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October 11, 2011

MEETING AT

IHOP Restaurant on 4910 Spruce Street, TAMPA, FL 33607. 813-288-8828

Club Coming Events

October 11: Our own Frank Irizarry with a program about the Auto Insurance Industry. October 18: We do not have a program scheduled yet. Please contact David or Maryanne for suggestions. October 25: Assembly for The Vampire Ball. November 12: Rotary Rides so Kids can Read, Downtown Bartow, FL

October 29: 1st Annual Vampire Ball. The Event Factory @ Hillsborough and Hanley.

If you have any suggestions for programs, please communicate with David or Maryann to schedule them.

District 6890 Governor: Alan Feldman – Brandon, FL Rotary International President: Kalyan Banerjee, India

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www.tampawestrotary.org

What if we could prevent just ONE child

from suffering from POLIO?

How much would that be worth?

Click below and contact Dennis or José to learn more.

http://www.rotary.org/en/ServiceAndFellowshi

p/Polio/HelpEradicatePolio/Pages/ridefault.aspx

Food for Ronald MacDonald’s Home: For at least 20 persons. It can be bought or home cooked and delivered NLT 6pm. David is your contact. *If you can’t make it, please call him.

Joe V. – Oct. 27 Raul V. – Nov. 27

Food for thought

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them. - Washington Irving A little humor to brighten your day!

My Pastor recently received a call from the IRS...

IRS: "Hello, is this the Church?"

Pastor: "It is."

IRS: "This is the IRS. We need to verify some tax information submitted by one of your members. Can you

help us?"

Pastor: "I think I can, what's your question?"

IRS: "Do you know a Ted Hooligan?"

Pastor: "I do."

IRS: "Is he a member of your congregation?"

Pastor: "Yes."

"Did he donate $10,000?"

(pause)

Pastor: "He will."

Birthday/Anniversary Birthdays Anniversaries

Oct. 27: Bill Biaggi No anniversaries this month. Oct. 28: Luis Vargas

REMINDER: Irving is collecting cell phones for the Crisis Center.

Rotarians gearing up for World Polio Day By Dan Nixon and Arnold Grahl

Rotary International News -- 10 October 2011

Rotarians around the globe are planning events to raise polio eradication

awareness and funding for World Polio Day on 24 October.

Australian club members are working with the Global Poverty Project on a

petition drive aimed at persuading world leaders to fully fund the critical work

of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Supporters can sign the petition

online.

The Global Poverty Project has scheduled an End of Polio Concert on 28

October to coincide with the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in

Perth, Australia. Rotarians have joined with the group to lobby leaders to put

polio eradication on the meeting agenda. Hugh Evans, cofounder and CEO of

the Global Poverty Project, is a scheduled speaker at the 2012 RI Convention in

Bangkok, Thailand, in May.

"Global collaboration has ensured that eradication is within reach," says Michael Sheldrick, the group's polio campaign

manager and a member of the Rotary Club of Crawley, Western Australia. "Our generation has a chance to realize a historic

opportunity and ensure that no one else ever has to fear this disease. That’s why it’s vital we commit to finish the job."

Among other events planned around World Polio Day are these:

Rotarians in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, are organizing a Walk to End Polio Now, aimed at drawing 4,000 participants

and raising money for Rotary's US$200 Million Challenge to match $355 million in grants from the Bill & Melinda

Gates Foundation in support of polio eradication.

The Rotary Club of Venezia-Riviera del Brenta, Italy, has organized a Run to End Polio fundraiser as part of the 23

October Venice Marathon.

Rotary, Rotaract, and Interact clubs in Canada and the United States are coordinating a Wake Up Across the

Continent polio awareness initiative during the week of 24-28 October. Each club is encouraged to participate and to

publicize its activities, share ideas, and post images on Facebook.

Rotarians in Finland will conduct a "This Close" campaign with ads in print, on television, and online 24-28

October, and they plan a fundraiser on World Polio Day.

Rotarians in Canada have arranged for the "This Close" TV public service announcement and other polio-related

programming to air on CBC nationally throughout October.

