Abby's House

In October 2005 while serving a rotation in tropical medicine at the Hillside Clinic in Belize, Central America, Abigail Drake Brinkman, M.D., a fourth-year medical student from Indiana University School of Medicine, died in a tragic diving accident.  The Columbus, Indiana, Rotary Club, of which Peter Campbell King is a member, has worked with the Punta Gorda, Belize, Rotary Club on a campaign to build Abby’s House, a new dormitory at Hillside Clinic to provide improved living conditions for volunteers like Abby, a native of Columbus, Indiana.  The fund raising efforts have resulted in securing approximately One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00 U.S.) for the construction project.

The dedication of Abby’s House is set for November 16, 2008 at the clinic.  This will be a time to not only honor the memory of Abby Brinkman but also to  support and encourage the efforts of Hillside Health Care International, a faith based, non-profit organization dedicated to serving God by providing health care and disease prevention to the poorest people of southern Belize.

For more information on the Abby’s House dedication and Hillside Health Care International, visit www.HillsideBelize.org.