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Russell Hampton
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Nov 16, 2017
Poilio Eradication Update
Nov 23, 2017
Spruce Grove Rotary Club annual fund raiser for the women of the Wings of Providence.
Nov 30, 2017
Rotary Club of Spruce Grove Business Meeting
Dec 07, 2017
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Nov 02, 2017 – Nov 30, 2017
 
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Dec 01, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017
 
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Rotary RAP, Nov. 13, 2017
1.  Thursday, Nov. 16th, Speaker, Jackie Hobal, Rotary Zone 24, West Corrdinator.  Polio Eradication Update.
 
Note that the Rotary Club of Spruce Grove has recently had an article focused on Polio Eradication published in the Grove Examiner.  Thanks to Dianne Brown and Judy Kesanko for this work.  Here is that article:
Rotary Tackles Polio… and Wins!
 
Some of us are old enough to remember when polio ravaged North America in the 1950’s. Thousands of people, mostly children, were affected.
Polio is a virus which mainly affects children under age 5 although by the 1950’s older children and some adults began to contract the disease. It is very contagious and spreads through person-to-person contact, typically through contaminated water. The virus lives in an infected person’s throat and intestines. It enters the body through the mouth and spreads through contact with the feces of an infected person and, though less common, through droplets from a sneeze or cough.In about 70% of cases the infected person will experience minor symptoms, like fever, headache, muscle ache and fatigue. But in the unlucky 30% of those that contract polio, the virus attacks the nervous system, leading to paralysis and back in the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s in North America, even to death.  Rest of article at bottom.
Check out the Iron Lung on display at our recent Pancake Breakfast.  
 
2.  Thursday, Nov. 23.  Silly Santa auction.  Our annual contribution to the women of Wings of Providence.  This project considers the needs of the women at Christmas.  We provide housecoats and several other nice touches for them at this time of year.  Wings of Providence is...is a second stage residence, in other words a, 'long stay' (3 or 4 months?) where women and children can get their feet under them--taking courses, getting help with resumes, family living, housekeeping, etc.  
A reminder your gifts for auction need a comment, note or poem suggesting what might be beneath the beautiful wrapping!!
 
3.  Thursday, Nov. 30th.  General Assembly.
 
4.  A reminder.  2017 Wine Survivor Raffle.  Deadline for entries is noon on Nov. 30th.  The raffle proceeds are intended to support a new project of our club to support an organization called, Days for Girls.  Days for Girls provides support to girls and women by providing sustainable feminine hygiene solutions.  This support results in the girls and women to be better able to access education, better health, better opportunity and thus improved freedom.  Check the short video.  
 
 
 
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