Wakefield Rotary Commits to Rotaplast Mission in Philippines

Wakefield Rotary is once again supporting the Rotaplast Mission to Cebu City, Philippines slated for March 8-23, 2025. This will be the 15th mission sponsored by the Rotary district and Wakefield Rotary is giving Wakefield area residents a chance to help with this international mission.

Rotaplast International, Inc. is committed to helping children and families worldwide by eliminating the burden of cleft lip and/or palate, burn scarring, and other deformities. Working with local professionals, Rotarians, and other organizations, Rotaplast sends multidisciplinary medical teams to provide free reconstructive surgery, ancillary treatment, and training for this comprehensive care of these children. The aim is to help local professionals build sustainable models for the care of these children, improving their lives and those of their families.

In 2025, the goal is to perform 150 surgical procedures, bringing total surgeries sponsored to over 1,400! All medical equipment and supplies are shipped with the team, and the $120,000 mission ($800 per surgery) is funded by private donations and the district’s Rotary Clubs. The greater Boston area is sending 8 non-medical volunteers.

With your support, we can make a real difference in the lives of children restoring their dignity, and giving them the ability to smile, swallow, eat, breathe and speak more normally.

Donations to this Rotaplast mission are requested by November 26 and can be written and mailed to Wakefield Rotary, P. O. Box 431, Wakefield, MA 01880. Checks should be maid payable to Rotaplast International.

About Rotary International and Wakefield Rotary Club

Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. There are 1.2 million Rotarians in 160 countries worldwide. The first Rotary Club was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1905 by an attorney named Paul Harris and several of his colleagues. The name “Rotary” was derived from the early practice of rotating meetings among each of the members’ offices. The Rotary motto is “Service above self”. The Wakefield Rotary Club meets each Tuesday at noon at Brightview on Crescent Street. For more information on the club’s initiatives or to join the Wakefield Rotary Club, visit www.wakefieldrotaryclub.org or contact us at wakefieldrotaryclub@yahoo.com.