President Tim- congratulations to John Vickery on his work with the successful Oktoberfest Luncheon, special thanks to Neil Aitchison for being an entertaining MC!

 

Next meeting will be held at KidsAbility.

 

The October 28^th meeting is cancelled. We are having a joint meeting on Monday October 26^th with Jim Balsillie as guest speaker.

 

Jack Kinch- Election Ballot fundraiser for Polio Plus, cut off date is Friday at 6:00pm.

 

Troy Stuebing- Crown & Anchor- up $400-500 from last year, volunteers required for takedown on Sunday 10:00am.

 

Rotary Leadership Institute-Sat. October 24^th, Register on line.

 

Rick Bolzon- Membership Committee-sponsor a new member!

 

50/50- $291.50- Laura P., Simon A., Laura P (again!)- NO WINNERS.

 

 

Dr. Alan Whiteside

 

-Guest introduced by Brandon Flewwelling

-Dr. Whiteside-recognized Rotary contribution to eradication of Polio

-Balsillie School Master’s Program

-HIV a horrendous disease, only 30 years old

-Transmission-sex, drugs, infected mother to child

-Treatments, but no cure and it is expensive

-Global prevalence in Africa, Russia, Ukraine

-Fastest growing disease burden in the world

-In Africa-high infant & child mortality and women

-HIV-major killer in South Africa

-No HIV in 1990 in South Africa, by 1994-5%, by 2004-20%

-1 in 3 pregnant women in South Africa HIV infected

-Burden placed on elderly to care for grandchildren

-Impact on children suffering a crisis in South Africa

-Canada and AIDS epidemic not a high government priority

-Rotary & AIDS-fundraising-scholarships-awareness-“HIV hasn’t gone away, isn’t over”

-Klara S thanked Dr. Whiteside