The greatest need today is the involvement of every club in District 6220. Remember that "Real happiness is helping others" and this is a project that will help many others. We need you to contact hospitals, clinics and doctors and explain the project. Medical facilities have reusable medical supplies which are thrown away. It is important for medical care providers to recognize that it is easy to help us collect these materials. You can set up collection bins for them. There should also be a central storage facility at each location. Rotarians can help in sorting and boxing the supplies to minimize time committments of medical personel. When the medical supplies are ready, they will be brought to a regional Goodwill location for final packing. Contact Lou McElrone at W. S. Patterson Company in Appleton at (920) 739-3136 to arrange pick-up. The Southern Africa Medical Project Coordinating Committee will be responsible to plan transportation to Africa, duty free, to make sure there is an effective Rotarian and medical distribution system in place, and to achieve this at the lowest possible cost. Another way for Rotarians to get involved in this project is through financial support. Our major cost item is for shipping the materials to Africa which is approximately $8000 - $9000 per 40 foot container depending on the destination. These costs are being covered through a combination of Rotary Foundation Matching Grants and support from individual clubs within the District as well as individual Rotarians. Club fund-raising events to benefit the project can benefit both the club through working for a very worthwhile project and help with our critical funding needs.

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