Saving Mothers and Children

By educating and expanding quality health care, Rotary projects enable mothers and children to live long lives and have opportunities for strong, healthy futures.

ORCCA DENTAL

All children should have access to effective oral healthcare. The Rotary Club of Sidney by the Sea has been a longtime supporter of ORCCA Dental Clinic, a Sidney-based society that provides children from low-income families access to oral care.

Photo courtesy of Saanich Peninsula Community Foundation.

JENEECE PLACE

Our Rotary club has supported Jeneece Place with funding for furnishings, equipment and other things to support its mission to provide a home for children and their families while the children receive medical care in Victoria.

BRAZIL HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT

In response to a urgent need for multiparametric monitoring equipment identified by the Seara do Bem Children’s Hospital in Otacilio Costa, Brazil, the Rotary Club of Sidney by the Sea partnered with the Rotary Club of Lages North to provide the equipment for children admitted to the hospital’s intensive care unit. The value of this project was approximately $18,000 USD.

Photo courtesy of Hospital Infantil Seara do Bem.

BRAZIL HYDROTHERAPY POOL

Responding to a need from the Association of Parents and Friends of Exceptional Children (APEA) in Otacilio Costa, Brazil, the Rotary Club of Sidney by the Sea provided a hydrotherapy pool, hot water boiler and patient lift for the organization’s facility. APEA supports individuals with intellectual disabilities. The value of this project was approximately $15,000 USD.

By educating and expanding quality health care, Rotary projects enable mothers and children to live long lives and have opportunities for strong, healthy futures.

ORCCA DENTAL

All children should have access to effective oral healthcare. The Rotary Club of Sidney by the Sea has been a longtime supporter of ORCCA Dental Clinic, a Sidney-based society that provides children from low-income families access to oral care.

Photo courtesy of Saanich Peninsula Community Foundation.

JENEECE PLACE

Our Rotary club has supported Jeneece Place with funding for furnishings, equipment and other things to support its mission to provide a home for children and their families while the children receive medical care in Victoria.

BRAZIL HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT

In response to a urgent need for multiparametric monitoring equipment identified by the Seara do Bem Children’s Hospital in Otacilio Costa, Brazil, the Rotary Club of Sidney by the Sea partnered with the Rotary Club of Lages North to provide the equipment for children admitted to the hospital’s intensive care unit. The value of this project was approximately $18,000 USD.

Photo courtesy of Hospital Infantil Seara do Bem.

BRAZIL HYDROTHERAPY POOL

Responding to a need from the Association of Parents and Friends of Exceptional Children (APEA) in Otacilio Costa, Brazil, the Rotary Club of Sidney by the Sea provided a hydrotherapy pool, hot water boiler and patient lift for the organization’s facility. APEA supports individuals with intellectual disabilities. The value of this project was approximately $15,000 USD.