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In 2002, with the generosity of a Santa Cruz (CA) philanthropist, CMS purchased and donated five Phaco Emulsification machines to five public hospitals in Mumbai (Bombay), India. Purchased from BioMedix Optotechnik in India, the machines enable physicians to perform safe, speedy, state-of-the-art cataract operations on India's poor.

CMS obtained double certification of the installation and proper operating condition of each of these machines, both from the physician-directors of the department of each hospital where the machines were installed as well as from an independent inspection paid for by our generous donor.

In 2003, from funds donated by the same philanthropist, CMS purchased and donated three more Phaco Emulsification systems and three high-speed sterilization and distilled water plants to four public hospitals in Mumbai (Bombay), India. Purchased respectively from BioMedix Optotechnik & Devices Pvt. Ltd. and My Healthskape (both in India), the machines enable physicians to perform safe, speedy, state-of-the-art cataract operations on India's poor.

On May 9th, 2003, CMS became the fiscal sponsor of the annual Santa Cruz Pacific Rim Film Festival, which, for 14 years, has invited the public free of charge to view independent films from producers based in the Pacific Rim. More than 5,000 people attend the festival every year.

Since 2004 CMS has served as the fiscal sponsor for the Macedonian Dress Project, headed by Carmel, California, resident Naeda Robinson. Ms. Robinson has been traveling to Macedonia and photographing and cataloging the traditional ethnic dress of that region. The final publication will be available to the public.

CMS commenced the Rio de Janeiro Tutoring Project in mid-September 2004 with initial funding of $1,000.00. The project is conducted by Rio resident Nisa Ortiz, a long-time bilingual teacher of both English and Portuguese. She's a graduate in English from Michigan University and in Letters from the Pontificia Universidade Catòlica de Campinas, in Brazil. She also has an English teaching credential from the Instituto Brasil/Estados Unidos.

The Project is designed to provide private, one-on-one lessons to a limited number of promising but financially needy Rio de Janeiro students, in either Portuguese or English. One objective is to assist them in passing their university entrance exams.

CMS commenced the USA Tutoring Project in November of 2004 with initial funding of $1,170 to the Tutoring Club of Capitola, California. The Project is designed to provide academic tutoring to needy children.

In January 2003, CMS's total allocation to the Daily Meal Fund of Project Open Hand in San Francisco (contributed over several years) reached $4,840.00. Project Open Hand's meals are delivered to clients' homes (or are available at pick up sites) by a corps of 800 dedicated volunteers who provide a hot meal and a warm smile to thousands of people in need, every day of the year.

In 2003 CMS contributed $4,750 to Global Service Foundation, a California based nonprofit organization that feeds the needy in village areas of India. GSF, operating with very low overhead, is able to feed thousand of needy villagers healthy vegetarian meals.

In 2004 CMS made an allocation of $4,500.00 to WomenCare, a Santa Cruz women's cancer support network (with funds provided through the Pacific Rim Film Festival fiscal sponsorship), and an allocation of $1,000.00 to A Second Chance Children's Home, a San Jose-based organization providing long-term, stable foster care to children.