The Gift of Life, Inc., is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving the lives of children suffering from congenital heart defects. Mission
To further the cause of world peace and understanding by facilitating free medical services to children suffering from heart disease regardless of race, creed, s*x or national origin and who otherwise lack access to such services. Company Overview
The lives
of more than 10,000 children from countries throughout the world have been saved through the miracle of open-heart surgery, in medical centers throughout the U.S. and in participating Gift of Life hospitals in Russia, Israel, Malaysia, China, Ukraine, India, Dominican Republic and the Philippines. Dedicated surgeons and nurses donate their skill to the cause. American families assist Rotarians as hosts and interpreters, bringing warmth and comfort to children and their escorts. Description
The Gift of Life, Inc. a Global Mission officially founded by Rotary District 7250 in 1975, The Gift of Life, Inc. is a dynamic international service program. Its purpose is to further the cause of world peace and understanding by facilitating free medical services, including life saving surgery to children up to the age of 18 suffering from congenital heart defects, and other similar or allied illnesses, regardless of race, creed, gender, religion, or national origin, and who would otherwise lack access to such medical care. The Gift of Life, Inc., is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt corporation whose Board of Directors and members are comprised of Rotarians of District 7250 (Brooklyn, Queens, and Nassau Counties in New York) and members of local ethnic organizations. General Information
The Gift of Life is a crusade of the heart, touching children in peril. An idea born in 1975 to a group of Rotarians from Manhasset, Long Island, NY, is today a global effort. We reach out to many children, who would otherwise die, and heal their failing hearts with the miracle of cardiac surgery. Our outreach spans the world, nurtured by compassion for young victims we alone can cure. Each child whose future we restore is a tribute to humanity and love, helping build bridges of friendship and peace among people everywhere. The lives of more than 10,000 children from countries throughout the world have been saved through the miracle of open-heart surgery, in medical centers throughout the U.S. Gift of Life is a dynamic program of Rotary District 7250 in partnership with the Rotary members and physicians worldwide who evaluate children for treatment in our country. Foreign doctors may also receive technical training on these shores and return to help children in their own lands. We have since opened pathways to Korea, Poland, the Russian Republics, China, Caribbean Nations and to places as distant as Mongolia, medically screening many thousands of children for lifesaving surgery. The spirit of the Gift of Life ignores borders. Medically advanced countries are being encouraged to do as we do – to open their own hospital doors to imperiled youngsters from developing nations. With the Gift of Life as an international model, cardiac medicine will extend its power to save many who were unreachable before. The Gift of Life has also become more of a public presence through fund raising programs like Save-A-Child, Skate for Life, golf outings, regattas and Walk-A-Thons.
