The Downtown Rotary Club of Sioux Falls is proud to invest $2,500 in a project that’s equal parts practical and profoundly human: helping Steve Sikorski raise the remaining $23,000 needed to build an elevator at 1 the Elena Beldiman Municipal Hospital in Barlad, Romania.
At face value, an elevator is just infrastructure. In reality, it’s access. It’s dignity. It’s a safer, more reliable way for patients—especially seniors, those with mobility challenges, and families navigating medical care —to move through a hospital without barriers. This is what Rotary does best: identify a real need, align the right partners, and convert generosity into measurable outcomes.
This effort is being championed by Steve Sikorski, whose commitment to Service Above Self has been consistent, credible, and deeply lived. Steve is a Paul Harris Fellow +8, Past Club President, Past District Governor, and Past District Treasurer—titles that reflect leadership, but don’t fully capture the story. The story is this: Steve has traveled to Romania 21 times, leading wheelchair distribution trips alongside Rotary and Hope Haven. Trip after trip, he’s helped deliver mobility, independence, and hope—one mission at a time.
That kind of service creates momentum. And momentum is contagious.
We’re honored to Unite for Good with the Barlad Rotary Club and Steve in bringing this elevator project across the finish line. It’s a reminder that global service isn’t abstract—it’s local, personal, and built on relationships. When Rotary clubs collaborate across borders, we don’t just fund projects. We unlock capacity for communities to care for their people better tomorrow than they could yesterday.
If you’ve ever wondered what impact looks like when it becomes tangible, it looks like this: a hospital elevator that will serve patients every day, for years to come.
Together, we’re continuing Rotary’s legacy of compassion, partnership, and real-world impact—one thoughtful project at a time.