Page 6 - District 6690 November Newsletter

End Polio Now!
DISTRICT 6690 ROTARIANS COUNTDOWN TO ZERO
ROTARY CLUB OF CAMBRIDGE COSHOCTON ROTARY CLUB

ATHENS SUNRISE ROTARY SHORT NORTH ROTARY PIKE COUNTY ROTARY

Heart 2 Heart Program

The Heart 2 Heart through Project CURE) at seven hospitals
Program is a District 4170 is located in the central part in District 4170. These seven public
cooperative effort of Mexico and includes the Mexico City hospitals have a service base of 7 to
between Rotarians metropolitan area and several hundred 9 million people without any medical
primarily in the square miles of adjacent rural areas and insurance coverage.
“Heart of America” communities of various sizes. District 4140 JOHN & JUDY GERM GUADALAJARA
(Zones 30 and includes an even larger geographical area Children’s Cancer Center Equipment
31) and in the adjacent to District 4170 and includes the Phases 2 and 3 - The Hospital Civil de
“Heart of Mexico” Guadalajara metropolitan area. Although Guadalajara is planning for two more
(Districts 4170 and 4140) and The Rotary the average size of a club in these projects for equipment that help treat
Foundation to provide humanitarian districts is relatively small (under 20), children’s cancer cases and assists with
service, primarily through matching grant these clubs provide incredible support for groundbreaking international research.
projects. their communities, devoting tremendous
amount of volunteer time and financial LOW COST SHELTERS PHASE 2
The first cooperative effort was in fall resources toward a wide range of needs. This project will add 25 homes in
2004, when all the 2005-06 District Joquicingo, where dozens of homes were
Governors in both U.S. zones agreed to The ongoing efforts of these District 4170 destroyed in the Sept 2017 earthquake.
support a water well project in a rural and District 4140 Rotarians continue to
town in Mexico District 4170. District inspire U.S. Rotarians who have had the
Governors Olga Devlyn (District 4170) opportunity to see the results of their HOW A CLUB CAN PARTICIPATE IN
and Martin Limbird (District 6560), the outstanding work. HEART 2 HEART: Heart 2 Heart welcomes
leaders of that cooperative effort, were all clubs from any and all districts to
instrumental in the overall development Upcoming Heart 2 Heart Projects: become a partner. All the club has to do
of the international partnerships and VICKIE BLADE PACEMAKER PROJECT is to financially participate, at any level.
friendships. District 6560 (Indiana) has led This signature project provides life-saving We recommend a minimum contribution
the cooperative efforts since 2005 and pacemakers for 400 uninsured people of $100 or more. For more information,
has completed projects with District 4170 with heart disease and limited economic contact DG Craig Maxey @ craig@
every year. means. targetbusinessservices.com.
Due to the tremendous work by Patricia HEALING HEARTS
Vela (District 4170 Governor 2015-16), This project will provide surgical
many other U.S. districts—including equipment and training
District 4140 in 2017—have joined in the for operations to address
effort, and the Heart 2 Heart program has newborns and infants with
expanded significantly. congenital heart disease.
Heart 2 Heart offers three signature TOLUCA GRADE SCHOOL
projects on a regular basis. Water tank EQUIPMENT
systems for grade schools (thanks to The project will support
the efforts of Jose Antonio Gonzalez), educational equipment,
the Holtz-Beahon Kidney Transplant supplies, and training for three
Program (thanks to the efforts of Ignacio schools in the Toluca area.
Holtz) and the Vickie Blade Pacemaker
programs - a new signature project in HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT AND
2016. The Heart 2 Heart partners also SUPPLIES
annually support other projects developed The project will provide re-
and proposed by District 4170 and 4140 purposed medical equipment
Rotarians. and supplies (provided