eClub of SW, Arizona District 5510 Rotary Club Thank you for having Gift of Life-Arizona as your program!!!

Gift of Life-Arizona A Project of Arizona Rotary Districts: 5490, 5500 & 5510 Rotary Clubs Started: –1985 –501 (C) 3 Non-Profit Charity Mission: –provide medical and surgical intervention for “under privileged” children from around the world, including the USA, who are suffering from congenital heart defects

A Typical Congenital Heart Defect: Hole between chambers NormalDefect

GOL-AZ “pays” a $12,000 Stipend To the hospital per heart surgery per child for operation that can run over $100,000 Pediatric Cardiology Doctors and other professionals donate their time and skills Hospital donates room, nursing support, bed and supplies

Arizona Hospitals Used Phoenix Area –Arizona Heart –Banner Good Samaritan –Phoenix Children’s –St Joseph –Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Tucson –Arizona University Medical Center

Mexico Hospitals Used Hermosillo –CIMA –San Jose Ciudad Obregon –Privado Sand Jose Guadalajara –Angeles del Carmen –San Javier Puebla –Del Nino Poblano

India Hospitals Used Salem –S. Palaniandi Mudaliar Coimbatore –G. Kuppuswamy Naidu

Every 2 years an Outreach Clinic if $’s available

How many surgeries since 1985? 302 Children From 24 Countries –Bolivia (9) –Dominican Republic (6) –El Salvador (3) –Ethiopia (25) –Guatemala (1) –Guyana (1) –Haiti (2) –Honduras (4) –India (15) –Indonesia (1) –Jamaica (3) –Kenya (1) –Mexico (171) –Nicaragua (9) –Nigeria (1) –Pakistan (1) –Philippines (1) –Russia (1) –Rwanda (1) –Sri Lanka (7) –South Korea (8) –Syria (1) –Trinidad (1) –USA (29)

Meet #300 GOL-AZ Heart Surgery Child: Katia Rodriguez from Sedona, Arizona 14 yrs. & 8 th Grade –Sport: Basketball –Favorite Subject: Social Studies Oct. 8, 2013: U of A Medical Center

Rotary in Action Rotary Clubs & Rotarians help to raise funds & provide home hosting

Rotary CLUB $ HELP NEEDED Annual Donation based on Club Membership Size: –(-) 30 = $150 –31 – 50 = $400 –51 – 75 = $800 –76 – 100 = $1,000 –101+ = $1,500 Help save an “Underprivileged” Childs Life

Rotary Club “Members” Donate a minimum of $10 or more Go to GOL-AZ website to donate: Or send a check to: –GOL-AZ –2800 N. Central Ave. –Suite 1450 –Phoenix, AZ 85004

GOL-AZ GOALS #1 –Complete the 6 very ill children waiting for surgery #2 –Raise needed Funds for 6 surgeries $72,000

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