Rotary Global Grant – Save Limbs

Born in Wisconsin, I moved away, and then returned in 1998. I have worked both in industry (consulting and Xerox Corporation) and in higher education (professor of psychology, management and academic dean). 

The Fond du Lac Morning Rotary Club became home and a source of Rotary friends starting in 2000. Travel and international service are passions, along with music, theater, and gardening. My wife Sylvia just retired after years as an institutional researcher and my son Daniel is starting his career as a naturopathic physician.

A new project is being proposed for a Global Grant – Save Limbs: Diabetes treatment and education to prevent amputation.  It is proposed by the Rotary Club of Coimbatore Cosmopolitan in Tamil Nadu, India (Rotary District 3201).  
 
Diabetes is a rapidly growing problem in south India.  An extreme consequence of untreated diabetes is the need to amputate a damaged limb.  This often results in severe problems for the patient – reduction in mobility, loss of work and income, and many other challenges.  The purpose of the project is to intervene, educate and treat diabetics in the Coimbatore area of India to prevent this tragic outcome.  
 
I have maintained contact with Rotary District 3201 visited on our Rotary Friendship Exchange to south India in January 2018.  I was approached by Indian counterparts about this project.  Rotary Club of Fond du Lac Morning has agreed to serve as International Partner club for the project.   District 6270 Global Grant Committee is supporting the project.