Dr. Met Ashmalla and Margaurita Ewald inducted into Rotary, November 20, 2012
Congratulations to Dr. Met Ashmalla and Margarita Ewald on being inducted today as new members of Rotary. We look forward to your contributions to our community and club.
Pictured (L-R) are President Ryan Timiney, Margarita Ewald with Sponsor Patty Thompson, Dr. Met Ashmalla and Sponsor Dr. Arun Gupta.
President Ryan Timiney conduted the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Monroe on November 20, 2012 at noon at the Quality Inn & Suites, Monroe.
Guests: Marji McIntyre, Cheryl Wassus, Lisa McCarthy, and visiting Rotarian Bruce Diven
Proposed New Members: Dr. Met Ashmalla and Margaurita Ewald
Announcements:
Congratulations to Dr. Met Ashmalla and Margarita Ewald on being inducted today as new members of Rotary. We look forward to your contributions to our community and club.
Faith Works is now part of MCOP
Thank you to those who have been helping with the bake sale. Don't forget to buy something tasty at our next meeting.
Don't forget that Koeze orders are due on December 4.
Bring indivdually wrapped candies to our next meeting. Interact students will be adding them to goody bags to be distributed to the kids at Breakfast with Santa.
Rotary Minute: by Jim Morr. 'Rotary Foundation Month' November is Rotary Foundation month. In 1917, RI President Arch Klumph proposed that an endowment be established "for the purpose of doing good in the world." The first donation was $26.50. In 1928, when the endowment fund had grown to $5,000, it was renamed the Rotary Foundation. In 1965 the Foundation created the Health, Hunger and Humantiy program, commonly called the 3-H program to "improve health, alleviate hunger and enhance human and social development." The last case of the wild polio virus in the US was in 1979, so there are probably many of you here who have no idea of the devastating nature of the disease and the fear that we had of it in the 1950s and 60s. The iron lungs, wheelchairs and crutches. In 1985 Rotary launched its most ambitious program "Polio Plus" a project to rid the world of the Polio virus. To date Rotarians have contributed over $900 million to Polio Plus. At the present time there remain only three countries where the poliomyelitis virus is endemic: Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria. All three have had newly reported cases as recently as October. India was among these, but has no reported case since January 2011. Chad has had 5 reported cases in 2012, but is not considered endemic. As RI says, "We are this close," all because Rotarians had the foresight 47 years ago to launch the 3-H program to help mankind.
Upcoming Events:
December 1, 2012 Christmas in Ida
December 4, 2012 last deadline of Koeze orders
December 4, 2012 Monroe County ISD Christmas Party, our meeting will be held at the ISD on this day.
December 8, 2012 Breakfast with Santa @ Arborwood North Elementary School
December 13, 2012 City of Monroe & NAIFA present the economic summit "Beyond 2012: Monroe as an International Trade Corridor"
Presentation:
Marji McIntyre and Cheryl Wassus presented the non-profit program "Project Second-Chance." The program involves kids from Monroe County Youth Center being paired with abandoned dogs picked up by animal control. The kids help care for the dog and train it, preparing it for adoption. It's a 2.5 week program that is intended to help the kids learn the impacts of positive reinforcement and to give them confidence in their ability to succeed. Amy Bacarella helps finds the dogs while Cheryl Wassus helps to train the dogs. Project Second Chance has recenty paired up with Pets for Vets.