It’s been more than two years since the last polio case was reported in Côte d’lvoire. Time enough for people to become complacent about immunizations. But that would be a mistake – a potentially deadly mistake.
“The public sometimes doesn’t understand why, after so many rounds of polio immunization, they are still being asked to bring their children to the immunization post,” says Marie-Irène Richmond-Ahoua, chair of Rotary’s National PolioPlus Committee in Côte d’lvoire.
As a long-time advocate for polio eradication, Richmond-Ahoua knows you can’t let up against this tenacious and crippling...
Register online to take part in Rotary-UN Day on 2 November. The daylong event offers a unique opportunity to learn how Rotary works with the United Nations to advance peace and improve the lives of those most in need.
This year’s event at UN Headquarters in New York City will feature presentations from senior UN staff and Rotary leaders as well as panel discussions on health, water, literacy, and youth.
Speakers will include Peter Kyle, Rotary’srepresentative to the World Bank; Jan Eliasson, UN deputy secretary-general; and Andrei Abramov, chief of the nongovernmental organizations branch of...
RI President Ron Burton officially declared K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran Rotary International’s president-nominee on 1 October. There were no challenging candidates.
The Nominating Committee for President of RI in 2015-16 selected Ravindran, a member of the Rotary Club of Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka, in August. He will be formally elected at the 2014 RI Convention in Sydney, Australia, and will become president on 1 July 2015.
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It's been nearly 75 years, but Renata Laxova remembers with heartbreaking clarity the night her mother put her on the kindertransport train to England with 100 other children.
"My mother said, 'We love you and we want you to be happy and go to school and play,' " says Laxova, who was just eight years old at the time. "She said 'You know' -- and I did -- 'everything that is going on.' "
That "everything" was the advance of Hitler's armies. They would invade Laxova's homeland, Czechoslovakia, in 1939. Laxova was one of nearly 700 children -- most of them Jewish -- who fled Prague between 13...
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Ignite, Engage, Empower - Rotary is You!
Having Fun While Changing Lives
We meet Wednesdays at 12:00 PM
Corpus Christi Country Club
6300 Everhart Rd.
Corpus Christi,
TX 78413-2638 United States
How heartwarming it is to induct two new vibrant members into our club.
Claudia Reyes and Adam Koll will be great assets for our Club.
Both have jumped right in, volunteering their time and talents before being even officially inducted into the Club. Claudia already signed up for two Committees. She, also, right away, submitted her proposals for three new members, trying to meet PDG Don Ratcliff challenge of offering a Paul Harris Fellowship to the first Member who would bring in three new Members. All three proposed members have now been approved by the Board, and will be submitted to the membership as soon as they have gone through the New Member Orientation Program.
Adam Koll, is now the Editor for The Riptide, So expect to read from him every week.
I hope that all our members will make an extra effort to welcome them, get to know them, and make them feel that this is their new home.
I am thrilled to see our membership grow. There is so much good we can do around us to make a difference. Old members, new members, I enjoy working with all of you. And remember, if you have a passion for something that is not being satisfied, please know that my door and telephone are always open and available to you. We may find a way... Thank you again for the opportunity to serve.
Introduction of Visiting Rotarians & Guests: David Walker
Jack Green, Corpus Christi
Al Berry, Corpus Christi
Four Way Test: Gary Jeffress
50/50 Raffle: PP Betty Frantum
Pot: $303
Jerrett Krouse was asked to draw. He accepted, but declared it better be the winner
Raffle holder: Edd Price
Card Drawn: 4 of Hearts
We have a Winner! And Edd is the lucky one.
Cards Left in the Deck: doesn't matter any more...
Bragging Bucks:
Jarrett Krouse bragged about his promotion as CFO of the Sinton ISD. The sad part is that this is going to be his last meeting, as he will be moving out.
PDG Marilyn Spencer bragged about her grand-daughter and the Corpus Christi Ballet: Raffle tickets and show tickets are still available. See Marilyn .
Betty Frantum bragged about the Million Dollar Dinner: Over $500,000 was raised! Including a last minute donation of $10,000 to allow us to reach the half-way mark of the million-dollar goal! Rotarians are just amazing!
Don Ratcliff bragged about David Walker: Thank you, David, for lending Don a book about aviation.
President Suzanne Guggenheim bragged about Lari Young, Gary Blum, Don Ratcliff, and all art lovers that she met last week at the Corpus Christi Symphony Concert : Thank you for giving your support towards furthering the fine arts in Corpus Christi.
President Suzanne Guggenheim also congratulated Adam Koll for completing his first Riptide bulletin.
New Member Induction: President Suzanne Guggenheim and PDG Don Ratcliff led the New Member Induction Ceremony. Claudia Reyes (Senior Loan Officer at Envoy Mortgage) was sponsored by District Lt. Governor Debbie High. Adam Koll (Administrator-In-Training at Wooldridge Place Nursing Center) was sponsored by Rotarian Nancy Foster.
Rotary Information:There will be a Board Meeting today after the meeting: All Rotarians are welcome to attend.
Scott Sutherland introduced today's speaker, Jim Moloney, author and local historian. Jim Moloney and Murphy Givens recently co-edited a book called Recollections of Other Days. The book is a compilation of memoirs from early settlers of Corpus Christi and the Nueces Valley of South Texas. The great value of their accounts, both written and oral, lies in the fact that they lived through the times they recalled from 1850-1930. From the time when Corpus Christi was a struggling frontier outpost in the 1850s through the time of the Civil War and beyond, Mr. Moloney shared some of the stories of the early settlers and the hard times they endured. Their legacy is the Texas we know today. Their stories are part of our history and a part of ourselves. Mr. Moloney concluded by encouraging us to interview older adults in our community so that future generations can learn from their life experiences. Many of the stories found in Recollections of Other Days are available today because Mary Bluntzer took the time to interview others and preserved her findings with the help of the Corpus Christi Public Library. Please consider continuing this practice of preserving our stories for future generations to enjoy.
And same day, we'll start bright and early at 7:00 am, setting out the flags for Veterans' Day. This is allways a fun project in conjunction with the Boy Scouts. Mark your calendars!
