Give Forward

Hi everyone! Every year the Rotaract Club of Chicago takes on an international service project. This year, my fellow Rotaract members and I have teamed up with the Rotary Club of Itai, Brazil to raise money to open an intensive care unit in the small town of Itai. We’ve been undergoing fundraising efforts here in Chicago and now we need your help! Please join our efforts by donating through this site. Any amount helps and is truly appreciated.

In June, members from our club will be traveling to Itai to meet the members of the community we are helping. Hopefully I can make the trip to see firsthand the impact that the ICU has had on the town of Itai!

Additionally, all donations to this project are tax-deductible. This website will automatically provide you with a receipt for your tax filings.

Read more about the project below!
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Rotaract Chicago, will be donating medical equipment to open an intensive care unit (ICU) in Itaí, a rural town near São Paulo, Brazil. We will be working in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Itaí to complete the opening of the ICU.

The ICU will open in Itaí's only hospital, which provides the vast majority of medical services for free. The hospital’s patients are primarily impoverished rural workers that cannot pay for medical care. Since the hospital does not have an ICU, critically ill patients currently must be transferred to other cities for care, which creates delays of 6 to 72 hours. This delay has proven deadly for some patients in the community of Itaí.

Our goal is to purchase $14,000 worth of medical equipment necessary for a fully operating ICU. I’ve pledged to personally raise $250 dollars.

Please consider making a donation to help us in our efforts to make intensive medical care available in the community of Itaí.

A little bit about Rotaract: Supported by the Rotary Club of Chicago, the first and oldest Rotary club in the world, the Rotaract Club of Chicago is an organization of young professionals who believe they can make a difference.