PO Box 79132, Charlotte NC 28271

Monthly Update: September, 2018

District Governor’s Message

From the desk of District Governor David Hare

What a pleasure it is to visit all of the diverse clubs we have in our District-each with its own personality. Thanks to all of you for helping your community and the world to be a better place. There are a number of club sponsored community events and fundraisers scheduled in the coming months from golf tournaments, skeet shoots, and chili cook offs to filling back packs, collecting and distributing winter coats, school mentoring, and scholarship awards-just to name a few. Inspirational!

September is Basic Education and Literacy month-below you will find a timely article on Read Charlotte, a public private partnership that seeks to bolster reading and literacy in the Greater Charlotte area. I encourage you to read the article and consider supporting this worthy cause.

We received 20 correct responses to the August trivia question. Congratulations to our August winner- Cindy Fink from the Salisbury Rotary Club. She will receive 100 points towards a Paul Harris Fellowship. This month’s newsletter trivia question can be found later in the Newsletter.

The membership seminar in Charlotte was a great success attended by over 35 Rotarians. If you could not attend in Charlotte I encourage all Presidents and Membership Chairs plus any other interested members to attend the second (free) seminar in Mooresville (September 22) led by PDG Billi Black. You can register on DACdb. Membership gains continue to be strong with 56 new members in the District since July 1-let’s keep that momentum going.

Don’t forget to promote the Duck Race for Polio on October 13 at Tailrace Marina -your club will receive credit for the District Club of Excellence Award for all tickets sold by club members. Every dollar raised will be matched 2 for 1 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

The 1950’s photo shown below vividly reminded me that it was just 70 years ago that we had thousands of cases right here in America. 2018 YTD there have been 15 new cases. Let’s finish the job of eradicating this debilitating disease.

A number of people have already registered for Foundation Banquet November 10 at Langtree Plantation. Don’t miss out on this fun event!

Let us all continue to “Be the Inspiration.”

DG David

Rotary District 7680

Clubs in District 7680 Albemarle Alleghany County Rotaract Wilkes County Community College Ashe County Ballantyne Belmont Boiling Springs Area Cabarrus County Rotaract Cabarrus College Charlotte Rotaract Queens University Charlotte Dilworth South End Charlotte Evening Rotaract Charlotte Charlotte International Charlotte North Rotaract CPCC-Main Charlotte Providence Charlotte South Charlotte South Park Charlotte Top-of the-Week Rotaract UNC Charlotte Charlotte West Cherryville China Grove Concord Concord—Afton Sunset Davidson Gaston Breakfast Gastonia Gastonia East Gastonia Evening Greater Statesville Hamlet Huntersville Happy Hour Kannapolis Kings Mountain Lake Norman-Huntersville Marshville Matthews Mecklenburg County South Monroe Monroe Union Breakfast Mooresville Mooresville-Lake Norman Mount Holly North Mecklenburg County Rotaract CPCC—Huntersville Twilight Rotary At The Lake North Wilkesboro Rockingham Rowan County Salisbury Shelby Shelby Breakfast Southwest Cabarrus Statesville Statesville/Fourth Creek Taylorsville Top of the Lake Mooresville Troutman Union West (Indian Trail) Wadesboro Waxhaw-Weddington West Stanly

Leadership Team District Governor David Hare District Governor-Elect Beth Trotter District Governor-Nominee Mike Walker Immediate Past District Governor Scott Van Der Linden Governor’s Aide Elizabeth Teagarden Secretary Wally Olson Treasurer Phil Volponi Finance Chair Luther Moore, PDG Chair-Elect Allen Langley, PDG Chair-Nominee Tom Smith, PDG Immediate Past Chair Bob Wilson, PDG

Foundation Chair Bob Wilson, PDG Global Grants DDF Grants Sean Gautam -Audit/Stewardship tbd -Grant Treasurer John Blair Funding/Annual Fund Mike Walker PHF & PHS, through Rotary Direct Funding-Permanent Fund tbd Benefactor, Bequest Society & Major Gifts Foundation Banquet Kam Chandan Major Donors/PHS Cruise tbd Peace Center/Fellowships Sharon Heinrich Polio Tom Smith, PDG

