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Summerland Rotary Club

www.clubrunner.ca/summerland November 2009

Our 2009-10 Executive President: Andy McGregor

Past President: Vickie Ohmenzetter

President Elect: Bob Van Balkom

Secretary: John Bubb

Treasurer: Ingrid Stevenson

Rotary Foundation: John Cuthbert

Membership: Preston Mott

Club Administration: Allan Fabbi

Service Projects: Sue Eden & Karen McCall

International Projects: John Topham

Webmaster: John Bubb

Public Relations: Paul Barber

November is Foundation Month

What does your Foundation contribution do?

The authors of the Rotarian magazine surveyed the landscape of recent projects funded by the Foundation and came up with these examples on how to change the world on the cheap. All of them fall into at least one of the six areas of focus outlined in the Future Vision Plan. And all have price-to-impact ratios that would delight any executive. For the cost of a candy bar, you can save a child from HIV infection. Give up a couple of lattes, and you can restore someone’s eyesight. And your next dinner at a restaurant? Buy some chickens instead – you could feed a family and provide enough income to send the children to school.

Rapid HIV test: 70 cents

The remote border towns of China’s Yunnan Province are a virtual petri dish for HIV, with a thriving sex trade, cheap heroin from the neighboring Golden Triangle, plenty of migrant workers to spread the virus, and a lack of education about safe sex practices.

The Rotary clubs of Shanghai and Fremont, Calif., USA, teamed up with pioneering virologist David Ho in 2006 to prevent mother-to-child transmission of the virus in Yunnan, which accounts for a third of China’s reported AIDS cases – by far the highest of all provinces.

In rural Yunnan, an HIV-positive pregnant woman has 33 percent chance of passing on the virus in utero, during delivery, and while breast-feeding. A 70-cent test, funded by a Matching Grant from The Rotary Foundation, lowered the risk to less than 2 percent among those tested. The rapid HIV test allows for early detection so the mother can be treated, preventing transmission and saving two lives.

Armed with Foundation funds, the Rotarians and Ho’s China AIDS Initiative launched a massive drive to perform rapid HIV tests on 30,000 newlywed and pregnant women.

The Rotarians and the initiative also organized 270 educational events for the public, reaching 120,000 people, and trained 1,800 health workers.

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Mosquito net: $5

“Give me $10-$20,” Terry Youlton says, “and we can save a family.”

Youlton, 73, is directing the delivery of 110,000 mosquito nets to boarding schools across Tanzania. “There are over 16 million cases of malaria a year in Tanzania,” he observes. “And 100,000 people die. Most

susceptible are pregnant women and small children.”

Youlton’s club, the Rotary Club of Ridgetown, Ont., Canada, and the Rotary Club of Moshi, Tanzania, with 18 Canadian districts, secured a Matching Grant from the Foundation and another grant from the Canadian government. The Rotarians purchased the nets through the Against Malaria Foundation, which guarantees that they’re distributed where promised. On the group’s Web site, donors can track the nets through photos and videos. “This was the kind of proof I wanted for Rotary,” Youlton says.

Cataract surgery: $25

When Pennsylvania Rotarian Robert Walton talks to Rota bs, he doesn’t plead for thousands of dollars. Instead, he asks, “How many eyes do you want to restore?”

Then he tells them that for $6.75 – when combined with contributions from Rotarians in Karachi, Pakistan, and Matching Grants from the Foundation – each person in the audience could save someone from blindness.

Two small Rotary clubs – Spring Township Centennial, Pa., and Karachi South, Pakistan – found a group to do it for $25 at a state-of-the-art hospital in Karachi. With a Matching Grant, they funded IOL implants for 2,000 impoverished patients, teaming up with the Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust, a nonprofit operating 16 eye care hospitals in Pakistan.

Vitamin A: 2 cents

Consider this the next time you walk past a penny on the ground: The leading cause of preventable blindness in children, vitamin A deficiency, can be eliminated for 2 cents a dose. Up to half a million children a year lose their sight because they lack the vitamin, abundant in the diet of children in developed nations. (Eggs, fortified milk and cereal, carrots, and spinach are all good sources.) Children with vitamin A deficiency are also more likely die from common childhood illnesses such as diarrhea and measles.

