RERC eBulletin 2-8-17 (Feb 07, 2017)

RERC Evening Social on 2-8-17

This week, the noon meeting is canceled, we're meeting at 6:00pm to 7:30pm at Amigo's Mexican Restaurant on Beltline Rd (940 E Belt Line Rd #142, Richardson, TX 75081).

The club is providing appetizers. Alcoholic beverages will be "Dutch treat".

Come enjoy a time for pure comradery! No business … no program … just a time to get to know each other better. Hope you all can make it. Be sure to invite your prospective new members, they'll have an opportunity to talk to more of the members at this event.

Rotary Youth Exchange empowers tomorrow’s leaders

Rotary Youth Exchange empowers tomorrow’s leaders

Canadian Joel Dzuba credits his Rotary Youth Exchange year in Lower Saxony, Germany, with inspiring him to pursue a career in International Affairs and Policy. Says Dzuba, “my exchange year played a fundamental role in forming and shaping the person I am today.” Read more of Dzuba’s story.

Area leads for Games and Gala

Here are the leads for the games and Gala

Wine Pull - Woody Alexander
Punch-a-Lunch - Scott Zimmerman
Silent Auction / Door Prizes - Gwen Savant
Ticket Sales - Scott Dunn
Sponsorship's - Ron Wilson

Rotary releases $35 million to combat polio

Rotary has released another $35 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio. Nearly half of the new funds, $16.15 million, will support emergency response campaigns in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin, where four cases were detected last year after Nigeria had previously gone two years without a case.