International Services Chair Ineke Wilson, PDG Youth Exchange Karen Steffens Membership Chair Glenn Hood, PDG RLI Coordinator Georgia Oakes Trainer Mark Markanda, PDG Club Services District Conference Travis Vance Alumni Patricia Shafer, Taura Napier Awards Barbara Dresser CART Luther Moore, PDG Governor’s Installation Banquet Doug McVadon Historian Mark Markanda, PDG Newsletter Jennifer Kendrick Public Image/Public Relations David Keith Technology Help Ken Dresser, PDG District Webmaster: DGN Mike Walker

Youth Services Chair Marilyn Cunningham Interact Stacy Hepp Rotaract Merna Gill SFTL tbd Youth Conference Ineke Wilson, PDG Youth Protection Officer Lianna Rossman

Assistant Governors Anson/Stanley/Richmond Christy Bogle Ashe/Alleghany/Wilkes/Alex Matt Cooksey Cabarrus Dick Lewis Cleveland Sharon Heinrich Gaston Fred Caldwell Iredell/Rowan Chris Nichols Mecklenburg-Central Sean Gautam Mecklenburg-North Kam Chandan Mecklenburg-South Linda Rakvic Union Nico Iannelli

Submit articles to Jenny Kendrick at jakendrick@outlook.com

ALMOST Lost a Prospective Member Story by Wally Olson, August 20, 2018

On August 20, DG David Hare, PDG Luther Moore, DT Philip Volponi, and DS Wally Olson had to meet at Bank of America to sign our new signature cards. This is a yearly event. Chrissy, the BOA employee who was helping us accomplish this task, was fun loving and getting along with the four Rotarians talking about Rotary in front of her. At this time I asked if she’d ever been to a Rotary meeting, and she said no.

So I took her to Http://rotary7680.org and showed her on our new website to click Our Clubs, then Where we Meet. This brings up a map of all our clubs, so on her first choice she clicks this club that does not have a website, so we try another and this one comes up error, so I take her to my club which I know works to show her what a club is like, www.mecksouthrotary.org.

Then I asked for her personal email (DACdb Pmail most likely would not work at BOA) and permission to add her to our weekly bulletin list, this way she can get a feel as to what programs we are offering and other news.

If your club does not have a working UPDATED website, one that someone under 40 would be interested in within 10 seconds of going there, then please invest in this technology. DACdb offers their Easy & Beautiful site for $259 per year plus set up, and its easy to use, and this is also what the District is now using.

I can only imagine how many lost opportunities our District has because prospects cannot find current informative information about local Rotary clubs.

As I’ve told many clubs, the website isn’t for the members, it’s your recruiting tool, and my club is a great example that it works as we are GROWING.

If you have any questions on DACdb websites, call or email me at bikerwoe@icloud.com.

Yours in Rotary, District Secretary Wally Olson

The District has three of these signs (8’x4’) for clubs to borrow for any club fundraiser or event. Velcro attachment at base to personalize if needed.

Rotary Links District http://rotary7680.org/ BRAND NEW!!

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International Events

6/1-5/19: RI Convention, Hamburg, Germany

District Events

9/22: Membership Seminar, Mitchell Community College, Mooresville

10/13: Duck Race to raise money to eradicate polio. E-mail duckraceforpolio@gmail.com

10/20: Polio Fund Raiser & Social at PDG Tom Smith’s Home

11/10: Foundation Banquet, The Langtree Plantation, Mooresville

2019

3/15-17: District Conference, Omni Grove Park Inn, Ashville (Our State article on the Omni Grove Park Inn)

3/21-23: PETS, Sheraton, Greensboro

DG Club Visits

9/4: Shelby Breakfast

9/5: Concord

9/6: Wadesboro

9/7: Shelby

9/10: Boiling Springs

9/11: Mooresville-Lake Norman

9/13: Cabarrus County

9/18: Mooresville

9/18: China Grove

9/20: Greater Statesville

9/25: Southwest Cabarrus

9/25: Concord-Afton Sunset

9/27: Top-of-the-Lake Mooresville

Wolf Meadow Community School Resource Coordinator Whitley Dozier joined the Southwest Cabarras Club last week where she was presented with 246 more books for the library, and classrooms for all ages, bringing the total to 5,236 books at an average cost 57¢ per book. A great investment!

