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November 8, 2011

MEETING AT

IHOP Restaurant on 4910 Spruce Street, TAMPA, FL 33607. 813-288-8828 Scan to visit our website

Club Coming Events

Nov. 8: We currently do not have a program scheduled. Please contact David or Maryann for suggestions. November 12: Rotary Rides so Kids can Read, Downtown Bartow, FL Nov. 13: Sunday, Picnic at Fort DeSoto Shelter #15. Nov. 15: We currently do not have a program scheduled. Please contact David or Maryann for suggestions. Nov. 22: We currently do not have a program scheduled. Please contact David or Maryann for suggestions. Nov. 29: We currently do not have a program scheduled. Please contact David or Maryann for suggestions.

If you have any suggestions for programs, please communicate with David or Maryann to schedule them.

District 6890 Governor: Alan Feldman – Brandon, FL Rotary International President: Kalyan Banerjee, India

www.tampawestrotary.org

What if we could prevent just ONE

child from suffering from POLIO?

How much would that be worth?

Click below and contact Dennis or José to learn more.

http://www.rotary.org/en/ServiceAnd

Fellowship/Polio/HelpEradicatePolio/P

ages/ridefault.aspx

Food for Ronald MacDonald’s Home: For at least 20 persons. It can be bought or home cooked and delivered NLT 6pm. David is your contact. *If you can’t make it, please call him.

Raul V. – Nov. 27

Food for thought

True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost. - Charles Caleb Colton

A little humor to brighten your day!

There's a type of resume/career direction you may want to avoid...

My first job was working in an orange juice factory, but I got canned. I couldn't

concentrate.

Then I worked in the woods as a lumberjack, but I just couldn't hack it, so they

gave me the axe.

After that, I tried to be a tailor, but I just wasn't suited for it - mainly because it

was a sew-sew job.

Next, I tried working in a muffler factory, but that was too exhausting.

Then, I tried to be a chef - figured it would add a little spice to my life, but I

just didn't have the thyme.

I attempted to be a deli worker, but any way I sliced it, I couldn't cut the

mustard.

My best job was being a musician, but eventually I found I wasn't noteworthy.

I studied a long time to become a doctor, but I didn't have any patience.

Next, was a job in a shoe factory. I tried but I just didn't fit in.

I became a professional fisherman, but discovered that I couldn't live on my net

income.

I managed to get a good job working for a pool maintenance company, but the work was just too draining.

So then I got a job in a workout center, but they said I wasn't fit for the job.

After many years of trying to find steady work, I finally got a job as a historian - until I realized there was no future in

it.

My last job was working in Starbucks, but I had to quit because it was always the same old grind.

So, I retired and I found I am perfect for the job!

Birthday/Anniversary Birthdays Anniversaries There are no birthdays or anniversaries in November.

REMINDER: Irving is collecting cell phones for the Crisis Center.

Rotary celebrates, takes action on World Polio Day By Dan Nixon

Rotary International News -- 2 November 2011

“In honor of World Polio Day, 24 October, we are asking for your help to

tell the world about Rotary’s achievements and to finish the job,” stated

Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Bill Boyd, in announcing to club

presidents a special online initiative in support of Rotary’s US$200

Million Challenge for polio eradication.

Rotarians responded generously during the 24-28 October initiative, in

which the Foundation offered double Paul Harris Fellow recognition

points for online contributions of $100 or more. Contributions are being

tallied and the total will be announced soon.

Throughout the week, Rotarians took up the call to end polio in variety of

ways. In Australia, Rotarians and the Global Poverty Project carried out a

petition drive to persuade world leaders to fully fund the critical work of

the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Almost 25,000 supporters signed

the petition, resulting in a $20,000 contribution to Rotary's challenge by

the Rotary Club of Crawley, Western Australia, which had offered to

donate A$1 (about US$1) for each signature.

In Perth, the Global Poverty Project's End of Polio Concert on 28 October

raised additional funds. The concert coincided with the Commonwealth

Heads of Government Meeting in Perth; Rotarians had teamed up with

the group to encourage government leaders to put polio eradication on the

agenda. Following the meeting, the governments of Australia, Canada,

and Nigeria, along with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced a combined pledge of more than US$100

million to support polio eradication efforts.

