Centennial Park, across from the Ice House on Sand Island
Oct 18, 2017 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
Friday, October 6, 2017
At our October 4th meeting, Ron Madison announced that Ned Bolcar will be our speaker for our November 8th program. Ned was the captain of Notre Dame’s 1988 NCAA Championship Team. He played 3 seasons in the NFL, and resides in Phillipsburg.
I gave a Polio update for the year-to-date period ending on August 30th, and there were 10 confirmed new cases of polio vs. 33 at this time last year. Our contributions are winning the fight, and we have to keep working until we get to zero.
Our Speaker was Smith Holland, President and CEO of Crayola. Bob Schenkel had invited Smith to speak, and made the introduction. Smith explained how Crayola seeks to be a good citizen of our community, and defines its business purpose as helping parents and educators to raise creatively alive children, who will grow into creative and inspired adults.
The company has been making Crayola Crayons in Easton since 1903, and has extended its product lines around the world. The company continuously introduces new and innovative products designed to help children recognize and express their creative nature. Smith expressed his core belief that- since information and data have become ubiquitous in our daily lives, the work of the future will be totally reliant on the ability of individuals to think creatively, and use information to improve our human experience.
Our 50/50 drawing was the fifth week of our return to the “Queen of Hearts” style. Deb Geiger had the winning ticket, but didn’t pull the Queen of Hearts. There are 47 cards left in the deck, and next week’s pot will start at $128. Come and try your luck!
Announcements:
Fight Against Polio. The 7th Annual Rotary District 7430 Yvette Palmer Purple Pinkie 5K run is scheduled for Saturday, October 14, 2017 at LCCC in Schnecksville, PA. The proceeds of this event go to RI’s Polio Plus Program. Our club is one of the sponsors, and we have two slots available for anyone who would like to participate in the run/walk. Please let me know if you are interested.
The RI Foundation has established 3 Donor Advised Funds for earthquake relief and hurricane relief. If you would like to help victims, you can donate to the victims of each specific disaster through the RI Foundation. You can make a donation at My Rotary.org by putting in the number of the specific disaster fund. If you need the numbers drop me an e-mail at forangf@gmail.com .
Our October 18, 2017 meeting will be held at Centennial Park so that our members can participate in the Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony. There will be a box lunch beginning at 11:30, followed by a short ceremony, followed by cupcakes. The ceremony and cupcakes are open to the public. Box lunches must be ordered ahead of time.
The Whitehall Area Rotary Club is sponsoring a Gourmet Shopping Tour in NYC on Saturday November 18th 2017. The bus departs from Whitehall High School at 9 a.m. and has scheduled an additional stop at Route 33 Park and Ride at 9:15. Cost is $70 per person, which includes services of a professional guide, driver gratuity, and maps for each neighborhood. Send me an e-mail if you would like more information.
Our Zone 32, along with Zones 24, 25, and 26 has been selected by Rotary International President Ian Riseley to hold the first Presidential Peacebuilding Conference on February 10, 2018 in Vancouver, BC. If you would like more information, please contact me, or you can also go to https://portal.clubrunner.ca/50004/Stories/presidential-conference . There is also a link on the District Website.
United Kingdom pledges $130 million for polio eradication
The United Kingdom pledged $130 million on Friday toward the fight to eradicate polio. The contribution will help fund immunizations of 45 million children a year through 2020. In June, at the Rotary Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, global leaders pledged $1.2 billion of the estimated $1.5 billion required to end polio. However, Rotary's work continues. We're now working to raise $50 million a year and to ensure that global leaders make good on this summer's pledges.
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