Apr 21 2015 - Rotary Forum

Posted by Dick Dannells 
 
Program April 21, 2015: Carolyn Jones, Past Trustee Rotary Foundation - “The Children of Russia”
By Dick Dannells
Pres. Michael opened this special meeting at 12:37 PM in the Pismo Beach Veterans Hall. We were joined by many members of the other local Rotary clubs to hear Carolyn. Prior to the program, Rotary moments were presented by former Morro Bay Rotary club president John Weiss and former District Gov. Deepa Willingham. Another special guest at this meeting was former District Gov. 5010, Clyde Boyer, and father of Pres. Michael and personal friend of Carolyn. Clyde was chosen to draw Cliff Nagler’s winning raffle ticket to the tune of $219
PROGRAM: Carolyn Jones, Past Trustee Rotary Foundation - “The Children of Russia”
Carolyn graduated from Stanford University with distinction and received her LL.B. from Yale Law School.  She joined the Rotary Club of Anchorage East in 1987 and was District 5010 Gov. from 1997-1998 On 1 July 2005, Carolyn began a four-year term as a Trustee on the Board of Directors of the Rotary Foundation. Carolyn has traveled to Russia 28 times in her service to Rotary and has made the neglected and orphaned children of Russia her special program. Her involvement begins over 17 years ago during her first visit to Russia as a Rotary volunteer. While District Gov., she visited the newly formed Rotary clubs in her District. During this first visit, she was invited to an orphanage that included children who had lived near a nuclear power plant and were suffering from radioactive poisoning. When she returned to her District, she raised $5000 to at least save five lives with chemotherapy. Subsequently 30 districts raised $600,000 to help these Russian children. Many of the kids were thought to be too, using the politically incorrect term, retarded. Part of this money was to start a head start program in which these children learned such things as sewing, personal health, how to use computers, and even how to play baseball and golf. She recognizes that the problem of neglected children in Russia is immense with 29,000 children labeled as mentally retarded and 130,000 homeless children in Moscow alone. Critics have said she has been putting a Band-Aid on the problem. She does look at it that way and believes at least you can make a difference by saving a few. In her PowerPoint presentation, she gave photographic examples of the children at the time they began their help and where the children are today.
THE DAY BY PAUL JONES:
"Tough seas make good sailors."
                                                           
 
Program April 21, 2015: Carolyn Jones, Past Trustee Rotary Foundation - “The Children of Russia”
By Dick Dannells
Pres. Michael opened this special meeting at 12:37 PM in the Pismo Beach Veterans Hall. We were joined by many members of the other local Rotary clubs to hear Carolyn. Prior to the program, Rotary moments were presented by former Morro Bay Rotary club president John Weiss and former District Gov. Deepa Willingham. Another special guest at this meeting was former District Gov. 5010, Clyde Boyer, and father of Pres. Michael and personal friend of Carolyn. Clyde was chosen to draw Cliff Nagler’s winning raffle ticket to the tune of $219
PROGRAM: Carolyn Jones, Past Trustee Rotary Foundation - “The Children of Russia”
Carolyn graduated from Stanford University with distinction and received her LL.B. from Yale Law School.  She joined the Rotary Club of Anchorage East in 1987 and was District 5010 Gov. from 1997-1998 On 1 July 2005, Carolyn began a four-year term as a Trustee on the Board of Directors of the Rotary Foundation. Carolyn has traveled to Russia 28 times in her service to Rotary and has made the neglected and orphaned children of Russia her special program. Her involvement begins over 17 years ago during her first visit to Russia as a Rotary volunteer. While District Gov., she visited the newly formed Rotary clubs in her District. During this first visit, she was invited to an orphanage that included children who had lived near a nuclear power plant and were suffering from radioactive poisoning. When she returned to her District, she raised $5000 to at least save five lives with chemotherapy. Subsequently 30 districts raised $600,000 to help these Russian children. Many of the kids were thought to be too, using the politically incorrect term, retarded. Part of this money was to start a head start program in which these children learned such things as sewing, personal health, how to use computers, and even how to play baseball and golf. She recognizes that the problem of neglected children in Russia is immense with 29,000 children labeled as mentally retarded and 130,000 homeless children in Moscow alone. Critics have said she has been putting a Band-Aid on the problem. She does look at it that way and believes at least you can make a difference by saving a few. In her PowerPoint presentation, she gave photographic examples of the children at the time they began their help and where the children are today.
THE DAY BY PAUL JONES:
"Tough seas make good sailors."