Wayne Chesley took the podium today and presented a slide show on a trip to Calcutta India in 2008. Sandy & Jane Mackay, Joe & Vicki Hrankowski and Wayne & Bernice Chesley travelled to Calcutta India to review the scope and impact of the 3H project organized by our club and the Rotary Club of Calcutta Metropolitan.
Our club raised approximately $6,000 and with the matching of funds through the process were able to give $48,000 to the project. Rotary International contributed $300,000. Wayne reviewed the devastating conditions in the villages prior to the start of the project and talked about the impact of the trip on the villagers and on the Medicine Hat Rotarians. A copy of the presentation is stored in the Club Documents section of our website.
Rotary was able to provide;
- An eye clinic
- Vaccinations
- Specialized health clinics
- A school
- Microcredit for over 500 people
- A number of fresh water wells for village health
- 450 toilet installations.
- 11,000 fruit bearing trees, for food and sale.
- And a road to connect the villages in all weather conditions, named "The Paul Harris Road"
The Calcutta newspaper printed a big article about the project once it was complete and the best quote from the write was "Rotarians won the hearts of 50,000 villagers.
A wonderful presentation with great pictures and a reminder to us that Rotary IS International and "doing good in the world"....thanks Wayne!