Boston University’s Rotaract Club, a community service club dedicated to national and international service projects, raised $5,000 over two years for a Salvadoran boy in need of an open-heart operation. The money was used to pay for Melvin Trujillo’s flight and his surgery, which Salvadoran doctors were unable to perform. Melvin and his mother are living in an apartment donated by BU until he is healthy enough to fly home. Approximately 5.5 million children who suffer from Melvin’s condition are awaiting surgery in under-developed nations worldwide.

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