Rotary Aid to Nepal - Rotarians Eager to Help

I was attending District 6900's District Conference in Jekyll Island, Georgia. Saturday morning we were honored to have the CEO of MAP International - a non-profit organization which ships medical supplies  which are donated by numerous pharmaceutical companies as our Speaker. The headquarters are located in Brunswick Georgia, just across the bridge from Jekyll Island.

Saturday evening our DG Alicia Michaels made the announcement of the devastating earthquake which had struck Nepal. MAP International had a container  ready to be shipped with $2.1 million dollars of medical drugs on board. The one problem it was going to cost $25,000 to ship them by air.
The largest club in the District donated $5,000 and challenged the rest of the clubs to also donate.  Sunday morning it was announced that $28,500 had been donated.

 

And that, my friends, is how Rotarians are eager to assist those in crisis.