2026 D5000 International Service Project: ROOTS (Regional Outreach Opportunities for Training and Sustainability) for a Healthy Micronesia, May 4-7, 2026
Please join us for our official Rotary District 5000 Service Trip to the Federated States of Micronesia May 2-9. We will be staying on the island of Pohnpei. We will focus on basic community health-related screenings and trainings including nutrition, vision, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and first aid. If you don’t have health care experience, don’t worry, we’ll provide training. For more details, please join us at our information session on Thu Jan 29th at 4:30pm.
Two Main Objectives:
• Advancing sustainable emergency, critical, and ophthalmic care through training and medical equipment donation to Chuuk and Pohnpei through Dr. Lorenzo Albala, Dr. Sila Bal, Dr. Cecily Wang, Dr. James Ham, and Paramedic Chico Caballero.
• Advancing sustainable community health and wellbeing through Rotarian-led workshops and screenings at community health and wellbeing fairs utilizing local and international partnerships