USAID and Rotary Clubs Join to Provide Clean Water and Improved Sanitation Worldwide

ISTANBUL, March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Rotary International (RI) are teaming up to save lives by bringing clean drinking water and basic sanitation to communities in the developing world. The partnership was announced today at the World Water Forum in Istanbul, Turkey, in celebration of the March 22nd observance of World Water Day.

This public-private alliance will leverage the resources of both organizations to implement sustainable, long-term water supply, sanitation, and hygiene projects in three countries: Dominican Republic, Ghana, and the Philippines. Other countries will follow based on the success of these pilot programs. Alliance activities in each country will be funded jointly by USAID and Rotary International, with an expected minimum of $2 million per country in the initial phase. | @ltaLINK | @ltaSEARCH
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Glendora Rotary Wheel This Week: 3.17.09

Truth Finder: Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

Teach the Truth to All: Consider this video clip posted in April 2008 at YouTube, the interview of Diane Sawyer with Randy Pausch. Pausch delivered the inspirational speech called "The Last Lecture" which rapidly became popular and inspired anyone who listened. | @ltaLINK | @ltaSEARCH | @ltaCLIP: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
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Diverse clubs hold key to the future

On the outskirts of Amsterdam, 21 people gather at De Houten Vier restaurant each week. | The group includes members of Dutch, Moroccan, Surinamese, and Turkish descent. The 14 men and seven women range in age from 28 to 69. They come from various professional backgrounds; there are designers, hotel managers, and academics as well as lawyers and accountants. | @ltaLINK | @ltaSEARCH | @ltaCLIP | @ltaMAP

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Rotary in The News: Bill Gates III Gives Keynote Address as Seattle Rotary Turns 100 | MarketWatch (press release) - ‎Mar 6, 2009‎

Seattle Rotary remains the world's largest and the fourth oldest Rotary club with nearly 700 members. It also demonstrates a deep commitment to diversity . . .

Rotary International Polio Plus Program Detailed

After 20 years of hard work, Rotary and its partners are on the brink of eradicating this tenacious disease, but a strong push is needed now to root it out once and for all. It is a window of opportunity of historic proportions.

Your contribution will help Rotary raise $200 million to match $355 million in challenge grants received from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The resulting $555 million will directly support immunization campaigns in developing countries, where polio continues to infect and paralyze children, robbing them of their futures and compounding the hardships faced by their families.
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Glendora Rotary Welcomes Three

This week, Glendora Rotary welcomed the three new members with open arms! Lani Exton presented Jon McNeil, Mike Foxworth presented Ron Padilla and Pat Janes presented Jerry Nicholas. President Gene “pinned” them and Tom Stricklin had the honor of giving them their Rotary plaques, along with their welcome speech! Even tho’ these three men have different experiences, they all are Cal-Poly grads! We will hear more about them when they give their craft talks! Welcome to Glendora Rotary! How do you nominate a new member, CLICK HERE for the full details on our Glendora Rotary blog, posted 2.20.09.

Requirements for Red Badge to Blue Badge Promotion

GLENDORA ROTARY CLUB

Each Red Badge member must complete all of the following:
RED BADGE REQUIREMENTS

• Attend a Board Meeting of the Glendora Rotary Club
• Attend a Blue Badge Fireside Chat scheduled as needed
• Attend a Rotary Meeting of another Rotary Club or attend a District training.
• Be a “Greeter” at a Glendora Rotary Club Meeting
• Participate in a Glendora Rotary Activity outside of the Club Meeting
• Do a Craft Talk at a Club Rotary Meeting

Return completed check list (download here) to membership chair