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The Rotary Club of Calgary is an organization of professional and community leaders who come together through commitment and fellowship to create opportunities and a better future for generations to follow. Calgary, Alberta ● Chartered April 1914 ● Club #949 Suite 300, 105 – 12 th Avenue SE, Calgary Alberta T2G 1A1 Tel: (403) 398-9969 ● Fax: (403) 264-2393 www.rotaryclubofcalgary.org ● [email protected] President: Ron Esch ● Vice-President: Sid Mark RI President: Gary C.K. Huang ● District Governor: Garth Toombs COG Staff August 1 Issue Editor Craig Henderson Reporting Bill Avery Photography Ralph Lundberg Sponsorships L. Larson / K. Podmoroff Office Support Jo-Ann Clarke Volume 32 Number 04 August 1, 2014 District No. 5360 Dr. Drew Cahoon – Dentistry in Africa Bev Gallagher introduced our speaker, Dr. Drew Cahoon, who spoke to us about dentistry in Uganda and Rwanda. He began working in Africa in February 2005 when he and his daughter went to Uganda with Rotary. Their thought was to work at a few orphanages and hospitals, before returning to Raymond, Alberta, with the conviction that they had completed their humanitarian service in Africa. However, while in Uganda, Dr. Cahoon became convinced that he had much more to offer, and committed to return to Uganda twice a year for the following five years. He met with the faculty of the Department of Dentistry of Makerere University’s Health Sciences college in Kampala, and surveyed its dental chairs, which were donated to the school in 1968 by the Danish government. These chairs were at least 32 years old at the time, and only five of forty-one chairs were in good working order. They dreamed of renovating the clinic, which would involve acquiring twenty new chairs plus new X-ray equipment, and resolved to reopen the clinic by August 2007. Dr. Cahoon raised $1,200,000 in donations from many individuals, plus thirteen organizations, including the Rotary Foundation. With the help of Dentaid UK, and Jeremy Pryer of Victoria, he was able to successfully train a number of technicians and restore some of the used dental equipment. The Ugandan Education ministry led the renovation of the dental school’s building and the new equipment was installed. The grand opening took place on schedule, and budget, on August 3, 2007. Since that time, Dr. Cahoon has teamed up with Deseret International and the Academy of LDS Dentists to provide several lectures to the Uganda Dental Association, and courses at Mulago Dental School. He thought that his next project would be in India, but he was visited at Mulago by faculty from Kigali Health Institute, who convinced him to go to Kigali and help to develop the dental profession in Rwanda. Since 2009, Dr. Cahoon has brought many dental practitioners to Rwanda to offer dental training in that country. He and his sponsors have provided tens of thousands of dollars of dental equipment and instruments to course participants and their clinics in Rwanda.
Transcript of Volume 32 - Number 04 - .NET Framework
The Rotary Club of Calgaryis an organization ofprofessional and communityleaders who come togetherthrough commitment andfellowship to createopportunities and a betterfuture for generations to follow.
Calgary, Alberta ● Chartered April 1914 ● Club #949Suite 300, 105 – 12th Avenue SE, Calgary Alberta T2G 1A1
Tel: (403) 398-9969 ● Fax: (403) 264-2393www.rotaryclubofcalgary.org ● [email protected]
President: Ron Esch ● Vice-President: Sid MarkRI President: Gary C.K. Huang ● District Governor: Garth Toombs
COG Staff August 1 IssueEditor Craig HendersonReporting Bill AveryPhotography Ralph LundbergSponsorships L.Larson /K.PodmoroffOffice Support Jo-Ann Clarke
Volume 32Number 04August 1, 2014District No. 5360
Dr. Drew Cahoon – Dentistry in AfricaBev Gallagher introduced our speaker, Dr. Drew Cahoon, who spoke to us about dentistry in Uganda and Rwanda.He began working in Africa in February 2005 when he and his daughter went to Uganda with Rotary. Their thoughtwas to work at a few orphanages and hospitals, before returning to Raymond, Alberta, with the conviction that theyhad completed their humanitarian service in Africa. However, while in Uganda, Dr. Cahoon became convinced thathe had much more to offer, and committed to return to Uganda twice a year for the following five years.
He met with the faculty of the Department of Dentistry of Makerere University’s Health Sciences college in Kampala,and surveyed its dental chairs, which were donated to the school in 1968 by the Danish government. These chairswere at least 32 years old at the time, and only five of forty-one chairs were in good working order. They dreamed ofrenovating the clinic, which would involve acquiring twenty new chairs plus new X-ray equipment, and resolved toreopen the clinic by August 2007.
Dr. Cahoon raised $1,200,000 in donations from many individuals, plus thirteen organizations, including the RotaryFoundation. With the help of Dentaid UK, and Jeremy Pryer of Victoria, he was able to successfully train a numberof technicians and restore some of the used dental equipment. The Ugandan Education ministry led the renovationof the dental school’s building and the new equipment was installed. The grand opening took place on schedule,and budget, on August 3, 2007.
