Ginger collected the final prescription glasses for delivery.
Jacks and Cathy had their birthdays. Erick reminded us to bring items in for the Gala on June 27th. Our guest Speaker was Tony Zambelli who spoke about the unification of goals with between Rotary and the Elks. Mr Zambelli reminded us of the importance of "Under GOD" in our pledge. He was thankful and hopes to work together in future projects. He has also promised to publish our Rotary Gala at the Elks facilities. This weeks speaker is Kathleen Hedberg from the Water authority For Future events and speakers, please click on this link. http://elcajonrotary.org/Events/Calendar
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The application deadline is 30 September. Booth allocations will be awarded by 1 November.
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When Mariana Day moved in 1989 to the small beach town of Chacala, in Nayarit, Mexico, she noticed that the surrounding rural areas struggled to maintain schools. And most children weren’t able to go beyond an eighth-grade education. Day, who is a member of the Rotary Club of Bahía de Jaltemba-La Peñita, in Nayarit, had started a local scholarship program before she joined Rotary. Called Changing Lives, the program provided students with high school tuition, uniforms, school supplies, and transportation.
In addition, Rotary clubs from the United States and Mexico have been investing in the...
From the September 2015 issue of The Rotarian
Eradicating polio is a complex job. Since 1988, we’ve collaborated with the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and UNICEF to tackle the disease through our Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Here’s how our roles break down.
The Strategist: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) coordinates the management and administration of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and provides technical and operational support to ministries of health in countries around the world. WHO is responsible for monitoring...
Today marks one year since Nigeria last reported a polio case caused by wild poliovirus, putting the country on the brink of eradicating the paralyzing disease.
The last case was reported on 24 July 2014 in the northern state of Kano. If no cases are reported in the coming weeks, the World Health Organization is expected to remove Nigeria from the list of countries where polio is endemic, leaving just two: Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Nigeria is the last polio-endemic country in Africa. The continent is poised to reach its own first full year without any illness from the virus on 11 August.
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The rules of the Shaftesbury Rodeo Academy are simple: no school, no rodeo. It’s a message that teenagers who attend school at Bisley Farm, most of whom have never attended any school regularly, take seriously. Because come Friday night, these aspiring rodeo heroes want to join their friends to ride bulls for a heart-stopping eight seconds, if they last that long.
The school in rural Queensland, Australia, also teaches the boys, who are of the Wakka Wakka Aboriginal people, basic academics and farming skills, including how to care for crops and livestock. It’s a fairly common form of...
President's Message
Erick Lundy
Erick Lundy
Rotary Club of El Cajon
President 2015-2016
Rotary District 5340
erick.lundy@gmail.com
(858) 408-1404
Rotary is a leadership organization.
We're made up of local business, professional and civic leaders, and people like you who have a heart for service.
We meet regularly on Tuesdays for lunch. We get to know one another and become good friends, and through that, we're able to accomplish extraordinary things for our community.
....And we have fun doing it!!!
Call me and be our guest any time if you would like to learn about our amazing club.