Administering 200,000 IU (international units) of the vitamin for two days cuts blindness and mortality rates. Matching Grants have funded many vitamin A drives. Supplements also are often delivered with polio vaccines during National Immunization Days, averting 1.5 million childhood deaths since 1998.

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Bio-sand filter: $32

The numbers are astonishing: One in three people worldwide lacks access to clean water, 3.5 million people die each year from drinking it, and one child dies every 15 seconds from waterborne illnesses. Recently, 19,000 bio-sand filters – simple, cost-effective tools for purifying water – were installed in homes in the Dominican Republic, funded by 30 Foundation Matching Grants to clubs in Canada, the Dominican Republic, and the United States.

To sum up

Make an impact with a gift to the Foundation

When we give to our Rotary Foundation, we know that the result will be positive. The poorest parts of the world are the places where the local clubs have the fewest resources. By giving to our Foundation, we bring help to the places where Rotary is needed the most -- and fulfill the Foundation’s mission of Doing Good in the World.

Glenn Estees Sr., Foundation Chair

What others are saying about Rotary “You who believe in and continue to strive to save the world’s children from the ravages of polio are most definitely champions.”

-Gro Harlem Brundtland, Director General, World Health Organization

Upcoming Greeters and Rotary Moment Presenters

Greeters RM Presenters

Nov. 17 Harry McWatters John Topham

Nov. 24 Doug Carnegie Doug Sharpe

Dec. 1 Preston Mott Ingrid Stevenson

Dec. 8 Vickie Ohmenzetter Art Sewell

Dec. 15 Janice Perrino Volunteer needed

Dec. 22 Orv Robson Vickie Ohmenzetter

Dec. 29 No meeting

Please find a replacement if you are unable to attend.


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Rotary Calendar

Oct . 1 Second quarter fees ($250) were due. November Foundation Month Nov. 27 Festival of Lights Dec. 1 Annual Christmas Party Jan. 5 Parkdale Resident’s Appreciation Dinner March Polio Plus 5060 Month Apr. 3 The BIG EVENT at SOEC

Want to learn about our District?

Check out the District’s website at www.rotary5060.org

Director’s Report

*Vickie is working with the supervisor of the Senior’s Centre regarding the building of a gazebo or pergola in the new garden. Construction will be in the Spring.

*Christmas Party plans are in the making for December 1st at the Waterfront Resort. Vickie, Sue & Allan have started the planning and have something up their sleeves. You may have to see them about becoming an elf to get in on the pre-party fun.

*It seems that a dump of snow is in the forecast for the evening of Dec. 28th. Thus, Andy has made a Presidential decision and has cancelled the December 29th meeting. Any additional weather premonitions should be forwarded to Andy ASAP.

*regardless of weather conditions, the January 5th pasta dinner at Parkdale Lodge is a GO. These folks used to walk 5 mi. uphill in -40F weather to get to school. Enough said.

*Bob Van Balcom is looking for interested members willing to take a turn on the executive starting July 1st 2010. Please see Bob or Vickie if you would like to serve


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or would like more information.

*the Spring Fling is still happening under the direction of Bob Van Balcom and his team of ‘Flingers’. The Spring Fling is our major fundraiser and we all need to play a role in making this a huge success. The April 3rd date is being re-evaluated as it coincides with the Polio Plus ‘Big Event’ at SOEC.

*the sales campaign for the local Yellow Pages is in full swing. You may remember the record sales totals that Brian Roadhouse brought in last year. This year, we have hired Sheila Kuhre to sell advertising as Brian and his family have moved on to Figi.

John Bubb has been the Yellow Pages project leader for the last several years and deserves our congratulations for all the hard work and guidance he has offered this project. Michael Weis has agreed to take over next year and is currently working with John becoming familiar with the overall task. One of the final components of this year’s project is proofreading. John will provide us with dates for late November. In the mean time, get those eyeglass prescriptions updated. No mistakes allowed this year.

*Garry & John T. are planning a video presentation to the general public regarding the club’s water tank project in Kenya. Tentative date is Dec. 6th at Summerland United Church.

*following discussion, it was agreed that the club transfer 1,500 of its Rotary Foundation points to Peachland Rotary Club. They have donated $1,700 towards our Kenya project over the last few years. John C. will prepare a plan to deal with the remaining 23,000 points.

