Last week Representative Doug LaMalfa updated Quincy Rotary on the work of the 114th Congress. Rotarian Bob Edwards discussed the recent Loyalton Lamb Feed (spoiler alert - it ended Baaa-dly for the lambs). Rotarian David Windle explained why the Club is no longer allowed to use school property. Rotarian Gerry Hendrick was assessed a milage tax and President Little demands federal action to find his lost bell.
Rotary was honored to host 4-H for a lunch this past week and was treated to rabbit, goats and steer, oh my! We sang the Marines' Hymn. Darren Beatty, our newest member and Marine pointed out that our songbook version was over 70 years outdated, as the current Hymn mentions "air" to reflect the addition of aviation to the Corp. We also sang a hopefully error-free version of "Happy Birthday" to our supreme (bell-less) commander, David Little!
Belldo Sighting.
Belldo was spotted being put out with the trash. Does the address look familiar to anyone?
Luckily He was saved by Tim Gallagher. Not sure if they planned the matching shirts though.
Matt Beeson takes 1st place in the Quincy Rotary Speech Contest.
Wyatt Hollister took 2nd place.
Crosby France took 3rd place.
Our winners strike a pose with Dwight Pierson.
Message from Joe Z on the upcoming District Conference 5/14/2015- 5/17/2015. Register Early!!
All Aboard!
The Rotary Express to Success is on its way home to South Lake Tahoe!
Cheryl and I look forward to hosting you at his year’s celebration in South Lake Tahoe. With good food, inspirational speakers, entertainment and lots of fun outdoor activities we are encouraging you to join us for a long weekend at the Lake!
Golf — Tennis — Biking ● Lake Cruise ● Polio Awareness Walk ● Speech and Music Contests ● Club and Individual Recognition
This past Monday Quincy Rotary hosted three Quincy High School students: Lucas Donald, Eric Schwartz and Angel Garrish.
Also a sort of bloodless coup occurred as President-Elect, David Little replaced the Club's MIA President, Andy Ryback (coincidentally, members expressed higher levels of satisfaction following this meeting) .
Our meeting speakers were Cathy Fitzgerald and Candice Nyando (former Portola Club Rotary Exchange Student to Sweden) who talked about University of Nevada, Reno's water well and school house project in the town of Gina, Kenya.
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When Mariana Day moved in 1989 to the small beach town of Chacala, in Nayarit, Mexico, she noticed that the surrounding rural areas struggled to maintain schools. And most children weren’t able to go beyond an eighth-grade education. Day, who is a member of the Rotary Club of Bahía de Jaltemba-La Peñita, in Nayarit, had started a local scholarship program before she joined Rotary. Called Changing Lives, the program provided students with high school tuition, uniforms, school supplies, and transportation.
In addition, Rotary clubs from the United States and Mexico have been investing in the...
From the September 2015 issue of The Rotarian
Eradicating polio is a complex job. Since 1988, we’ve collaborated with the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and UNICEF to tackle the disease through our Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Here’s how our roles break down.
The Strategist: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) coordinates the management and administration of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and provides technical and operational support to ministries of health in countries around the world. WHO is responsible for monitoring...
Today marks one year since Nigeria last reported a polio case caused by wild poliovirus, putting the country on the brink of eradicating the paralyzing disease.
The last case was reported on 24 July 2014 in the northern state of Kano. If no cases are reported in the coming weeks, the World Health Organization is expected to remove Nigeria from the list of countries where polio is endemic, leaving just two: Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Nigeria is the last polio-endemic country in Africa. The continent is poised to reach its own first full year without any illness from the virus on 11 August.
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The rules of the Shaftesbury Rodeo Academy are simple: no school, no rodeo. It’s a message that teenagers who attend school at Bisley Farm, most of whom have never attended any school regularly, take seriously. Because come Friday night, these aspiring rodeo heroes want to join their friends to ride bulls for a heart-stopping eight seconds, if they last that long.
The school in rural Queensland, Australia, also teaches the boys, who are of the Wakka Wakka Aboriginal people, basic academics and farming skills, including how to care for crops and livestock. It’s a fairly common form of...
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