Bulletin – January 13 2009Posted by admin on January 15th, 2009
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
March 8th – 60th SRCA Dinner at Holiday Inn Willowbrook.
March 19th – Cicero Chamber of Commerce Dinner at Crystal Skye
From Rotary International:
Amid famine, water scarcity, disease outbreaks, and rampant inflation in Zimbabwe, six Rotary clubs in as many countries are bringing hope to people there. The project is establishing water wells and vegetable and tree gardens at seven schools in the country. A US$6,650 Rotary Foundation Matching Grant, combined with sponsor contributions, has provided a total of $16,950 in funding for the effort.
The project began in 2007, sponsored by the Rotary clubs of Grenaa and Grenaa-Djurs, Denmark; Tûri, Estonia; Grossefehn/Wiesmoor, Germany; Drøbak, Norway; and Hunyani, Zimbabwe. Recent support has also come from the Rotary Club of Åmål, Sweden. Pump Aid, a nongovernmental organization, is managing installation and maintenance of the wells. Environment Africa, another NGO, oversees creation of the gardens, designed to help feed area residents and provide some with a livelihood. The organization is headed by Charlene Hewat, of the Hunyani club.
“There was life and happiness around, and I was delighted to see everyone smiling and extending their gratefulness to Rotary for supporting the well
project,” said Nedziwe, who is based in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, and is a former Rotary World Peace Fellow (Zimbabwe to Australia, 06-08).
QUIP OF THE WEEK:
A Hack Golfer spends a day at a plush country club, playing golf and enjoying the luxury of a complimentary caddy. As usual, he plays a terrible game. Round about the 18th hole, he spots a lake off to the left of the fairway. He looks at the caddy and says, ‚ÄúI‚Äôve played so poorly today that I think I‚Äôm going to go drown myself in that lake.‚ The caddy looks back at him and says, ‚ÄúI don‚Äôt think you could keep your head down that long.‚
