Beyond The Smile Artist (3/4)
Wellington The Magazine: Fridays at your office is not business as usual. What do you and your office staff do?
Dr. Jiveh: Our office is a team. We are involved in many charity organizations. On Fridays, we volunteer at Caridad; a medical and dental clinic that serves migrant workers. We look forward to going there since we have so much fun. We get much appreciation for our service. Patients usually line up starting at 5 a.m. It’s amazing to me how Caridad does so much with so little. The tools are primitive, but the doctors and caregivers are so extraordinary. Taking my staff there gives us a different perspective on what we try to do as healthcare professionals. I am so blessed to be able to have the time and the resources to give back.
Wellington The Magazine: You are the president-elect of the Wellington Rotary Club. How does Rotary’s “Service Above Self” philosophy coincide with your own?
Dr. Jiveh: I once read, “Let deeds, not words, be your adorning.” That has stuck with me all my life. I recall the first time I was invited to a Rotary dinner. I realized that this is a group driven by service. They truly enjoy the task of giving back to their community. I was pleasantly surprised to realize how my ideals parallel the club’s vision. Everyone serves without expecting reward or praise.
This Wellington club fulfills this community, but the idea is universal in Rotary International, which celebrates the differences in cultures and educates us on others, realizing that humanity is one. Its humanitarian service encourages high ethical standards in all vocations and helps build good will in the world. I am so proud and honored to be chosen as president-elect of such a prestigious group. What I would love to bring to the club is ongoing awareness and education of the diversity of our brothers and sisters across the globe. I have always believed that once people educate themselves and understand each other’s differences, it will create respect and understanding. Differences in cultures should be celebrated to the fullest.
What’s great about Rotary is that its ideals are put into use and actions. Service, no matter how small, is the utmost gift one can render. In the Rotarian magazine, there was a quote from a kid in India: “Rotary has taught me how an ordinary citizen from a small town can be a world citizen.” Wow! There are 1.2 million members with 32,000 clubs in over 170 countries whose motto is “service above self.” The members are from different backgrounds and professions who volunteer their time and talents to serve their communities and the world. How awesome is that?
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