Rotary International Theme 2024-2025	THE ROWEL Rotary Club of Durham		Rotary International President: Gordon McInally Rotary District 5160 Governor: Clair Roberts Durham Rotary President: Glenn Pulliam _____________ Editor: Phil Price Publisher:  Jen Liu
	August 20th, 2024	Harvest Festival 2024 Will be held on Sep. 15, 2024

The Meeting Opening The meeting was called to order by Acting President Glenn Pulliam (during Peggi’s absence traveling) at the BCCC. Glenn asked Ravi Saip to lead the pledge, which he did.  Jim Patterson then presented the invocation.  In it he mentioned President Peggi’s husband who was injured while they were traveling. Following the invocation Larry Bradley, led us in singing “God Bless America”

Announcements

Steve Heithecker reported that our District Grant Application has been approved, and that we will receive a grant of $12,500 for an audio-visual system at the Memorial Hall.

Larry Bradley reported that we will have the new Captain Bob at the Harvest Festival.  It should also be noted that the Sheriff’s Department, in a newspaper article, thanked those who donated to funds for the new Captain Bob, including Durham Rotary.

Diana Selland presented a request on behalf of Jessica Thorpe; Serena Lovitt, a high school student who donated a cake to our Crab Feed dessert auction will have a turkey for sale at the Butte County Fair.  She may not get the amount she needs for the bird, so the club voted to contribute an add-on of$100.

Larry Bradley reported that we have $13,100 in sponsors for the Harvest Festival, but we need more.  Particularly new sponsors.  So work on people you know to get more sponsorships.

Diana Selland reported that we have 22 craft booths paid for. There was some discussion about one applicant who normally serves coffee, and other drinks.  The applicant has agreed not to serve hot, black coffee in competition to our coffee service, but there was still some concern about whether the other things she serves will interfere with our breakfast and lunch sales.

It should also be noted that we received a letter from Parker Allsup, the student we awarded the Dave Jessen scholarship to, thanking us.

Introduction of Visitors

Diana Selland introduced her program presenters for the night, Marijeanne Birchard - President of Durham Little League, and Melissa Lynch - Vice President and Information Officer.

Tonight’s Meeting Program

They also host community events, including Family Night and Opening Day.

They also noted that the rules are changing and baseball players will be allowed to play in any league they want, not just the league in the community where they live, starting in Farm level. But enrollment in that league must be concurrent, and if a player stops playing for their selected league, they won’t be able to reenroll.

In the photo below, Marijeanne is on the left and Melissa on the right.

Our Next Meeting

It will be on September 3^rd.  But it will not be at the BCCC because Monday being a holiday, they will be closed on Tuesday.  The location has not yet been determined, so watch your email.  There was scheduled a Board meeting before the meeting, at 5:00 pm.  But with Peggi’s probable absence and the location not determined, that is questionable.Again, watch your email as to whether there will 

Recognitions

Daryl Polk was also recognized for his birthday.  He also wanted a song, to the club sang “Happy Birthday” to him also.  He also contributed $10.

Membership

Bring guests who you think you can interest in becoming a member.  Your dinner and your guest’s dinner will be paid for by the Club.  Also, bring a guest to one of our occasional social gatherings.

Go to the following Rotary International web site for information on membership development:  https://my.rotary.org/en/learning-reference/learn-topic/membership .  From this website there is access to membership development and other related information.

The Rotary Foundation Donations

You can make a difference in this world by helping people in need. Your gift can do some great things, from supplying filters that clean people’s drinking water to empowering local entrepreneurs to grow through business development training.

The Rotary Foundation will use your gift to fund the life-changing work of Rotary members who provide sustainable solutions to their communities’ most pressing needs. But we need help from people like you who will take action and give the gift of Rotary to make these projects possible.

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.

If you have any questions ask Steve Heithecker.

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

Your gift can be made online or by sending Jessica Thorpe a check made out to The Rotary Foundation to Durham Rotary, P.O. Box 383, Durham, California 95958.

Harvest Festival

Must Be Present to Win Drawing:

Glenn then closed the meeting.

