Jim Roselle, Melissa Owens and Beth Ann Stein spoke about their recent humanitarian trip to Sierra Leone. They were part of a group called World Hope.
The journey was partly a medical mission trip, as malaria, worms and upper respiratory infections in the country account for many deaths and are the most common maladies. Sierra Leone is a study in contrasts, consisting of great poverty and vast beauty. The roads are in need of constant repair.
One of the problems there is polygamy; another is the primitive lifestyle the inhabitants are forced to live.
A group from Eaton, Ohio has pledged to help five villages over the next five years, and this includes building bathrooms, purifying water, drilling wells, giving eye examinations, along with additional plantings, medicine and giving hearing tests.
New member SUSANNA NAVE was officially inducted into the club on April 6, 2010. Welcome Rotarian Susanna!!!
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