Club of Town Center Virginia Beach Wednesday October 18, 2017 Meeting at 12:30 pm Hilton Garden Inn 252 Town Center Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Today’s Speaker Pat Edwards : "End Polio Now Update" Rotary History and Function Rotary’s programs are developing the next generation of leaders, providing funding to make the world a better place, and making peace a priority. Fighting Disease More than $! billion in pledges to end polio • We are resolved to rid the world of polio forever. We also educate and equip communities to stop other diseases and expand access to health care. e expand access to quality care, so mothers and children everywhere can have the same opportunities for a healthy future. At the Rotary International Convention, global leaders and key donors affirm their commitment to ending polio • With polio on the brink of eradication, nations from around the world and key donors pledged more than $1 billion to energize the global fight to end the paralyzing disease. • “Right now, every time a new case is identified, it really could be the last one the world ever sees,” Rotary International President John F. Germ said. • Twenty-seven countries, organizations, companies, and individuals pledged $1.2 billion at the Rotary International Convention in June. The United Kingdom pushed the total to $1.3 billion with a $130 million pledge in August. • The new funding will go toward polio eradication efforts such as disease surveillance, responses to any outbreaks, and the vaccination of more than 400 million children annually. Pakistan’s rise to zero • At a busy toll plaza in Kohat, Pakistan, a three-member vaccination team is working fast. • Outfitted in blue Rotary vests and flanked by armed military personnel, Rotary vaccinators wade through a sea of traffic to find any child who hasn’t received the polio vaccine. • Pakistan and Rotary have turned what was ‘a badge of shame’ into a model for disease eradication. There is no time for second-guessing • There is not even enough room for the boy to crawl toward the front of the vehicle or through one of the doors; a relative must hand the young child to the vaccinators through one of the rear windows. • He is quickly inoculated with two drops of oral polio vaccine, and his pinkie finger is stained with purple ink to indicate that he’s received his dose. • The vaccinator hurriedly passes him back through the window. The van speeds off, fading back into the dizzying hum of traffic, as the vaccinators look for the next car and child. Join Leaders • Club activities, social events, and volunteer projects offer networking opportunities that build personal and professional connections - and Rotarians can extend those networks by volunteering to participate in activities and by visiting other clubs around the globe.
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Club of Town CenterVirginia Beach
Wednesday October 18, 2017
M eeting at 12:30 pm H i lton G arden I nn
252 Town Center Drive Virginia B each, VA 23462 Today’s Speaker
Pat Edwards : "End Polio Now Update"
Rotary History and FunctionRotary’s programs are developing the next generation of leaders, providing funding to make the world a better place,
and making peace a priority. Fighting DiseaseMore than $! billion in pledges to end polio
• We are resolved to rid the world of polio forever. We also educate and equip communities to stop other diseases and expand access to health care. e expand access to quality care, so mothers and children everywhere can have the same opportunities for a healthy future.
At the Rotary International Convention, global leaders and key donors affirm their commitment to ending polio
• With polio on the brink of eradication, nations from around the world and key donors pledged more than $1 billion to energize the global fight to end the paralyzing disease.
• “Right now, every time a new case is identified, it really could be the last one the world ever sees,” Rotary International President John F. Germ said.
• Twenty-seven countries, organizations, companies, and individuals pledged $1.2 billion at the Rotary International Convention in June. The United Kingdom pushed the total to $1.3 billion with a $130 million pledge in August.
• The new funding will go toward polio eradication efforts such as disease surveillance, responses to any outbreaks, and the vaccination of more than 400 million children annually.
Pakistan’s rise to zero• At a busy toll plaza in Kohat, Pakistan, a three-member vaccination team is working fast.
• Outfitted in blue Rotary vests and flanked by armed military personnel, Rotary vaccinators wade through a sea of traffic to find any child who hasn’t received the polio vaccine.
• Pakistan and Rotary have turned what was ‘a badge of shame’ into a model for disease eradication.
There is no time for second-guessing • There is not even enough room for the boy to crawl toward the front of the vehicle or through
one of the doors; a relative must hand the young child to the vaccinators through one of the rear windows.
• He is quickly inoculated with two drops of oral polio vaccine, and his pinkie finger is stained with purple ink to indicate that he’s received his dose.
• The vaccinator hurriedly passes him back through the window. The van speeds off, fading back into the dizzying hum of traffic, as the vaccinators look for the next car and child.
Join Leaders• Club activities, social events, and volunteer projects offer networking opportunities that build
personal and professional connections - and Rotarians can extend those networks by volunteering to participate in activities and by visiting other clubs around the globe.
We are having our third meeting for October and Summer has flagrantly turned to Autumn. Last week, we sampled Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, here in Town Center as we seek a new home base. We continue to live in the spirit of the Rotary theme for this year: “Rotary, Making a Difference”. The focus of today’s meeting is an update on the work performed to eradicate polio worldwide.
We continue to attend to our Mental Health Issues focus through providing awareness and a safer environment. This is not only an expectation, but a measurable result. These are some of the ways to make a difference in the level of good mental health in our community and a path to achieve this goal.
Please continue to support our Rotaract Club on 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at the New River Taphouse at 1716 Pleasure House Rd #101, Va. Beach. Chris and John will continue to come to our meetings as fellow Rotarians.
