I am happy to announce that the icareinternational.org website has been updated! The I Care website was in need of a more modern look and some of the forms and functions were no longer working properly. It took several months to complete but it turned out great. We...
I CARE International News
Remembering Phil Ortiz
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...
Last Call For Volunteers
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...
Direct Relief Contribution
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...
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Global Vision
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,...
Angel of Vision
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 Family
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,...
Envisioning health A photographer changes subjects and lives through I Care International
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...
Volunteers for vision Optometrists Focused on International Eye Care for Needy
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...