On Wednesday Morning, February 8, 2017, President Rob Samouce led the club in the invocation and pledge. Sgt. At Arms, Robbie Selby, then followed with guest introductions and happy bucks. Announcements were made as to Paint Ball Tournament and District Conference in Sarasota.
Rob then introduced Guest Speaker Cynde Covington who came all the way from Jacksonville, FL (Southpoint Rotary Club) who gave a great presentation on Polio Plus and her 4 visits to India working on inoculating the poor there. Polio has been on the Earth for about 3,000 years and Rotary Polio Plus started in 1988 when there were over 350,000 new cases a year. We are now down to 34 new cases last year in Afghanistan/Pakistan and 4 in Nigeria. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation matches every donated Rotary dollar 2 to 1 up to $35 million per year for the fight. $1.5 billion is still needed to fund the end of polio. For every one child who gets polio another 200 have been exposed so it will be a heavy lift to get the last remaining. The world will be polio free when we get 3 years in a row with no reported cases. You can make a personal donation online to Polio Plus at the Rotary International Website: https://map.rotary.org/en/
Mark your calendars, unless otherwise stated, all our meetings are at Hyatt House Naples.
Thurs. Evening Feb 16, 6:00 p.m.: CCCR Speaker
Thurs. Evening Feb 23, 6:00 p.m.: Love a Child Speaker
Wed. Morning Mar 1, 7:30 a.m.: Club Assembly
Wed. Morning Mar 8, 7:30 a.m.: Panira Healthcare Clinic Speaker
Thurs. Evening Mar 16, 6:00 p.m.: CCPS- Visually Impaired Speaker
