As volunteers and advocates, Rotary members play a crucial role in the fight to end polio. Our partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative will come together in Atlanta for World Polio Day.
On 24 October, World Polio Day, Rotary will bring together partners from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative for an update on our fight to end polio. As host and moderator of the event, our organization plays a key role in amplifying one of the most important public health concerns in modern history.
When we first took it up as an organizational cause over three decades ago, polio affected 350,000 children every year, mostly in lower-income countries where poor sanitation and limited access to clean water facilitate the spread of the virus.
Our collaboration with the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, local health workers, and national governments has helped reduce the number of cases to just 74 last year. When the final case is behind us, polio will be only the second disease, after smallpox, ever to have been completely wiped out.
This year's event, the fourth to be live-streamed and the first to be held at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, is our opportunity to put the fight to end polio in the public eye.
Watch the live-stream event on 24 October at endpolio.org.
Henry Yong, President of Evergreen Valley College, is the newest Member of our Club. He was inducted last week and we look forward to working with him. Welcome to the Club Henry!
Lisa J. Blanchard of The Grateful Garment Project was our featured speaker last week.
She spoke about her vision to make sure that no victim of sexual assault ever experience further suffering due to lack of resources.
On October 20, the club will not be meeting which is known as dark in Rotary parlance. Since we have the Human Trafficking Seminar on Monday, October 17 and the 50th Anniversary Gala on Friday, October 21, we will take a break from the routine of having a club meeting. Want to visit us during this week, come to the Gala. Contact the club for tickets.
On October 27, we will have our annual Halloween costume meeting with all attendees in costume. We will also have the yearly visit by the District 5170 District Governor Jeff Orth. Yes, both he and Barb Orth will be in costume.
The tradition continues .... Was it fun once again getting together and cooking dinner to about hundred residents at Family Supportive Housing? Of Course, and very satisfying to watch the adults and children alike enjoy the variety of healthy portions served on their plates: Yummy Chicken cooked by John; Maryanna, Nick and Shail had a good workout stirring the mashed potatoes and gravy; Ruth, Marisa and Suguna taking care of getting the Salad, Bread, Veggies and Desert ready. Great work, and an awesome job even cleaning up and leaving the kitchen spick and span - great job with the dishes Nick!
I overheard the Manager Judy telling the residents that a Doctor, a Pastor, a Teacher, etc. were cooking them dinner! Thank You All!
Lisa J. Blanchard – Executive Director and Founder: As founder, Lisa has been the guiding force and visionary of The Grateful Garment Project. Lisa’s unique combination of experience in nonprofit, customer service, law, and management produces the creative and conceptual leadership required to bring The Grateful Garment Project to the State of California and beyond. She has dedicated significant amounts of time to working with people not only professionally, but also in a volunteer capacity. Lisa holds an AS in Business, a BS in Human Services and a Masters in Nonprofit Administration. It is her vision that no victim of sexual assault ever experience further suffering due to lack of resources.
Self Esteem and Communication
Oct 13, 2016
Linda Banner, Phd
Self Esteem and Communication
COMMUNICATION and SELF-ESTEEM
How are these two topic related OR are they?
What does “trust” have to do with it?
Can TRUST be re-built once broken?
These, and more questions will be answered by Dr Banner in her talk on October 13, 2016! Please come and bring your own questions for this “enlightening” talk!
Dr. Linda Banner is a Health, Clinical, and Forensic Psychologist in private practice in San Jose for more than 25 years. She is an international expert in the field of sexual medicine and has been quoted, published, and regarded as an expert in this area of specialty for many years, especially after completing her doctoral research at Stanford Medical Center.
District 5170 and Rotary Club of San Jose East/Evergreen
Oct 27, 2016
DG Jeff Orth
District 5170 and Rotary Club of San Jose East/Evergreen
