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Guatemala Medical Relief Project 2008
The Mequon-Thiensville Sunrise club continues to be an active supporter
of the GMRP Rotary project, dedicated to providing comprehensive and high quality
medical care at no cost to the underserved rural population of the
Oliveros community of Guatemala. Our members have raised funds, donated
supplies, and traveled with the team providing professional and support
services on-site since the first trip in January 2005 - and they are off again this year!
As Bob Blazich says, be careful what you wish for because you just might get it! After dreaming of sending a truck to Guatemala this year, George and Scott Morrelle of Morrelle's Transfer and Warehouse stepped up and made the dream a reality when they donated an 18-wheeler!
Semi donated by George and Scott Morrelle,
Morrelle's Transfer and Warehouse
With the 53-foot trailer came a whole new set of challenges: How do we fill it, license it, insure it, drive it 2000 miles to Guatemala, and then sell it in the hope of covering the expenses to get it there?
Well, the GMRP team did it! After 18 months of begging, planning, and preparation, the loaded truck arrived at the clinic site in rural Guatemala - just 4 hours before the medical team arrived! The trip involved some close calls and stress at the Mexican border, but the slightly lighter truck made it.
The cargo included nine computers for the school (6 pre-loaded with Spanish software), tons of school supplies, 5 donated dental chairs and lights, dozens of tables and chairs for the school, all the supplies needed to rewire the school, fans, water coolers, two generators, and the equipment needed to seal, chlorinate, and fluoridate the community's new well.
The success of this truck venture represents a shared effort of Rotarians and others from
Sheboygan, West Allis, Hartford, Menomonee Falls, Madison, Oak Creek, Mequon, and
Thiensville, as well as Rotarians in Texas, Mexico, and Guatemala. It was truly a joint venture
and one which will produce results for many years to come.
Click here to browse the GMRP
2007 presentation for further details and pictures from the 2007 visit.
Check back later for pictures from this year's trip.
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Rotary Riverwalk
Spring looks like it may finally be here, so take time to visit the first portion of the Riverwalk at Thiensville Village Park and take a stroll along the river. Significant progress has been made in the past year, including a new section across from the Frank L. Weyenberg Library of Mequon-Thiensville and more sections planned for the future. For more information, click here to visit the Rotary Riverwalk web page.
Rotary District 6270
Visit the new Rotary District 6270 web site and see what other clubs in our District
are up to! We are a part of this district, the southeastern Wisconsin chapter of Rotary
International. Rotary International is a service organization with more than 1.2 million members
worldwide.
Thanks to All of You for
a Highly Successful
LOBSTER FEST!
Mark Your Calendar for Next Year!
August 22, 2009
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