Rotary International Theme 2020-2021	THE ROWEL Rotary Club of Durham		Rotary International President: Holger Knaack Rotary District 5160 Governor: Mark Roberts Durham Rotary President: Jen Liu _____________ Editor: Phil Price Publisher:  Jen Liu
	April , 20, 2021	The  2021 Harvest Festival scheduled for Sunday, September 19, 2021.

This was not a Zoom meeting.  This was a live, in person, meeting outdoors at the Patrick Ranch, in the Master Gardner area.

FUTURE MEETINGS:

All meetings at BCCC are cancelled until further notice.  But there will be meetings on Zoom as follows, except as noted:   May 4th:  Dave Jessen at the Covered Bridge?   May 18th:  Carl Ochsner will present his “Rotary’s Early Days in Chico-Part 2”.   June 1st:  Steve Plume   June 15th:  Larry Bradley   June 29th:  The Demotion

 

 

  The Meeting

Past President Steve Heithecker opened the meeting.  President Jen and his wife are back in Taiwan to attend her father’s funeral service. Steve asked John Bohannon to lead the pledge, which he did.  Prior to asking Jim Patterson to give the invocation, Steve announced that member, Jim Kirks has passed away this morning. Eric Hoiland spoke briefly about Jim and all his contributions to the Club.  He also noted that a memorial service was planned for July.  Jim Patterson then gave the invocation.

It was also noted that Carolyn Edwards, wife of former member Jim Edwards had recently passed away.

I would like to personally note Jim Kirks’ help to me in preparing the Rowel.  He regularly took notes and emailed them to me, when I was absent from a meeting, so I could prepare the Rowel.  I always emailed him a copy (in an older format) of the Rowel when I emailed it to Jen to publish.  Jim would make helpful suggestions for corrections.

Larry Bradley reported that the interviews of potential Camp Royal and Camp Venture students have been conducted.  Four students have been selected for Camp Royal and one for Camp Venture

 

Mike Crump reports that the Rise Against Hunger packaging project will take place this Saturday, April 24^th, at Durham High School with the help of Interact Club students.  The set-up will begin at 8:30 am with the packaging beginning at 9:30 am.  The following members have volunteered to assist:  Glenn Pulliam, Ravi Saip, Erick Hoiland, Kelly Lotti, Mike Crump and Dave Jessen. 

 

A Global District Grant of $20,000 was approve on vote of the Club for a housing project in Paradise.

 

Past President Steve then asked everyone to introduce themselves and any guests.  I introduced Karen Lobach, Patrick Ranch Museum Director, who arranged our meeting at the Ranch, and Kay Perkins, President of the Far West Heritage Association Board of Directors.  The Far West Heritage Association is the non-profit corporation that operates the Patrick Ranch.  Steve Heithecker and I are also on the Board.  By the way, the Board is currently in need of two members, so if anyone is interested contact Steve or me.

 

Past President Steve presented to Karen Lobach, Patrick Ranch Museum Director, the Club’s check for $1,000 as a contribution to the Far West Heritage Association.

 

 

 

The Program

Kay Perkins, President of the Far West Heritage Association is also a Master Gardner and our program for the meeting.  She first talked about the Master Gardner program and the training it requires.  Initially it involved taking coursed through the University of California Extension program regarding sustainable gardening.  Then it requires substantial continuing education annually.  It also required substantial volunteer work to take the private gardener load off of the State farm advisors so they can concentrate on commercial farming.  She then talked about plots of sustainable gardens in their location on the Patrick Ranch.

 

She also noted the contribution of CSUS students in building their new building on the property adjacent to the picnic tables we eat at.

 

At the conclusion of the program, she took us on a tour of the various gardens explaining them.

 

 

 

Next Meetings

The next regular meeting will be on May 4, 2021.  It will not be on Zoom.  It will be at the Covered Bridge.  I assume that food and drink will be provided, as it was at the Patrick Ranch meeting, but I don’t have the details.

 

 

The Rotary Foundation Donations

When every Rotarian gives every year, no challenge is too great for us to make a difference. The minimum gift to The Rotary Foundation is $25.00.   An annual $100.00 gift is a sustaining member.  Once your donations accumulate to $1,000 you become a Paul Harris Fellow.

It is possible to learn more about The Rotary Foundation on the Rotary web site. 

Your gift can be made online or by sending Steve Plume a check made out to The Rotary Foundation to Durham Rotary, P.O. Box 283, Durham, California 95958

Recognitions

Three members were recognized for their birthdays this month.  They were Mike Crump, Mike Wacker and Steve Heithecker (self-recognition).  Each opted out of a song and contributed $10.

 

Membership

 

When we have live meetings again, bring guests, who you think you can interest in becoming a member, to meetings.  Your dinner and your guest’s dinner will be paid for by the Club.  In the meantime, please invite Durham business owners and/or managers to one of our Zoom meetings.  Actually, you can promote membership by having a guest sit with you during one of our Zoom meetings.  Also, bring a guest to one of our occasional social gatherings in the Durham Park.

Conclusion

At the conclusion of the garden tour Past President Steve the closed the meeting.

 

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From Rotary International

The logistics of shipping and storing vaccines

by Elizabeth Schroeder

A mass, worldwide vaccination effort is crucial to defeating the COVID-19 pandemic — but the logistics of getting it done are incredibly complex. Two of the most complicating factors? Storage and transportation.  

Distributing vaccine doses is much more elaborate than simply putting vials in a box and loading them onto a truck. From the time a vaccine leaves the manufacturer to the time it’s administered to a patient, it needs to be kept in ideal and highly specific conditions. For example, Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine needs to be stored at a frigid -70° C.  That’s why the success of large-scale immunization efforts is dependent on a reliable cold chain: a system of safely storing and transporting vaccines at recommended temperatures.

What makes up a cold chain?

A seamless cold chain combines three equally important elements:

• Equipment: in most cases, the best storage option is a pharmaceutical-grade unit, specially designed for housing vaccines. Unlike the freezer where you keep your ice cream, these can cost upwards of $15,000. Specialized portable coolers are also important for moving vaccines from one location to another.
• Personnel: staff and volunteers tasked with handling vaccines must be thoroughly trained on safe storage and transportation practices. This is particularly important because different vaccines require different conditions.
• Processes: vaccinating facilities must have clear, detailed, and up-to-date instructions for vaccine handling — plus contingency plans in case of emergency. What if the facility loses power? What if there’s a weather event? These questions and more should have thorough answers. 

What happens if the chain breaks? 

Vaccines can only protect against disease if they’re delivered safely. Overexposure to heat, cold, or light can compromise vaccine quality. Not only does this diminish the vaccine’s effectiveness; it also leads to wasted vaccine supply and financial loss. Between spoiled vaccines, replacement costs, and administrative expenses, cold chain errors cost healthcare shippers billions of dollars a year.  

How we help 

For more than 30 years, Rotary members have been supporting the safe transport of polio vaccines to every corner of the globe. When it comes to COVID-19, we’re just as committed to bringing vaccines to all. Learn more about how we’re playing our part: http://on.rotary.org/covid19efforts.
 

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