Today we remember an incredible human being, our leader, Dr. Phil Ortiz. Phil became interested in I Care after going on VOSH missions to Latin America. He became frustrated with the larger national organization and thought streamlining clinic operations would serve...
From Bill Aplington, I Care International Board Secretary Hello I Care People, Don’t miss this last chance to get a spot on the roster for the very next I Care clinic. There are a couple of seats on the American Airlines flight from Chicago to Guatemala on February...
I CARE International board member Lance Kinney presents a $2,000 check earmarked for ongoing earthquake relief efforts in Haiti to Jonathon Glasoe, Senior Development officer at Direct Relief. I CARE International is a non-profit that enjoys helping other non-profit...
Jennifer and Ben Price always said they would go on an I Care International mission trip, it was just a matter of timing. When the Prices found out this year I Care was doing a mission trip in Guatemala, it seemed that time had arrived. The Prices youngest child,...
Some people have the gift of seeing the world without borders or obstacles, as if through a superhuman lens that strips away seeming roadblocks, language barriers, and cultural boundaries. It is perhaps no wonder that our angel of such pure vision is an...
I Care International Receives $10,000 Donation from Local FamilySan Luis Obispo, California – I Care International, a non-profit humanitarian organization, is the recipient of a $10,000 donation from Orville and Lois Hesch of Avila Beach, CA and their children,...
General contractor Lance Kinney started an unexpected journey in 2004 when he began remodeling a house in Avila Beach. He asked the owner, Dr. Phil Ortiz, about his occupation, and the retired optometrist gave him a brochure for I Care International, an organization...
Dr. Philip Ortiz holds a new style auto-refractor he is trying to purchase for I Care International. The old model on the table weighs more than 60 pounds and the group has to pay excess baggage fees when they fly. Ortiz is holding a fundraiser to buy a new...