From District 5160

Candidates for District Governor

World Peace Conference – January 24-26, 2025, Rohnert Park (Sonoma Wine Country)

World class speakers including RI Past President Jennifer Jones, panelists, instructors and others working in the field of peace are coming together for the region's first ever Rotary Peace Conference on January24-26. Registration opens Aug 31 at Peace25.org

August is Membership Month

Time to engage our current members while reaching out to potential members.

So what is your club doing? We can engage through conversation, an introduction to someone new, or getting involved in a new activity or role.

TO: ALL ROTARIANS AND ROTARACTORS IN DISTRICT 5160

District 5160 is going to Chicago for our Fall Seminar!

Take a road trip with Uncle Vito to One Rotary Center in Evanston, IL.

From October 5th through October 9th you'll join your District 5160 family in Evanston

for a great fall getaway, enjoy an evening cruise on the Chicago River and see

where Paul Harris lived and is laid to rest.

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From Rotary International’s

News and Features Website

Rotary projects around the globe

August 2024

Belize

The Rotaract Club of Belize City is renovating a rural school and a Rotary club-sponsored park a spart of its youth-focused agenda. In April, club members met at the Hattieville Government Preschool to paint restrooms and complete other beautification work.A later phase will include new toilets. “We’ve been able to replace chalkboards in 10 classrooms with whiteboards and to donate a printer and other school andhygiene materials,” says Kristoff Nicholson, immediate past president. The club partnered with a telecom provider and raffled off smartphones to help pay for the project. It also received a District 4250 grant of $1,000. In March, club members replaced basketball and goal nets and painted benches and a playset atLove Park in Balama, another element of the project, Nicholson says.

Colombia

In January, the Rotary Club of Cúcuta-Ciudad de Arboles purchased about $600 of school supplies and delivered 100 sets of notebooks,pencils, pens, erasers, sharpeners, and more to students in the city. It’s about 350 miles northeast of Bogotá. Club members also visited with students in the neighborhood of Las Delicias, says Dora Patricia Lobo, a past president of the club. “The hustle and bustle and joy of these students when they receive their school package warms our souls and encourages us to continue,” Lobo says. More than 1,400 students have benefited since the project began.

Liberia

The Rotary Club of Monrovia is helping train young women to establish micro enterprises to make and sell reusable sanitary pads and address “period poverty.” With financial support from the Rotary Club of Loveland, Colorado, the Liberian Rotarians paired with the nonprofit Dignity:Liberia and held two training sessions for 200 women earlier this year in Monrovia, the capital, and in Kakata, a semi rural community. “The high, recurring cost of pads makes them out of reach for many families that struggle to make ends meet,” says Monique Cooper-Liverpool, a past president of the Monrovia club. “This leads thousands of girls to miss classes so often that they eventually drop out of school.” The initiative grew out of a partnership between the two clubs to advance reproductive care and treatment for fistulas, an injury often caused by prolonged labor during

Northern Ireland

Volunteers led by the Rotary Club of Belfast made improvements to the courtyard garden of a senior home in January. The team of Rotarians, community members, and people in transitional employment through the judicial system cleared weeds, constructed raised garden platforms, and filled them with soil. Cold temperatures scaled back their plans, but it was still a “rather back-breaking” effort, says club member Jenny Boyd. A District 1160 grant of about $1,250 was used to underwrite the expense. Karen Blair, a past president and project leader, recruited colleagues from her law firm to get a little dirt under their fingernails. “This project allows all members to be involved in a very hands-on activity,” Blair says. “And even those with no gardening ability can participate by chatting with the residents over coffee.”

Thailand

About 1,500 drowning deaths occur each year in Thailand, one of the highest rates per capita in the world. While the Thai government is working to prevent fatalities, drowning remains the leading cause of death for those 15 and younger in the country, which has thousands of miles of coastline. On the island of Samui, a popular tourist destination, there are no public swimming pools, says Adam Preston, immediate past president of the Rotary Club of Samui-Phangan. Club members received training from the Rotary Club of Global Water Safety and Drowning Prevention and in 2019 started Swim4Life, a series of lessons for children ages 10 to 12 at an international school’s pool. Three Samui-Phangan club members offer basic instruction alongside 15 community members who serve as assistant teachers. Nearly 100 children had completed the course as of April. The children, from public schools, “have gone from being scared of the water to being able to swim 25 meters,” Preston says.

This story originally appeared in the August 2024 issue of Rotary magazine.