Rotary Club present check to Diabetes Foundation of St. Maarten
November 19, 2012: A donation of USD 350 was presented to Diabetes foundations of St. Maarten at their presentation of the diabetes foot investigation results 2012 in the A.C.Wathey Hall, Governement Administration Building.
In picture (left to right) DF Foundation member Thea Habermehl-Pauw, Rotary Sunrise Vice President Virginia Asin-Oostburg, receiving check DF Foundation Chair Lotty Peterson
This contribution is part of the joint organization of the training in foot care for diabetes patients to further support efforts to decrease burden of chronic diseases, including Diabetes Training that will be given to nurses and owners of beauty salons to be aware of sensibility disorders of diabetics and to refer to experts in diabetic foot care.
Our sponsoring is to cover travel cost for the Podiatrist who will be traveling to St. Maarten during the presentation of the results of the foot study from the Foundation to health care workers. A copy of the study was also presented to the Sunrise Rotary Club.
Training dates will take place on the 25th and 26th of November, 2012; persons interested in attending can contact the DF Foundation for further information.
World Diabetes Day (WDD) was celebrated on November 14. The World Diabetes Day campaign is led by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) it raises global awareness of diabetes its escalating rates around the world and how to prevent it.
The Sunrise Rotary Club meets at Air Lekkerbek Restaurant every Tuesday mornings at 7:00am for fellowship and breakfast. For more information on the club visit us at sxmsunrise.org or email sunriserotary.sxm@hotmail.com, we are also on Facebook: Rotary Club of Saint Martin Sunrise