Since that time, Dr. Cahoon has teamed up with Deseret International and the Academy of LDS Dentists to provideseveral lectures to the Uganda Dental Association, and courses at Mulago Dental School. He thought that his nextproject would be in India, but he was visited at Mulago by faculty from Kigali Health Institute, who convinced him togo to Kigali and help to develop the dental profession in Rwanda. Since 2009, Dr. Cahoon has brought manydental practitioners to Rwanda to offer dental training in that country. He and his sponsors have provided tens ofthousands of dollars of dental equipment and instruments to course participants and their clinics in Rwanda.
Trevor Axworthy presents Rotarybanner from Christchurch
Hatice (Yegana’s sister) presentsRotary banner from Baku
Charles Pratt thanksour speaker
Charles Pratt thanked Dr. Cahoon by presenting him with our club’s usualcertificate, acknowledging the club’s donation to CAWST that was made inhis honour.
The MeetingThe meeting began when our head table arrived to vigorous hand clapping,as there was no piano accompaniment this week. Club president Ron Eschprovided opening remarks on the world wide importance of Rotary in view ofthe conflicts currently afflicting parts of the world. Ann Toombs then led us inan a cappella rendition of O Canada, and delivered an invocation that builton the theme from Ron’s opening remarks.
Trevor Axworthy presented the club with banners from the two Rotary clubshe visited in Christchurch, New Zealand while on route from the InternationalConference in Sydney. Both Robert Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton dined atChristchurch club before departing on their Antarctic adventures.
Hatice, sister of our own Yegana Alasgarova, presented a banner from herhome Rotary club in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Larry Shelley told an amazing story of an informal dinner that club memberLou MacEachern put on at his place in Prince Edward Island. He offered hispersonal greetings to each of the 150 guests invited to his dinner.
Ron Esch presented a special Paul Harris pin to Eva Friesen to mark hertenure as Club President in our Centennial year.
Doruk Ozulu, a visiting Rotarian from Istanbul, Turkey, exchanged bannerswith Ron Esch. That makes four banners we received this week!
Ron Esch then thanked this week’s entrance volunteers: Gord Cumming andSean Baylis, Bill Gillott (coffee ticket sales), greeter Barbara Young, and ourSergeant-at-Arms Lorne Larson. He also thanked this week’s COG SponsorBill Redmond of Bucars RV Centre.
George Edworthy is our longest-serving (51 years) active member. As a carbuff, George has collected twenty-one vintage automobiles, and the time hascome for him to pass on his collection. He would like to provide Rotarianswith “first-chance” opportunities to acquire some of his cars, and has offeredto donate ten per cent of any proceeds to the Rotary fellowship. If anyone isinterested in purchasing one of George’s automobiles, he can be reached byat 403-242-2731 or by email: [email protected].
Eric Bennett announced our visitors and guests, as well as club memberscelebrating birthdays this week. The biographies of our birthday celebrantsthat Eric reads out this week are researched by Bob Ermter. A big thank-yougoes out to Bob for allowing us to get to know each other a little better. In asimilar vein, Eric took to the podium to describe his relationship with Rotaryas part of our club’s member engagement initiative.
A letter was read on behalf of the Alberta Association for Community Livingand the Rotary Partnership to thank us for our efforts in creating employmentopportunities for persons with disabilities. Allan McMillan and David Hoodwere acknowledged for creating one position each in their organizations. Inrecognition of this, Allan, David and the Rotary Club of Calgary have beenawarded the Frank Devlyn award.
Thank-you Rotarian Bill Redmond and Bucars RV Centrefor sponsoring this week’s COG Newsletter
Ron presents Eva with a specialRotary pin
Rotary Youth ExchangeWe are pleased to welcome Tony Howard to the Youth Exchange Committee.
Simon Peer (this year’s adopted son) arrives in Calgary on Aug. 22nd and willreside with Craig and Michèle Henderson until Oct. 1st, at which time he willmove to Barb and Gerry Young's home. We tentatively have a host family forJanuary and February 2015, but will still need one for March 1st to mid-July.
Trevor and Mary Axworthy will be Simon’s Emergency Back-up Host Familyfor the year.
Please contact us if you have any questions or would like to explore hostingopportunities.
Laurene Wilson & John Hsu.
Upcoming MeetingsAugust 12 Thomas Lukaszuk, PC Leadership Candidate
August 19 Mark Salkeld, Market Activities, Opportunities andChallenges in the Petroleum Services Association
Visiting Rotarian Doruk Ozulupresents banner from Turkey
Eric Bennett on his Rotary life
Rotary sisters Yegana and Hatice.From Baku to Calgary!
Past RYE student Lise Lykkevisits again from Denmark
Meeting Notice: Rotary Club of Calgary WestThe Calgary West club, which meets on Fridays at 12:15, is meeting at the Grey Eagle Hotel (beside thecasino) on a trial basis. Our trial meetings will be those of August 8, 15, 22 and 29. Meeting attendeeswill have a choice of soup and sandwich, or a full dinner.
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