District 6990 Haiti Initiative - Project Medishare

District Haiti Initiative Benefits University of Miami's Project Medishare

On June 27, senior leaders of Rotary International’s District 6990 (representing southeast Florida and Grand Bahama Island) including Todd Dayton, Ted Eldredge, Ellen Blasi, Robin Shelley, and Marcy Ullom, led by RI District 6990 Haiti Initiative Task Force Chair and Coral Gables Rotarian Noelle A. Galperin, presented Project Medishare for Haiti, Inc. with a grant commitment of $70,200 to be used for training and equipment in the areas of radiology, ophthalmology, and laboratory work. These funds are intended to assist Project Medishare in providing urgent care to critically injured and ill patients at the Hospital Bernard Mevs Project Medishare in Haiti. Dr. Barth Green, Dr. Arthur Fournier, Dr. Enrique Ginzburg, Dr. Gillian Hotz, and Dr. Enrique Alfonso were in attendance and accepted the donation on behalf of Project Medishare.

This is the second time Rotary International District 6990 has partnered with Project Medishare to fund its efforts in Haiti. In 2007, Rotary International District 6990 gave Project Medishare $107,733 towards their work in the Central Plateau.

“We are proud to be partnering with Project Medishare once again in your efforts towards the sustainable redevelopment of Haiti,” commented Noelle A. Galperin, Chair of RI District 6990 Haiti Initiative Task Force. “After personally visiting Hospital Bernard Mevs Project Medishare, it became immediately apparent that Project Medishare is an organization that is achieving its ambitions goals in Haiti - training Haitian doctors, nurses, and health care administrators to be the future leaders of health care in the country.”

Rotary International District 6990 is comprised of 2,100 Rotarians who belong to 51 clubs. This donation furthers Rotary International’s goals to provide humanitarian service and to help to build goodwill and peace in the world.

The clubs that contributed to the project were Rotary Club of Miami with $15,000; Rotary Club of Miami Dadeland Pinecrest, $10,000; Rotary Club of Coral Gables, $5,000; Rotary Clubs of Doral, Homestead and Coral Springs Parkland, $1,000 each; Rotary Club of Perrine Cutler Ridge/Palmetto Bay, $500 and Rotary Club of Miami Lakes, $200. These funds were matched by Rotary International and District 6990 with $35,100 for a final grant of $70,200.

Makes you proud to be a Rotarian in District 6990. Thanks to our own Noelle Galperin for her hard work and dedication to this Project.