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Atlanta Rotary Club continues to build on the foundation
of “service above self”
with an array of community service projects supporting
the Midtown community and beyond. Our primary goal is
to make a difference, not only for the organizations and
people we support, but in the lives of our Rotary members,
who give of themselves to make our community a better
place.
Midtown Atlanta Rotary promotes education through involvement
with the Professional
Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) Foundation
as a sponsor of the Student
Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program. This
program honors Georgia’s outstanding high school
seniors and the teachers who have made a difference in
their lives and been most instrumental in their academic
development. We have been proud to be a sponsor of the
STAR program for the last 43 years and look forward to
continuing our support of this valuable program.
Mary
Hall Freedom House Thanksgiving Dinner |
With
the help of a District Grant, Midtown Atlanta Rotary
members provided Thanksgiving Dinner to 100 families
of the Mary
Hall Freedom House. Members picked up food at
the Dunwoody Publix and delivered it to the headquarters
of this organization.
The mission of the Mary Hall Freedom House is to improve
the quality of life for women and their children by
empowering them to break the cycle of addiction, poverty
and homelessness. Individualized services include
a spectrum of addiction treatment options. The women
receive training for jobs and help in securing employment.
Specific groups address domestic violence, sexual
trauma and relationship issues. Medical services are
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ST.
JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL ANNUAL COMMUNITY HEALTH
SCREENING DAY
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| Sixteen
volunteers from Midtown Atlanta Rotary helped guide
140 participants from 15 counties who attended this
free health screening at St. Joseph’s hospital.
Screenings for prostate cancer and cholesterol tests
were offered.
Some of the results:
• Of 113 men who received PSA tests as part
of a screening for prostate cancer, 17 were found
to have a PSA such that follow-up with a physician
was recommended.
• Of 104 men who had a digital rectal exam
as part of a screening for prostate cancer, 4 were
found to have a suspicious nodule detected.
• Of 138 people who had their cholesterol
checked, 77 persons had total cholesterol scores
that were borderline for high risk. Of these 77,
27 had scores that put them in the high risk category.
Extending
beyond our backyard, Midtown Atlanta Rotary Club’s
outreach includes various international projects.
Two of them are located in Haiti. We will continue
to support Rotary Clean Water Projects in this poor
country. In addition, this year we will again support
the Hospital
Albert Schweitzer by participating in the Plumpy
Nut program, which provides a nutritional peanut-butter
medicine to malnourished children. Our participation
in this tremendous cause is in honor of Dr's. Scoot
Dimon and Jim Funk, two long standing Midtown Atlanta
Rotary members who have been personally involved
with this outstanding hospital for 40 years.
This
sampling of projects demonstrates the broad scope
of service projects and organizations where Midtown
Atlanta Rotary Club will be involved this year.
The underlying driver of success is the power of
one. One person can make a difference in the life
of an individual and collectively we will make
a difference in
the lives of our community! |
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International
Service
International
Service encompasses efforts to expand Rotary’s humanitarian
reach around the world and to promote world understanding
and peace. It includes everything from contributing to
PolioPlus to helping Rotary Youth Exchange students adjust
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Recovering
from malnutrition at HAS. |
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Mother
feeding her child Medika Mumba |
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There
is a 30 second commercial before Anderson Cooper's
report. Please, wait. |
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PLUMPY
NUT is a cheap, nutritious food that is saving
starving children in the developing world.
Anderson Cooper reports on why this product is
effective and how it could save more lives. |
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Child
after just receiving Medika Mamba |
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Twins
after 3 weeks on Medika Mamba |
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Hospital
Albert Schweitzer is a 100 bed hospital with 6 community
health centers serving 300,000 residents in Haiti.
Infant malnutrition remains endemic especially in the
mountainous regions where single-crop subsistence is
the norm.
Recently
HAS treated 77 severely malnourished children in the
hospital and 231 in the Nutrition Program called the
“little kitchen”. 96% recovered and 4%
were referred back to the hospital for long term care.
All at-risk children continue to be monitored for
signs of relapse.
Health
workers are referring an average of 45 malnourished
children per month, a 250% increase over last year.
HAS’s
early Intervention developed 70+ “little kitchens”,(community
based programs including meals, cooking demonstrations,
health lessons and caregiver-child bonding activities
for moderately malnourished children and caregivers).
Caregiver receives monthly food ration for 1 year
or more and are encouraged to join a mothers’
club - a monthly support group – there are over
100 support groups to date.
Upon
discharge from the hospital, HAS provides advance
treatment to each child by supplying them with Plumpy
Nut ( a locally made therapeutic food consisting of
peanut butter, vitamins, milk powder and high-quality
vegetable oil. Plumpy Nut was developed by Doctors
Without Boarders). Plumpy Nut costs approximately
$5 per kilo (2.2 lbs) an average of $100 provides
one child with full-course of treatment for 6-8 weeks.
HAS
needed an estimated $30,000 to cover the cost of Plumpy
Nut - Midtown Atlanta Rotary Board of Directors
and the Midtown Atlanta Rotary Foundations recently
approved the contribution of $2,000 to cover a portion
of the cost of the Plumpy Nut and related prevention/treatment
plans. HAS has instituted the Nutrition Program going
forward - ($50 covers 10 children) of the 300,000
population served by HAS. Our contribution will help
treat 400 children in the program
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Polio
Plus
In
1985, Rotary International launched Polio Plus, a 20-year
commitment to eradicate polio. Polio Plus is one of the
most ambitious humanitarian undertakings ever made by
a private entity. It will serve as a paradigm for private-public
collaborations in the fight against disease well into
the 21st century.
As the polio-eradication program grew, so did Rotary's
commitment and involvement.
By 1990, Rotary moved from providing polio
vaccine to children in developing countries to assisting
health care workers in the field, providing training for
laboratory personnel to track the polio virus and working
with governments around the world in supporting the historic
health drive. Rotary looks to celebrate the global eradication
of polio in 2005, the organization's centennial year.
Learn
more about participating
in World Community Service. |
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Community
Service
Community
Service is the opportunity Rotary clubs have to implement
club projects and activities that improve life in the
local community. Community Service responds to the needs
of the local community by encouraging and fostering the
ideal of service to the personal, business and community
life of every Rotarian.
It
provides Rotarians with the opportunity to exemplify the
Rotary motto: Service Above Self.
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Vocational
Service
Vocational
Service involves club members serving others through their
professions and aspiring to high ethical standards. Rotarians,
as business leaders, share skills and expertise through
their vocations, and they inspire others in the process
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Club
Service
Club
Service focuses on strengthening fellowship and ensuring
the smooth functioning of Rotary clubs.
Learn about effective club service in Membership
and Training. |
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