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ROTARY NOTES
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50/50 WINNER Mark Julian $54.00
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Future Programs Mark Julian
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Monday, November 17, 2008Patrick Sterrett Boy Scouts of America
Monday, November 24, 2008Kevin Tresolini Sports Writer at News Journal
Monday, December 1, 2008Paul Tiernan Newark Chief of Police
Monday, December 8, 2008 TBD
Monday, December 15, 2008Little Sisters of the Poor
Monday, December 22, 2008Holiday Party
Monday, December 29, 2008No Meeting
Monday, January, 5 , 2009 TBD
Monday, January 12, 2009TBD
Quote of the Week:
“Occasional failure is the price of improvement.”
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Last Meeting – November 3, 2008:
Visiting Rotarians & Guests:
· None
Program: Ross Austin
JOHN HENTKOWSKI Polio Plus Program
John Hentkowski discussed the history of Rotary International’s polio eradication efforts and a new program known as “Rotary’s U.S. $100 Million Challenge”. The roots of RI’s Polio Plus program began with a small effort to immunize children initiated with a $200,000 Rotary grant in the Philippines in 1975. The success of this program inspired the World Health Assembly to adopt a resolution in 1985 to eradicate polio world-wide, and RI initiated Polio Plus to assist this effort. The polio eradication program, with practical help from Rotary Clubs across the world, has been amazingly successful. Rotary has contributed $650 million and untold volunteer hours to the effort, and today all but four countries (Nigeria, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan) have been certified as polio-free.
A historic moment occurred earlier this year when a new partnership was forged between RI and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to provide $200 million to finish the goal of achieving a polio-free world. The Gates Foundation has provided a $100 million grant which Rotary will match dollar-for-dollar over three years – to be completed by December 31, 2010. To meet this challenge each club is being asked to raise a minimum of $1,000 annually for the next three years. Rotary District 7630, under the leadership of John, Harold Reece, and others, has been a strong supporter of Polio Plus having raised nearly $1.2 million since 1986. This District’s goal is to make every effort to raise $100 per capita this Rotary year, which would complete the District’s obligation to the challenge by June 30, 2009. Our Club’s Board will discuss various incentive programs at its next meeting, and make recommendations to the membership.
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Up Coming Events:
November 20th Rotary Leadership Institute – Radisson Conference Center – Valley Forge, PA
March 27/28th 2009 Make Dreams Real through Membership Conference – Baltimore, MD
March 31st 2009 Membership Seminar – Dover Downs Hotel – 8am – 12 Noon
April 18th Rotary Leadership Institute – Wilmington Christian School
April 24 – 26th 2009 2008-2009 District Conference 7630 – Williamsburg, VA
May 16th 2009-2010 District Assembly – Dover Downs Hotel
Community Service Projects and Activities:
Salvation Army Bell Ringing
The "miracle" of Christmas is repeated over and over again through the joy of caring and sharing. The traditional red kettle is an integral part of the Christmas scene, with millions of dollars donated each year to aid needy families, seniors, and the homeless, in keeping with the spirit of the season.
Donations provide Christmas dinners, clothing, and toys for families in need. Financial assistance also helps with basic necessities, along with seasonal aid. Families of prisoners often are included.
Volunteers distribute gifts to shut-ins in hospitals and nursing homes, and shelters are open for sit-down dinners. The Salvation Army endeavors to bring spiritual light and love to those it serves at Christmas so that the real meaning of the season is not forgotten.
Many families receive aid over a period of months after the Christmas season as well, people struggling with difficult family, emotional, or employment problems.
Marilyn has done a wonderful job coordinating with the Salvation Army and they are in need of our help this year more than ever. The dates our club will be ringing the bell and collecting donations are as follows:
Thursday November 20th K-Mart 6:00 – 9:00pm
Friday November 28th Macy’s 5:30 – 9:00pm
Thursday December 4th Macy’s 5:30 – 9:00pm
Thursday December 11th Macy’s 5:30 – 9:00pm
Thursday December 18th Macy’s 5:30 – 9:00pm
Hope Dining Room News: Marilyn Maurer
Nothing to report at this time.
Anguilla Twin Club News: Jack Billingsley
Nothing to report at this time.
University of Delaware
Home Games 2008/2009 Season:
November 22nd Villanova 2:30pm
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District and Rotary News & Events:
A Message From the President of RI: November 2008
Dear fellow Rotarians,
The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.
It sounds so simple, yet it means so much.
It means so much to every one of the people touched by Foundation-supported programs every year – the children too poor to go to school, the families who have lost everything in a disaster, the communities that lack sanitation, clean water, and medical care.
