Sponsor our "Push to End Polio" campaign and join us on Wed Nov 20 to cheer for Keith and Pres. Ken
Keith and President Ken are ready to do the "Push up to end Polio" this Wednesday Nov 20 at the River Rock Casino Resort Chairman's Room. Keith is aiming for 60 push up in 90 seconds and President Ken is training hard aiming for 40-50 push up.
Pledges now standing at $5,000 for Keith. If you already send in your pledges, thank you, if you have not, please send in your pledges to [email protected]. Half goes to the Rotary Foundation to do good work around the world, half goes to End Polio...funds you donate will be matched 2 to 1 by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Together we can make the world Polio free. Enpolio.org
Nov 20 Speaker - Gem Munro
Gem Munro has devoted his life and career to improving educational opportunities for disadvantaged people across Canada and abroad.
Pursuit of this objective carried him into residence in unfortunate communities across most of Canada, before carrying him overseas.
He is presently a Director of Amarok Society, a registered Canadian charity that provides education programmes to the very poor in Bangladesh. As well, Gem is an author and artist whose current book (which he has here today) is a bestselling collection of stories about some of the extraordinary people he’s come to know in the slums of Bangladesh. (Sale of his book is a major fundraiser for Amarok Society.) For their work, Gem and his wife, Dr Tanyss Munro, have recently been named recipients of Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals.
St. Alban's Church Cook-out
On Saturday November 9th members and families, members and families rolled up their sleeves, cooked up a storm and enjoyed some fellowship around the cooking board at the St. Alban's Church community kitchen.
Thanks to Philip and Cecilia, Barbara and Ken, David and Kei, Claudette and her friend Kathy, Ken Dennis and his Mom Debbie for pitching in to make 12 pans of shephard's pie for the St. Alban's Community Meal to be served Tuesday Nov 12th.
