Welcome to the 635th meeting of the Rotary Club of Dixie Sunrise.
Today, Damon Mortenson, Dr. Lance Greer, and Dr. Paul Gooch reported on their March 2009 humanitarian trip to Caborca, Mexico. This project was a combined effort between our Rotary Club, the Washington Lions Club, and the Caborca Lions Club.
We worked for two days seeing needy patients in Caborca which is located about 90 miles south of the border town, Sonoyta in Mexico's state of Sonora. In all, we saw 510 patients, we fit 298 pairs of used eye glasses, and we scheduled about 45 patients for cataract surgery. It took four doctors, over 20 support staff from the U.S. side, and about 15-20 support staff from the Caborca Lions club to pull it off. It also took countless hours to collect, clean, and label the thousands of pairs of used eye glasses that we used to dispense those 298 pair. Thanks to the efforts of several Eagle Scouts, Rotarians and their families, and local Lions and their families. A special thanks to Todd Watts for the use of his facility for glasses prep--for so many late Wednesday evenings. Also a special thanks to Drs. Russ Miller and Kent Albrecht who joined us and helped with the arrangements in Mexico. A lot of compassion went into helping our friends in Mexico.
Enjoy the photo-journey below:
Getting the glasses ready.
Border Crossing at Sonoyta
Lined up and waiting at the Clinica De LaVista, Club de Leones
Dos Amigos making Mexico a safer place to drive, two patients at a time
How do you describe seeing for the first time in your life?
"I'll bet we have just the pair!"
We don't speak Spanish, but we know the joy of sight when we see it.
True Love: Seeing your husband for the first time after 20 years of marriage.
A busy dispensary
Nacho Libre taking a break from a long day of work.
Lions know how to eat and sing
Carne Asada!
The U.S. Crew
A taste of the beach before heading home.
Squeezing a few more patients into the trip: Checking eyes in Paradise! BLOOPERS!
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