[D9640general] [eFlash_Rotary] Digest Number 728

[Garry & Anne Krischock]

 Messages In This Digest (2 Messages) 
  1. 1396: Rotarians in District 9200 seek aid for Ugandan flood victims From: Sunil K Zachariah 

  2. 1397: R I President's Nov Message From: Sunil K Zachariah 
Messages 
  1. 1396: Rotarians in District 9200 seek aid for Ugandan flood victims 
 Sat Nov 3, 2007 4:23 am (PST) 
Rotarians in District 9200 seek aid for Ugandan flood victims 

Rotarians in District 9200 (East Africa) are asking Rotarians 
worldwide to help them secure mosquito nets, blankets, and household 
kits for thousands of people in Uganda left homeless after weeks of 
summer rain caused the worst flooding in decades. Please contact the 
Rotarians listed below for information on how to donate.

Though the waters have receded, tens of thousands of victims, mostly 
in the north, remain unreachable due to downed bridges and impassable 
roads, causing logistical problems for humanitarian workers. The UN's 
World Food Programme recently began its first-ever airdrop operation 
in Uganda, delivering cereal, seeds, beans, and sugar.

The floods contaminated water sources in many regions, leading to an 
increase in waterborne diseases, including malaria. Rotting crops 
have resulted in 90 percent of farmers losing their first-season 
harvests. Water damage to schools is preventing an estimated 100,000 
children from attending class. 

The Rotary Club of Muyenga has already helped the Uganda Red Cross 
Society deploy 100 Shelterboxes and 50 water purification kits to 
flood victims.

District leaders are also asking Rotarians to clean out their closets 
for clothing, collect unused household utensils, and donate them to 
the Uganda Red Cross Society. 

To find out how to help send, mosquito nets, blankets to flood 
victims, please contact:
District Governor Christopher M.D. Mutalya at mutalya at ucc.co.ug.
Assistant Governor Danial S. Iga at danial.iga at dfa.ie

Source:Rotary International News 
Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary


  2. 1397: R I President's Nov Message 
 Sat Nov 3, 2007 4:27 am (PST) 
The Rotary Foundation is the engine that drives Rotary's 
international humanitarian service. Without the Foundation, many of 
Rotary's signature programs wouldn't exist. There would be no 
PolioPlus, no Humanitarian Grants, no Ambassadorial Scholarships, no 
Rotary World Peace Fellowships. Without the Foundation, Rotary would 
be a very different and less powerful force for good in the world.

As Rotarians, we give generously, yet we gain so much more: the 
pleasure of helping others, the satisfaction of knowing that we're 
doing the right thing, the joys of fellowship and friendship. As club 
members, we gain the global power of Rotary in our service - the 
power of more than 1.2 million Rotarians all over the world, each a 
potential partner in our projects.

I have long been a great believer in the Foundation. As early as 
1980, I was involved with one of the very first Health, Hunger and 
Humanity Grants, immunizing children in southern India against red 
measles. As a trustee, I traveled the world promoting the 
Foundation's programs and assessing projects. Over and over, I saw 
the real, direct difference that Foundation resources made in 
Rotarians' work.

Take part in Foundation month

I call on every one of you, as Rotarians, to choose this month to 
make your annual gift to the Foundation - and to make a gift not only 
this year but every year to come. I take this commitment very 
seriously myself; my wife and I have contributed at the Major Donor 
level, and all our children are Paul Harris Fellows. All of us know 
firsthand exactly how much our gift means and how much it strengthens 
the organization that we care about so deeply. As RI president, I 
feel a special responsibility to promote Every Rotarian, Every Year, 
which has been so successful already in increasing support for our 
Foundation. I'm confident that this year, we can meet our goal of 
US$120 million - an average gift of $100 from every Rotarian.

It's a basic principle of Rotary that we can do much more together 
than we could ever do alone. The Rotary Foundation allows us to pool 
our resources, help each other, and thereby reach heights of service 
that would be simply unattainable otherwise. The Foundation is there 
for all of us, and it's our responsibility to be there for it. And 
that's why each of us must answer the call of Every Rotarian, Every 
Year.

Wilf Wilkinson
President

Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary
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