Posted by Ray Richardson, Larry Goifu & Sashi Bedi - Rotary Club of Whitby

Dear Rotary Friends: Greetings from Rotary Club of Whitby

Congratulations! On behalf of Rotary club of Whitby, I am pleased to inform you that the Surgical Table in Mechnikov hospital in Dnipro, Ukraine has been installed, see the attachments. This equipment will make a difference to the civilians and those fighting in the battle in the Ukraine as Dnipro is the largest city close to the action in eastern Ukraine. In the end the resourcefulness and persistence of Rotarians prevailed, after many bumps in the process along the way. Thank you so much all for your support on this worthy project.

Regards,

Shahsi Bedi

Editor's Note: Many Rotary Clubs in District 7070 assisted. Please read more for the rest of the story....

Update on Rotary Disaster Relief Grant – Surgical Table for Dnipro Hospital.

Dear Rotary Friends who helped on this project.

Please find below, pictures showing the equipment arriving and being installed in the Dnipro Mechnikov Hospital. 

This project began September 2022 as part of the Songs of Hope fundraiser which also gave $8,000 to HPI for Medications to the Ukraine ($80,000 value). We were successful in a Disaster Relief Grant application via Rotary International for $25,000 USD in October, 2022.

With many clubs support we were able to raise the additional funds required for this project for a total value of $45,000 CAD.

With many bumps along the road in the transfer of funding and in the end even having to provide an Original Signed documents for items to cross border into Ukraine, it has not been easy process. In the end the resourcefulness and persistence of Rotarians prevailed, assisted by our Rotary partners the RC of Dnipro. This equipment will make a difference to the civilians and those fighting in the battle in the Ukraine as Dnipro is the largest centre close to the action in the eastern Ukraine.

We wanted to get these pictures out to you quickly as it has just happened this week. We will follow up with more detailed reports in the near term.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact the undersigned and let your members know that we have made a difference for those in the Ukraine.

Ray Richardson - Project Coordinator

Larry Giofu - Chair

Shashi Bedi -Co-Chair

For International Committee - Rotary Club of Whitby