Jerry Wilford shared exciting news of the first female RI Presidential nominee, Jennifer Jones, in 115 years of RI! Jennifer is the president and CEO of Media Street Productions Inc., an award winning television production company in Windsor, Ontario. She has served Rotary in many roles including RI vice president in 2016-17. She is co-chair of the End Polio Now and currently serves as RI Trustee and a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland in Ontario.

Jones has been recognized with many awards, including the Service Above Self Award and the Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service, the YMCA Peace Medallion, and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal, and she was the first Canadian to receive Wayne State University's Peacemaker of the Year Award.

 

Tom McHugh provided the Bright Futures update; 92% pledged $73,345 for a total of $84,945. With little persuasion many agreed to pledge an additional $20 to help reach our goal of $100,000. Thank you!

Neil DiLorenzo won the final wine pull.

 

Thanks to the Jane and Kyle everyone had a great time at the first social after Covid. 

 

Ron Lester brought up the Covid response to polio citing two articles regarding the anti-vaccine movement; https://www.rotary.org/en/anti-vaccine-movement-may-have-global-repercussions-1 and https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/black-people-have-reasonable-hesitations-around-a-covid-19-vaccine-heres-what-experts-are-doing-to-address-it-163143608.html

• Woohoomanity Challenge canceled. If you have already signed up see Aug 10 email from Bev Mendel
• Continue providing Bill Leeper nonperishable foods and toiletry items for IFCS through August 15
• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Herb is continuing to improve at home eating regular food. Call Connie, 303-875-5666, to volunteer a meal
• More volunteers needed for IFCS on Aug 19th 8am - noon, call Claudia if interested, 262-391-4833