'Operation Yuhum' medical mission
A smiling future for hare-lipped and cleft-palate Ilonggo kids may be assured by the Rotary Club of Iloilo City through 'Operation Yuhum.' On December 12-16, the club will bring a team of four experienced surgeons from Manila to perform the necessary operations for children from poor families for free. The Iloilo Provincial Hospital in Pototan will also provide free operating rooms, nurses and beds.
The current efforts of the Club are geared toward fund raising for the medication expenses, including anesthesia, disinfectants, bandages, sutures , needles, etc., that is expected to reach P6,500.00 per patient. The club hopes that at least 50 children can benefit from this project.
In particular the club is organizing a Bingo Social on November 5, at the Iloilo Central Elementary School - quadrangle area, at 2:00 p.m. to help raise these funds. The Bingo tickets are priced at P500 and include a free snack. The major prizes are P20,000 - First Prize; P10,000 - Second Prize; and P5000 - Third Prize . There will also be five consolation prizes of P1,000. Ticket claim stubs are available at all Winners Gym outlets.
To enroll a potential recipient of the 'Operation Yuhum' free medical mission, please contact Project Committee Chairman - Rotarian Markus Duenneisen , or Rotary Ann Eva Duenneisen at telephone number 3374025, or cell-phone number 09275536491 .
On its part, Winners Gym will contribute 5 One- Year LifeStyle packages for the fund-raiser. The One Year Sports Gym Package is valued at P8,000; the One-year packages of Fitness Garden (Fundidor, Molo) and Super Studio ( at the back of Robinsons) - P14,000 each; and the Body Fitness Center (Amigo) and soon to open Skyline Fitness (Jaro), P18,000 each . Interested donors / patrons may exchange the above Certificate-values with cash to help meet the medical mission's objectives, by contacting the same persons at the secretariat of the bingo social.