Felipe Bassani
Felipe Bassani has been in the US since August and is beginning to wind down his year as a student in the United States. Come hear about his year, and learn from Tim Lee about the experience of being a Host family for a GRSP student.
Polio in the USA
We forget how bad polio was for children in the USA before Jonas Salk announced a vaccine for polio in 1955. In the early 1950s polio outbreaks caused more than 15,000 cases of paralysis each year in our country. Polio is deadly for 3-5% of child victims. In 1952 over 3,000 children died. This is a vicious disease.
Before 1955 the summer months brought the threat of polio. Children were warned not to go to swimming pools, movie theaters and public gatherings. Parents worried. This is ancient history in our country. But polio is still paralyzing children in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. There are another 17 high risk countries in Africa and Asia. Parents in those countries worry. We can stop this. We now have the vaccines to rid the world of polio. We ask you to join the other members of the Rotary Club of Dunwoody in support of “Countdown to Zero,” Rotary International’s campaign to End Polio. Gifts of $100 or more will be matched for your credit towards the Paul Harris award. Donations can be made by either writing a check to "The Rotary Foundation" (and giving it to Roy Wise, Fred Brandt, or Bill Mulkey), or by visiting the Club's website at https://www.dunwoodyrotary.org and clicking on the red icon that says End Polio Now. which will bring you to the project page where you can click on the blue Contribute button. That brings you to a secure page where you can enter your credit card information and make a donation.
We are trained ...
9 Club members traveled to Columbus GA to participate in the District 6900 Training Assembly. One third were teaching sessions and the other two thirds were getting trained, but all had a good time making and renewing friendships with Rotarians from all across the District.
Training Rotarians | Rotarians Being Trained |
Anne Glenn | Cathie Brumfield |
Mike Parks | Rick Otness |
Bill Woulfin | Teak Pacetti |
Erich Schuetz | |
Rick Woods |
Those attending also had a chance to hear Court Dowis, our District Governor (DG) for FY 2019, speak about the goals for FY 2019, as well as getting an inspirational update from DG Alec Smythe on the importance of 4th Quarters and how much they matter (Falcons in the 2017 Super Bowl, and District 6900 in FY 2018). Alec asked that each club's members focus on these 4 things as we enter the home stretch.
üIncreasing membership (Need to make the ask of your Friends)
üFoundation Giving (we are behind last year at this time)
üAttending the District Conference (Rotacon - April 27th thru 29th in Sandestin)
üAchieving your Club's Presidential Citation (activity thru June 30th will count this year)
District Conference 4/27/18 -4/29/18
Mark your calendars and start planning for a long weekend in the sun...
When: Friday April 27th thru noon on Sunday April 29th
Where: Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort ( a Hilton hotel)
Registration Cost: Up to April 1st is $245 per person, after that it rises to $275 per person.
Some key information:
- For folks that arrive a day early on Thursday, there is the low country Boil on Thursday evening. Our Club has historically had people arriving on Thursday in order to set up our exhibit in the Hall of Friendship. This year because Clubs will not be setting up exhibits in the Hall of Friendship, Clubs are planning separate dinners on Saturday evening.
- The first official event starts at noon on Friday
- District Hospitality Suite will be open 24x7 starting Thursday evening thru Sunday morning.
- To see full details regarding the Conference (i.e. registration fees and announced activities), and be able to register for the Conference, Please click on this linkhttps://rotary6900.org/conference.
- Finally, we want to know who is planning to attend, and who won't be attending. Please send an email to otness_r@mindspring.com indicating whether you will or will not be attending, and if attending how many people (including yourself) will be attending with you. This information will help us in scheduling Club specific activities during the District Conference.
Recruit a friend by sharing Rotary experience
The Club needs more members just like you. So how do we find them? It starts when you realize that you know someone who, like you, might enjoy being a member of Rotary. Remember that people you like tend to like many of the same activities as you, and share at least some of your values. They would like Rotary for the same reasons that you do.
You are a Rotarian, so someone that you like will almost certainly turn out to be a good Rotarian. The first step is to share with that person why you like Rotary, and why you feel that they also might enjoy being a Rotarian.
- How do we get new members? By allowing your friends to participate with you.
- Who needs to do it? You
- When to do it? No better time than now
§How to do it? That is easy …
Follow these 5 simple steps:
- Think about the people you enjoy being with
- Share with them why you enjoy Rotary
- Invite them to participate with you in a Rotary project
- Bring them to a meeting and introduce them to your favorite Rotarians
- If they exhibit an interest in being a part of Rotary, introduce them to Fred Brant (Membership Chair)
That's it. Give it a try. You will be surprised at how easy it can be share Rotary.
FROM THE DESK OF THE NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Send your Newsletter submission to:
Our Club's Weekly Newsletter typically consists of:
·Speaker bio
·New Member Name(s)
·Featured article(s) (regarding events, service projects, or on-going topics general club administrative items, etc..).
·Foundation initiatives or other topics of interest to Members and with value for our Club archives.
·Announcements (seeking volunteers, advertising service projects, etc.)
·For Your Calendar (Club and other activities we encourage members and/or their spouses to attend, including Family of Rotary events
·Member News (birthdays, anniversaries, accomplishments, Caring Hands)
Please keep in mind key components to include with your submission:
·Title of your article
·Description of the activity
·Dates, Time, Location, deadline, etc... (especially for upcoming events)
·Key Points of Contact Information and/or a link to reference website for details
·Names and/or headcount of Rotarians (and others) participating,
·The reaction of those benefiting and the numbers of those benefiting.
·Picture(s)
Please also tell me the number of weeks would you like the article published.
Finally, the deadline for articles to run in the current week are Mondays by 5 p.m.
If you have any questions feel free to ask me!
Thank you!
Tania López
rotary_tls@outlook.com