Video tour & opening ceremony video
Posted By claireatkinson on November 29th, 2009
Filed In: Bupa Ecuador Challenge 2009
Here is the full video tour featuring week 12 volunteers. Then we move to the opening ceremony with speaches from the Martha Estrella Foundation and Bupa leaders.
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Robin OShea on 11.29.09 at 9:37 pm
Watching the vidoe bought tears to my eyes and a feeling of pride that I am an employee of Bupa Australia MBF. Congratulations to all on a job well done. The difference this will make in these peoples lives and the generations to follow is immeasureable. Bless you all.
Sally Harrison on 11.29.09 at 10:35 pm
Wow! I know exactly what Robin means as have just watched the video with so much emotion and pride at what we have all achieved. Congratulations to everybody involved – what tremendous progress in the final week from how we left it in week 11 so those late nights were worth it! Well done Claire on what looks like a fab opening ceremony. To see the scanner in the medical centre in action and the faces of the Estrella family just about sums up how worthwhile it all has been. And a big thank you to Bupa worldwide for having the vision and commitment to involve us all in something like this.
Brenton Williams on 11.29.09 at 10:46 pm
Hey Guys
Well done I was so excited and pround to be part of this wonderful project thanks to Bupa, Thanks to Claire and thanks to all my compatriats!!
I will cherish this forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
frank donnelly on 11.30.09 at 12:29 am
Hi this is what all the fud raising was for to see it complet is great I still find it hard to believe it has taken just 12 weeks to get it done although I KNOW THAT BEHIND THE SCENE THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK PUTTING THIS PROJECT TOGETHER AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE AT BUPA COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND BUPA IN LATIN AMERICA /ECUADOR AND ALL THE TEAM LEADERS / ASSISTANTS BUT MOST OF ALL THE VOLENTEERS FROM ALL OVER BUPA AND ANYONE WHO TOOK PART IN ANYWAY .I WONT TO DO IT AGAIN PLEASE.
AND THANK YOU ALL OF WEEK 4 FOR JUST BEING YOU. CHEERS FRANK.
Rebecca Brannigan on 11.30.09 at 4:04 am
Great job guys! It really looks fantastic! Congratulations to all on a job well done.
Robbie MacGillivray on 11.30.09 at 4:14 am
Congratulations on achieving such a fantastic outcome.
Claire Atkinson on 11.30.09 at 9:36 am
Well done Claire and the team It fantastic to see the end result .Emmensley proud to be part of the team an amazing difference has been made by global Bupa people and the community of Miraflores!
Lou Walton on 11.30.09 at 12:01 pm
Well done Claire and every volunteer who put their heart and soul into this project. It’s great to see the finished centre and to appreciate what a difference it will make to the Miraflores community.
Mariana Canas on 11.30.09 at 2:19 pm
Congratulations Claire well done! if it wasn’t for you this couldn’t of happened. Pippa and Lauren your not left out, you guys are great. Thank you Bupa for the wonderful opportunity I can’t wait for the next project. This has been a life changing experience.
Bev Ashby on 11.30.09 at 3:19 pm
Hi Claire
What a fantastic achievement. Watching the video is very emotional as the people of Miraflores are just so happy and so grateful for the work that has been carried out by the volunteers.
Well done to you and all of the team of volunteers and project managers Claire.
Bev
siobhandrane on 11.30.09 at 3:36 pm
I watched this at home last night and couldn’t contain my emotions. It is absolutely incredible to see what a huge difference Bupa people from all over the globe have made to this wonderful community in Ecuador.
Words can’t describe how proud I feel to have been a part of such a wonderful project that has changed so many lives for the better.
Well done to every single person involved for giving it 100%, to the Community Connections team especially Claire, the volunteers, team leaders/assistants and the team out in Ecuador!!
Huge congratulations to everyone and with only a few weeks to go Merry Christmas and all the best for the new year. xxx
ntburton on 11.30.09 at 4:23 pm
the video was great the changes just from week 8 when i was there are amazing, kind of sad it is all over, no more blogs to read.Am planning to go back next year so look forward to seeing everyone again, thanks to all who helped from project managers to all the fundraisers x
Iain on 11.30.09 at 5:31 pm
This is amazing to see it come to an end and make such a difference.
Well done to everyone involved and look forward to seeing what Bupa does for the next one!
Peta Mandleberg on 11.30.09 at 5:55 pm
Amazing work! You must all be very proud – a fantastic achievement!!
Jane Dalen on 11.30.09 at 6:16 pm
What an act and labor of love. To watch this video and see what the community now has because of the work of the teams is so inspiring. Thank you all.