District Governor David and First Lady Kim Hare cordially invite you and your spouse/guests to a memorable celebration of our Rotary Foundation Banquet. Our keynote speaker is John Germ, Past RI President. Where: Langtree Plantation,

554 Langtree Rd, Mooresville, NC 28117

When: Saturday, November 10, 2018 Cost: $65 for first person Guest are $55 per person Rotaract/Interact $40 per student

Agenda: Fellowship and Cocktails start at 6:00 PM

Dinner starts at 7:00 PM Program Concludes by 9:00 PM

The Huntersville Club provided shade for the Huntersville

Elementary School picnic area through a district grant.

Our Clubs are Active

Meck-South answered the needs of our community by giving Beds for Kids (BFK) a $15,000.00 grant to purchase a supply of bunk beds. According to Daniel Fogarty, BFK CEO & Meck-South member, bunk beds are the difference between having a room to sleep, or a room to sleep, play, & study. Seven members of Meck-South and family: Linda Rakvic, Edward Tillman, Joni Brown, Daniel Fogarty, Becky Harris, Bryan Cochran & Todd Greene helped unload the semi-trailer packed with the unassembled beds. We expect there will be many smiling faces in coming months when home deliveries are made. Priceless!

Foundation Banquet

Read Charlotte

Read Charlotte is a community initiative that unites families, educators and community partners to double third grade reading proficiency in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to 80% by 2025. Launched in early 2015, Read Charlotte is a public-private partnership supported by many leading business, civic and philanthropic organizations in the community:

Reading proficiency at third grade is a critical predictor of school, career and life success. Children who are not reading at grade level by third grade are four times more likely to drop out of high school. Read Charlotte coordinates the work of dozens of organizations across the community to improve reading achievement by focusing on four areas: (1) research and data, (2) improving the early literacy system, (3) strategic coordination of local funding, and (4) building networks to strengthen community partnerships.

One of Read Charlotte’s newest initiatives is the HELPS fluency tutoring program. Read Charlotte estimates that 20%-25% more third graders could read at “College and Career Ready” with a strategic focus on reading fluency. These are students who can sound out individual words, but can’t read with enough speed or accuracy to understand what they are reading. Partnering with CMS, the United Way and others, Read Charlotte is coordinating an effort to provide tutors trained in the HELPS fluency program at 9 CMS elementary schools. Read Charlotte is recruiting volunteers to spend 1 hour a week tutoring 3rd grade students. Volunteers need to pass a CMS background check and attend a 3-hour training. For more information on how you can get involved, please visit www.ReadCharlotte.org/HELPS. Also, see the flyer in this newsletter regarding scheduled trainings.

Foundation Points Trivia Contest Receive 100 Foundation points towards a Paul Harris Fellowship!! Answer the question below correctly to be entered into a drawing for the Foundation points. Please submit your answer BY SEPTEMBER 30 to Editor Jenny Kendrick at jakendrick@outlook.com. Winner will be announced in next month’s newsletter. Good luck to all!

What was the name of the first female Rotary club president and the name of her club?

JULY WINNER: Cindy Fink, Salisbury Rotary Club Correct Answer: The 4-way test was first written by Herbert J. Taylor as he set out to save The Club Aluminum Products Distribution Company from bankruptcy.

• Bank of America

• Wells Fargo

• PNC Bank • Duke Energy

• PwC

• Belk Foundation

• Duke Endowment

• Leon Levine Foundation

• Skeebo Foundation

• CD Spangler Foundation

• Foundation For The Carolinas • Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

• Mecklenburg County

• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

• UNC Charlotte

Rotarians in Machu Picchu Jim Hintz

Here's a photo that was taken Friday, August 24, in the ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru. Five Rotarians from our district had just completed the 4-day trek over the Inca Trail to reach the ruins, and found these plaques which had been placed by the Cuzco Rotary Club to commemorate the scientific discovery of Machu Picchu by Professor Hiram Bingham in 1911. The three Rotarians shown in the photo are Paul Wyche, Jim Hintz, and Warren Kean, all of Charlotte Rotary. Not available when the photo was taken were Jerry Coughter of Charlotte Rotary, and Tim O'Connell of Dilworth Rotary.

Duck Race for Polio Saturday, October 13 2:00 pm—6:00 pm Tailrace Marina, 1000 Marina Village Dr, Mount Holly

Chance to win a NEW CAR Fastest Duck—$2,500 Cash 10 Lucky Ducks Cash Prizes

Rotary District 7680 “Rent a Duck” 1 Duck for $10 3 Ducks for $25 15 Ducks for $100 Rent your ducks at bit.ly@duckraceforpolio

Net Proceeds Benefit: The Rotary Foundation Polio Eradication Do not need to be present to win.

