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Thanks to
Charlie Vickery, Oxford
Rotary Club President,
for this article just published in The
Economist, featuring Rotary and polio
eradication. Yes, they do term Rotary
a "businessmen's" club, which
it was in 1985 when Rotary announced its
plans to eradicate polio by vaccinating
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Your
Gently-worn Jewelry and Dresses for a Good Cause!
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In fact, they’re
needed for a great cause—a fundraiser
to benefit rescued survivors of human
trafficking and slavery. Hosted
by the Rotary
Club of West Chester Downtown,
the fourth annual Dress for a Good Cause
sells dresses and jewelry for proms,
parties, picnics, and other extravaganzas.
The event allows local girls to buy
prom dresses at rock-bottom prices and
keeps clothing out of landfills. All
proceeds go to projects for survivors
of human trafficking. << more
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Rotary
7450 Invited To Participate Once Again in Philadelphia’s
4th of July Parade
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around the world will celebrate Rotary’s
anniversary on February 23 (2012)
with a special emphasis on the polio eradication
initiative. There will be many public
displays of Rotary’s prowess in
the great cities of the world on that
date and Philadelphia will be among them.
The polio elimination campaign is tentatively
scheduled to be highlighted continuously
on the PECO LED Light Signage at 22nd
and Market Streets. This motion lighting
display towers above Philadelphia and
will be seen by hundreds of thousands
of motorists and pedestrians. NB---The
display runs throughout the evening hours
and in the early morning but goes dark
in the mid-day daylight hours). The Rotary
7450 message is below:
“Rotary’s
Polio Eradication 99% Complete!
2 Billion Children Inoculated. www.rotary7450.org
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The
Rotaract
District 7450 Planning Committee
assembled at Temple University at 6:30
p.m. on January 25, 2012 to discuss the
RYLA conference, Train-The-Trainer for
the Rotaractors, Pre-Pets training, World
Rotaract Week (March 11, 2013) (SET YOUR
CLOCKS AHEAD), District 7450 Assembly
and the new Rotaract Club at St. Joseph's
University. << more
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was a fund-raiser to savor and remember…artistic,
inspiring and a remarkable learning experience.
This was the Rotary
Club of Philadelphia’s
unique Evening of Painting at Philadelphia’s
renowned Studio Incamminati on Wednesday,
January 25. The evening featured instruction
from master artists and then an opportunity
for each of the Philadelphia Rotary attendees
and guests to actually paint! But the
best part was that and educational and
fun evening netted $500.00+ for Rotary’s
polio eradication campaign. |
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The
Kennett Square Rotary
Club has been supporting the Kennett
Family Center for many years and on
January 24 DSG representative Carol
Metzker presented a $920 cheque
to the Kennett Square Rotary Club for
it's second approved District Simplified
Grant to support the Kennett Family
Center.
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A
Distinguished Rotaract Member From Nottingham
(UK) Visits Philadelphia
Sheridan
Chilvers (3rd from right),
President of the Nottingham (UK) Rotaract
club, is surrounded by new Rotaract
friends here in the USA at an event
hosted by the Philadelphia
Rotaract Club in Philadelphia
Monday, January 23. Sheridan was recently
awarded the Roosevelt Scholarship ...
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So,
have you heard the great news ?
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The government of India on Friday 13 January
announced that the country was free of
endemic polio after a year of no new cases
being reported.
It proves that the efforts of Rotary,
the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation, the WHO, the CDC, etc
are making
headway (and that good things do happen
on Friday
the 13th). However, we cannot rest on
our laurels as there are three countries
that still are reporting cases of the
wild virus so continue to support Polio
efforts.
