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"When you think about coastal Labrador, when you think of the cultural sensitivities that we
were working with, when you think of the supply chain - if this could be established in
Natuashish, what could stop us from doing it absolutely anywhere?" Rowsell asks.

A challenge recognized

The idea for Rotary clubs to get involved came about after a Labrador Grenfell Health
executive and a former Happy Valley club member had a conversation about the dialysis
challenges. Happy Valley-Goose Bay, a town about 300 kilometres south of Natuashish, is
one of several in the south of the province where, according to the global grant applications,
the majority of patients receiving dialysis are Indigenous people relocated from isolated
communities in the north "at great personal and social expense" to them and their families.

The international partner for the grants was the Rotary Club of Port Angeles, Washington, an
area that is also home to Indigenous groups, member Ann Murakami says. Members' work to
implement the grants stretched into early last year.

A model for remote areas
The project's early success is promising for isolated locations. "It's being watched on a whole
bunch of levels for its potential benefits, but also its potential spread," Goodyear says. "For
me, it underlines the word 'global' in global grant when what we do here could have an effect
on other parts of the world."

Meeting this challenge proved to everyone involved that dialysis in remote places could be
accomplished, with the potential to one day help people in other areas, Rowsell says. For
that, she adds, the success of the project was the highlight of her career.

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Program for the weeks ahead

Date Jun 1 Jun 8 Jun 15 Jun 22

Mooloolaba Mooloolaba Bowls Headland Golf
Venue Mooloolaba Bowls Club
Bowls Club Club Club

The Value Club
Subject The mountain experience Heart For Kids
Negotiator Changeover

Everyone to share their favourite Brett and Connie
Speaker Glin Bayley Various
experience from our time away. Glover
Donna Paul
Chairperson Phil BALLINGER Malcolm MCCOLM
DUNCAN WARREN

Speaker Vicki Lindsay ROCK
Host STEWART

Alison
Front Desk Andrew LEHMANN John OATES Alison YOUNG
YOUNG

Meet & Lyn EPPS
Greet

Andrew
Sergeant Andrew BUTTERWORTH
BUTTERWORTH