Wheel chair project

ROTARY DISTRIBUTES WHEELCHAIRS FOR A SECOND TIME IN MONTEGO BAY
The Rotary Club of Montego Bay has once again partnered with Reach Out and Care Wheels (ROC Wheels USA), in association with Hope Haven Ministries (USA), and Food For the Poor, to provide much needed wheelchairs to the community in St. James

Those spearheading this project in Montego Bay included Rotary Club of Montego Bay’s Project Director and Past President Bhagwan Chuganey along with International Director and Past President Michelle Daswani.

A team of 24 specially trained personnel from ROC Wheels and Hope Haven Ministries arrived on the island to assist in fitting these custom built chairs for the needy, many of whom are disabled children.

Distribution commenced on 16th March at the Cornwall Regional Hospital , where pre-measured patients arrived to receive and be fitted with their specially designed chairs. Some of these patients have not been mobile until now and their gratitude for this life changing piece of equipment was heartwarming.

Distribution continued to West Haven and Blessed Assurance Children’s home, which houses some of the neediest orphans with severe disabilities, as well as other physically challenged persons who submitted applications to receive these gifted chairs.
This year The Rotary Club of Montego Bay celebrates its 50th Anniversary of Service above Self, and are proud to have initiated this multi-million dollar project in a series of other planned activities to commemorate this milestone.

Past President and co-ordinator of the second wheel chair project with ROC wheels -

 Bhagwan Chuganey, gives a heartfelt thanks to the team of visitors.

 

Immediate Past President Michelle Daswani hosts a thanksgiving dinner for the ROC Wheels team. Also pictured are President Mexine Bisasor and Past President  Bhagwan Chuganey.

 

Co-ordinator from  ROC Wheels Holly Floyd (far left) and Founder  Lee Ann Hanson second left) express their thanks for the work of Bhagwan and The Rotary Club of Montego Bay in making this 2^nd trip to Jamaica with over 100 custom made wheel chairs such a success.

Members of The Rotary Club of Montego Bay, and 24 volunteers from ROC wheels and students from a Montana, USA high school celebrate the successful distribution of OVER 100  custom made wheel chairs in and around Montego Bay throughout the week of 14 March 2011

INTERACT CLUB OF MONTEGO BAY HIGH SCHOOL - re-kindling

With much excitement and enthusiasm, a team of Rotarians, Rotaractors and Interactors visited the prestigious Montego Bay High School to revive a dormant Interact Club.

Lead by the energetic Rotarian Natasha Parchment-Clarke who co-chairs New Generations for The Rotary Club of Montego Bay, the group sat in on the clubs meeting with the 30+ ladies in attendance giving advice, encouragement and support to the keen youngsters.

 

After making a presentation, leaving handouts and sharing knowledge, the Mobay High students clambered to volunteer for Executive Committee positions which the Grade 11 students will be deciding on over the next few days. The Grade 11's will hold the positions until exam-time whilst grooming the lower grades into taking the positions upon graduation.

Visitors included Prospective Rotarian, Montego Bay Club - Sunrise: Marcia Nembhard ; President Ivan Godfrey and Chairperson Raymond from the Interact Club of Cornwall College and Zaheer Clarke, Vice-President Elect of The Rotaract Club of Montego Bay along with his lovely wife Kim.

Under the theme "Igniting a fire" - the Interact Club of Mobay High proudly posed for a photo of the group whose smoke is rising and flames are growing . . .