It means so much to the two billion children now living lives free from polio. Because of the work that the Foundation has helped support, five million cases of paralysis and more than 250,000 deaths from polio have been prevented.
Today, we are in what we hope will be the last stages of the fight against polio. All of you have helped through your support of our Foundation. Through the Foundation, we are able to be part of the day-to-day work of polio eradication by helping supply the transportation, the fliers, the advertisements, and even the lollipops to ensure we reach all children with the essential oral polio vaccine and make each round of immunization a success.
Those of you who have participated in a National Immunization Day know exactly what I’m talking about when I say there’s nothing like it – nothing like knowing you’re being a part of saving lives and making history. And if you can’t be there yourself, then being part of the work through our Foundation is the next best thing.
Why do we have a Foundation? We have a Foundation because our Foundation lifts Rotary up. It lets every club and every district do the most it possibly can. It allows every one of us to be part of all of Rotary’s work, and it brings that work to greater and greater heights.
As we celebrate Rotary Foundation Month, we should all remember that The Rotary Foundation is our Foundation. It’s here for us and because of us; it allows us to do more, to be more, and to bring more hope to the world. The responsibility for keeping our Foundation strong lies with each of us.
Dong Kurn (D.K.) Lee
District and Rotary News & Events: Continued… RI To Be Inducted Into Polio Hall Of Fame – Dan Nixon – RI News – 10/27/08 In 1958, the United States was well on its way to winning the battle against polio. Mass immunization using the Salk vaccine had succeeded in decreasing the number of cases by more than 90 percent from the peak of 58,000 cases in 1952. Field trials of the Sabin oral vaccine had just begun. The same year, the Polio Hall of Fame was established by the Georgia Department of Labor’s Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation. Seventeen pioneering heroes in the early battle against polio were inducted into the hall, including former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and vaccine inventors Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin. To commemorate its 50th anniversary, the Polio Hall of Fame will induct as members the four spearheading partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative: Rotary International, the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and UNICEF. The induction ceremony will take place on 14 November at 3:30 p.m. in the institute’s quadrangle, featuring special guest speakers Dr. Peter Salk, eldest son of Dr. Jonas Salk, and Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton, a former Warm Springs polio patient. Representatives of the new inductee organizations and family members of the original inductees will attend the ceremony, and the public is also invited. Rotary Foundation Trustee John Germ, who chairs Rotary’s US$100 Million Challenge Committee, will represent Rotary International. The inductee organizations will be honored on a large bronze plaque detailing their contributions to ongoing polio eradication efforts, and the contributions of the original inductees will be highlighted with a matching plaque. Both plaques will be permanently displayed in front of the Polio Hall of Fame’s monument outside Founders Hall, which was unveiled by Eleanor Roosevelt in 1958. Following the ceremony, attendees are invited to a reception at 18:30 and a Franklin D. Roosevelt's Founders Day Dinner at 19:00 in the institute's Georgia Hall. Cost of the reception and dinner is $175 per person, with proceeds benefiting the Roosevelt Warm Springs Development Fund. "It promises to be a great day and a great way to recognize what the four global partners are doing," says Greg Schmieg, executive director of the institute. "The fact that polio was pretty much eradicated in this country 50 years ago doesn't change the fact that it is still an ongoing problem in many parts of the world, and what Rotary and the others have done and continue to do remains a tremendous example that deserves to be honored." For more information on the institute, go to www.rooseveltrehab.org. For reservations to attend the dinner, call 706-655-5669 by 3 November.
A Message From The Chair – Celebrate The Foundation This Month – November 2008
Dear family of Rotary,
November is a very special month on my personal Rotary calendar, and I hope that you share my enthusiasm. All Rotarians can take great pride in the achievements of our Foundation, from our work for polio eradication to our Rotary Centers for International Studies to projects that improve lives every day. And now, we are building on those efforts through our Future Vision Plan.
As a Nigerian, I have seen how The Rotary Foundation is making a difference in my homeland. As Rotary Foundation chair, I have the opportunity to see our Foundation in action throughout the world. I can assure you that your generous contributions to the Annual Programs Fund and Permanent Fund are doing good in myriad ways.
But our contributions to the Foundation go beyond financial support. Rotarian doctors and dentists are serving as volunteers to bring health care to remote, underserved areas. Rotarian families are welcoming Ambassadorial Scholars and Group Study Exchange teams into their homes, establishing lasting international friendships. And millions of children are receiving the precious polio vaccine during National Immunization Days that Rotarians help organize, promote, and carry out with an eye on good stewardship practices.
As you observe Rotary Foundation Month, keep in mind the many ways that you can contribute. Through our combined support, the Foundation will continue to do good in the world for decades to come.
Jonathan Majiyagbe
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