Greetings East Polk Rotarians, Last week Ned reported on the services provided to the community by Caring Hands this past year. They are very grateful for those who contribute monetarily, and to their many volunteers who give freely of their time to prepare and distribute these vital services of food and clothing. The need for these services has increased this past year and so has their need for more volunteers. After the program, Ned led us on a tour of the facility. Congratulations to Caring Hands for getting their food distribution center moved to their location at 602 3rd Street Southwest in Altoona so that everything is now under one roof. This week is our monthly Business Meeting with Breakfast. Thanks to Darrell for arranging a delicious breakfast from HyVee Catering on the first Wednesday of every month. Meeting Schedule 2022-2023 DATE ROTD SPEAKER 11/02/22 Business Meeting + Breakfast 11/09/22 Norma Bettis Kevin Foley, Ex. Dir. DM Airport 11/16/ 22 Marie Pipes 11/23/22 Miriam Cody 11/30/22 Evening Social - 11/29 Time and Place TBA Thank you, Curt Gause, President East Polk Rotary Rotary Club of East Polk County, PO Box 73, Altoona, IA 50009 Meets Wednesday, 7:00 a.m., Caring Hands Outreach, 602 3rd St SW, Altoona From District 6000 - Terry Ziegler, Rotary Region 26 Endowment/Major Gifts Adviser - No report this week. Olabisi Gwamna, Editor, Foundation Minute - Welcome to Week 5 of RI's Month of Economy and Community Development. "We've made tremendous progress, but the world is facing multiple pandemics, and vaccine hesitancy is on the rise. Recent polio outbreaks in Malawi and Mozambique, plus detection of poliovirus in Israel, the UK, and the United States prove that if polio exists anywhere, it threatens children everywhere. Partnering with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation helps us ensue that children in polio-affected countries get the lifesaving vaccines they need to be protected from polio for life." This is a comment by Ian Risely, Chair of TRF Board of Trustees, and Past President of RI on the renewal of the longstanding partnership between RI and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This agreement aims to end Polio with a joint commitment of up to $450,000,000 to support the Global Eradication effort. Yours in service, |
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