Guest speaker Bev Hoag gave us an extraordinary presentation about her participation in the Rotaplast program. Rotaplast facilitates surgical missions to developing countries to treat, free of charge, children born with cleft lip/cleft palate anomalies—deformities that can lead to serious malnutrition, child abandonment and social shunning. Through her Powerpoint presentation, Bev shared with us the things that touched her most about working with these children as a non-medical team member—both the heart-warming and the heart-breaking moments. District 5020 will once again be participating in a Rotaplast mission in 2008. If you're interested in being a non-medical volunteer, check out the most recent edition of the district newsletter for more information. You can also visit the Rotaplast website at http://www.rotaplast.org/ or Rotaplast Canada at http://www.rotaplastcanada.com/.
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