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Kerrville Morning Rotary Honors Dr. Nancy Chedzoy with a Paul Harris Fellowship Award
A keystone project for Kerrville Morning Rotary is our Medical Eye Equipment Loan Program for medical eye mission projects. Our passion is to do our part in reducing worldwide blindness by encouraging eye-care medical mission trips,” said Lew McCoy, Kerrville Morning Rotary President.
The medical eye equipment loan program is a result of the generosity of Dr. Jack and Lois Thurman. A number of years ago, when Dr. Thurman retired from his medical practice in Weslaco, Texas, and moved to Kerrville, he continued his quest to prevent worldwide blindness by taking his equipment on medical mission trips. After joining Kerrville Morning Rotary, Dr. Thurman decided to put the equipment to greater use and promoted the idea of a loan program to medical eye missionaries. He brought this vision to fruition by donating his expensive medical eye equipment to Kerrville Morning Rotary. Even though Dr. Thurman passed away in 2011, his idea and passion live on through the medical eye equipment loan program initiated and continued by Kerrville Morning Rotary.
Chris and Dr. Alvarez-Chedzoy continue this spirit of service above self by paying for all the maintenance costs for the equipment and are currently responsible for loaning it out.
We owe a debt of gratitude to them both and wanted to honor their service with this Paul Harris Fellowship to Dr. Alvarex-Chedzoy,” said Nancy Riley.
Kerrville Morning Rotary Donates to Raphael Community Free Clinic
Kerrville Morning Rotary recently presented a check for $1,450 to the Raphael Community Free Clinic. The funds helped purchase a temporal artery thermometer and spirometry equipment which is used to diagnose asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other conditions that effect breathing.
"Kerrville Morning Rotary enthusiastically supports this work in our community. It’s an honor to be able to assist in funding this essential ministry," said Waverly Jones, Kerrville Morning Rotary President-Elect.
Kerrville Morning Rotary Supports Families & Literacy, Inc.
Kerrville Morning Rotary presented a $1,100 check to Families & Literacy, Inc. for use in purchasing curriculum.
"Morning Rotary is pleased to support Families & Literacy, Inc.’s adult literacy program. The work done by the organization’s volunteer instructors, staff, and board is exemplary," said Mike Hunter, Morning Rotary President.
Families & Literacy, Inc., a nonprofit adult education organization, offers classes for adults to work toward completing their GED certification. English as a second language classes are also offered to adults with the goal of improving their lives and the lives of their families by gaining reading, writing, and speaking skills.
Kerrville Morning Rotary Sponsors Youth Leadership Development
for Ingram Tom Moore High School Rotary Interact Club
Ingram Tom Moore High School (ITM) juniors and Rotary Interact Club members, Joe Tally-Foos and Kenzie Kowalski recently participated in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) conference. Kerrville Morning Rotary sponsors the ITM Interact Club and was thrilled to underwrite the expenses for these two students to attend the leadership training. ITM Interact Club president, Gladys Chang was sponsored last year by Kerrville Morning Rotary to attend RYLA.
