Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children (ROMAC)

 

Committee members:  

Dianne McIntyre - Secretary

Paul Isaac   Wheelers Hill

Margaret Mason   Bentleigh Moorabbin Central

Bill Haywood   Waverley

 

ROMAC is an RI approved program in operation since 1988.  It provides life-saving and/or dignity restoring surgery at Australian and New Zealand hospitals for children from developing countries.  Since 1988, more than 500 children have been treated.  ROMAC relies on donations to fund the children’s treatment at an average cost of $25,000 per child.  Depending on funds, and the availability of hospital beds, at any one time more than 100  children are awaiting treatment. There are currently over 200 on the waiting list.  Our ROMAC Goal  for D9810 is to raise $50,000 to improve the lives of two ROMAC patients’ each year. With the help of all the clubs, this should be achievable.

For further information please visit www.romac.org.au where you will find the latest newsletters, Annual Reports, patient stories, donation details and lots more information about how you can be involved.

Thanks for your interest in ROMAC and feel free to contact Gavan McIntyre at any time. We aim to do a ROMAC presentation at each club every 2 years, so if you would like a speaker to visit your club, please contact us.