At the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Zoom Meeting on April 15, 2021, Tanum Ollila had an unexpected event come up and was not able to attend meeting so Manish Mehta stepped up to speak about the "Pandemic Relief for Detroit Michigan Reverse Global Grant 2014854".
Manish described the project, the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North is leading a group of 13 Rotary Clubs from India, Uganda and SE Michigan on a Rotary International Foundation-matched Global Grant (GG #2014854) award titled “Pandemic Relief for Detroit Project.”
Donation From
- Ann Arbor North- Project Host Club
- Pune Metro- International Sponsor Club
- Bangalore Brigades
- Detroit
- Pune Central
- Pune South
- Pune Pristine
- Pune Inspire
- Ann Arbor
- Novi
- Troy
- Lakes Area (Commerce, Walled Lake, Wolverine Lake, Wixom
- Ann Arbor West
Our project provided PPE donations to Metro Detroit hospitals, medical clinics, and nursing homes working with the aged and under served populations, and cash assistance to nine food banks serving the hardest-hit areas in Detroit and neighbouring communities in Ypsilanti, Pontiac, Novi and Ann Arbor.
Area Rotarians and volunteers from Palav delivered purchased critical PPE to Veterans Administration Hospital in Detroit, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit Mercy Dental Clinic, Brilliant Detroit Community Outreach Services, Say Detroit Community Outreach Services, UMRC
Porter Hill Nursing Home and Presbyterian Village Nursing Homes. In aggregate, these PPE supplies include nearly 10,000 specialty face masks and face shields, 75,000 surgical, nitrile and latex gloves, 250 gowns, dozens of sanitization stations, thermometers and safety signage.
The rest of the Organization received a donation of a predetermined amount, to help them through COVID-19.
Donation Location (Zoom Celebration Date & Time, To Date)
- Henry Ford Hospital
- Veterans Hospital (VA) Detroit
- UMRC Porter Hill Nursing Home (2 Locations)
- Presbyterian Village Nursing Home (10 Locations)
- Detroit Mercy Dental Clinic
- Brilliant Detroit Community Outreach Services
- Say Detroit Community Outreach Services
- Gleaners: Providing Food to Detroit Residents
- Cereal Drive for School Children at Detroit Children's Hospital
- Meals on Wheels of Detroit
- Cass Community Social Services
- Homeless Veterans Centers (8 Locations in Metro Det.)
- Hope Warming Homeless Center- Pontiac
- Meals on Wheels- Ypsilanti:
- Novi Public School Summer Food Drive
- Food Gatherers- Ann Arbor
To see Manish Mehta's full presentation.
To see video's and previous story for the "Pandemic Relief for Detroit Michigan Reverse Global Grant 2014854".
In the Rotary Magazine (Digital Edition} July 2021 issue Kris Vire, wrote a story about the Global Grant called Friends In Need: An international relationship came full circle when clubs in India provided aid to Detroit at the start of the pandemic