<Rotary’s
Polio
Eradication Fact Sheet> |
FRUIT
SALE TO BENEFIT FOOD CUPBOARD
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The
Rotary Club
of West Chester kicked off
its annual "Taste of Florida"
Fruit Sale on Jauary 19th to benefit the
West Chester Food Cupboard, which provides
supplemental food to over 400 local families
each week. << more
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PHOTO: Warren Callaway (from left) and
Christine Wildauer, co-chairs of the annual
"Taste of Florida" Fruit Sale,
learn how families are allocated food by
Fiona Allison, Food Cupboard volunteer coordinator,
as CPC committee member, Charles Strietweiser,
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The
Northeast
Philadelphia Sunrisers are
proud to announce that none other than Lt
Pace will speak at our meeting
this Friday, 1/20 at 7:30 AM at the Country
Club Diner. As you all know, he was a huge
hit at the District conference. We want
as many people as possible from other clubs
and the District to attend. Please spread
the word immediately. (A marvelous full
breakfast will be served for only $10....plenty
of choices). Contact Stan Feldman at Smfdds@aol.com |
Rotaplast
fundraiser at the Media Theatre in Media
was a singing sensation!
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two hundred people enjoyed a Broadway
quality performance of The Sound of
Music. Plans are being made for next
year when another Broadway hit will
be performed.
Each year the theatre is booked by Rotaplast
for Rotarians and other supporters to
enjoy a night of fellowship and live
theatre. Arrangements and ticket sales
are made possible by Jack Holefelder
of the Glen Riddle Rotary Club, pictured
with District Governor Bonnie
Korengel.
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Rotary Club of Kennett
Square member Bernie
Encarnacion receives a Governor
Citation from DG Bonnie Korengel
Jan 10, 2012. Bernie has been instrumental
organizing the annual recognition of
a State Trooper by the Kennett Square
Rotary Club.
For more information, contact |
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POLIO
AND LASALLE UNIVERSITY – BOTH WINNERS!
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It
was a well-played and exciting game January
4 when LaSalle University men’s
basketball team met Xavier. La Salle prevailed,
80 to 70 with both teams playing talented,
emotional basketball to the very end.It
was also a winning event for Rotary and
District 7450! Rotarians in the district
raised funds for polio by attending the
game. $5 from each ticket was given to
polio, plus additional funds and, more
importantly, consciousness about the status
of polio, was raised. Brian Wirtshafter,
District Treasurer and President of Abington
at Edge Hill Rotary Club, was a great
ambassador for polio as he stood at the
concession tables, asking basketball fans
if they would give a dollar to immunize
a child. Many expressed surprise that
polio is still an issue.
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Two
Broomall Rotarians Honored
At a recent meeting of the Broomall
Rotary Club, Bonnie Korengel, Rotary
International District Governor for
Southeastern Pennsylvania, recognized
two Rotarians for their exceptional
contributions to club and community.
Mrs. Korengel oversees fifty-three Rotary
clubs in the area and annually sites
deserving individuals for special recognition.
The recipients were Jim Kenney
and Dave Winters of
Broomall.
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First
Meeting of the
Western Main Line Breakfast Rotary
Club held
at Waynesborough Countruy CLub, Wednesday,
January 4, 2012.
Contact
Chad Rosenberg
Chad.Rosenberg@suretybond.com
for details
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We
have three items we would like to share with
District 7450 Rotarians:
The Sound
of Music fundraiser for Rotaplast
mission to Guatemala- January 12th The Sound
of Music at the Media Theater. <<
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Quilt Raffle
Fundraiser- 100% of the proceeds for this
raffle will be used in support of the mission
to Guatemala this March. <<
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Spanish Translator-We
currently have all the slots filled for
non-medical volunteers except one. We need
a volunteer who is fluent in Spanish to
travel with us next March 10th to 22nd.<<
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The
Rotary Club of Wayne Presents:
The Wayne Rotary Speaker Series
Evenings at 6:00 pm at Margaret
Kuo’s,
Dinner Included
175 E. Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA
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January
4, 2012
The
Rotary Club of Abington at Edge Hill has
made arrangements with the La Salle University
Athletic Department for all Rotarians
in District 7450 to attend the "Rotary
District 7450 Recognition Night"
at the Men's Basketball game at 6:00 P.M.
on January 4, 2012 vs. Xavier University,
on the La Salle University campus, with
free parking available *. << more
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