“I also want to acknowledge the efforts of Rotary in what has been a long-standing global initiative for change, and

I'd like to remind everyone that change is possible,” said Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard. “When the Queen

first visited Perth in 1954, it was in the grips of a polio epidemic. Of course, circumstances have changed in our

country.”

“The government of Canada is proud to have supported [the Global Polio Eradication Initiative] for many years,”

said Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. “When Rotary International first began the campaign that would

lead to the 1988 WHO resolution to eradicate polio, poliomyelitis was still a devastating disease all over the world,

crippling those it touched for life.”

“Global collaboration has ensured that eradication is within reach,” said Michael Sheldrick, the Global Poverty

Project's polio campaign manager and a Crawley club member. “Our generation has a chance to realize a historic

opportunity and ensure that no one else ever has to fear this disease. That’s why it’s vital we commit to finish the

job."

In Washington, D.C., Bill Gates joined dozens of Rotarians on Capitol Hill to affirm the joint commitment of the

Gates Foundation and Rotary to make history by eradicating the disease.

Rotary clubs in Arizona, USA, launched Hike the Arizona Trail to End Polio, aimed at raising $250,000 by 14

February. Rotarians and others are pledging at least $100 each to walk, bike, or ride horseback on sections of the

800-mile trail, which extends between the state’s borders with Mexico and Utah.

Tokyo Tower is illuminated in purple,

the color of the dye used to mark a

child’s pinkie finger, indicating he or

she has been immunized against polio.

Photo courtesy of Noriko Futagami

In Italy, Rotarians and friends participated in the Run to End Polio fundraiser, organized by the Rotary Club of

Venezia-Riviera del Brenta, as part of the 23 October Venice Marathon.

Rotary club members and supporters also created personalized photos of themselves as part of Rotary’s “This

Close” public awareness campaign and used them as their social networking profile pictures on World Polio Day.

Celebrity participants included Angelique Kidjo, Jack Nicklaus, Itzhak Perlman, Tanvi Shah, and Ziggy Marley.

The week that began with World Polio Day ended on another high note as well: more than 80 million children in

Africa and Asia were immunized against polio, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Learn more about polio and how you can help eradicate the disease:

Learn more about Rotary's polio eradication efforts.

Use "This Close" resources from the Rotary Media Center.

Begin planning for an End Polio Now lighting to celebrate Rotary's anniversary 23 February.

See a video with Dr. Rob Murphy, Director of Global Health at Northwestern University Feinberge School

of Medicine.

Learn how the cold chain delivers the vaccine to remote locations.

Support for polio eradication

The governments of Australia, Canada, and Nigeria, along with the Bill & Melinda Gates

Foundation, announced a combined pledge of more than US$100 million to support polio

eradication efforts following the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth,

Australia.

Learn more

Watch a video

See photos of Bill Gates and Rotarians in Washington, D.C. on World Polio Day

The Indian Rocks Beach Rotary Club in partnership with the Tampa West Latin Rotary Club

How do I get my Chances?

Order online at:

www.tampawestrotary.org (click on NFL “Big Game” Raffle)

Call: Ralph Ovalle (727) 596-8059 or José Feliciano (813) 690-0852

Purchase from any TWLRC Rotarian

Come have a nice day at the beach with your family while enjoying good Rotary fellowship and networking.

Just bring your own picnic basket and get to know fellow Rotarians and their families.

Free and open to all Rotarians and their families.

Highlights

Large shelter with electricity and

facilities

Beach access

Great Rotary Fellowship

Activities for the whole family Bocce,

horseshoes, cards, and of course,

DOMINOES!!! Or bring your own.

BBQ grills and charcoal will be

available. BYOM&B (Bring Your Own

Meat—and choice of beverages)

Date: Sunday, 13 November 2011

Time: 11:00 AM - ??? Contact: David Contreras 813-383-3459

Tampa West Latin Rotary Club Fall Fellowship Picnic

Rotary

Picnic

Fort De Soto Park (Shelter 13) 3500 Pinellas Bayway S., Tierra Verde, FL 33715

http://www.pinellascounty.org/park/05_ft_desoto.htm