Rotary Goodwill Shakespeare Festival?

Changing the name to Rotary Goodwill Shakespeare Festival is a proposal that has been offered to us by the Goodwill Shakespeare Festival through Vickie Ohmenzetter. Why? The festival is anticipating a funding shortfall that jeopardizes its ongoing viability. Festival organizers are asking Rotary to pick up a projected shortfall this year of between $5,000 and $8,000. As a major sponsor, we would have one person on the Festival’s organizing committee as well as have our club advertised on all promotional materials.

After much discussion, it was decided to offer a $5,000 sponsorship. This would be in addition to the $500 we traditionally provide for the Festival’s hot dog lunch. The executive would have liked to have offered the full $8,000, but has taken this path as a precaution to an anticipated reduction in funding from the Bingo Association. Not to entirely close the door in their time of need, the club, through an additional motion at a later date, could provide additional sponsorship based on our financial circumstances. Our commitment would be for a minimum of three years. Further updates will follow.


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Recent Guest Speakers Sue Eden and Bob Van Balcom present a cheque for $8,000 to Linda Morgenstern, a board member of the Agur Lake Society. The funds were raised at the Swing for Kids Golf Tournament held in July in conjunction with the Summerland Golf Club.

October 20th

Norm Matheson, Superintendent of the BC Ambulance Service in the Okanagan region, spoke to us on the extensive ambulance service offered all over the Province; 800,000 calls per year serviced by a fleet of 500 ambulances and 4 aircraft (8,800 air evacuations last year). There are currently 3,500 paramedics in the Province with 21 working out of the Summerland station. Locally, there were 2,071 ambulance call outs last year. Norm was a member of our Rotary club from 2000 to 2003. He is seen talking with John Scarfo.

October 27th

Len Filek, General Manager of Summerland Sweets and Sleeping Giant Fruit Winery treated us to the story behind this Summerland landmark. He categorized their establishment as a small business, but many businesses would surely be envious of their having 30,000 visitors over the last year. Truly a local success story with a rich 47 year history.

Welcome to Rick Thorpe, our former MLA, who was inducted into our club on October 27th. Rick is seen here with Harry McWatter, his sponsor and Garry Hollingshead, District Governor-Nominee.


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Upcoming Guest Speakers

November 17 Michelle Stefan & Randy Wheeler, SADI update.

November 24 Sharon Evans, Mental Illness Family & Peer Support.

December 8 Alida Erickson & Ruth Manning, Emergency Social Services.

December 15 Marianne DeColle, Summerland Community Response Network.

February 2 Astrid Roer Bjerke, her Norway.

Please see Allan Fabbi with your guest speaker suggestions.

Congratulations to Kristina Sopow who has just been chosen to represent the Rotary Club in the Summerland Blossom Pageant.

Both Ann Kemp, seen here, and John Cuthbert, selected Katrina as the club’s candidate for Miss Rotary 2010/11.

Hats! Hats! Does everyone have their hat?

Please Pick up your Rotary hat from Paul at the next meeting as Lightup is only one week away (Friday, Nov. 27). Separate hat designs, for both males and females are available.

Cost is $10

Montreal 2010

Are you planning on attending the 2010 Rotary International Convention, June 20 to 23rd? Leave your name with Andy or Garry.


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Want to make up a meeting?

Kelowna-Ogopogo Wed. at 7:15 am Kelowna Yacht Club Kelowna Capri Thurs. at 5:45 pm Coast Capri Hotel Kelowna Morningside Thurs. at 7:15 am Kelowna Yacht Club Kelowna Sunrise Fri. at 7:00 am Kelowna Yacht Club Kelowna Tues. at 12:10 pm Coast Capri Hotel West Kelowna Daybreak Thurs at 7:00 am Two Eagles Golf Course Kelowna OK/Mission Mon. at 5:45 pm Manteo resort Peachland Thurs. at noon Gasthaus Restaurant Penticton Wed. at noon Days Inn Penticton Okanagan Tues. at 7:00 am Ramada Inn Penticton Skaha Wed. at 6:00 pm Lakeside Resort

Orv Robson, our Law & Order guy, front and centre at the Remembrance Day Ceremony in Summerland.


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