Rob Johnston and Rad Elekovic have teamed up on a project to raise money to send much-needed medical equipment and supplies to the Dr. Djordje Joanovic Hospital and the Dr. Vasa Savic Hospital for Pulmonary Disease in the Republic of Serbia. This will be done in partnership with Project C.U.R.E, which will provide the requisite 40-foot container, along with the equipment and supplies. Centennial Rotarians will help load them into the container for delivery to Serbia.
On November 2 our guest speaker was Baret Walker who will be our liaison on this project. She gave an outstanding presentation on what Project C.U.R.E is currently doing both internationally and here in America. She told us how "on average Project C.U.R.E. delivers four to six semi-truck sized containers per week packed with the medical equipment and supplies so desperately needed by local hospitals and clinics in under-served countries".
She also noted that "hundreds of healthcare professionals travel with Project C.U.R.E to provide medical treatment to communities in need and training to those dedicated to serving them".
Baret explained why it takes so much money to ship a container to a country such as Serbia. It's because it must first be trucked to an East Coast port, then shipped by boat to a European port. It must then be loaded on a truck and driven to its final destination, in this case, landlocked Serbia.
Pictured above is Barrett Walker, Executive Director of Project Cure, explaining what's required to get a container filled and shipped to Serbia