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Group Study Exchange District 1960

Shown left to right are João Veiga, Team Leader Mario Moura, Ana Graça, Luis Costa,

Carina Amaral, and District Governor Ed Philman Team Leader Mario Moura is from the Lisbon area. He is an entrepreneur and business owner. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Lisbon Olivais where he has served as President, Secretary and Treasurer. He is currently serving as a member of the Host Organizing Committee for the 2013 Rotary International Convention. Mario is being hosted by Fred and Mayrelizabeth Pryor. Team Member Ana Graça has a degree in Computer Software Engineering. She currently teaches computer science to adults and tutors 1st – 9th graders in mathematics, Portuguese, and English. She is a member of the Rotoract Club of Lisbon Olivais. Ana is being hosted by Mitzi and Bear Henley. Team Member Carina Amaral is an administrative assistant and fitness instructor. She has applied her skills in real estate firms, law firms and the Ministry of the Environment. She lives in the Lisbon area. Carina is being hosted by Lyndon and Diane Poff. Team Member Luis Costa has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and works as an ER nurse. He also has a graduate degree in Management of Health Care Units. He lives in the Azore Islands. Luis is being hosted by Lyndon and Diane Poff. Team Member João Veiga has a masters degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences. He works in his family’s business as the Junior Manager for two pharmacies. He lives in the Lisbon area. João is being hosted by Bob McGill, President of the Rotary Club of Destin.

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Past President: Scott Smith

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Membership: Julie Orr

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Indian Surgeons Travel to Nigeria to Repair Limbs and Lives By Sallyann Price and Ryan Hyland

The Rotarian -- April 2013 Photos by Charanjit Singh

Ask most 14-year-old boys about their favorite sports, and they’ll be quick to name a particular team or player, recall a memorable game, or describe the position they’d like to play when they grow up.

Samalla Halidu, a young polio survivor, had a different response for Past RI President Rajendra K. Saboo when the two met at a hospital outside Abuja, Nigeria: “Will I be able to stand?” In December, Saboo led a 10-day medical mission from India to Nigeria to help hundreds of children like Halidu. Funded partly by a US$50,000 Rotary Foundation Matching Grant, the team of 19 doctors and six nonmedical volunteers performed almost 800 surgeries to correct muscle and bone deformi-ties caused by poliovirus infection. After Halidu recovers from procedures on both legs, he will be able to walk with caliper splints, and perhaps even kick a soccer ball.

Nigeria, along with Pakistan and Afghanistan, is one of three remaining polio-endemic countries. Immunization rates have slowed in the West African nation, stemming in part from community resistance; misinformation and rumors of conspiracy can swirl around northern Nigeria like the harmattan off the Sahara, causing parents to fear the drops of vaccine that could save their children’s lives. With 121 cases of polio in 2012, Nigeria recorded more than twice as many as Pakistan and more than three times as many as Afghanistan.

Saboo, who has led Rotarian medical missions since 1998, encountered similar resistance among minority communities in India, which marked its second polio-free year in January. But where others saw a challenge, he saw an opportunity for out-reach. “If India can do it, so can Nigeria,” he says. “We have similar problems, similar conditions. We are afflicted by pov-erty and illiteracy.” Those commonalities helped the Indian team relate to the Nigerians and work with them to overcome obstacles, he says. Walking through the hospital waiting rooms, Saboo spoke with the patients’ parents. “We asked them how they will take care of their other children. We told them, ‘A few drops of vaccine will prevent this disease.’ They were touched, and reas-sured us that they would go back to their communities with the message that this will not happen to other chil-dren.

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THE ROTARY FOUR WAY TEST 1) Is it the truth? 2) Is it fair to all concerned? 3) Will it build goodwill and better friendships? 4) Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

This Day in History On this day in 1800, President John Adams approves legislation to appropriate $5,000 to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress," thus establishing the Library of Congress. On this day in 1916, on Easter Monday in Dublin, the Irish Republican Brotherhood, a secret organization of Irish national-ists led by Patrick Pearse, launches the so-called Easter Rebellion, an armed uprising against British rule. On this day in 1953, Winston Churchill, the British leader who guided Great Britain and the Allies through the crisis of World War II, is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

UPCOMING SPEAKERS AND EVENTS May 1 Joey George, RYLA May 8 Julie Cotton, NWFSC May 15 Ted Kirchharr, Affordable Care Act May 16 Rotary Family Night with the Wahoos

