November 3, 2015 Rotary luncheon

Posted by Terri Fortner 
 
 
November 3, 2015
Rotary luncheon
 
    
 
 
Today's guest speaker was Craig McClure.   His presentation was about Concerned Veterans for America.  He told stories about his experiences as an army veteran.  Accompanying him were his 2 border collie/malamute service dogs.  The primary focus of his speech was to recruit individuals who are willing to help get the message to veterans on the reservation about the need for change. The change needed is access to medical care from the VA health system.  Currently, veterans must travel to Albuquerque for medical services. The mission of Concerned Veterans for America is a national nonprofit organization founded by veterans, their families and supporters.  They advocate for policies that preserve the freedom and propensity they fought and sacrificed to defend.  They provide a new and unique perspective on the issues that threaten to cripple not only our economic freedom and national security, but also the spirit of opportunity and liberty veterans fought to defend and that Americans cherish.   If you are interested in being a part of this campaign, please contact him at 505-980-3333 orpatriotcaptain@hotmail.com
  
 
 
  
 
 
October 31st
Rotary Clean Up crew
Dave Turnbull, Drew Degner, Tom Madrid, Pol Nicolai, Gary Risley,
James Baker, Pam Lee, Melissa Meecham and Rick Quevado.
 
 
 
 
 
FLU CLINICS
The San Juan Regional Medical Center is offering free vaccinations during clinics in October and November at five locations as part of its Fight the Flu campaign, according to a press release.  The clinics are available for anyone 18 years old or older. Vaccines will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis until supplies run out, and there will be a drive-through option.
The clinics will be held at the following locations:
· Lower Valley Senior Center: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Nov. 4, 17 County Road 6668 in Fruitland
·  San Juan Health Partners: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 5 at the medical office building, 407 S. Schwartz Ave.
For more information, go to sanjuanregional.com or cdc.gov.   http://www.daily-times.com/news/
 
REMINDER-bring a prospective member to lunch, 1st time guests get lunch free
 
 
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Options for membership payment, credit card or ACH from checking or savings account. 
You will receive a $5 reduction for your  membership dues when paying by this method. 
Please contact Daniel Evans at  860-9624 or flash5DE@gmail.com

 
 
 
Rotary funds at work!
Rotary is donating $500 to provide meals for 378 people at the Sycamore Center for Thanksgiving.  We appreciate Desert View Family Counseling, PMS Services-Adult Drug Court, Juvenile Drug and Grade Court, Cottonwood Services and the SJC Juvenile Detention Center for their willingness to serve a traditional turkey dinner to low income families who cannot afford this.
 
 
28 May – 1 June 2016 
 
 
       WE ARE CLOSE TO ENDING POLIO
 
 
“WHATEVER ROTARY MAY MEAN TO US, TO THE WORLD IT WILL BE KNOWN BY THE RESULTS IT ACHIEVES.”
—PAUL P. HARRIS
Our 1.2 million-member organization started with the vision of one man—Paul P. Harris. The Chicago attorney formed one of the world’s first service organizations, the Rotary Club of Chicago, on 23 February 1905 as a place where professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships. Rotary’s name came from the group’s early practice of rotating meetings among the offices of each member.
OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT
Rotarians have not only been present for major events in history—we’ve been a part of them. From the beginning, three key traits have remained strong throughout Rotary:
We’re truly international. Only 16 years after being founded, Rotary had clubs on six continents. Today we’re working together from around the globe both digitally and in-person to solve some of our world’s most challenging problems.
We persevere in tough times. During WWII, Rotary clubs in Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, and Japan were forced to disband. Despite the risks, many continued to meet informally and following the war’s end, Rotary members joined together to rebuild their clubs and their countries.
Our commitment to service is ongoing. We began our fight against polio in 1979 with a project to immunize 6 million children in the Philippines. By 2012, only three countries remain polio-endemic—down from 125 in 1988.
NOTABLE ROTARIANS
Rotarians are your neighbors, your community leaders and some of the world’s greatest history-makers: 
Warren G. Harding, U.S. president
Jean Sibelius, Finnish composer
Dr. Charles H. Mayo, co-founder of Mayo Clinic
Guglielmo Marconi, Italian inventor of the wireless radio and Nobel laureate
Thomas Mann, German novelist and Nobel laureate
Friedrich Bergius, German chemist and Nobel laureate
Admiral Richard E. Byrd, American explorer
Jan Masaryk, foreign minister of Czechoslovakia
H.E. Soleiman Frangieh, president of Lebanon
Dianne Feinstein, U.S. senator
Manny Pacquaio, Filipino world-champion boxer and congressman
Richard Lugar, U.S. senator
Frank Borman, American astronaut
Edgar A. Guest, American poet and journalist
Sir Harry Lauder, Scottish entertainer
Franz Lehar, Austrian composer
Lennart Nilsson, Swedish photographer
James Cash Penney, founder of JC Penney Co.
Carlos Romulo, UN General Assembly president
Sigmund Sternberg, English businessman and philanthropist
 
https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/learning-reference/about-rotary/history