Come and enjoy:

Live music Food and Drinks

Festival Games

Kayaks and Paddle Boards

Contact Emily Cerniglia, Rotary 7680, at: duckraceforpolio@gmail.com

Look at this incredible

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Club: Kannapolis Rotary Club Event: Annual golf tournament to support academic scholarships and scholastic programs within Kannapolis City Schools Location: The Club at Irish Creek, Kannapolis, NC Event Date: October 15, 2018; Noon registration, lunch on the cart and practice; 1:00PM shotgun start; $10,000 Hole-In-One Prize Registration Deadline: October 8, 2018 Online Registration: https://www.kannapolisrotary.com/golf-tournament.html For Questions and/or pdf brochure contact: Bob Fallis email: rjfallis@windstream.net or Jim Hodgens email: jim.hodgens.bwlj@statefarm.com

Tuesday, September 11, 2018 6:00 pm Kannapolis City Hall—Laureate Center

Myers Park High School Interact

Cynthia Marshall is an Advisor for the Myers Park High School Interact Club and was on hand for their first organizational meeting of the year.

No better marketing tool than a big ole painted rock. Especially, one that’s located near the Myers Park football stadium. This group is off and running with the help of MPHS advisors Anne and Robert Cullip.

The Belmont Rotary Club and The Rotary Club of Gastonia have joined together to form the new Rotaract Club of Belmont Abbey. We had our first meeting Tuesday, September 4th, and 24 students signed up. Landon Isaacs, a senior, has committed to be President. There are 8 students that have requested to be considered for leadership positions. This Club is off to a great start!

Pictured below, Rotarians Laurel Morris,Debbie Windley, Cheryl Rhoades, Rotaractor Landon Isaacs,Rotarian Allison Cunningham, Brad Frazier and Mark Skillestad.

Rotaract/Interact Happenings

Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust Fund CART Website

The Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust (CART) Fund is dedicated to raising funds to provide “seed” money for cutting-edge, high-impact research in hopes of finding a cure/prevention for Alzheimer’s disease.

The goal of the Fund is to encourage exploratory and developmental AD research projects within the United States. This is accomplished by providing financial support for

the early and conceptual plans of those projects that may not yet be supported by extensive preliminary data but have the potential to substantially advance biomedical research. These projects should be distinct from those designed to increase knowledge in a well established area unless they intend to extend previous discoveries toward new directions or applications.

Starting in the Sumper South Carolina Rotary Club in District 7770 in 1995, CART has been adopted to date by all Rotary District Clubs in Georgia and the two Carolinas as well as a number of individual clubs throughout the United States. Assistance from the American Federation of Aging Research was invaluable in validating CART as a legitimate funding source for Alzheimer’s research.

CART Fund by-laws require that 100% of all donated funds must go to A.D. research. All contributions are tax deductible. CART is a 501(c)(3) organizations. Tax ID # is 31-1466051.

From the beginning, CART has been a novel fundraising program. Rotarians are encouraged to voluntarily empty their pockets and purses of change, or whatever amount they choose, whenever they attend a Rotary meeting. While the name “CART” stands for “Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust,” we also welcome contributions of currency, checks or credit cards. As of May 2018, 45 grants have been awarded totaling $7,200,000.

The CART Fund Board of Directors is made up of representatives from the sponsoring Rotary Districts, where both the incoming DG and the District CART Chair are voting members. The Executive Committee, chaired by the CART Board President, provides the leadership for the organization.

An Executive Director runs the day-to-day operations of the CART Fund, and is paid on a part-time basis from interest earned on contributions to the Fund.

CART is currently supported by Rotarians in 21 Rotary Districts and individual Rotary clubs across North America, who have chosen to either support The CART Fund as a one-time project or as an ongoing project.

Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust (CART) Fast Facts 100% of every dollar donated goes to Alzheimer’s Research $7.2 million CART grants awarded 1999-2018 5 Alzheimer’s research grants awarded by CART in 2018 $700,000 CART grants awarded in 2018 35 research institutions have received CART grants 45 CART grants were awarded 1999-2018 >800 Rotary Clubs support the CART Fund project 21 Rotary Districts support CART 60 grant applications were received in 2018 from U.S. research institutions District 7680 raised $101,318.64 for Rotary/CART last year (2017-2018) If your club would like to have a CART presentation, please contact Luther Moore at luthermoore2015@gmail.com or call/text his cell phone at: 704-641-6048. Contact information to order “CART Car Cups” (50 cents each + S&H), Steve Black at screenprint157@gmail.com.

Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust Fund (CART) donations should be made payable to the CART Fund and mailed to Post Office Box 1196, Mooresville, NC 28115. http://www.cartfund.org/

Dr. Terrence Town

Grant - $250,000 - Terrence Town, PhD, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, “Targeting IRAK-M/NF-kappB signaling for innate immune removal of Alzheimer’s amyloid-β”

CART Research Goal - Dr. Town’s research is focused on improving the immune response in the brain of aging and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients. Currently, drug tests try to remove beta amyloid plaque from the brain using chemical compounds. These tests have failed. Dr. Town proposes to use a gene splicing method to enhance the brain’s normal immune response that naturally removes the beta amyloid from the brain. The

research will be performed using AD mouse models.

2018 Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust Fund (CART) Grant Recipients

Dr. Nicola Allen

Grant - $112,500 - Nicola Allen, PhD, Salk Institute California, La Jolla, CA, “Identifying the Contribution of Astrocytes to Synaptic Dysfunction and Repair in Alzheimer’s Disease”

CART Research Goal – Dr. Allen will study the function of astrocytes in the human brain and how they relate to neuron connectivity and activity. Currently, it is known that astrocytes link the blood vessels to the neurons. There are other functions of astrocytes that are affected by aging.

This research will focus on these functions and their impact on neuron connectivity and performance.

Dr. Keith Vossel

Grant - $112,500 - Keith Vossel, MD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, “Blocking tau interactions to prevent seizures and associated memory loss in Alzheimer’s Disease”

CART Research Goal – Dr. Vossel discovered that AD patients suffered “silent seizures”, 90% occurring at night. High seizure rates significantly increased cognitive decline. Tau protein triggers seizures. He will use drugs to block negative tau in AD mouse models to reduce seizures.

Dr. Brian Bacskai

Grant- $112,500 - Brian Bacskai, PhD, Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, “Manipulation of the blood-brain barrier for CNS delivery of drugs and imaging agents”

CART Research Goal – Dr. Bacskai noted that the majority of the drug trial failures related to the inability of the drugs to pass through the blood brain barrier (BBB). His research has discovered a method of temporarily “unzipping” the blood vessels in the brain on a molecular level to allow passage of any sized drug molecules

into the brain and then chemically zipping” the blood vessels closed again.

Dr. Carl Wagner

Grant - $112,500 - Carl Wagner, PhD, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, “Identifying Novel Rexinoids that Enhance ApoE Expression and Promote Amyloid-Beta Clearance”

CART Research Goal – Dr..Wagner plans to use an FDA-approved anti-cancer rexinoid drug as a model compound to design new ones with enhanced ability to promote the clearance of beta amyloid from the human brain of AD patients. Preliminary studies will be done in human neuronal cells. There has already been

success for the model compound in limited human trials and in reversing Alzheimer’s in mouse models.

Follow-Up on Previous Recipients

1999: Dr. Allan Levey received $100,000 from CART. His research allowed for a $7.2 million NIH grant and a $25 million private

foundation grant.

2001: Dr. Gary Landreth received $250,000 from CART. His research allowed for a $1 million NIH grant, and his findings allowed a

$200 million follow-on grant from GlaxoSmithKline for drug trials.

2009: Dr. Harry LeVine received $250,000 from CART. His research allowed for a $22 million NIH grant.

Soaring Valor Program Comes to Charlotte By Linda Rakvic

25 WWll veterans from the greater Charlotte area and beyond visited New Orleans this past week, August 15-17, as part of the Gary Sinise Foundation’s “Soaring Valor” program.

American Airlines supplied the aircraft and personnel, and flew the 23 men and 2 women who represented the Air Force and WAVES on board. 25 Guardians including myself and Nico Iannelli, President of the Queen City Honor Flight and a Rotarian, assisted with these phenomenal veterans. The ages of these veterans were between 83 and 100, with my father, a Navy veteran at 92 years young, and our lady Air Force veteran at 100 years young! There was no lack of energy amongst these 25 veteran “youngsters”.

