President Deb Davila talked about how the Polio Plus arm of Rotary is now utilizing their established surveillance network to help support Covid-19 activities throughout the world by deploying and retraining people, data and more to support this pandemic.The COVID-19 pandemic response requires worldwide solidarity and an urgent global effort. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), with thousands of polio workers and an extensive laboratory and surveillance network, has a moral imperative to ensure that these resources are used to support countries in their preparedness and response. As this is a new disease, polio staff are lending their skills as health risk communicators – providing accurate information and listening to people’s concerns.
Raising Money for Thomas Herdering
Jill Abele has been undergoing treatment for polycystic kidney disease for three decades, but she’s found new hope because she was finally matched with a donor—Thomas Herdering.
Most of us know Thomas from99.1 The Ranch and what we also know now is that he is selflessly giving the gift of life to Jill!
Thomas and Jill had the surgery yesterday. His income has already been affected by this. Insurance will pay for his medical expenses, but not his living expenses.
Jake Finch has set up a gofundme page for our community to help Thomas now as he so graciously helps Jill.
Click on the link below today to make a donation! Thank you.
Cindy Jacoby's son got engaged and her daughter is pregnant with her second child.
Don't forget to share your happy updates with President Deb so she can share with all of us!
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VENMO JIM TODAY YOUR DONATION!
Senior Concerns
and Rotary
Jim Visage has been working hard on arranging for our club to work with this organizations to find match ups for seniors and donations for them also.
There is a need for volunteers but donations are really important too. Since many of us should not be shopping, we have found a way for us all to make a difference!
Jim has a VENMO account where you can make a donation and his daughter will do the shopping.
VENMO - JAMES VISAGE
If you would like to be a match up you need to go through a background check. Once this is done, please reach out to Jim so he can form his team of volunteers. Information was emailed yesterday about how to start this process. Please refer to it.
Donations of non-perishable items (canned goods, grains, paper goods, etc.) are now being accepted and you can bring them to Jim's office and deposit it in a box there. The address for Jim's office is: 370 Easy Street. His email is: jim@computermetal.com. Phone: (805) 558-7100.
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Rotary Foundation Donation Support
Kailey Wagner talked about how in the past, we all donated $100 to the Rotary Foundation through the purchase of our Cajun tickets.
Donations to the Rotary Foundation are incredibly important as these funds will come back to us in three years in the form of district grants.
An email will be going out today asking members to make a $100 donation, or whatever amount they feel comfortable with, to the Rotary Foundation. Your donation will be billed.
Three Names Drawn this morning to receiving Paul Harris Fellows through the $30/Quarter Program
There are 35 members that participate in this program. This morning Kailey Wagner drew three names to receive a Paul Harris Fellow:
Dennis Barbee
Louis Kruglov
Kathy Scroggin
Blood Drive at LDS on Tuesday, April 14
We are in need of blood and there will be a blood drive on Tuesday, April 14at the LDS Church, 480 Sinaloa Road from 3:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
All healthy, eligible donors are strongly encouraged to sign up for an appointment in advance at www.Blood4Life.org because walk-in appointments will be limited. Additionally, donors are encouraged to come alone and leave their family or friends at home to help maintain safe distances between individuals. Vitalant is taking extra safety precautions to ensure donor and staff safety.
For more information about the drive, please contact Vitalant at 877-258-4825.
Update from Cesar Zambrano
Cesar Zambrano shared some harrowing details about his most recent trip to Venezuela. His passport was confiscated and he had help from the local Rotary Club. He hopes to share more information and photos of the trip when we meet live once again.
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New Member Proposal:
Stephen Munday
Ryan Valencia
Steve Munday
Ryan Valencia
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Rotary Club FinderNeed to find a club to do a makeup? Or find out where Rotary clubs meet while you are traveling? Click here to access the Club Finder page on the RI website.
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Welcome Guests
Jim Lowry
Dennis Rast
Doug Wieben
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