WHA Events
In addition to our International Missions, WHA holds annual events in support of its health care work around the world -- everything from hosting fun formal gala events to networking nights and happy hour reunions. We look forward to seeing you at a WHA event very soon!
Upcoming Events - Join Us!
WHA is pleased to announce that planning for the December 2025 Gala is already underway! This will be one of Virginia's great holiday events for a great cause, supporting WHA programs to help those who need us most. We are currently looking for individual and corporate event sponsors. Please contact us if you are interested in supporting this event. Or donate by clicking here.
If you are interested in helping us with this event, please fill out our Volunteer form. We will be in touch soon.
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Past Events
Happy Hour Reunion
October 21, 2023
We are grateful for all who attended our Happy Hour Reunion! This event was held in support of our 2024 Mission to the Philippines It was a wonderful evening and we are grateful for everyone's continued support.
2020 Events
With the advent of the unprecedented time of COVID-19, and the reality of having to postpone our two 2020 scheduled WHA Missions (to Myanmar and The Kingdom of Bhutan), we turned to virtual platforms to hold events.Our first, in May of 2020, was an amazing Reunion of many of our WHA Mission Team volunteers from around the world. From Myanmar, Hawaii, Texas, Virginia, California, Ohio, Massachusetts and more, all shared their Mission experiences as well as COVID-19 experiences in their parts of the world. It was an amazing event and so good to "be together" again!
Out of the Reunion was born the WHA Forum - a Facebook Forum page for individuals to share concerns and thoughts around a variety of topics. This ultimately led to the first WHA Forum Event: OPENING UP! which specifically offered insights from medical and financial professionals about re-opening and running businesses in the midst of a pandemic. We were grateful to have so many people participate in each of these events and extend our gratitude to our panelists for sharing their experiences and wisdom with all of us.
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Thank You for Joining Us!
On February 8, 2019, World Health Ambassador volunteers and supporters celebrated the Lunar New Year at Sea Pearl Restaurant. This was our most attended Network Night event yet and we are grateful for the support you provided for our March Medical & Dental Mission to Myanmar.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT for the
World Health Ambassador
10th Anniversary Celebration
"Meet Me in the Tropics!"
Saturday, October 13th, 2018
We are so grateful for your support of our Celebration of 10 years of WHA Medical Missions around the globe!
As shown in the pictures below, this SOLD OUT celebration was a great night of friendship and fun in support of WHA's work around the globe. Thank you to all who supported and joined us and for your continued dedication to WHA's Mission. Special Thanks to our amazing Sponsors and Volunteers for making this possible!
WHA Thanks Our Event Sponsors:
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Dr. Huong Le, 1960 Family Practice
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Dr. Mark Cohen, Dentist
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Dr. Samir Melki, Boston Eye Group
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Anh Nguyen Opthalmology
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All Smiles Dental of Falls Church
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Great Falls and Reston Family Dentistry
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NOVA Dental Practice
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American Executive Health System
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LabCorp
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Ba Le Bakery
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Maui Wowi
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Center for Vein Restoration
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The Endocrinology Group
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Princess Jewelers
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Dr. Vincent Nguyen
Happy Hour For A Cause
November 10, 2017
Many thanks to all who attended our annual Happy Hour For A Cause! Congratulations are in order for WHA supporters, sponsors, volunteers and friends for reaching the goal of providing dental care for 300 patients (a total of $10,000 raised)!
Our end-of-week Happy Hour at SeaPearl Restaurant was great fun and included a chance to share WHA updates and upcoming projects. We heard first-hand stories of previous Medical & Dental Missions from Dr. Do, Dr. See-Won, Dr. Nicole Rivera, Dr. Thang Phan and Dr. Quynh Anh Nguyen. We closed the night out with a celebratory cake as a send-off for our Dental Team of 8 who spent the following week on a WHA Dental Mission to Vietnam. Your support made it possible for us to serve many who needed this care and we are grateful to you!
USC Annual Global Supply Chain Excellence Summit
August 9-10, 2017
WHA represented issues around global healthcare at the 2017 University of Southern California's 5th Annual Global Supply Chain Excellence Summit, presented by the USC Marshall Center for Global Supply Chain Management.
WHA was selected for this year's speakers panel to address challenges around the global healthcare supply chain, and in recognition of its operating model and ability to run international medical relief operations efficiently. Presenters at the event this year included senior managers of Oracle, IBM, FedEx, and the World Health Organization. Other global healthcare panelists included representatives from Chemonics Pharmaceuticals and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, as well as Johnson & Johnson. Overall, the Summit was an exciting networking experience with an innovative approach to business development for today and tomorrow. Many thanks to our hosts for the invitation to participate this year!
Deloitte IMPACT Day
June 9, 2017
June 9th marked an incredible opportunity for WHA, when we were invited to participate in Deloitte IMPACT Day 2017. IMPACT Day is Deloitte International's annual volunteer day to give back to communities across the US.
WHA is grateful to have been chosen to spend the day with about 30 professional team members from Deloitte International. These individuals, whose expertise included strategic planning, IT, marketing, branding and database management, worked intensely for about 6 hours analyzing World Health Ambassador's organizational and administrative functions. At the end of the day, the Deloitte volunteers made recommendations that WHA will utilize to improve its daily operations and, in the near future, expand the organization. The Deloitte strategic team found that WHA has a sound operational model on which to grow into its full potential, including a solid and successful 12-year track record of conducting medical missions internationally and in the US. As an organization, we've gained an even greater respect for Deloitte as a company.
