Tim Tebow Talks About Partnering with CURE
to Build a Hospital in the Philippines
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Jacksonville, FL (November 15, 2011) - The Tim Tebow Foundation and CURE International have announced plans to build a children's hospital in the Philippines -- the country where Tebow, the starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos and a Heisman Trophy winner at the University of Florida, was born.
The Tebow CURE Hospital in Davao City will be a 30-bed surgical facility focusing primarily on orthopedics. The groundbreaking will be held in January 2012 and the hospital is expected to open in mid-2013.
This is the first project between the two organizations since they announced their partnership in October.
"I was born in the Philippines and my parents have been missionaries to that area since 1985. The Philippines have always had a special place in my heart," Tebow said. "I'm excited to be a part of this hospital that will bring healing to thousands of children who would not otherwise have access to care."
The hospital, which is CURE's first in the Philippines and 12th worldwide, will be on the island of Mindanao, a particularly poor area of the Philippines.
"Throughout the world, 100 million children suffer every day with crippling conditions like clubfoot and spine deformities, conditions that are correctable with surgery," said Dr. Scott Harrison, the founder and president of CURE International. "We feel blessed that the Tim Tebow Foundation has chosen to partner with us to bring first-world quality care and spiritual healing to the children of the Philippines."
The construction project is expected to cost $3 million, with donors from CURE and the Tebow Foundation sharing the costs. About one-third of the children treated at the hospital are expected to be charity cases.
The hospital will house a Timmy's Playroom, which will provide faith, hope and love to children before and after their surgeries. It will be the Tim Tebow Foundation's first international playroom.
The Tim Tebow Foundation was created in January 2010. Its mission is to bring faith, hope and love to those needing a brighter day in their darkest hour of need. The foundation is accomplishing this mission through the building of playrooms in children's hospitals, supporting orphans worldwide and making "dreams come true" for children with life-threatening illnesses. Please visit www.timtebowfoundation.org/ for more information.
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CURE International heals the sick and proclaims the Kingdom of God. It is the largest provider of reconstructive surgery to disabled children in the emerging world. Since opening the doors of its first surgical teaching hospital in Kijabe, Kenya in 1998, CURE's focus on bringing healing to developing nations has resulted in more than 1.6 million patient visits and over 128,000 surgeries to correct physically disabling conditions. CURE has also trained more than 5,200 medical professionals raising the standard of care in the countries where it operates.
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The Foundation utilizes the public platform that God has blessed Tim Tebow with to inspire and make a difference in peoples lives throughout the world.
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More than 100 million physically disabled children in the developing world can be cured through surgery. These children have conditions like clubfoot, bowed legs, cleft lips, untreated burns, and hydrocephalus. Without care, they won't go to school, will have little hope for a future, and many will die from their condition.
CURE's mission is to bring 100% physical and spiritual healing to these children. CURE is a non-profit organization that operates hospitals and programs in 20 countries around the world where patients experience the life-changing message of God's love for them, receiving surgical treatment regardless of gender, religion, ethnicity, or ability to pay.
Since CURE's first hospital opened in Kenya in 1998, we have seen over 1.6 million patients and provided over 128,000 life-changing surgeries.
learn more at cure.org/about