Is Mold Toxicity Real? Improving Our Public Health
Dr. Joe Mather MD, MPH is a local physician specializing in hard to treat cases. In New Orleans, exposure to mold is one of the most overlooked reasons for a variety of health problems. We'll look at the health impacts of mold, some of the treatments available to doctors, and discuss solutions to combat the growing incidence of mold related illnesses.
We’re excited to announce that, beginning this Wednesday, October 22, our weekly Rotary meetings will now be held at Lula Restaurant and Distillery, located at 1532 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130.
Lula offers a great atmosphere, delicious food, and an inviting space for fellowship and community.
The Program Committee is seeking members who are interested in helping coordinate speakers for our upcoming meetings. This is a great opportunity to get involved, share ideas, and help shape the engaging programs our club is known for.
We’re also seeking input from all members on the types of speakers and topics you’d like to see in the months ahead. Your suggestions are valued and appreciated!
Please forward all ideas or your interest in joining the committee to Angel Cutno a.chung.cutno@gmail.com
(New Orleans, Louisiana—October 18, 2025)--The Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc announces its annual student Joan of Arc competition for local young women between the ages of 16-19 years old to compete for the role of Joan of Arc in the 18th annual Joan of Arc Parade. The selected women will ride on horseback as the namesake of the French Quarter parade on January 6, 2026, and receive a travel scholarship to France.
In addition to participating in the New Orleans Joan of Arc Parade on horseback on Twelfth Night ( Joan of Arc’s birthday) and serving as the Maid of Honor throughout the parading year, the selected contestant will receive a travel scholarship to France to represent New Orleans in Orléans, France in 2026. The New Orleans Rotary Fund, Inc., will award the travel scholarship. The goal of the exchange is so that the New Orleans’ “Joan of Arc” can meet the Orléans, France, “Jeanne d’Arc,” experience and learn the history and culture of Orléans, France, and build friendships. The sister city exchange also includes the selected Orléans, France, 2025, Jeanne d’Arc traveling to New Orleans to participate in festivities and walk in the 2026 Joan of Arc Parade in New Orleans with an entourage from Orléans, France.
There is no fee to enter. The contest is open to young women, 16-19 years old (the ages of Joan’s most notable feats and trials), who have shown unique leadership abilities and are currently or have recently studied French in high school, college, or at home. (The candidate must be able to speak some French in conversation and represent Joan in media opportunities, public presentations, and travel to our sister city of Orleans.) This contest does not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, ancestry or creed.
The three top candidates will receive a phone interview in English with Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc leaders, and then a phone interview in French with a member of the Consulate General of France in New Orleans’ team, to assess poise, confidence, grace, and French fluency.
Past Maids of Honor include: Life Sacco (2025), Marley Marsalis (2024), Emmeline Meyer (2023), Ava Wilkes (2022), Zoe Kanga (2020), Alyssa Fortier (2019), Martha Pinney (2018), Heloise Trumel (2017), Margaux Schexnider (2016), Emma Martello (2015), Clara Bajeux (2014), Gretchen Neuenhaus (2013), Aggie Bell (2012), Mallory Young (2011) and Blair Davis (2010).
The Joan of Arc Parade’s Maid of Honor contest is inspired by the contest held annually in Orléans, France, where a local girl is selected to lead a military parade celebrating Joan’s victorious lifting of the siege of Orléans on May 8, 1429.
In 1985 Rotarians made a promise to the children of the world. We promised them that we would eradicate polio from the face of the earth. On the day that we made that promise there were 125 countries on 5 continents that were polio endemic and during the year of 1985 more than 350,000 children—nearly 1,000 children every single day—were paralyzed by or died as the result of the polio virus. Help us this month to get closer to the eradication.
During October our New Orleans Club will conduct a campaign among its members a here is how you can help.
· Donate $20 - You will receive a Polio Plus sticker for your name tag
· Donate $50 - You will receive a red Polio Plus lapel pin
Donate $100 * – Become a Polio Plus Society Member
Please consider joining the Polio Plus Society! This is a program to recognize your gifts and pledges to support Polio Plus *at $100 per year, until polio has been eradicated. For the rest of this year and all of next year your contribution will be matched twice by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
If you can’t give that amount, your contribution is still important to eradicate polio around the world.
Please contact me at 786-223-6095 or make the donation to Tara and we will recognized at what ever level you can support.
The Four-Way Test is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide for Rotarians to use for their personal and professional relationships. The test has been translated into more than 100 languages, and Rotarians recite it at club meetings: Of the things we think, say or do:
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