Littered with old National Geographic magazines, a model volcano, and a solar cooker, Bartholomew Meena’s crammed science room in Machame, Tanzania, captured Amy Kaspar’s heart at first glance.
“He created all the science projects we had from our childhood in one room,” recalls Kaspar, a former Rotary Scholar who’s now a member of the Rotary Club of Capital Square in Ohio. Within those projects, she saw Menna’s passion for his environment and a wealth of unexplored opportunities, particularly the chance to collaborate and study the environmental impact of Mount Kilimanjaro’s melting glaciers...
In her new album, “Eve,” Grammy award winner Angélique Kidjo honors the women in Africa, and pays tribute to Rotary’s work to end polio worldwide.
The singer and activist from Benin chose to include Rotary in the soon-to-be-released video of the album’s signature song, “Eva.” Rotary’s presence in the video is no coincidence. The relationship between the singer dates back to 2011, when she joined about two dozen celebrities, including Jackie Chan, Jack Nicklaus, and Jane Goodall, in Rotary’s “This Close” polio awareness campaign.
“I am the cherry on top of the cake,” says Kidjo in an exclusive...
No polio vaccinator had ever set foot in Killi Baksho, near Pakistan's rugged northwest border with Afghanistan. Most people there have long opposed immunization, believing the polio vaccine causes infertility or AIDS.
The combination of that public mistrust and intimidation from militant groups has been nothing short of deadly. In 2013, 20 polio vaccinators and nine police officers assigned to guard them were killed in Pakistan. With that memory fresh in their minds, a team from a Rotary-supported polio resource center went to the village to promote acceptance of the vaccine. They expected...
For years, Angalia Bianca had slept in abandoned buildings throughout Chicago. She stole. She did drugs. She spent time in and out of jail for forgery, theft, trespassing, and possession of narcotics. But after she landed in prison for the seventh time, something changed -- Bianca knew she wanted a better life. She just didn’t know how to make it happen.
After serving her time, Bianca sought help from a local homeless organization, A Safe Haven, and moved to its shelter in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Bianca followed the program closely -- she attended all the required meetings, passed drug...
Music has been an important part of leading an ordinary life for students at the Music School for Children With Disabilities in Honor of Paul Harris in Lublin, Poland. Founded by Rotary members, the school serves 20 students with various disabilities, including Down syndrome, autism, and visual impairments. The Rotary Club of Lublin-Centrum-Maria Curie-Sklodowska has provided funding with help from Rotary Foundation Matching Grants and the Henryk Wieniawski Musical Society, which houses the school.
After their son Mateusz was born with underdeveloped eyes, Mariusz and Joanna Kania looked for...
Club Information
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
Our Administrative Professionals Day Committee headed by Claudia Reyes and Erasmo Nava has been hard at work preparing for our Administrative Professionals Day. Our Flier and Online Registration Site are now ready. And Ellison Crider, followed through with the new Holiday Inn managemnt who accepted to donate an amazing top Prize for our Raffle. Please sign up as ysoon as you can, so that we can start making plans, and join the Committee to make this dayanother wonderful event. Please check it out, and reserve your table or tickets.
In less than two weeks, Saturday March 22, our Rotary District 5930 will be holding a Foudation Training follwed by a Foundation dinner. This is always an event not to miss. A lot of important information during the Training, and a great opportunity for district-wide fellowship at Dinner time.I hope you will join us:
Major Terry Ray, Pastor and Officer of the Salvation Army in Corpus Christi, spoke to Rotarians about his plans to build The Center of Hope. The Center of Hope will be a transitional housing and family support center to help end homelessness in our community. A comprehensive life skills program is offered with regular assessments done by case managers who track the progess of participants. Through partnerships with other area organizations like Goodwill and Catholic Charities, the Salvation Army hopes to teach people how to live permanently above the homelessness line. The Center of Hope reaches intact families, single parents, and single men mostly. To build a new center, the Salvation Army is seeking to raise $5 million dollars. The Salvation Army has been serving our community since 1908, and Major Terry Ray concluded by thanking Rotarians for their involvement with the Salvation Army bell ringing drive at Christmas time. He invited Rotarians to continue serving alongside the Salvation Army and partnering with the other service organizations in our community in order to build good will, better friendships, and a healthier society.
Join the Rotary Club of Southside Corpus Christi in celebrating our 8th Annual Luncheon featuring
Anita Mallory Garrett-Roe
On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at noon at the Corpus Christi Country Club,
treat your Special Assistant to a beautiful luncheon, dessert, engaging speaker,
and great raffle prizes, including this amazing raffle prize:
HolidayInn DowntownMarina Overnight Stay Package
(One night stay, dinner and breakfast in the Coastline Café for two, and parking)
AnitaMalloryGarrett-Roe has been honored as the number one Executive National Sales Director for a well known International cosmetic company, having developed sales executives and award winning leaders all over the world. A native Texan, Anita is a member of the Rotary Club of Corpus Christi. A graduate of the University of Minnesota and a former teacher, it has been Anita's lifelong dream to have her own company. Anita is founder of Anita Mallory Designs, a fashion jewelry company, which provides opportunities for women to own their own business. Anita is helping women recognize and understand how to use their own talents to attain personal and professional success at Anita Mallory Designs.
Proceeds benefit Southside Rotary Wheelchair Ramps Construction, Scholarships to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Early Act First Knight, and support our Club's Operation.
If you do not register online, Please return this reservation section with your check to the Rotary address below.
RESERVATION FORM – All reservations must be PAID in advance
RESERVATION DEADLINE – FRIDAY APRIL 18NO MEAL TICKETS SOLD AT DOOR DAY OF EVENT
CORPORATE TABLE PKG:10 Meal Tickets and one Raffle Ticket per person for $350
SMALL BUSINESS TABLE PACKAGE: 10 Meal Tickets for $325
EXECUTIVE PACKAGE: 2 Meal Tickets plus 6 Raffle Tickets for $90
PARTNERSHIP PACKAGE: 2 Meal Tickets for $70
INDIVIDUAL MEAL TICKETS: $40 each
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Pleasereturnthissectionwith your credit card information or check made out to: Rotary Club of Southside Corpus Christi - Pleasesendto: Southside Rotary Club, P.O. Box 8902, Corpus Christi, TX 78468-8902 Prepaid raffle tickets will be waiting for at check in.
For more information call Claudia Reyes at (866-797-1442) or email Claudia at reyes7740002@gmail.com
