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Joan Bohls, a board member and past president of the Rotary’s E-Club Central Texas chapter, was a featured speaker at the regular meeting of the Rotary Club of Taylor Dec. 29.  Both chapters are partnering to fund an oxygen regeneration plant in Liberia. Courtesy photo by the Rev. George QualleyA young boy is transported to a hospital in a rural area of Liberia. Courtesy photo

TAYLOR — In rural areas of Liberia, many hospitals do not have supplemental oxygen for patients, due decades of civil war that destroyed the country’s infrastructure. To help, the Rotary Club of Taylor, the Rotary E-Club of Central Texas, as well as several other clubs, are partnering with the Rotary Club of Sinkor, Liberia to fund an oxygen regeneration plant that could be used for 77 Liberian hospitals and clinics.“We are partnering with a rotary club in Liberia to do a global grant,” said Bastrop resident Joan Bohls, a past president of the E-Club, which currently has three members from Liberia. Bohls said the project will cost $125,178, and it will be funded in part through ...

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