Founded in 2015, the Gary Sinise Foundation launched “Soaring Valor” with the National WWll Museum and American Airlines. The program provides WWll veterans a chance to visit the museum and supports documenting their first hand accounts of the war on video for future generations. One of the highlights of the trip were the veterans who shared stories as we toured the museum, and who drew the attention of many of the museum visitors wanting to shake these honorable men and women’s hands and hear their first-hand accounts of WWll, AND, the emotional roller-coaster of the 3 days, especially after viewing “Beyond All Boundaries” in 4D. Giving cause

for many of us, who were serving as guardians, to feel honored to be amongst these great American heroes.

The 3-day trip included a tour of the National WWll museum, entertainment by the Victory Belles, which the veterans loved, and included red lipstick marks on their smiling faces and luxury buses with VIP motorcycle police escorts. Charlotte and New Orleans airports greeted the veterans with music and flag-waving visitors and personnel, AND last but not least, US Army (Ret) Lt. General Rick Lynch and his wife Sarah were gracious ambassadors for the Gary Sinise Foundation, and many of the veterans commented that it was their first experience being served meals by a Lt. General!

We learned on our tour that of the 16 million Americans who served in WWll, there are approximately only 525,000 remaining amongst us, and every day, memories of WWll, its sights and sounds, its terrors and triumphs disappear. I would encourage anyone who would be planning to visit NOLA, N’erlins, Nawlins, however you say it, besides the beignets, great jazz, creole cuisine, Mardi Gras, French Quarter, etc. make the National World War ll Museum a must-see when in New Orleans.

Tim Woods (Commander VFW Post 2423); Mr. James Crump (Veteran); Mr. Robert Harm (Veteran); Nico Iannelli; Linda Rakvic; Gene Mazzotta (Veteran)

Gene Mazzotta and the National WW-II Museum Victory Belles Our WW-II “HEROS”!

Rotary Citation Clubs

• Albemarle • Alleghany County • Cabarrus County • Charlotte • Charlotte Evening • Charlotte Dilworth/South End • Charlotte International • Charlotte Providence • Charlotte South • Charlotte Top-of-the-Week • Cherryville • Concord-Afton Sunset • Davidson • Gastonia East • Gastonia Evening • Huntersville Happy Hour • Kannapolis

• Kings Mountain • Lake Norman/Huntersville • Matthews • Mecklenburg County South • Monroe-Union Breakfast • Mooresville • Mount Holly • North Mecklenburg County • Salisbury • Shelby Breakfast • Southwest Cabarrus • Statesville • Taylorsville • Troutman • Union West • Waxhaw-Weddington

Rotary Clubs of Excellence

Gold Cabarrus County Charlotte Dilworth Charlotte International Charlotte South Huntersville Happy Hour Kannapolis Lake Norman/Huntersville Matthews Mecklenburg County South Mooresville Breakfast Troutman Union West

Silver

Albemarle Charlotte Charlotte Top-of-the-Week Concord Afton-Sunset Davidson

Bronze Alleghany County Charlotte Evening Charlotte Providence Cherryville Gastonia East Gastonia Evening Kings Mountain Monroe-Union Breakfast Mount Holly North Mecklenburg County Salisbury Shelby Breakfast Southwest Cabarrus Statesville Taylorsville Waxhaw-Weddington

2017-2018 Rotary Presidential Citations

Note the delay caused by the late deadline for the Rotary (Presidential) Citation, and clubs earning the Rotary Citation then submitting Club of Excellence documents.

Thanks, IPDG Scott

ROTARY DISTRICT 7730

IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE . . . . .

THE CART CHRISTMAS CORVETTE CONTEST

The contest begins August 1st, 2018 and will run through December 9th – or until ALL TICKETS ARE SOLD

Tickets are $100 each with a total of only 1250 tickets being sold

The winner will have the choice of :

A $62,500 VOUCHER TO PUT TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF A BRAND NEW

2019 CORVETTE OR

$50,000 CASH

VISIT WWW.ROTARY7730.ORG AND CLICK ON THE CAR ON THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE TICKETS

THERE’S MORE!

For the month of August, 20 early bird ticket holders will be randomly chosen to receive a FREE extra ticket. And then again in Septem-ber 20 ticket holders will be chosen. And fi-nally, an additional 10 ticket holders in Octo-ber will receive that free ticket.

The drawing for the CART Christmas Corvette

will be held on December 15th, 2018.

DON’T WAIT.

TICKETS ARE SURE TO SELL OUT FAST!

