About

Come join us for an evening of drinks, popcorn, and a showing of the moving documentary, The Land of High Mountains.

Before the movie begins Drs. Jeff & Ellen Kempf, supporters of St. Damien Pediatric Hospital will share a few words with our guests. After Dr. Jeff Kempf visited St. Damien Pediatric Hospital in 2010, he returned to the states and founded St. Damien Pediatric Collaborative. Both he and his wife are passionate about Pediatric Global Health.

Don’t miss the opportunity to meet Pediatricians Jeff and Ellen Kempf and view The Land of High Mountains at the Historic Civic Theatre to celebrate World Health Day on the 6th floor of the Civic Opera Building.

This event is complimentary to attend, but RSVP is required.

THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS

Ryan & Beth Garino

Thomas & Mary Scherschel

About The Land of High Mountains

Directed by Will Agee, this film seeks to respect, support, and celebrate the children and families of Haiti and highlight the remarkable individuals who are serving the most vulnerable at St. Damien Pediatric Hospital. This documentary is the inspiring true story of the only pediatric hospital, St. Damien in Haiti. The film is a powerful account of the incredible people, both Haitian and foreign, who are working together to heal the children of the island and to realize the dreams of a nation.

Special Guests

Dr. Jeff Kempf has practiced pediatric medicine for over 40 years, working for the last 30 in pediatric emergency medicine at Akron Children’s Hospital in Akron, Ohio. While working in Akron he established the office of Pediatric Global Health dedicated to providing services to children outside the walls of the hospital, both domestically and internationally. This work included service in Guatemala, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Belize, and Haiti.

In January 2010, two weeks after the Haiti earthquake, he traveled to NPH’s St. Damien Pediatric Hospital to provide relief work. There he fell in love with the Haitian people and the incredible work being done by NPH. After returning home, he founded the St. Damien Pediatric Collaborative, a group of children’s hospitals in the US and Canada, whose mission is to provide clinical, educational, financial aide and equipment to St. Damien.

During his medical career in Akron, he has served in other leadership roles, including Director of the Pediatric Emergency Department, Director of the Pediatric Residency Program, Medical Staff President, Medical School Clerkship Director, Akron Children’s Hospital Board, and the Board of Gift of Life of NE Ohio. He met his wife, Dr. Ellen Kempf, a practicing pediatrician, in Fort Myers, FL, while working in the Public Health Service Corp providing health care to children of migrant farmers and the indigent poor of SW Florida.

Together they share a passion for work internationally for nearly 40 years, and though recently retired in Akron, they continue to volunteer in the Costanza Region of Dominican Republic. They are blessed with three grown children and two grandchildren, all residing in the Akron area.

For more information, please contact Heather Anderson, Donor Relations Director, at 312.914.9101 or handerson@nphusa.org.