The Rotary Club of Lawrenceville recently donated $18,000 to MedShare, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving healthcare in developing countries.  MedShare collects surplus medical supplies in barrels placed in hospitals around the country and then sends these supplies to hospitals and clinics around the world.  

This donation is designated for use by a hospital for burned children in Paraguay.  After Rotarian Davis Stevenson visited this hospital, he appealed to his Club members to help solve the medical crisis there, and this donation is the culmination of his efforts.

Art Kleve, President of the Rotary Club of Lawrenceville, presented the check to Lane Conville-Canney , who accepted it on behalf of MedShare.  

U.S. health regulations require that many un-used items be trashed by hospitals.  MedShare collects useable supplies such as sutures, IV tubing, and syringes and gets them to needy nations.  One distribution center is here in the Atlanta area.  When items are collected, they are then sorted and prepared for shipment in 40-foot containers to 95 countries.  Sometimes used but good equipment is also sent to hospitals, along with the necessary technological assistance to make it work.

PICTURE CAPTIONS

Lane Conville-Canney (center) accepts a check for $18,000 on behalf of MedShare, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving healthcare in developing countries.  Presenting the check are Art Kleve, President of the Rotary Club of Lawrenceville (left), and Col. Davis Stevenson (right), the Club member who spearheaded the money-raising effort to aid a burn hospital for children in Paraguay.