AND GOOD LUCK!!! For more info: carsforcart@gmail.com

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POLIOPLUS FACT SHEET

Polio Cases (as of August 30 2018)

2016 2017 2018

Number of Cases

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* Source: WHO

Although it currently circulates in only a few countries, polio is highly infectious and spreads rapidly.The disease, which afflicts mainly children, is transmitted via contaminated water and food supplies.Five to 10 percent of cases are fatal. As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world,children everywhere are at risk. Only the global eradication of polio will ensure that no child ever againsuffers its devastating effects.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• If polio is not eradicated, within 10 years, asmany as 200,000 children will be paralyzed by iteach year.

• In 2017, more than 430 million children werevaccinated multiple times using more than twobillion doses of oral polio vaccine. This will bedone every year until the world is certified poliofree. Rotary funds will help do this.

• To date, 122 countries have benefited fromPolioPlus grants.

• Since 1988, the number of polio endemiccountries declined from over 125 to three.

• In 2017, under an expanded partnership withthe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, every $1Rotary commits to polio eradication will bematched 2-to-1 (up to $ 50 million per year)through 2020.

On average,a child can be fullyprotected against polio for US$3.

Since 1998, Vitamin A supplements have been addedto polio immunization activities, helping to avert an estimated 1.5 million childhood deaths.

A study published in 2010 in the medical journal “Vaccine” estimates the economic benefit of polio eradication as US$40-50 billion.

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FUNDING• From 2013 until the certification of eradication, an estimated US$7 billion in donor contributions is

needed to fully implement the activities of the Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan. • By the time the world is certified polio-free, Rotary’s contributions to the global polio eradication

effort will exceed US$2.2 billion, including over US$985 million in matching funds from the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation.

• Rotary’s contribution to the GPEI since 1988 accounts for nearly 14% of all contributions through June 2017 and approximately 42% of private sector giving.

Distribution of Grants 2010-2018:

Select PolioPlus Grant Projects Funded in 20181. DR Congo: 300,00 information, education and communication materials (posters) as well as 751

broadcasting messages by community based media during National Immunization Days. 2. Afghanistan: Allowance and training for 125,014 vaccinators during one National Immunization

Day and one Sub-National Immunization Day.3. Pakistan: Allowance and training for 310,229 vaccinators during one National Immunization Day

and one Sub-National Immunization Day.4. Cameroon: Organization of a micro-plan workshop, 800 post-round evaluation meetings, and

cross-border activities for one National Immunization Day.

HOW YOU CAN HELPTake action by hosting fundraisers, raising public awareness, writing your government

representatives, donating, sharing stories, and encouraging others to join our cause.

www.endpolio.org

What is circulating vaccine-derived virus? In populations with low-immunization coverage, it is possible for the weakened virus used in the oralvaccine to circulate in the environment long enough to undergo genetic changes that can causeparalysis. This is called vaccine derived poliovirus and is tracked separately than cases of wildpoliovirus. When a population if fully immunized, they will be protected against both vaccine derivedand wild polioviruses.

Rotary Polio Grants - Top 10 recipients:(US$ Million)

Operational Support

47%

Research2%

Social Mobilization

22%

Surveillance10%

Technical Assistance

17%

Vaccine2%

Recipient WHO UNICEF Other TOTAL

1 Nigeria $ 81 $ 142 $ 27 $ 250

2 Pakistan 92 101 5 198

3 WHO-AFRO 190 190

4 India 77 88 16 181

5 Afghanistan 64 89 153

6 Sudan 44 45 89

7 WHO-EMRO 60 60

8 DR Congo 27 32 59

9 Somalia 28 19 47

10 Chad 25 20 45

The Charlotte International Rotary Club

cordially invites you to attend our

5th Annual Global Service Gala

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Reception - Auction – Dinner – Fundraiser

Honoring this year’s Charlotte International Rotary Club

Global Service Award Recipients:

Supporting:

Light Up Rotary – Blindness Prevention and Care proceeds raised for our gala and silent auction while help to support our global service project in Eastern India, helping to provide

hope and solutions for those battle visual challenges

CLICK HERE to Donate

The Charlotte City Club 121 West Trade Street - 31st Floor

6:00 PM Black Tie or Business Attire

Tickets & Sponsorship Registration, Please CLICK HERE

Interested in Our Online Auction? CLICK HERE

contact: CLTInternationalRotary@gmail.com visit: www.charlotteinternationalrotary.org

Call: (704) 965-6135