Your continued involvement and support allow us to provide services to those we have dedicated our spirit to help as we continue to look at the effects of mental health issues on our community, the nation and the world. With the knowledge we gain, we will work to build public awareness of these issues and initiate programs that support mental wellness locally, nationally and world wide.
I invite you to join us weekly and participate in all of the events of the club, that we may continue to be successful in meeting our mission for 2017.
- Pat Edwards, President, Rotary Club of Town Center
Meeting for October 18, 2017October 18, 2017 is another of our usual busy days as we head
through the early days of Fall, and we have much to accomplish• Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance led by Dave Lundquist, the Rotarian of the Week
• Rotary Minute: Dave Moore
• Introduction of Guests to the Meeting
• Happy Dollars
• Introduction / induction of new members
• Update on change in meeting location - we will evaluate several places over the next month. The first was the Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, last week. The next will be Tailgaters Sports Bar on November 8
• We are now meeting formally on the first three Wednesdays of the month. We will usually have a fourth meeting that is social in nature at various local venues in the community - this month on Fed and Nancy’s boat: Olive Oyl
• This Week’s Speaker is Pat Edwards : "End Polio Now Update"
• Let’s all participate with Dave Moore on Membership . . . Look for ways to bring friends as guests who might make the cut as a member and work towards a future of service to humanity. We may even have one with us here today!
• The “Rotary Mental Health Initiative” is in full swing on it’s way to reality. If you wish to assist in locating speakers and resources, please contact Pat for coordination of these speakers for presentation.
• The Rotaract Club of Hampton Roads meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at the New River Taphouse at 1716 Pleasure House Rd #101, Va Beach.
• Ways to Contribute to the Donor Advised Fund for disaster relief:https://www.your-fundaccount.com/rotary/HowToContribute.asp
Birthdays for October 2017George Kelley Brett Thompson
Rotarian of the Week:Dave Lundquist
Ongoing Service ProjectsEvent Details (will be updated as we move forward)CHI Community Health Initiative of Haiti Clean Drinking Water
Project with updates from Pat EdwardsRotaract Semi-monthly meetings are held at 7 PM at the New River
Taphouse at 1716 Pleasure House Rd #101, Va Beach. Updates: Nancy Joslin
Silent Auction Annual fund raiser was held April 29thCashola Held at Shorebreak Restaurant, Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, Oct
9 to benefit Ellen Cummings’ work in South Sudan. 5:30-8:30 pm.
Special Olympics We had a successful year this year. Next opportunity will be May 2018. Walter North will keep us up to date on this.
Polio Plus Ongoing International Project to Stamp out Polio everywhere in the world. 19 known cases left!
Care by Community After School Project for homeless students from Cooke Elementary School - Mon & Wed, 3-5:30 at VB UMC, 19th & Pacific Ave - Dave Lundquist
Bicycle Safety Dave Moore will update us on the next eventPaint Your Heart Out Dave Moore will update us on the next eventJCOC Update coming on our participation in thisClean the Bay The club will decide on our participation in this annual event.
Event CalendarDate EventOct 18 Board Meeting Hilton Garden Inn (HGI), 11:30 amOct 18 Rotary Meeting Hilton Garden Inn - Pat Edwards: End Polio Now UpdateOct 24 World Polio DayOct 25 Rotary Social: Joslin’s Boat: Olive Oyl; beer & wine, RSVP for directionsOct 28 ROTARACT/INTERACT Leadership Conference 8:30 am - 2:30 pm
@CNA, more to comeNov 01 Rex Hamaker - Taste Virginia ToursNov 04 ROTARY / ROTARACT Food Drive Kroger Marketplace on Holland RoadNov 08 Trial Meeting Location: TAILGATE SPORTS PUB Nov 08 Donna Whiteside & M. Gay Thomas - Mental Health: The Elementary School
StudentNov 09 District Foundation Banquet Nov 13 ROTARACT Meeting, 7:00 pmNov 15 Board Meeting, 12:30 pm
Joe Ankey - Buying a Small BusinessNov 27 ROTARACT Meeting, 7:00 pmDec 06 Club Assembly
Pat Edwards is the president of the Rotary Club at Town Center Virginia Beach. She is currently in her second term as president of the club. She brings a wealth of experience including working as an EMT, Emergency Room Technician, Aid and Rescue worker in natural disaster situations and
years of experience in various positions in Rotary clubs in New England and Virginia.
In her role today, she will be updating us on the highly successful, but still incomplete End Polio Now effort. She is well versed on this subject and will present a visual as well as oral presentation about our efforts so far and what is still needed for success in conquering this mighty killer.
Pat Edwards
Virginia Beach
Club at Town CenterJackie Chan
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To improve lives. 16 million people are walking today who would have otherwise been paralyzed.
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To improve child health. Polio surveillance networks and vaccination campaigns also monitor children for other health problems like vitamin deficiency and measles, so they can be addressed sooner.
To save money. A polio-free world will save the global economy $40-$50 billion in health costs within the next 20 years.
To make history. Polio eradication would be one of history’s greatest public health achievements, with polio following smallpox to become only the second human disease eliminated from the world.
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