Chairman:
Bob Karatz
The Gift of Life,
literally saves lives. The lives of children. This organization
brings kids from under privileged parts of the world, to
the Valley, to undergo needed heart surgery. Individual
members of the Rotary Club of Scottsdale have not only given
financial support to this organization, but have also hosted the
children and their families while they are in the
Valley.
Chairman Bob Karatz has donated $1,000 in order to
start our Club's goal of raising $5,000, to save the life of a child
during the 2006-07 Rotary year. If you would like to contribute to
this wonderful goal, please contact Bob via this link
or call him at the phone number in your photo
roster.
LINK TO GIFT OF LIFE
ARIZONA
THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF
LIFE!
Our son Edgar
was born with numerous anomalies that lead doctors to think he had
Kantrellīs pentalogy. Due to a lack of equipment, his heart
malformation could not be described as much more than an anomalous
cul de sac below his sternum, with pressure greater than the
pressure in his aorta.
GIFT
OF LIFE, ARIZONA introduced my family to
Dr. Dudley Halpe, who gave us a definitive diagnosis and knowledge
of the surgical procedure required for his
treatment.
On
May 18th, Dr. Rodolfo Siordia successfully performed the
operation at the Cima
Medical
Center in
Hermosillo,
Mexico.
We would like to
thank Mrs. Jessica Chavez, our guide and main link to this life
saving program, Mr. Arthur Bell for his enormous commitment and Dr.
Rodolfo Siordia, our constant source of hope, support, time and
dedication.
We
are also forever grateful to GIFT OF LIFE
ARIZONA and each and every
person involved in caring for and supporting Edgar, whose names we
may never know.
Mr. and
Mrs. Encinas
Hermosillo, Mexico
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