RCWL will meet every Thursday at 5:30pm at the WLGCC (West Liberty Golf & Country Club).
please see calendar HERE (click link)
*NOTE NO MEETINGS THURSDAY 12/22 AND 12/29 and FRIDAY 12/23 and 12/30 DUE TO HOLIDAYS*
Food Pantry Needs:
President Sara has challenged us as a club to help out as part of our goals this year, in providing items for the VAC Food Pantry.
Monetary donations are accepted and can be dropped off to Sara, Ken or Bill’s office downtown. Checks are to be made out to West Liberty Food Pantry.
Also items that are needed can be brought to every week’s club meeting OR dropped off at Sara, Ken or Bill’s office downtown.
Items needed at Pantry are:
Chunky Soups, Flour, Sugar, Cooking oil in 48 ounces, Complete Pancake Mix, Toilet Tissue, Cake Mixes, Jello and personal care products.
Rotary D6000 News
POLIO PLUS SOCIETY FORM
Polio Eradication Update:
Dear Polio Eradication Warriors,
No new Wild Polio cases reported this week.
What is that Polio Picture?
| Did Rotarians mobilize for World Polio Day? Yes, we did! |
| Rotary members and supporters took action on World Polio Day, 24 October, to raise awareness and funds toward eradicating polio:More than 4,200 Rotary, Rotaract, and Interact clubs in 118 countries registered their participation in World Polio Day.Donors contributed more than US$740,000 online, which meant a total — with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s 2-to-1 match — of more than $2.2 million raised.Social media efforts tied to World Polio Day reached 31 million people, compared to 17 million in 2021.Once again, Rotary’s members and supporters united to show tremendous support in the fight against Polio! |
A Win Against Polio is a Win For Global Health!
2022 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total – 606 Afghanistan – 43, Algeria – 1, Benin – 10 (3 in 2021), Central African Republic – 3, Chad – 22 (0 in 2021), DR Congo – 258 (28 in 2021), Eritrea – 1, Ethiopia – 1, Ghana – 3, Indonesia – 1, Israel – 1, Madagascar – 13 (13 in 2021), Malawi – 3, Mozambique – 18 (2 in 2021), Niger – 13 (18 in 2021), Nigeria – 42 (415 in 2021), Pakistan – 8, Somalia – 4 (1 in 2021), Togo – 2, United States – 1, Yemen – 158 (69 in 2021) .
2021 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total – 689 in 22 Countries. 2020 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 1,113 in 26 Countries.
New Polio Cases & Samples reported in the last week – Afghanistan – 4 WDV1 Samples, Botswana – 1 cVDPV2 Sample, DR Congo 19 cVDPV2 Cases + 1 Sample, Pakistan – 2 WPV1 Samples.
Quote of the Day – “It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.” Samwise Gamgee, “The Fellowship of the Ring”
The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:
Pakistan No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. Twenty Wild Polio cases reported in 2022. One Wild Polio Case reported in 2021. The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 9/20/22. Two WPV1 Samples and no cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Pakistan.
Afghanistan No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. Two Wild Polio Cases reported in 2022 . Four Wild Polio cases reported in 2021 The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 9/10/22. Afghanistan reported 56 Wild Polio cases in 2020. Four WPV1 and no cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!
Terry Ziegler, Endowment/Major Gifts Adviser Rotary Region 36
Foundation Minute:
Welcome to Week 3 of RI’s Month of Disease Prevention & Treatment.
In its noble efforts to keep in tune with TRF’s mission of making the world a better place for all people, Rotary International District 9110 of Nigeria has donated a sum of $590,000 to TRF in five months to promote its vision of supporting humanitarian services in the country.
Speaking at a fundraising dinner held on December 2, DG Omotunde Lawson, (D9110) said the organization has made progress in raising funds to deliver its vision of promoting peace, eradicating diseases, hygiene and sanitation, among othersbillion and still growing. According to her, “The Rotary Foundation has set a goal of increasing its endowment fund to $2.025 billion by year 2025, while the goal of district 9110 is to raise $1.2 million this Rotary year. Though this sounds so ambitious and unachievable, we are not scared, it can only keep us on our toes and make us think out of the box and seek more strategic ways of fundraising.”
Dare Adeyeri, chairperson, D9110 Rotary Foundation Fundraising Dinner Committee, said the organization is focused on ensuring freedom and happiness, adding that donations help to promote peace by tackling issues such as conflict and diseases. “Giving, through The Rotary Foundation promotes peace by identifying and curbing the triggers of conflict, fighting diseases, providing clean water, sanitation and hygiene, saving mothers and children, support education, growing local economies and protecting the environment amongst other impactful projects.”
In Rotary,
Olabisi Gwamna, Club Secretary
Mount Pleasant Rotary,
Editor, Foundation Minute
Rotary Magazine Update
Rotary Magazine can be delivered right to your E-Mail box if you choose, follow this link to sign up . https://my.rotary.org/en/node/18361
Also note that if your spouse/partner are both members of our club, you are getting 2 copies of the Rotary Magazine, that will change effective January 1, 2021 to where your household will only receive 1 copy now.
Ringer update:
Anyone wanting something posted in the weekly ringer news please email Gretchen AND Xiomara by Friday EOD weekly.
