On a medical mission Rotarians bring help, education to farmers in Nigeria
From lancing boils and extracting infected teeth to making fuel discs from garbage and eyeglasses from bicycle spokes, Libertyville Rotarians have made an impact in Nigeria.
Nurse Teri Dreher, Dr. Anthony Collins and his 11-year-old daughter, Shea, and Bob Zamor recently returned from Umuagwo, Nigeria, where they spent an intense two weeks providing care and instruction Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: bring, education, Farmers, help, medical, Mission, Rotarians Posted in Health | No Comments »
In 2004, former Ann Arbor resident Dan Weiss’s fellow Rotarians were intrigued by his work in Brazil as the director of Amazon Africa Aid, a local nonprofit organization.
Members of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North and other local clubs traveled to Santarem, Brazil – a city of about 270,000 at the confluence of the Amazon and Tapajos rivers – to help build a community center.
What the Rotarians saw in the impoverished city struck them – especially Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Arbor, benefit, Brazil, Club, funds, Hospitals, raising, Rotarians Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »