HELP FOR HAITI 6: Rotary Medical ClinicPosted by admin on January 27th, 2010

Dear District Rotarians:

Local District 6450 Rotarians working with partners in Florida and Haiti and the District HELP Committee have launched a sustainable plan for a medical mission in Haiti near Petit-Goave, near the epicenter of the earthquake. The Rotary Clinic will be built to high earthquake standards and serve as an enduring community clinic in about 8 months after funding.

We ask each District Club to consider a donation to this project. For a quick look at the area click on the following link:

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/haiti/story/1445915.html

In a disaster such as this, there are immediate needs and long-term needs to consider. This project hopefully will serve the longer term requirements of healing population. Please ask your Club Boards to consider project and donate to it today.

For additional information please contact:
Brian Andersen 630-985-4600
Paul Carlson 630-759-7636
Pat Merryweather 630-416-8693
Larry Stichweh 630-257-5888

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Bulletin – January 12, 2010Posted by admin on January 27th, 2010

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Deb has Polio Plus stickers for $1.00 a piece. We are up to $350+ on the goal to reach $1,000.

Rotary International Comments:

You’re almost there, was the message reporter Penny LeGate gave to district governors-elect during the 2010 International Assembly in an update on Rotary’s efforts to eradicate polio.

LeGate, a news anchor and reporter for KIRO-TV in Seattle, Washington, USA, has traveled with Rotarians to countries such as Ethiopia and India to participate in and report on National Immunization Days (NIDs).

“At this time in history, you’re in the home stretch, you’re walking the last mile, but it’s not proving to be easy,” she said during the fourth plenary session.

Since 1985, when Rotary launched PolioPlus, the volunteer arm of the global partnership to eradicate polio, the number of polio-endemic countries has declined from 125 to 4 — Afghanistan, India, Nigeria and Pakistan — and the number of new polio cases each year has been
reduced from 350,000 to 2,000.

Important
Fellowship was such a success last month that we are doing it again on February 3rd at The Sweet Spot. See you there after 5:30 pm. See you there and bring a friend. Thanks to Randy Womack for his generous hospitality.

District News:
District wants every club to raise $2,000 per club for the Foundation for three years.
January 24 – Chicago Wolves at Allstate Arena – Help End Polio

February 23 – Rotary`s 105th Anniversary – Good Bye Polio Event at Wrigley Building – Reception & Dinner

Rotary Club of Downers Grove Wine Tasting Benefit & Silent Auction January 29, 2010: 4 – 7 p.m. Benefitting Alliance for Smiles
(Walter and Diana might be interested in this one)

QUIP OF THE WEEK:

‚ÄúSometimes I wake up grumpy, other times, I let him sleep.‚ 

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