Rotarians in Africa have started a "This Close" page on Facebook for World Polio Day, encouraging fellow

Rotarians to replace their Facebook profile photo that day with their "This Close" photo from www.thisclose.net.

The Rotary Club of Linlithgow Grange, Lothian, Scotland, is sponsoring a Scotch Hop dance fundraiser on 29

October to benefit Rotary's challenge.

Rotary clubs in Boston will present A Festival of Voices: Singing Out to End Polio Now on 23 October, with all

proceeds to benefit the challenge.

The Nepal PolioPlus Committee will host a one-day seminar on polio in conjunction with the local UNICEF office.

Inspired by these plans? Here are a few ways you and your club can help observe World Polio Day:

Create your own "This Close" ad and make it your Facebook profile photo.

Host a walk, run, or bikeathon. Be sure to send out a press release about the event. Download a sample release.

Download a World Polio Day Proclamation and ask your town to commemorate World Polio Day on 24 October.

Place an op-ed about polio in your local newspaper. See a sample.

Use "This Close" resources from the Rotary Media Center.

Make a donation toward polio eradication.

Begin planning for an End Polio Now lighting to celebrate Rotary's anniversary on 23 February.

If your club is planning a fundraiser or project for World Polio Day, let us know at pr@rotary.org.

Egyptian club discovers the power of microlending By Vanessa N. Glavinskas

Rotary International News – 5 October 2011

If your Rotary club is stuck in a rut when it comes to vocational service, it's not alone.

Sometimes dubbed the "forgotten Avenue of Service," vocational service can be difficult for

clubs to understand and implement.

Nijad K. Al Atassi, past governor of District 2450 (parts of Africa, the Mediterranean, the

Middle East, and Georgia) felt strongly enough about vocational service to make it a

districtwide priority.

"Vocational service is important because it enhances values and faith in ethics," says Al

Atassi, a member of the Rotary Club of Adliya, Bahrain.

The Rotary Club of Alexandria Sporting, Egypt, rose to the challenge by focusing on

microcredit loans, literacy classes, and a sewing workshop to meet the needs of low-income

community members, helping women in particular to start businesses and learn useful work

skills.

Microcredit loans

"We gave loans to deprived women supporting large families," says past club president Heba Kabel. Club members made

loans of about US$85 to 20 entrepreneurs to launch small food or cleaning businesses. The loans were paid back in

installments over the course of a year, and the money was then loaned out again -- turning the club's initial investment of

about $1,700 into a sustainable microcredit program.

The club also financed literacy classes, helping 75 women learn to read and write, and a sewing lab, which drew 45 women

to sewing lessons every month.

Kabel notes that the club put a priority on efforts that would help community members increase their chances of finding a

job.

"We made a big bazaar at the end of the year and sold their products," Kabel says, explaining that the proceeds went to the

women.

Kabel, a Barclays Bank employee, also tapped into her own vocational skills by offering free lessons in financial literacy to

several women whom club members had met through the vocational service initiatives. The financial advice helped the

women make informed decisions about their new incomes, teaching them to allocate some for savings and giving them a

better chance of sustaining their small businesses.

Model projects

Each October, Rotarians are encouraged to focus on the Avenue of Vocational Service. For this year’s celebration, Rotary

International collected model vocational service project submissions from 2010-11 district governors. In addition to the

Rotary Club of Alexandria Sporting's microcredit program, other model projects include:

The Rotary Club of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, USA, conducted a job skills workshop for unemployed residents, giving

participants tools for interviews and job searches. Each participant left with a résumé and a list of employment

opportunities.

Members of the Rotary Club of Jalalabad, Bangladesh, India, provided artificial limbs to 20 people with disabilities

through a local rehabilitation center and worked with community businesses to help the recipients find work.

The Rotary Club of Cheltenham Sunrise, Gloucestershire, England, invited more than 280 secondary school students

and teachers to attend a two-day educational forum on environmentally conscious careers. Leaders of government,

nongovernmental organizations, and industries shared tips on how they've implemented green innovations to

improve business.

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