Our very own Past President Jim Kibble, Manager of Financial Services Group at Erb and Erb, Senior Financial Advisor, inventor of “Financial Cartography” Maps. Presented on Kiva  an international nonprofit, founded in 2005 and based in San Francisco, with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty.

 

Kiva celebrates and supports people looking to create a better future for themselves, their families and their communities.    By lending as little as $25 on Kiva, anyone can help a borrower start or grow a business, go to school, access clean energy or realize their potential.  For some, it’s a matter of survival, for others it’s the fuel for a life-long ambition.

 

100% of every dollar you lend on Kiva goes to funding loans.  Kiva covers costs primarily through optional donations, as well as through support from grants and sponsors.  

 

We visited  Kiva.org and made a difference in a woman’s life, Ferzana by making a  $25 US contribution.   The site allows us to search by categories ie women, arts, green, water and sanitation and make a difference in another person’s life.  

 

 

Prepared by Maria Horner

 

 

 

 $230 - No winners this week (Better luck next time Dan, John Vickery and Kathy Loveys)

 

Past President  Tim Bradich presented a Rotary Banner to our club from Sunrise Rotary Club  - Fort Myers where the “Snowtarians”  dwell and do  Lots of singing  including God Bless America.

 

Please give any money collected from Bottle Drive to Spencer Yule.  Donations go towards Polio Plus campaign.