Rotary Noontime Raises Money for Child Heart Surgeries

Rotary is a worldwide organization with members doing great humanitarian projects all over the world. For our April 27th Marco Island Spirit Awards Great Gatsby Gala our Spirit Awards Gala Team chose to focus on the most populated country in the world, India, and the most vulnerable in that population, the children, with our special call for action this evening. Touching Little Hearts provides heart surgeries to children who would otherwise not survive. The average annual income in India is less than $400/month USD. One in 100 children in India are born with congenital heart disease with less than a 2% chance of survival. The surgery for these children is a matter of life and death. The actual cost of the Surgery is over $10,000 however, thanks to the Generosity of other donors, Rotary International and District Grants, along with hospital contributions, every dollar donated is matched several times toward covering the full cost of the surgery and post op. Therefore, a donation of $2500 saves a child’s life.

At the fabulous gala evening, the generosity of over 200 guests raised over $75,000 saving 30 children’s lives. Everyday thousands of humanitarian projects from disease prevention to freshwater wells, to education to peace keeping are being carried out by Rotarian volunteers all around the world.

Rotary is not just a club that you join. It is an invitation to endless opportunities. Our acts of service, big and small, create opportunities for people who need our help, while Rotary also offers its members opportunities for lifelong friendships, for outstanding leadership training, for promoting our businesses, for making lasting improvements in our community and communities around the world, and for impacting the lives of our youth. 

We are People of Action who enjoy the benefits and fun of networking while working together to make our local community and the world a better place. The work we do “Opens Opportunities” for the people and communities we serve while it “Opens Opportunities” for us as well.

Rotary gives ordinary people the power to do extraordinary things because of the power of our network. Rotary brings together a global network of over 1.6 M volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. Together there is no limit to what we can achieve.

A huge thank you to all the Gala guests who contributed to saving the lives of these children.

If you would like to know more about Rotary and how you might be involved please contact Linda Sandlin, 239-777-9200, linda@marcorealtysource.com.