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The
Rotary District 7450 collection of canes, walkers,
crutches, and wheel chairs for the Haitian earthquake
victims is under way.  
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Bill
Decker, a member of The Rotary
Club of Philadelphia, and one
of approximately 135 global members of the ShelterBox
Response Team, was called into action in Mid-October
to respond to the devastation wrought by typhoon
Pepeng in a mountainous section of the north central
Philippines main island of Luzon. 
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Published
11/2 - Short but powerful summary of Rotary’s
remarkable PoiloPlus effort. -Joe
Batory |
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District
7450 Seeks Help For Philippine District 3830 |
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Some
of the Philadelphia
Rotary members who affixed "Donated
by the Rotary Club of Philadelphia" labels
onto more than 2000 "gift" dictionaries,
thesauruses and atlases for students on Friday,
October 23, were (L-R):
Mayumi Kusunose (former Ambassador Scholar); Frank
Hollick; Joe Batory; Seong Kong; Matthew Tae; Susie
Swisher; Katie Baye; Ellen Williams; and, Kristina
Harshany. |
The
purpose of the Ambassadorial
Scholarships program is to further
international understanding and friendly relations
among people of different countries and geographical
areas. The program sponsors several types of scholarships
for undergraduate and graduate students as well
as for qualified professionals pursuing vocational
studies. While abroad, scholars serve as goodwill
ambassadors to the host country and give presentations
about their homelands to Rotary clubs and other
groups. Upon returning home, scholars share with
Rotarians and others the experiences that led to
a greater understanding of their host country.
Generous contributions from Rotarians worldwide
represent a continued faith that today’s
Ambassadorial Scholars will be tomorrow's community
and world leaders. |
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MS
150 City to Shore
Ride your bike 150 miles to support the search for
a cure for Multiple Sclerosis
Contact Jack Beiter to see how you can help.
jackbeiter@e-finity.com
Rotary club of PHILADELPHIA |
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As
a polio survivor, Nelson Robert of Audubon, Pennsylvania,
understands the importance of ending polio now.
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Another
Step Toward Ending Polio Now
As we inch toward
ending polio, our district is working to organize
an NID (National Immunization Day) trip during the
next Rotary year. Who
has interest in going?
We're at the very beginning stages of exploring
such a trip -- don't have dates yet (although fall
2010 or early 2011 are on the table for discussion)
or location (although India is a viable destination
and probably safest at this time).
Please let Carol Metzker know if you're interested
in exploring this possibility. She will hold a conference
call to introduce location and date possibilities,
potential costs, fundraising and "NID savings
plans" before the holidays get rolling. Contact
info: echmetzker@aol.com, 610-793-4387 |
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Kathryn
Cunningham Hall, founder of Power Up Gambia, received
the International Community Service Award from the
Delaware Chapter of People to People International
(PTPDE) October 17, at the Wilmington Country Club.
Speakers at the PTPDE 25th Anniversary Gala included
the Gambian Ambassador to the United Nations, Mrs.
Susan Waffa-Ogoo.
For more information; go to www.ptpde.org. |
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Check out
>> Comcast Interview with Brian Shaffer, Past-President
of the Rotaract Club
of Philadelphia Click
here to go there |
Image by
-- Shawn Weigel
from the Kennett Paper |
The
girl named Bow from Camp Dreamcatcher
Rotary
club of Longwood presented
a $5000 check last week to Patti Hlkirk of
Camp
Dreamcatcher. The money was needed for
Bow's surgery that is beginning this week
in Dallas.
"Bow
is an amazingly upbeat and optimistic child
from Thailand who faces a lifetime of deformity
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On
behalf of Bow, thanks again to the Longwood
Rotary Foundation for the $5000. Bow is in
Dallas now hopefully getting her facial corrective
surgery started in the next few days.
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Taking
Aim at Infant AIDS
Rotarian Stephen Nicholas, a pioneering pediatric
AIDS specialist who helped drastically reduce infant
HIV in New York City, is using Rotary as a catalyst
for wiping out mother-to-child HIV transmission
in the Dominican Republic.
In the early 1990s, New York City had the highest
birth rate of HIV-infected children in the United
States. Since 2000, only one baby in that city has
been born with the virus, says Nicholas, a member
of the Rotary Club of Yonkers. Similar trends are
appearing throughout the United States, he adds.
-- from
Swarthmore CogNotes
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