Rob Beaton on 12.1.09 at 10:26 am
Absolutely breathtaking…
Well done Claire, Mariana, Pippa and the rest of the community connections team. This has to be the most incredible project I have been a part of and my life will be forever connected to the beautiful community of Miraflores. Thank you.
Thanks to Bill, David, Freddy, John as directors that really made great steps to making this happen and bringing the businesses from all over the globe together and working as one team…
I can’t believe how, when you consider all the factors that can come into play in a project of this size and magnitude that the project is finished on time… You even had time to fit in an Ultrasound before the ribbon was cut?!
We all achieved a great deal by helping with the various jobs around the site, but having had the great privilege of working with the construction crew there, their achievement is immesurable and hope that they are given the accolades they deserve.
They worked tirelessly week-in week-out, through blazing sunshine, wind, rain and hailstones and I have never ever come across a group of people that that have worked harder than Rodrigo (Rod Stewart) and his band of merry men (and women)… not only that, but where on earth did they get their energy from to play Football during their lunchbreaks?
I hope every one of the crew have opportunities to work with the Martha Estrella foundation again… Maybe they can have the option to manage their own building projects sometime in the future…
Martha Estrella – What’s the next project going to be?
Di on 12.2.09 at 6:13 am
Well done to all concerned it has been great to see what a great team of BUPA people can achieve in such a short time. Thanks to Steph we became abit more involved in the progress. It is lovely to hear her talking of the wonderful people of Ecuador & how grateful they are. Congratulations to everybody.
Kathleen (Kay) Zaldivia on 12.2.09 at 6:18 am
Wow, amazing effort by everyone involved. After watching the video, it truly confirmed why I am proud to be an employee of such a wonderful business which is keen to give back to the world.
That small part of Ecuador won’t forget the hard work of our volunteers, and I’m sure the people and children of Ecuador have also left very special memories with you all in return.
Very touching…
Georgia Buck on 12.2.09 at 4:25 pm
Friends, What an emotional experience to see the completed project and the faces of my new friends within Bupa and in Miraflores. This was an amazing experience and I now feel an even greater sense of accmplishment.
Claire – hats off to you for your leadership!
Georgia
Vanessa Engle on 12.2.09 at 4:27 pm
This video brought a tear to my eye! Way to go to all those who put their heart and soul into this project and a BIG thank you to Claire for all you hard work in making this a success! I’m sure all of week 11 will agree that you(Claire) did a great job as our project manager.
Thanks to all again!!!
Sharon Evans on 12.2.09 at 10:28 pm
Congratulations everyone involved, watching the video brought tears of joy and sorrow. I am so proud to have been part of such a wonderful experience. It has been an honour to work along side such beautiful people. It was an experience of a life time one i will never forget. Well done to all the final result looks magnificant. Merry Christmas to all my BUPA friends and the people of Ecuador i hope to see you all again one day. Love from Sharon Evans Week4.
Vikki on 12.2.09 at 11:20 pm
Congratulations to you all, what an amazing achievement!
Ney Guzman on 12.4.09 at 11:35 pm
Hello All
while I was driving I hear a nice girl speaking on the radio about my country Ecuado which was very interested.
I live in London for more that 7 years and I alway wondered I would like to hear that people from UK-London travel to my country and help some communities and it was a miracle to hear and see that all these people from diferent contries has helped. Also I was so happy to hear that the candidate had a good time in Ecuator and enjoyed the food the people smiling all the times despite of the fact is not a rich country.
Gracias a todos uds (BUPA) por esto y espero que no sea la primera o ultima vez.
Good luck today and always God bless all of you.
Ney
Aránzazu Gallego Romero on 12.18.09 at 3:27 pm
Good job guys!!! All of you have been part of an amazing experience that you will never forget and that I guess it has changed you as a person. It’s very emotional to watch the video and to know that there’re still people ready to change the world and make others happy.
Congrats and Merry Christmas to all of you.
Nicola Shand on 12.24.09 at 2:30 pm
First of all congratulations to you all, its easy to see what an amzing job you have done and how much hard work has gone into this project. It great to see a company like Bupa taking a lead on projects like these and helping those who are not as fortunate as others. I just other companies follow.
Claire, I know you personally and I know the hard work you’ve put in, your amazing and it wouldn’t have happened without you or your team so you should be very proud.
Well done and Merry Christmas,
Nicola
Willie A Johnson on 4.21.10 at 3:25 am
I am pround to work for BUPA -a company that gives back