LENDING A HELPING HAND people in countries such as Cambodia.
“Having these hands fitted have allowed people to return to work and be more independent,” Del said. As well as “Helping Hands” Rotary International has conducted a rigorous immunization program reducing the number of countries with high polio victims to one. Rotary teams have frequently travelled to the Solomon Island to help refurbish hospitals at Munda and Seghe and schools have also been suppled with desks and chairs so children didn’t have to sit on the floor. Above: Debbie Daley (Rotary Club of Fitzroy, and Ann Dwyer, Gordon Luck, Del Rowley and Chris Cunynghame. It’s not an uncommon occurrence to be walking through the office with a file in one hand and a coffee in the other, when your phone begins to ring. The resultant juggling act we perform in order to answer our phone without spilling coffee often leads us to wish out loud for more than one set of hands.
Mount Morgan Rotarians have visited Cambodia, India and the Solomon Islands. Ann and Del were accompanied to the Solomon Islands by two other Mount Morgan volunteers – Gordon Luck and Chris Cunynghame, These trips provide an array of memories, but one in particular remains fresh in Del’s memory.
We, who live in developed countries often wish for more than we need and it’s easy to forget the plight of those across the globe who only wish for the things that we take for granted. For Mount Morgan Rotarians, Del Rowley and Ann Dwyer helping people in third-world countries is a passion that has been put on hold due to the global pandemic. Both have joined other Rotarians from throughout Queensland, Australia and the world to build dams and fit “hands” to land mine victims and to administer vaccines. Both are passionate Rotarians who have travelled overseas at their own expense to help those less fortunate. Rotary is a non-profit service club who has not only worked in Mount Morgan, but Australia-wide and across the world. The “Helping Hands” project is one such project whereby Rotarians have built and fitted hands to
Above: Rotarian Del Rowley spends time with a Solomon Island youngster at Seghe Above: Ann Dwyer fitting a “Helping Hand”. Page 10
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