Message from Club President Maria M. Kalapati: Maternal & Child Health
At least 7 million children under the age of five die each year due to malnutrition, poor health care, and inadequate sanitation. To help reduce this rate, we provide immunizations and antibiotics to babies, improve access to essential medical services, and support trained health care providers for mothers and their children. Our projects ensure sustainability by empowering the local community to take ownership of health care training programs.
From our District Governor Cyndi Doragh’s Report
April is Maternal and Child Health Month and I want to challenge each Club, each member, to give thanks for the blessings we have here at home with access to good healthcare providers and medicine to keep our children healthy and strong! Rotarians work to improve access to essential medical services for mothers and their children around the world! These efforts are aimed at reducing the number of children under the age of five who die each year because of malnutrition, inadequate health care and poor sanitation.
More than 80% of maternal deaths are preventable with access to reproductive health services and trained health care workers. Rotary provides education, immunizations, birthing kits and mobile health clinics to support these causes. Women are taught how to prevent mother-to-infant HIV transmissions, how to breast-feed and how to protect themselves and their children from diseases! Simple things, taken for granted here at home, are treasures in third world countries.
The Rotary Foundation helps bring pre-and postnatal care to mothers around the world – did you know that? Rotary is making a difference in so many ways, and this month we need to understand we are saving the lives of young women and children…keep in mind our KENYA DOLLS – we are changing lives around the world, District 6960! Make sure you read President Ravi’s message in April’s Rotarian.
Happy Birthday to:No Birthdays this month -
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A Message from our President of Rotary International, K.R. Ravindran
“We in Rotary aspire to great deeds. We admire those who gave great gifts to humanity: Abraham Lincoln, who gave the gift of human dignity to the downtrodden; Mother Teresa, who gave the gift of compassion to the forgotten; Mahatma Gandhi, who gave the gift of peaceful change to the oppressed. Their very lives became gifts to the world.
What we give through Rotary becomes a gift to us. And we all have a choice: whether to keep our gifts to ourselves or give them to others, and Be a Gift to the World.”
Our focus this year:
New Generations:Working closely with Interact
Membership: Target of 5 members or more….
Fundraisers: Total of 2 for the year
Service:Dictionary, Homeless Coalition, Literacy projects, Josh the Otter Program
Foundation:Support of the Annual Program and Polio Eradication
“Do not follow where the path may lead…go instead where there is no path and leave a trail”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
ROTARY CLUB OF NORTH PORT CENTRAL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President:Maria M. Kalapati
Treasurer:Louis Okonkwo
Assistant Treasurer:Kim Quigley
Presiden-Elect:Dean McConville
Board Members :Ken Lund and Neal Loth
Board Committees & SubCommittees
Club Administration:
Club Bulletin:Maria M.Kalapati
Website and Facebook:
Sergeant-at-Arms:Nils Weibull
Invocation:DickSantella
Membership:
Recruitment & Training:Dean McConville
Public Relations:
Media Relations:
Greeters:Dean McConville/MeloniRaisner
Service Projects:
Community and Interact:Beth Taylor NPHS/Maria Kalapati
International:Neal Loth
Fundraising for club projects:Maria Kalapati
S4TL/ RYLA & ScholarshipsKen Lund
Literacy Projects:Ken Lund
Rotary Foundation:
Annual Giving:Ken Lund
Polio Plus:Ken Lund
District Governor for District 6960: CyndiDoragh
Area 8 Assistant Governor: J.J. Hummon
ROTARY CLUB OF NORTHPORT CENTRAL ROSTER
# / NAME / B/D / STATUS / CLASSIFICATION / PARTNER / PHONE / BUS/CELL / FAX / E-MAIL1. / Maria M KALAPATI / Jan 15 / PHSM PHF PHB PP / Business Services / Stephen / 426-0083 / 815-8390 / 426-0450 /
2. / Neal LOTH / June 29 / CM PHF PHB PHSM PP / Mortgages / Valerie / 426-0344 / 468-9555 / 426-1800 /
3. / Ken LUND / Sept 28 / CM PHF PHB PHSM PP / Aviation / Brit / 743-8186 /
4. / Nils WEIBULL / Feb 19 / Intl Sales Manager / Kerstin / 734-476-0774 /
5. / Louis OKONKWO / July 7 / PHF PP / Professor / Philomena / 629-6486 / 875-2260 /
6. / Dick SANTELLA / May 30 / PHSM / Clergy / Doris / 240-1075 /
7. / Stephen A KALAPATI / Aug 16 / Engineer / Maria / 426-0083 / 815-8456 / 426-0450 /
8. / Kim QUIGLEY / Feb 8 / Banking / Bill / 426-1332 / 564-3023 /
9 / Christine ZAGROBELNY / Nov 11 / Restaurant Owner / 650-9383 / 426-1155 /
10. / Dean McCONVILLE / Mar 6 / Insurance / Jennifer / 323-3601 / 429-3326 /
11. / Meloni RAISNER / July 2 / Chef/CNA / Charlie / 223-5735 / 223-5735 /
12. / Dr. John CRUZEIRO / June 7 / School Supt. / Patricia / 257-8472 /
13. / Maurizio LoMONACO / June 26 / Freelance Singer / Maddalena / 426-7257 / 305-720-4089 /
14. / Sean VIARA / Sept 4 / Realtor / Sara / 268-8197 /
LEGEND CM = Charter Member PHF = Paul Harris Fellow PHSM = Paul Harris Sustaining Member PHB + Paul Harris Bequest PP = Past President
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NEED A MAKE-UP?
MONDAYS:
12:15 p.m. SarasotaGateway, Van Wezel
TUESDAYS:
7:00 a.m. Charlotte Harbor, Cultural Center Pt. Charlotte
7:15 a.m. Venice Sunrise, Holiday Inn
12:00 p.m. Englewood, Englewood Hospital
WEDNESDAYS:
7:00 a.m. Placida, Hills Country Club Rotunda Circle
THURSDAYS:
7:00 a.m. Lemon Bay Sunrise, Englewood Hospital
7:15 a.m. Murdoch, Perkins Restaurant
12:00 pm Venice Nokomis, Venice Yacht Club
FRIDAYS:
12:00 p.m. Punta Gorda, Best Western Benedetto’s
I am not in Rotary – Rotary is in me!!