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Every year, bicyclists embark on a five day sponsored ride around Northwest Ohio to raise money for MESA, Medical Equipment and Supplies Abroad. This year's tour set off from Findlay on September 18th and ended in Ottawa on September 22nd with a stop in Lima on September 20. Rider participation was down this year, but the riders were energetic and enthusiastic about the tour and the money they raise for MESA. Each of them took the microphone to talk about the good MESA does in the world. MESA is a project of Rotary District 6600 which collects and sends medical and educational materials around the globe. In the United States, there’s a huge wealth of usable medical equipment and supplies that are no longer in service. The second-hand surplus in our country is often state-of-the-art to the healing needs of developing countries. Rotarians have the resources to collect, sort, identify, store and ship millions of dollars of still-us-able medical supplies and equipment. The supplies and equipment go from MESA’s warehouse in Fostoria, into a shipping container, and then into the port of a local Rotary Club for distribution. The Lima Rotary Foundation presented the riders with a check for $5,000 to help with the mission.   |