Rotary Roster Anderson, Robert SM CPA Arthur, Jack PHF SM Insurance Bass, James SM Funeral Director Beedie, Michael SM Government Administration Bennett, Nitsi (19) PHF X * Non-Profit Administration Bodenstine, Debbie PHF SM X Economic Development Brewster, Joseph PHF SM Cable Television Brutt, Frank PHF SM County Planning Butcher, Tom Honorary Member Cagle, Kevin SM Office Machines Chalker, Gerry (5) PHF SM * Pension Administration Clark, Jason (2) SM Insurance Corbin, Andy PHF SM X * Electronics Mfg. Davis, James (33) PHF SM * Public Utilities Dorris, George PHF SM Dentistry Edwards, JT SM Retail Owner Ekedahl, Brian SM Social Services Empson, Dan Honorary Fallin, Ralph (31) PHF SM X * Dairy Products Foster, William PHF SM X * Attorney Fowner, Bob (2) PHF SM Association Manager Gilligan, Tony (17) PHF SM Government Contractor Grissom, Ron SM Utilities Grubbs, Haydon PHF SM Education Hamilton, Chad PHF SM CPA Hardy, Sallie PHF SM Commercial Properties

Hayes, Tom PHF SM Financial Services Henderson, Jody PHF SM * Accounting/Auditing Henley, Mitzi (4) SM Retail Shopping Center Hooton, Jeff (5) SM Commercial Lending Howard, William PHF Real Estate-General Johnson, Chris PHF * CPA Retired Johnson,Johnny (40) PHF SM X* Banking Kedroski, Cristie SM Foundation Development Kunkel, Richard PHF SM Education Landers, Chuck PHF SM CPA LeBlanc, Ross SM CPA Leonard, Tony PHF SM ** Retail/Musical Instruments Linn, John PHF SM Kitchens-Retail Litschauer, Ted SM Public Safety Lowrey, Tom PHF * Stockbroker Mattern, Jamey PHF SM Architect Macdonald, David SM PHF ** Shopping Center Mgr McDonald, J.R. SM Aerospace Marketing McNabb, Julie (1) SM Developmental Disabilities Meyer, Joe SM Retail/Computers Miller, David O. (10) PHF SM Developmental Disabilities Morgan, John PHF SM * Computer Engineer Morgan, Matthew SM Electrical Engineer Nelson, Dan PHF SM Restaurant/Fast Food Nicholson, Michele SM Communications Orr, Julie (1) SM Personnel Staffing

Page, Brian SM Tax Attorney Page, Susan SM Professional Counseling Palmer, Charlie SM Real Estate Development Peadro, Roger PHF SM Pastor Plummer, Mary PHF SM Real Estate Sales Poff, Lyndon (3) PHF X SM Paint & Body Shop Pooley, Jan (6) PHF SM X Department Store Potts, Charlie PHF SM * Jeweler Pritchard, Kathy PHF SM Commercial Banking Pryor, Fred PHF SM * Utility Service-Gas Rahe, Ted (36) PHF SM * Property Management Ricketts, Dusty SM News Media Rollins, Joe SM Compliance Services Sharon, Katie SM Commercial Banking Shaw, Susan PHF SM Fund Raising Shelley, Eulice PHF SM * Moving & Storage Simpson, Natalie SM Legislative Smith, Pete PHF SM * Appraiser Smith, Scott PHF SM * Chiropractor Smith, Whitney SM Attorney Stearns, Allan (21) PHF SM * Travel Agent Stevens, Rick (4) PHF SM X * Surge Suppression Systems Stokes, Randy PHF SM * Architecture Tinsley, Kent SM Commercial Banking Tinsley, Herb PHF SM X * Savings & Loan Mgmt. Townsend, Forrest PHF SM X * Veterinarian

Trigg, Brian SM Program Analyst Trum, Alex PHF SM Orthodontist Retired Turpin, Matt SM CPA Vaughan, John PHF SM Past Service Watson, Yonge (1) PHF SM * Real Estate Webber, Aaron (2) SM Condo Management West, Charles PHF SM Investment Broker Williamson, Ken PHF SM * Retired Woo, Jean PHF SM Dentist WrightReynolds, Mike (1) PHF SM Photography Yeiser, Jack PHF SM Mortgage Broker Youngblood, Russ PHF SM ** Psychologist

Members in blue font are on a leave of absence.

Members in purple are recognized as achieving perfect attendance as of the end of the previous year (June 30th)

PHF: Paul Harris Fellows SM: PH Sustaining Members * FWB Club Past Presidents ** Past President Other Clubs X FWB Rotarian of the Year