The Rotary Club of Portland, Maine, proudly announces that Dr. Roger Fagan, a distinguished member and doctor of audiology, has been featured in Rotary Magazine for his exceptional contributions to global hearing health. In the article, Dr. Fagan shares his motivation: “Having witnessed the stress that poor hearing causes for families, I wanted to help people like my grandfather and father reconnect with their families through better hearing.”
Dr. Fagan and his wife, Elizabeth, a Doctor of Speech Language Pathology and honorary Portland Rotarian, together established a hearing aid program in the Dominican Republic in 2002, fitting over 4,500 hearing aids and providing solar chargers to extend battery life, ensuring sustainability. Reflecting on Rotary’s impact, Dr. Fagan notes, “Rotary has enabled me to do things that I couldn’t do by myself. When people see the Rotary wheel on my clothes, they know I’m there to help.”
Rotary Magazine, with a circulation of over 500,000, highlights such impactful stories to its global readership.
Portland Rotary extends a heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Fagan for this well-deserved recognition and his unwavering commitment to service above self!
A copy of this article can be found here.
About Portland Rotary & Our 3H Project
Established in 1915, for nearly a century Portland Rotary has been bringing people together across generations who wish to create lasting change in the world, in their communities, and in themselves. We’re part of a global network of more than 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves. For information on becoming a Rotarian, click here.
3H – Hearing, Hands, and H2O
The Portland Rotary’s signature international project is 3H – Hearing, Hands, and H2O in the Dominican Republic. Since 1999, the project has been providing hearing aids, prosthetic hands, and water filters and solar lights to the poorest of the poor in the La Romana area of the Dominican Republic. For more information on the project, click here.
