According to a 2012 report by UNICEF and the World Health Organization, Ghana has made great strides in providing its people with clean drinking water. But access to better sanitation has lagged.
Only about 14 percent of Ghanaians have access to improved facilities, compared with the 54 percent target set for 2015 by the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Addressing the issue isn't simple, as pit latrines need emptying, toilets need maintenance, and promoting hygiene requires education.
The H2O Collaboration, a partnership between Rotary and the U.S. Agency for International...
Two years ago, U.S. Rotary members in Maine set out to improve the education system in Bikaner, Rajasthan, an Indian city near the border of Pakistan.
The Rotary Club of Kennebunk Portside chose Bikaner because club member Rohit Mehta was originally from the area and had connections there. Mehta put the club in contact with Rotarians in India to provide desks for four government-run schools.
But when community leaders returned with a request for more desks, the Maine Rotarians decided they had to think bigger. The Rotary Foundation had rolled out its new grant model, which required that the...
Enjoying calm winds and peaceful Pacific waters, Seung Jin Kim dove off his 43-foot sailboat, the Arapani, to swim with some dolphins nearby. The serenity that day near the equator was a stark contrast to the 60 mph winds and 23-foot waves he had to fight around Cape Horn, the southern tip of South America. But Kim, a veteran sailor and member of the Rotary Club of Seokmun, in Chungcheongnam, Korea, expected such challenges when he set out in mid-October on a 25,600-mile journey around the world. In addition to fulfilling a lifelong dream, Kim is using the trip to raise awareness and funds...
After the first cases of Ebola reached Liberia's capital, Monrovia, last June, local Rotary members feared that the city's limited health care system wouldn't be able to contain the highly infectious, often-deadly disease.
Those fears were realized when infections quickly multiplied, underscoring the speed with which Ebola can spread in an urban center. It was the first time the hemorrhagic fever had threatened a major city since it erupted in West Africa last March.
Now, after months of crisis-level response, and with the number of new cases declining, club members are looking to the long...
Despite his longstanding interest in polio eradication, polio was not on Joe Pratt's mind as he prepared for a mid-April 2012 climb of Mount Everest, the highest mountain on earth. But that changed in late 2011, when the resident of Nottingham, New Hampshire, USA, participated in a polio immunization project in Pakistan with fellow Rotary member Steve Puderbaugh.
Moved by the efforts of the Pakistanis to battle the crippling disease, and by the vulnerability of the young victims, Pratt reset the focus of his climbing adventure. Pakistan is one of three countries where polio has never been...
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Pat and Dennis Nailing Away
Ron keeps Busy moving drywall around.
A full crew of 20 showed up to help with the construction of 68 condo units for Habitat For Humanity last Tuesday.
A warm day with lots of action proved healthy for most.
A super organization that allows 500 hours of sweat equity to cover the down payment and a maximum of 25% of income towards the mortgage, changes family life positively, immediately.
We have a number of special event in the next four to six weeks. Hence this special notice so you can take the necessary steps to indicate yours and your guests participation.
The speaker, Gem Munro will discuss the ambitious and dangerous work of his organization, Amarok Society. Bringing education into the worst slums in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nigeria in a unique way, Amarok Society teaches mothers to teach their children and their neighbours' children. Despite enormous obstacles, these once illiterate women are guiding their communities to a more prosperous and peaceful future. - See more at: http://portal.clubrunner.ca/399/speakers/7e4abea7-2b03-4e67-ae18-0aafc4dd3c0a
June 2:
Speaker Carl Amrhein, Administrator for AHS
Dr. Carl Amrhein, provost and vice-president of the University of Alberta, was named as the new official administrator for Alberta Health Services until June 30, 2015. Amrhein, who will be responsible for providing governance oversight of AHS, will work with Alberta Health and will report to the Health Minister. - See more at: http://portal.clubrunner.ca/399/Speakers/a641c7bc-8f20-44cc-a074-2f04edbe9e05
June 16:
Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona’s Annual Fun Golf & Barbecue:
The Fun Golf event is one of the Rotary Club social events of the year. No golf experience required. We will play 2 person best ball. We will have an experienced golfer paired up with a less experienced golfer. We will have our regular lunch at the German Canadian Club and convening to the Kinsmen Club - See more at: http://portal.clubrunner.ca/399/Event/fac9cf47-e9da-476b-a893-667250e68592
All the links above will open the particular event where you can register yourself and your guest(s). Please do so at your earliest convenience so we can advise the facility with accurate attendance numbers.
Here is a picture of the 4 RYPEN attendees our club sponsored this weekend.
The camp was held the weekend, 14-18 May, 2015, at Jasper Palisades Education Centre in Jasper.
RYPEN (Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment) is sponsored by Rotary International District 5370.
It’s a five-day camp created for youth in Grades 10 – 12 who are in search of a positive identity.
They are not normally recognized for their academic performance, and are not known for their disruptive behaviour.
This intensive five-day program of self-discovery, through seminars, speakers and physical activities, focused on helping young people develop their self-confidence, self-motivation and goal setting skills.
Participants will be provided with the tools and practice to take what they learn at camp and apply it to situations that relate to real life.
The objective is to influence growth to bring about happy, productive young people who are positive role models to their peers in their community.
From left to right is Nic Powley, Zac Schmidt, GP Mouton and Stefan Potgieter (sitting)
21. The three things pregnant women dream most of during their first trimester are frogs, worms and potted plants. Scientists have no idea why this is so, but attribute it to the growing imbalance of hormones in the body during pregnancy.
22. The life span of a human hair is 3 to 7 years on average. Every day the average person loses 60-100 strands of hair. But don't worry, you must lose over 50% of your scalp hairs before it is apparent to anyone.
23. The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as an encyclopedia. Your brain uses 20% of the oxygen that enters your bloodstream, and is itself made up of 80% water. Though it interprets pain signals from the rest of the body, the brain itself cannot feel pain.
24. The tooth is the only part of the human body that can't repair itself.
25. Your eyes are always the same size from birth but your nose and ears never stop growing.
WANTED – Flag planters, sales & marketing personnel
The 2015 updated brochure is now posted in the files section of the Canada Flag site page.http://tinyurl.com/FlagProg
An online registration/payment feature is now in place. You can register yourself and direct friends and neighbours to this form:http://tinyurl.com/flagpayment
This important club fund raising initiative needs your help! We currently generate close to $19,000 per year (less expenses) from our “Canadian Flag Program”. Your ideas about how to retain current clients and grow the business would be welcomed.
If all our “able bodied” members were to generate or continue to maintain a small manageable customer base close to home, it would enable us to continue this program. Existing large customer client routes also need to be maintained as best we can and your help would be appreciated for these accounts.
This Mill Woods Cul de Sac has 10 flags; and another 4 within 3 blocks!
Maintenance of existing physical inventory is ongoing and new flags, poles & holders have been ordered. A reasonably accurate list of current clients has been produced. Your thoughts & offers of assistance, where needed, can be communicated via e-mail to our chairperson Dennis. email: freeman5@telus.net He is looking forward to hearing from you soon.
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