27/02/2026
Great night last night as we welcomed Grace, and her mum Sam, to club to tell us all about her forthcoming internship in the Philippines. Since the age of 15 she has been 'nagging' her parents to allow her to follow her dream of a career in Paediatrics. To get ahead of the competition for university places she felt an internship working alongside Health Professionals was the way to go. Apart from experiences at Royal Cornwall Hospital Treliske, she has taken three jobs, run quizzes and other fundraising activities to raise the £3000 to get her to the Philippines to get real world clinical time with Healthcare Professionals in a very different system to ours. She showed real maturity in the delivery of her talk and welcomed many questions for our members on her aspirations for the future.
Our members were so impressed, we sent her away with a donation of £ 250.00 which we feel is a worthwhile investment in our future healthcare workers, Grace in particular. We look forward to welcoming her back post secondment to tell us all about the experience.
Rotary International District 1175 Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland Rotary International Marketing - Rotary in the South West
Graces Fundraising For Philippines Internship