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Art Harrington, Isabelle Brown, Sophia Brown and Pres. Christy Manning The dynamic sister duo, Sophia and Isabelle Brown, from our Prescott High Interact Club, were invited to share with our club the news about one of the most exciting worldwide developments in Rotary this year, which is actually being led by the Interact leadership of our own District 5495. As Rotary has long led the fight to ericicate Polio, Interact. (kids helping kids), has been asked to lead the initiative to eventually wipe out Schistosomiasis. We learned that Schistosomiasis is a topical parasitic disease which affects 250 million each year, including 80 million children, and that 200,000 die from it each year. Up until a little over a year ago, there had been no approved treatment for pediatric Schistosomiasis. However, there was a breakthrough, with a new 5-pill treatment developed by Merck, which was aproved for by the European Union in December 2023. Merck is making these 5-pill packs, which kill the parasitic worms in a child, and can save the child's life, for their cost of just $2 to manufacture, package and ship. Most heavily affected are 6 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The decision has been made to start with Tanzania, and to expand to another country each year. A Rotary Foundation Global Grant, to be sponsored by the Phoenis 100 Rotary Club, is expected to leverage the amount of funds which Interactors around the world will be working on raising from Interact, Rotaract and Rotary Clubs.to purchase the $2 life-saving pill packets. With our Interact Distrct 5495's established reputation as the international service leader, the student leadership of our district has been working with the Global Health Schistosomiasis Committee, and they have been developing the program and the materials to implement a worldwide Interact initiative against this deadly disease. The Interact Global Schisto Project will have a booth in the House of Friensshiip at the 2025 Rotary International Convention in Calgary this summer, where these materials will be used and distributed to the expected 35,000 Rotarian convention-goers from around the world.. Get more out of life, and give more to others, through Rotary CLUB SERVICE Art Harrington was no exception. The club celebrated his 85th birthday in typical Pres. Christy fun fashion. • The Family Fest meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 15th at 5:00 pm. Please join us at Touchmark at the Ranch. • Wednesday's Rotary Meeting will be devoted to Family Fest held on June 22nd at Touchmark at the Ranch. Please attend this important meeting and learn how you can support our major fundraiser. • Please continue to reach out to local businesses for sponsorship for Family Fest. Please let Jane White know when you receive a sponsorship as well as any paperwork associated with it. Her email is jwhitemath12@gmail.com COMMUNITY SERVICE Community Service Director Marsha Telller says: Snack Shack has a few openings left ! Way to go for such a wonderful response! I will be providing the club with our team, THE FIRE HAWKS' schedule. Come and support The FIre Hawks and grab a hot dog from the Snack Shack. IN OTHER C OMMUNITY SERVICE NEWS: • Thank you to Tiffany and Emmett Jones for providing a home cooked meal to PASS this month. • Exciting news! All Rotary Clubs will have an opportunity to be bartenders or bar backs at the Prescott Rodeo on Saturday, July 5th from 10:00-4:00. There will be a training day TBA. Stay tuned for more details. • Granite Creek Cleanup will be held this Saturday, April 19th from 8:00-12:00. All clubs are participating. Meet at the Courthouse Square at 8:00 a.m. Water will be provided. Thanks to the many SunUp Rotarians who are supporting this event. YOUTH SERVICE Reminder to those who purchased tickets for PHS Interact's fundraiser. The barbecue buffet on the Colt Grll Patio is this Wednesday, April 16, between 4:00 and 6:30 pm. You must have purchased a ticket by April 9 to attend this event. Thanks to the Rotarians who purchased tickets! DISTRICT NEWS DISTRICT CONFERENCE Registrations will close on April 18 at 5:00 pm. Thus year's conference is being held at the Wekopa Resort in Fountain Hills. If you plan to attend, you wil need to register via ClubRunner to secure your spot. My friend went bald years ago, but still carries around an old comb with him. He just can't part with it. __ Q - What's the difference between ignorance and indifference? A - I don't know, and I don't care. __ My wife called to tell me she saw a fox on the way to work. I asked her how she knew it was on it's way to work. She hung up on me. __ Q - What do you call a belt made out of hundrted-dollar bills? A - A waist of mony. __ A friend said she didn't understand cloning. I told her that makes two of us. __ Q - What do you call a melon that's not alllowed to get married? A - Cantelope. |
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