Kay is a devoted mother. nurse. and community volunteer who has gone far beyond the usual in her service. In 1980. Kay participated in a 2monthlong medical relief trip to Thailand. giving medical aid to Indochinese refugees in refugee camps there. Upon Kays return to the Milwaukee area. she began using her talents and energy to assist the Indochinese immigrant community. Since then. Kay has sponsored four families through her local parishs immigrant sponsorship program. Kay also provides valuable healthcare information to the immigrant community in the monthly classes she teaches. This fall. she is teaching a 15class course at a community health center. Kay helps provide material aid to the immigrants. too. If you look in her basement. you will see the rummagesale clothing she collects for her Indochinese friends. And for 6 of the past 7 years. Kay has obtained a grant from the Sisters of St. Dominic in Racine. This money has been used to cover emergency expenses for such things as heat and food for the immigrant families. Kay has also helped the larger community to better understand and serve the Indochinese immigrants. At presentations to Milwaukeearea emergency room staff. Kay shows slides from her experiences in Thailand. and she briefs the staff on illnesses that the immigrants may come down with. Kays service to the immigrant community is in addition to the other undertakings in this womans wonderfully active life. Her duties as a mother include giving extensive care to her oldest daughter who is physically and mentally retarded. Kay also works part time providing home nursing care.
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