION AL CONGRESO USCMA

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Marco Danon, on March 17, 2010 at 9:52 pm Said:

Todo luce bien

uscma, on March 17, 2010 at 9:55 pm Said:

Mil Gracias por su amable comentario

Eduardo Mejia M.D., on March 30, 2010 at 12:23 pm Said:

Me parece que eventos ya pasados, particularmente or casi un ano, deberian removerse de la web, pues mas tienden a confundir que informar…………

uscma, on March 30, 2010 at 10:52 pm Said:

Gracias por su comentario.

Es muy posible que sea asi.
Para referencia los pondremos bajo otra seccion donde no interfiera con los eventos presentes.

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