Bulletin for 3/27/18

 

 

We will welcome our Rotary Interact students including those who travelled to Xicotopec earlier in March.  They will share their experience with us and also talk about Interact at Valley High School.  They will be joined by Valley Principal Tim Miller and teacher, Brenda Eckstrom. 

 

 

Save the Date - Des Moines Area combined Rotary event:  Chris Nelson reports that there is an area Rotary project scheduled on May 17^th at Des Moines University from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Please make a note on your calendar.  Details to follow. 

 

Polio Plus:  President Brad reminded us of Rotary International’s goal to eradicate polio worldwide. There are less than 5 cases in the world, all are in Pakistan or
Afghanistan. 

 

This is a significant achievement considering that in 1985 when Rotary International began this initiative there were over 39,000 cases of polio in the world.   See more on the Polio Plus project below.

 

Tree project:  Rotary has undertaken a tree project with a goal of everyone Rotarian planting a tree during the Rotary fiscal year.  This may include planting a tree at your home, or business, or participating in other tree planning projects, including contributions to other groups planting trees.  Our club has raised $1,500 to buy 50 trees at $30.00 each from the West Des Moines Parks and Recreation.  

 

WDM Parks and Rec is having a tree planting day on late April 28^th.  Everyone is welcome.  Contact WDM Parks & Rec for details.  Also, WDM Parks and Rec has approx. 50 trees available for purchase at $30 each.

 

Bikes, Bikes, Bikes: The bike committee held a work day on March 20^th from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Bob’s warehouse at 104^th and Hickman.  Progress was made toward the 20 bikes needed for Indian Hills.

 

West Des Moines Senior Citizens Luncheon: 

 

Linda Leave announced that the annual Senior Citizen luncheon will occur on April 7^th at the West Des Moines Christian Church.  This event is sponsored by the Church Opportunity Group (COG).  Our club has provided servers for this event for over 25 years.   6 or 7 people are needed to help serve between 10:45 AM and 12:30 PM.

 

 

Membership Chair KrisAnn reports next new member social event is slated for March 28^th at Nicks.

 

Toast to Rotary (District 6000 Annual Meeting): The annual District 6000 Conference is going to be presented in a slightly different format this year.  Rather than a single meeting over a couple of days at a single site, the conference will be held at different sites over the 3 day period from Thursday 4/12 through Saturday 4/14.   For our club members the closest one will be right in our back yard at the WDM Marriot on 4/14 from 5:30 to 9 PM.   Cost is $49 /person (if register before 3/31) and $55 after 3/31. You can register on the Rotary District 6000 website or the old fashioned way (ok, my way) on paper.  Registration forms are available from our club Secretary.

 

District Grant Request:  The request for this fiscal year funded the literacy program.  President Elect Bill Fry informed the club he is working on a grant request related to the WDM library.

 

All the news that’s fit to print:  The extraordinary editorial staff of this august publication has room to add an editor (or two).  The requirements are simple.  While attending a meeting, take notes and prepare a brief report to upload to the online newsletter.  At present there are five editors rotating the responsibility.  Any assistance would be welcome.  For information contact any of the current editorial staff – Amy Fetters, Carolin Gibson, Dianna Weishaar, Linda Leave and Greg Kenyon.

 

All that Jazz:  On April 15, 2018, for a recommended donation of $10 per person, you can enjoy jazz stylings of the DSM Big Band (and guest performers) for a nearly all day event (10 AM to 6 PM) which I will call Jazz at Java Joe’s.  

 

 

 

March 24, 2018, the District 6000 training session at the DMACC Campus in Newton.

March 28, 2018, at 4:30 P.M. – New member session at Nick’s.

April 7, 2018, senior citizens luncheon

April 14, 2018, toast to Rotary from 5:30 – 9:00 P.M.

April 28, 2018, trees with West Des Moines Parks and Recreation.

May 17, 2018, citywide Rotary event at Des Moines University.

 

 

Last week’s program was presented by Mark Good and Larry Cotler who talked about Zero Cancer, a program to remind men about regular screening for prostate cancer.  Mark shared data to alert us to the fact that about the same percentages of men are diagnosed with prostate cancer as women are with breast cancer.  There is a big difference between is how men and women react, as women will often build bridges while men build moats. There is also a genetic link indicating that among mothers who have breast cancer, about 14% of their sons are diagnosed with prostate cancer.  A similar percentage exists for men who have prostate cancer and their daughters being diagnosed with breast cancer.

 

Contributing factors that are found in people with prostate cancer include age, genetics, and obesity.

 

Things that have been proven to help stave off prostate cancer include a healthy diet of fish, vegetables, nuts and almonds.

 

Upcoming fundraising efforts for Zero Cancer include June 10^th at the Iowa Cubs, June 14^th golf event at Legacy Golf and a run at Principal Park on September 29^th.

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

PolioPlus:  Zero Is The Magic Number!

 

 

2018 Polio Case Breakdown by Country (Green Numbers are 2017 Totals)

Endemic Countries –0 Pakistan (2017-8), 5 Afghanistan (2017-14),

0 Nigeria (2017-0)

 

Terry Ziegler, bigzlumber@aol.com District 5890 Polio Eradication Chair & Zone 21/B/27 PHS Coordinator

 Zone 21/B/27 PHS Coordinator