Health Outreach for Latin America

At Impact Lacrosse, part of our mission as an organization is to promote community service and to give back whenever possible. For our second annual #MAKEYOURIMPACTDAY we have chosen to raise funds for a nonprofit called HOLA, Health Outreach for Latin America. This organization is really special to Impact Lacrosse as it was founded by Jamie Byers, your Impact Director’s older brother.

HOLA was founded with one goal in mind: to improve the quality of life for those living in underdeveloped areas in Latin America. Though HOLA has many moving parts, we have requested that any Impact Lacrosse financial support go directly into two areas; Women’s Health (access to medical exams and services and the ability to open more clinics to support women & young girls) & Veterinary Work (spay & wellness clinics, vaccinations and scholarship money for the next generation of Nicaraguan vets). We can’t wait to do our part for HOLA and MAKE AN IMPACT.

Health Outreach for Latin America (HOLA) strives to improve access to crucial healthcare services for people living in Latin America. Currently, HOLA employs two licensed Nicaraguan OB/GYNs to work at three clinics in rural communities outside the northwestern city of Leon. In 2021, over 1,400 women visited these clinics, providing them with specialized obstetric and gynecological services that would not be accessible otherwise.

This Spring, Hadley and Zach will be traveling to Nicaragua to help HOLA roll out a new initiative to improve access to pediatric care for children in these communities. As part of this work, they will work alongside Nicaraguan pediatric doctors and conduct health and nutrition consultations with children visiting the clinics and those attending local schools. To encourage students to live healthier and more active lives, they will also run a Lacrosse day for students at the elementary school in the rural community of Chacraseca.

Donations will help cover the cost of travel and lodging, but, more importantly, all the necessary resources to conduct this work and help fund the amazing work HOLA is already doing.

Thank you for your support!

At Impact Lacrosse, part of our mission as an organization is to promote community service and to give back whenever possible. For our second annual #MAKEYOURIMPACTDAY we have chosen to raise funds for a nonprofit called HOLA, Health Outreach for Latin America. This organization is really special to Impact Lacrosse as it was founded by Jamie Byers, your Impact Director’s older brother.

HOLA was founded with one goal in mind: to improve the quality of life for those living in underdeveloped areas in Latin America. Though HOLA has many moving parts, we have requested that any Impact Lacrosse financial support go directly into two areas; Women’s Health (access to medical exams and services and the ability to open more clinics to support women & young girls) & Veterinary Work (spay & wellness clinics, vaccinations and scholarship money for the next generation of Nicaraguan vets). We can’t wait to do our part for HOLA and MAKE AN IMPACT.