Project 2001 - 2002 Our foundation's first project was to finance the construction and equipment of a primary care outpatient medical polyclinic in Manchay, a recent town about 20 miles southeast of Lima, Peru.  Manchay's more than 100,000 inhabitants are mainly indigenous displaced families from the Sierra who relocated to the arrid sand and stone quarry Manchay area without

running water, sewage systems or paved roads.  Manchay is expected to grow in size to 200,000 people within five years!   The Manchay polyclinic is now the  main provider of general and pediatric medicine, obstetrics and gynecological services, minor and emergency surgery procedures and dental care (primarily for children).  The clinic also houses a modern pharmacy, which dispenses medicines and healthcare items at very low prices.  Ambulatory medical services to neighboring communities are in effect, as are permanent health awareness and disease prevention educational programs coordinated with local Espiritu Santo parish.  All services are offered at very little cost to the user.  Much of the construction labor was offered by community volunteers at no cost.  The clinic is managed and maintained by the Archdiocese of Lima with fulltime medical archdiocese employees, medical contract personnel (doctors)  from the Peruvian Ministry of Public Health, and Hijas de San Camilo (Daughters of Saint Camillus).   Policlinico "Carlos Hedreen" was named in memory of one of Peru's modern fishing industry pioneers from Seattle, Washington, whose family's very generous financial contribution made this humanitarian project possible.  The clinic was inaugurated on June 24, 2003, in a ceremony  attended by the Archbishop of Lima, Juan Luis Cardinal Cipriani, Hedreen family, representatives of the U.S. Embassy, the Peruvian Consul of Seattle,  DirectRelief International of Santa Barbara, California, Philips Medical Systems of Seattle,  officials of the Peruvian Ministry of Public Health, and The American School of Lima, Peru.  Several hundred people from local communities -  including numerous children -  made this a truly festive occasion.