PRESIDENT DICK introduced DISTRICT GOVERNOR SALIM NAJJAR, who thanked us for the invitation to present his program about the Pediatric Heart Surgery Mission to Uganda, funded by The Rotary Foundation, District 6560 and individual clubs in the district, including ours. He and 12 professionals from Riley Children's Hospital spent a week in Uganda teaching doctors and nurses in their hospital how to perform heart surgery on children. SALIM was allowed in the operating room to film the surgeries on 11 patients. He shared his photos and the video of an open chest with us. At the end of the week, the team observed as the local doctors and nurses successfully repaired a child's heart. The children whose lives were saved and the team that was trained to save more lives is the result of our contributions to The Rotary Foundation. There were several good questions at the end of SALIM'S presentation.

BARB REIF introduced Ashley Detzner and Hayden Gloyeske from Central Catholic High School. Each received a certificate and a travel mug with the Four-Way Test to commemorate meeting with us.

Roger and Joyce Detzner, guests of BILL LOVELL and parents of Student Guest Ashley Detzner; Tim Everidge, guest of BRIAN BITTNER.

DISTRICT GOVERNOR SALIM NAJJAR;
SUZANN SHACKLETON, Attica/Williamsport

Money Collectors: MARNE HELGESEN and SUSAN HYCKKA; Greeters: CHRISTA KECK and KIM MOTULIAK; Invocation: VICKI BURCH; Pianist: HARLEY FREY; Song Leader: BOB VERPLANK. Help with attendance and facilitating a smooth meeting: JO WADE and TOM MORAN, Help with Ripples: BILL FULLER.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

Truth is damaged the most when it is stretched.

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