Thanks to the 12 Rotarians plus spouses and children who all worked sorting food at the CROSS food shelf. President Jack Hines presented a $1000 check.
Club presents a $1000 check to CROSS Food Shelf
Month: May 2011
“Power of Vaccines” panel features Bill Gates, Diane Sawyer
If you missed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation web-cast with Diane Sawyer you can read the web-cast at this link.
This web cast talks about the extraordinary progress in the fight to eradicate polio and the enormous lifesaving potential of vaccines. The global immunization effort has reduced polio by 99%. In the web-cast, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Gates Foundation, joins global leaders to discuss what the past can reach us about protecting children around the world from polio and other vaccine-preventable disease. The event was moderated by ABC World News anchor Diane Sawyer.
New free Rotary Club Locator iphone app available
Traveling and want to visit a local Rotary club for a makeup meeting? You can now search for a Rotary club with RI’s free iphone app. In the Apple app store it’s called the Rotary Club Locator from Rotary International. The app will also be available for Android phones soon. Click on the picture and you will be directed to the app download at itunes.
- Rotary Club Locator
STRIVE material draw interest at District Conference
Bruce Johnson reports that Rogers representatives had great conversations with several District 5950 clubs that expressed interest in our STRIVE curriculum. Thanks to Floyd Ingersoll, Bruce Johnson and Charlene Ribaudo for setting up and manning the table.
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Rivers of Hope – Advocates for Ending Family Violence
Rivers of Hope is having a breakfast fundraiser on Wednesday, May 4th from 7-8am at the Monticello Community Center located at 305 Walnut Street, Monticello, MN (next to Cargill).
Our club will attend in lieu of our meeting.
Support Safe Water
Rotary International’s President Bill Boyd and President-elect Wilfred Wilkinson have asked all clubs to participate in a water project in a developing country. They have also asked us to increase our giving to the Annual Fund of The Rotary Foundation. Support for Safe Water projects should be in addition to not in place of our support of The Rotary Foundation. We have combined the power of increased giving to the Annual Fund with the power of matching support grants from R.I. and other Non-governmental Organizations to fund our projects. Increased support dollars given to TRF are dedicated to water projects when they return to the District as DDF dollars in three years. The DDF dollars are matched 100% by R.I. Matching Grants. In essence, clubs are paying ahead. We Make it Easier to Help SafeWater Plus can provide speakers and program support to help clubs and Districts get started on a water project. Our “cookie cutter” plan is very easily adopted and modified to fit any club or District in the Rotary world.