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
	September 15, 2024	Crab Feed 2025 Will be held on Date: TBA

The Harvest Festival This was not a meeting.  It was the Harvest Festival at the Durham Park, with many of us there at 6:00 am.

At that time we got to watch the new Captain Bob being maneuvered into place.  The report is in the photos.

Breakfast

The Hotdogs

The Tri-Tip

Our Next Meeting

It will be on September 24th.  It will be a club social at the BCCC which will include a debrief of the Harvest Festival.

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 greatthings, 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 memberswho 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 ofRotary to make these projects possible.

When every Rotarian gives every year, no challenge is too great for us to make adifference. The minimum gift to The Rotary Foundation is $25.00.   An annual $100.00 gift is a sustaining member.  Once your donationsaccumulate 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 RotaryFoundation to Durham Rotary, P.O. Box 383, Durham, California 95958

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 andothers working in the field of peace are coming together for the region's first ever Rotary Peace Conference on January 24-26. Registration opens Aug 31 atPeace25.org

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.

_______________________________________________________________ri

From Rotary International’s

News and Features Website

Rotary commits funds to polio outbreak response in Gaza

By Rotary International

The recent detection of variant poliovirus type-2 isolates in environmental samplesand the confirmation of a 10-month-old child who has contracted polio in Gaza is a stark reminder that as long as polio exists anywhere, it is a threateverywhere.

The ongoing crisis in Gaza has contributed to reduced routine immunization ratesand an increased risk of vaccine-preventable diseases, including polio. The crisis also poses a significant challenge to fully implementing diseasesurveillance and vaccination campaigns.

The World Health Organization (WHO) considers there to be a high risk for thespread of this polio strain within Gaza and internationally, particularly given the current situation's impact on public health services.

A humanitarian pause has allowed a two-round polio vaccination campaign thatbegan in Gaza on 1 September. Initial reports indicate the campaign started successfully, with teams showing strong commitment and high levels of communityparticipation.

Rotary is committing US$500,000 to bolster the initiative, channeling these fundsthrough a dedicated Polio Outbreak Response Fund. This contribution represents Rotary's sustained support to the WHO in combating polio globally.

Rotary will continue to work with its partners in the Global Polio EradicationInitiative and other agencies as vaccination efforts unfold.

Financial contributions to the PolioPlus fund will help Rotary and its Global PolioEradication Initiative partners achieve a world in which no child is paralyzed by polio again.

— September 2024