Since 1987, Project C.U.R.E has been delivering life-saving medical equipment and supplies to hospitals and clinics throughout the under-resourced world. We are the world’s largest distributor of donated medical relief—touching the lives of children and families in more than 130 countries.
Each year, 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.
They are focused on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and Ebola. They also work alongside health experts to treat victims of earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters as well as societal crises.
Dr. Tom Wilson is a retired educator from Colorado. He and his wife, Noel, reside in Westminster, a city of 150,000 between Denver and Boulder. He is a member of the Westminster 7:10 Rotary Club, and has been a member for 11 years.
During his work years, he was a special education teacher, a high school counselor, a principal, a district director, and a professor at the University of Denver. Following retirement, he was a principle in a startup company called the Garland Research Group. The firm focused on organizational development for small and midsize companies. He is now retired from that company.
Tom and Noel have been winter residents in Bucerias, Nayarit, Mexico for 16 years. They have been next door neighbors to Richard and Gun Stanley for that time. They have done extensive traveling throughout Mexico. Tom’s leisure time interests include participating in Rotary activities and projects, golf, singing and playing the guitar, and traveling.
Richard Stanley is a real estate developer in Western Massachusetts. He and his wife, Gun, reside in South Egremont, in the shadow of the Berkshires. He has been in Rotary for 30 years and is a member of the Great Barrington Rotary Club.
Prior to entering the real estate profession, he owned a number of beauty salons throughout the US. He sold that business, retired, and needed to pursue other challenges. After moving to Western Massachusetts, he accumulated a number of rental properties and, later on, the two theaters.
Richard and Gun have been winter residents in Bucerias, Nayarit, Mexico for 18 years, but have traveled in Mexico for over 30 years. Richard’s leisure time activities include Rotary projects, golf, and flying his own airplane.
Other participants:
Beth Conley, Director of Mexico Programs, Project C.U.R.E. Amanda Cocetti, Director of Kit Programs, Project C.U.R.E.
Alfredo Ramirez, President, Tepic Paraiso Rotaract Club, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico.
Hector Lozano, President, Tlatiana Rotaract Club, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Rocio Nava, Assistant District Governor, District 5450, Mexico; Past President, Marina Rotary Club, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico