Jan 2

Jan 2 Rotary International president to visit Kinston

Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta from West Bengal, India RI President biography will be in North Carolina for a visit to Rotary District 7730. Included in his itinerary is a visit to EastPoint Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc. and Additive America, Inc. in Kinston. Paul Sugg, member of the Rotary Club of Kinston, will host a tour of the facilities for President Mehta. This will be held at 310 Airport Rd. in Kinston on Monday, January 10, 2022. The RI President is expected to arrive around 10:30 am and tour until approximately 1:00pm before heading back to stay in Wilmington. President of the Rotary Club of Kinston Jeremy Jones and District Governor Ellen Deaton, along with other Rotary dignitaries, will be doing presentations during the event.

The RI President is expected to arrive in North Carolina on Sunday for a brief visit to the eastern North Carolina Rotary District. He will be speaking at the Rotary district annual Foundation Banquet on Tuesday evening January 11, 2022, in Wallace at River Landing.

Health care workers in India who received the 3D printed face shields and their handwritten note thanking members of the Rotaract Club of Lenoir County.

The local Rotaract Club of Kinston, along with Additive America, were able to deliver 3D printed face shields for medical workers in India in June of this year to help with the medical needs for personal protective equipment for their health care workers. Dr. Nischal Pandey was responsible for getting the face shields delivered to the needed areas hit hardest by COVID during the pandemic.

Paul Sugg, EastPoint President and CFO of Additive America states, “I am not sure we have ever had a Rotary International President come to our community in Kinston. We were happy to help place face shields on medical workers in India and to watch this come full-circle, with a visit from President Mehta of India, getting to see the location that helped his country in a time of need, is truly a great honor.”

Bryan Craft, President of the Rotaract Club of Lenoir County states, “When we were approached about the need, our Rotaract Club was excited to help. I work in the 3D printing industry and helping others is what we do in business and in our Rotary and Rotaract Clubs. The handwritten note of thanks from the healthcare workers in India truly touched my heart and I am thankful for an organization that believes in service to others.”