Rotarians,
Once again, the generosity of Perrysburg Rotary has shined as bright as today’s sunshine. Last week we collected over $1,000 to purchase a Shelter Box for Earthquake victims in Nepal. Together with matching funds by an individual donor in the district, we’ve been able to make a $2,000 impact in an area with millions affected by loss. While the gift is modest, the ability to respond quickly and in a meaningful way is one of our greatest strengths as a club.
In other emergency news, through Jeff Normand were made aware of some security concerns with our partners in Romania, the Deborah House. The home has recently experienced some scary moments when a girl who was trafficked by her parents was abducted by her parents while walking to school. The girl has been found and the Deborah House staff members are currently working on getting her back into their safekeeping. Another incident occurred when someone showed up at the house and knocked, claiming to be a family member. It was just another attempt to abduct these girls who are already so very vulnerable to human trafficking.
In response, officials in Romania assessed the Deborah House and found their video surveillance and security to be inadequate. Perrysburg Rotary was able to meet that need very quickly with a grant request from our local foundation. While the immediate security concern was addressed with our donation, I know that Deborah House would welcome our continued thoughts and prayers around the safety of the girls.
At this week’s meeting we’ll hear about the history of the Rotary Club of Perrysburg from our own John Kurfess and Bob Domini. They have spent a great deal of time writing the early history of our club and are ready to share their hard work. If you’d like to come to Rotary about one hour before our meeting, Ken Robinson and the membership committee are putting on a member education session that will be beneficial for all members, no matter your tenure in the club.
Here are some other things you need to about Rotary this week:
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NEW TREASURER- Effective May 1, 2015 Cindy Russeau has assumed the position of Club Treasurer. If you need to pay your quarterly dues or have other questions on your account, please contact Cindy! We sincerely thank Jim Euting for all of his time served as treasurer and as a board of director.
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NEW CONTACT FOR MAKE-UPS- If you have completed a make-up you may now send your request for make-up credit to Club Administrator, Ashley Lopez at
Ashley.lopez@perrysburgrotary.org.
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GARAGE SALE- Donations are coming in and we have a few items for you to preview. You can view some specialty items in this
ONLINE PHOTO ALBUM. Bids for items can be sent to Rick Gilts (
richardgilts@gmail.com) and the highest bidder as of May 15, 2015 will secure the item.
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PROGRAM SURVEY- Great programs attract new members and are a great way to learn more about our region. Do you have ideas about Friday speakers or topics? Want to serve on the program committee next year? Take this quick three question question survey and share your feedback?
2015 PROGRAM SURVEY
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SAVE THE DATE- Charter Night is Friday June 19, 2015. Invitations will be mailed soon.
Looking forward to seeing you all Friday at Rotary!
Yours in Rotary,
Jon
