Global Rotary Foundation Grant Update

 

Elayne Bozick has been assisting with a project establishing a Hospital-Based Hemo-Dialysis Unit in the Province of Marinduque, Philippines. The dialysis center will be established within the compound of the provincial hospital. It will be managed by the Provincial Health Office. There is no dialysis center in the province of Marinduque. Patients diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) have to travel by boat to Lucena City for 3 hours and then to Manila, if necessary, which requires an additional travel time of 4-5 hours. Dialysis must be performed 2-3 times a week, so for CKD patients, the economic and physical burden of travelling to seek the treatment makes it extremely difficult especially for the indigent and older patients.

 

A total of $47,500 was raised including $5,000 in District Global Funds. The building is well under way. Thank you Elayne and everyone who is Making a Difference in this world.

 

      

 

1 in 700 live births result in a child with chromosomal disorder called Down Syndrome causing intellectual and physical disabilities. 14 years ago, a mother with such a child initiated a program named GIGI Playhouse which implement purposeful programs for the children with Down Syndrome and their families with help from trained volunteers from local communities.

 

GiGi’s Playhouse Canton currently serves 50 families and has over 50 volunteers. Their board and launch committee have secured funding for a facility and the necessary rent. The group needs specialized equipment and educational materials to properly serve individuals with Down syndrome and their families thus improving the children’s quality of life and enabling the children to meet their highest potential. 

 

The Rotary Global Grant project would provide the funds necessary to purchase the equipment and materials needed to implement purposeful programs for the facility.

 

Rotarians in Rotary Club of Plain Township and PDG Meena Patel have worked on the project with the Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities, the GiGi Playhouse Inc (national), and the Rotary Club in India who have benefited from our past projects.

 

It is unusual to partner with other countries to help a Rotary Club in the United States obtain a Global Grant. Special thanks to Dr. Patel for her help with this project and our Global Grant for the Military Family Center in Louisville, Ohio.

 

Need help creating a Rotary Global Project from an idea? Local Rotarian and Past District Governor Dr. Meena Patel has been elevated at the Foundation and is willing and able to assist. Please email her at durdarshan19@gmail.com.

 

District 6650’s Global Reach - Did you know that our District can be very proud of our international work through The Rotary Foundation?

 

We currently have ongoing Rotary Global Grant projects providing funding for classroom-based libraries for elementary schools in Cam Lo, Vietnam; advanced life support equipment and education in Honduras; farmers cultivating land in Oholi, India; 600 portable computers for schools in Marthwada and Palghar, India; acid-attack survivor support in Uganda; mini-science centers in India; ophthalmic equipment for The Rotary Clinic in Kashmir, India; a Boys & Girls Club van in St Thomas; mobile children day centers (creches) at the construction sites in Pune, India; a hospital-based dialysis center in the Philippines; and our Military Family Veterans Center in Louisville, Ohio, which opened this fall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please feel free to email or call me with questions/concerns.

 

Peter Apicella, M.D., DRFC

2205 Pearce St, Salem, OH 44460

330-207-0500 (cell)