Mr. Hoffman is the 2019 America's Pig Farmer of the Year. On behalf of the Pork Board Speakers Bureau he will present via ZOOM at our meeting on Thursday, September 10 at 7:30AM Eastern Time.
"I want to help consumers understand what farmers do to raise healthy pigs."
A first-generation farmer, Chris began his career working for companies that manage pig farms across the state. He liked the prospect of the freedom a family business offers and the farming lifestyle. He now owns a 250-acre farm which raises pigs and broilers. He serves as a Vice President of Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and is a Trustee for Penn State University. He was selected as the 2019 America's Pig Farmer of the Year, which represents farmers nationwide.
The individuals in our Club (male and female) are well-immersed in our community and have come together because we can do more together. The pandemic has created a challenge for us, but being People of Action, we have been doing our best to turn our hands-on volunteerism to serve the community in this time of need. By bringing in speakers like Chris Hoffman, we are able to make more connections, both locally and globally.
Via a separate email you will receive some relevant documents from Chris which you will find quite useful.
Hope to see you Thursday.
Topic: Pork Board Speaking at MSR Weekly Meeting - Morning
Time: Sep 10, 2020 07:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
We hope you can join us tomorrow for a live briefing with Kerri Murray, President of ShelterBox USA, and special guest Sanj Srikanthan, CEO of ShelterBox.
Wednesday, September 9th 9 AM PT/ 12 PM ET
Kerri and Sanj will be discussing the extraordinary challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on families displaced by natural disasters and conflict situations and for the organizations endeavoring to help them.
You'll also receive updates on our current operational priorities, deployments and how we continue to adapt to meet the changing needs during the pandemic.
This is Fanne, a 30-year-old mother of eight children, who is now living in Minawao Refugee Camp in Cameroon. After violent extremist attacks by Boko Haram forced Fanne to leave behind her husband and home in Nigeria, she and her children arrived at the refugee camp with nothing but the clothes on their backs. They were taken to a crowded collective center at the camp where they lived for three months. Fanne shared, "This is an indescribable feeling; you can’t imagine or understand unless it happens to you."
Because of your generosity, in June 2020 ShelterBox provided Fanne with a tent and essential household items to rebuild their lives. They have since moved out of the collective center into a new home and life has improved. With her new shelter she can keep her family safe at home.
“I collected a tent, blankets, solar lamps, bucket, water carriers and much more. The other items helped me a lot in keeping water, covering the children, and lighting the house at night.”
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, we're working hard with our partners to make sure that vulnerable families receive the support they need to rebuild their homes and protect themselves from coronavirus.
The World Health Organization’s African region was officially certified free of wild poliovirus on 25 August. This milestone comes four years after Nigeria — the last polio-endemic country in Africa — recorded its final case of wild polio. It’s a significant step forward in the fight to eradicate polio and protect the world’s children from this paralyzing disease.
This incredible achievement is the result of a decades-long commitment by Rotary members, working with our partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), African region leaders, and millions of dedicated health care workers and supporters. Read more.
Take action for World Polio Day
Get ready for World Polio Day on 24 October by promoting awareness, raising funds, and planning club events. This year, calling attention to our efforts to eradicate polio is as important as ever.
We’ve shown that we can defeat this devastating disease, as five out of six regions are now free of wild poliovirus — but the fight is not over. Wild polio still paralyzes children in Afghanistan and Pakistan. As long as polio exists anywhere, it remains a threat everywhere.
This World Polio Day, let’s take action to help end polio for good. Download the toolkit for resources to help you host a virtual event for your community, share information over social media, contact your local media, and more. Don’t forget to register your event on EndPolio.org. New this year: Clubs and members that register their events will receive early access to the downloadable World Polio Day program.
Rotary clubs in Canada are sharing their model for holding a successful online event for World Polio Day. Using local education and technology resources, community involvement, and compelling guest speakers, 10 clubs in District 7070, Ontario, Canada, began collaborating in 2018 to host a creative and meaningful livestream event each year. Get inspiration from their experience to plan and promote your club’s virtual outreach for World Polio Day.
Rotary members who are survivors of polio are talking about their experiences and the parallels to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rotary member Shirley Griffin reflects on having polio as a childin an interview with AARP.org, and discusses her efforts with Rotary to raise funds and administer vaccines in the fight to end polio.
A media trip to India with Rotary for a National Immunization Day program inspired this article in Forbes that covers India’s efforts to mobilize country-wide vaccinations. The piece then explores the similarities and differences between polio and COVID-19, with interviews from polio survivor Ann Lee Hussey, Rotary member and past district governor, and Peter Salk, president of the Jonas Salk Legacy Foundation and infectious disease professor at the University of Pittsburgh. His father Dr. Jonas Salk developed one of the two polio vaccines.
Despite immense challenges, India was declared wild polio-free in 2014. In a column that appears on the India-based news platform The Quint, Rotary’s India National PolioPlus Committee Chair Deepak Kapur explains what it took to achieve that success in eradicating wild poliovirus, including mass vaccination campaigns organized by thousands of Rotary clubs across India. Kapur also emphasizes the need to remain dedicated to global polio eradication so that children stay protected from polio and other diseases.
Your donation goes further to eradicate polio
Rotary is committed to raising $50 million per year to end polio, with every dollar matched with two additional dollars from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Thanks to our generous members and donors, we reached our 2019-20 PolioPlus fundraising goal.
We need your continued help to keep raising $50 million annually. With every contribution multiplied, your donation goes even further to help us reach children in every part of the world with a polio vaccine as well as other life-saving vaccines and health care.
JUST a reminder - see the following link CLUBRUNNER MOBILE APP for a short video on the free phone app and all the information readily available to you right on your phone! Makes that little cell phone a very valuable tool for a gazillion of your Rotary needs! Enjoy! Give a yell if any questions.
Think about your fellow MSR members. Any you have not seen in a while...
Please take a little time to "reach out" and touch base with someone. See how they are doing and let them know they are missed at meetings and our events.
Perfect time is now - especially in view of the situation we are all in!
Goes just as well for family and friends all around!
To all you golfers, here is a great opportunity to support one of our favorite organizations.
Revised date is October 5, 2020!
Brochure information with Golf Outing Details, Sponsorship Opportunities and Golfer/Sponsor Registration can be found on the download documents section on our web homepage.
DATES HAVE BEEN CHANGED DUE TO COVID IMPACT!
Sponsor Deadline - September 25th
Your participation and support will be greatly appreciated and vital in these trying times.
