In a unique turnaround, a $60,000 global grant secured by Rotary clubs in District 3142 (India) and international host Rotary Club, Maple Grove, will fund COVID-19 medical supplies here in the Twin Cities. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be delivered to hospitals, nursing homes, and other medical institutions.
The grant reflects a relationship established between Maple Grove President Raj Khankari and several clubs near Thane, India (close to Mumbai). They previously worked together on the Check Dam and water distribution system for tribal areas in India. Funding for this grant came from several clubs in that region as well as D5950’s Maple Grove and Brooklyn Park clubs.
“We will be collaborating with Indian Association of Minnesota (IAM) to execute this grant,” Khankari said. “We will be buying PPEs, sewing cloth masks and delivering those to various healthcare facilities in Minnesota. These PPEs will be available to any healthcare facility in Minnesota that is in need.”
Khankari invites local Rotarians to get involved in the grant implementation. Contact him at rajkhankari@gmail.com if you or your club:
- Learns of a MN medical facility needing PPEs
- Would help sew masks
- Would deliver PPEs to healthcare facilities in the metro.