In October 1914, Jonas Salk was born – a man who would change world history by inventing the first effective vaccine against polio. When the vaccine was introduced in the United States in the 1950s, polls indicated that polio was one of the nation's two greatest fears, second only to the fear of atomic war. And with good reason: In the 1952 U.S. polio epidemic, 58,000 cases were reported, with 3,145 deaths and 21,269 instances of permanent, disabling paralysis. Globally, polio paralyzed or killed up to half a million people every year.
Soon after the Salk vaccine was created, Albert Sabin developed an oral version, allowing tremendous numbers of children to be immunized quickly, safely, and inexpensively. In 1985, Rotary's PolioPlus program was born, with a simple goal: to immunize every child under age five against this crippling disease. Thanks in large part to the initial success of PolioPlus, in 1988 the 166 member states of the World Health Assembly unanimously set the goal of global polio eradication.
At the time, the idea was breathtakingly ambitious, and many called it impossible. Today, we are closer to this goal than ever before, with only a few hundred cases of polio reported per year, and just three remaining endemic countries. We are on track to achieve full eradication by 2018 – if we can keep up the momentum that has brought us this far.
And this month, we will mark World Polio Day on 24 October, and celebrate the 100th anniversary of Dr. Salk's birth.
I ask you all to Light Up Rotary this month by doing whatever you can to shine a spotlight on our efforts to eradicate polio. Call your government officials and let them know that polio eradication matters to you. Go to endpolionow.org for inspiring stories about Rotary's work, and share them on social media. And make the best investment you'll ever make, by donating to polio eradication right on the endpolionow.org website and earning a two-to-one match on your contribution from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
When we eradicate polio – and we will – we'll have brought the world into a better future, and Rotary into a better future as well. We will have proved ourselves, as an organization, capable of great things. And we will have given our children and grandchildren a gift that will endure forever: a polio-free world.
Gary C.K. Huang Rotary International President
Sunrise Rotarians Help NCVO Fundraising Efforts
Submitted by Community Service
A big thank you to the Sunrise volunteers who completed their shift to collect funds for NCVO. On Saturday, October 11th we raised $546 and on Saturday, October 18th we raised $396.33 (including coins). In total $942.33 was collected over 2 weekends and Sunrise will match what was raised. NCVO fundraising efforts are behind this year so the board has decided to round up the donation to an even $2,000 which will be given at the NCVO Telethon which takes place next Saturday, October 25th at the Prospect Playhouse at 7pm. A special thank you also goes to the Cayman community who gave generously for a great cause.
This week's guest speaker is Danielle Coleman. Danielle has extensive experience working in the humanitarian sector in the Cayman Islands and overseas, specifically in areas relating to disaster response/ risk reduction, human rights, gender equality, disabilities and sexual violence. Having qualified as an Attorney in 2003, Danielle left the legal world to assist in a dive recovery programme for 9 months in post Tsunami ,Thailand. Since then Danielle has worked for the Human Rights Committee, the British Red Cross and is currently working as Disaster Manager for the Cayman Islands Red Cross. She is a Director of the Estella Scott Robert’s foundation, a member of No Strings puppet Charity and part of the Red Cross International, Regional and National Emergency Response Teams.
She holds both a Masters degree in Law and one in Understanding and Securing Human Rights. Danielle is a qualified Yoga teacher and currently co-teachers at HMP Fairbanks.
Last Week at Rotary Sunrise... Submitted by Communications
If you weren't able to join us at last week's meeting, here is a quick rundown of what happened:
We hosted our very first evening meeting for the Rotary year;
Director Ivana talked about the GT Primary School Earlyact Club and invited Rotarians to join them at their next meeting as they vote in and select their board;
After the meeting, a fun and fellowship event got under way...Trivia Night! Below is a group picture of the winning team.
Sunrise Enters District 7020 Social Media Competition
Submitted by Communications
Rotary Sunrise has entered the District competition to judge our club website and facebook pages. Over the next few weeks our pages will be visited and judged by the district communications team on various areas such as new Rotary branding, content, overall design and quality of photos (among other things).If you have not LIKED our facebook pages or are following us on Twitter, visit the links and do it today! Great info about events or projects are usually posted on a regular basis.
If you are a member of the group page and the facebook page, feel free to comment on a photo or article or just leave us a comment, we would love to hear from you!
Rotary's Response to Ebola Outbreak
Submitted by Communications
Rotary continues to follow the developments surrounding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and advice of the World Health Organization and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, our partners in international public health.
Strengthening the health infrastructure and supporting and sustaining the deployment of government health workers throughout these outbreak areas are greatly needed. Although Rotary has limited opportunities to respond at a corporate level, our strength as an organization is firmly rooted in the grassroots response of Rotary clubs and Rotarians.
Clubs around the world are creating or joining coalitions that are raising funds as well as purchasing and shipping safety equipment and supplies. If you want to let others know about your club project, you can post it on Rotary Ideas, Rotary’s crowdsourcing tool. Club officers can request partners, online contributions, volunteers, and in-kind donations for their projects. While only Rotary projects can request resources, anyone – including the public – can visit the site and donate.
The Rotary Foundation continues to support long-term sustainable health care projects through global grants. Find out more.
Questions about contributing to Ebola relief efforts should be sent to relief@rotary.org.
Duty Roster for October 22nd
Submitted by Club Service
The list of Rotarians performing the respective duties for this week's meeting are: Greeter:Rotarian Deirdre McFarlane Grace: Rotarian TBD Four Way Test: Rotarian TBD Raffle: Rotarian Irene Gut Sergeant: Rotarian Frank Balderamos
Birthdays and Anniversaries for the Month of October
Submitted by Club Service Committee
Member Birthdays
Deirdre McFarlane - October 7
Geoff Matthews - October 18
Member Birthdays
Barbara Anley - 5 years - October 14
Connor Jennings - 5 years - October 14
David Watler - 8 years - October 18
Notices & Reminders
Make-ups: In addition to make-up opportunities at Sunrise you can make up at another Club in Grand Cayman. The meeting time and place of the other Clubs are: Rotaract Blue: Wednesdays at 6:00pm at Royal Palms Beach Club, 537 West Bay Road Rotaract Club of Grand Cayman: Thursdays at 7:00am at Overtime Restaurant & Lounge in The Strand, West Bay Road
Rotary Club of Grand Cayman Central: Tuesdays at 7:30pm at
Grand Old House.
Rotary Club of Grand Cayman: Thursdays at 12:30pm at The Westin
Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean 7020: Online meetings any time. Visit the new e-club platform at http://e7020clubhouse.ning.com If members are unable to make a regular weekly meeting or Rotary event, make-ups can be done online. The e-Club website is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You just need to spend a minimum of 30 minutes on the site and answer some questions to get the make up certificate.
Travelling: If you are going to be travelling for an extended period of time - more than two weeks be sure to let the Secretary know and remember to submit any make-ups you do in a timely manner.
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This week's guest speaker is Danielle Coleman. Danielle has extensive experience working in the humanitarian sector in the Cayman Islands and overseas, specifically in areas relating to disaster response/ risk reduction, human rights, gender equality, disabilities and sexual violence. Having qualified as an Attorney in 2003, Danielle left the legal world to assist in a dive recovery programme for 9 months in post Tsunami ,Thailand. Since then Danielle has worked for the Human Rights Committee, the British Red Cross and is currently working as Disaster Manager for the Cayman Islands Red Cross. She is a Director of the Estella Scott Robert’s foundation, a member of No Strings puppet Charity and part of the Red Cross International, Regional and National Emergency Response Teams.
Make-ups: