In 2000 I worked with Mark Williams and many other Evergreen Rotarians to raise money for the Selian Lutheran Hospital in Arusha, Tanzania. Mark had helped build this hospital with his friend, Dr Mark Jacobson, in 1985 when child mortality was extremely high, 3 out of 5 kids didn't make it to age 5 primarily due to preventable issues. Since then child mortality in this region has dropped to 1 out of 5 kids by age 5 but by our standards that is extremely high.
The total amount raised was almost $400,000, it was the bigget project ever done by Evergreen Rotary and much of the funds were raised through mathing Rotary grants.
Since then Dr Mark Jacobson has embarked on building a larger hospital in the middle of Arusha in addition of the current hospital several miles away. It has been an enormous undertaking and we expect to be there for the grand opening of the hospital at the end of November.
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