Newsletter - Archive  Sep 23, 2009

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Charlotte Shelburne Rotary Club

Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 7:30 a.m.

Trinity Episcopal Church Community Room

Welcome

Introduction of guests: Speaker Dr. Philip Ades and newcomer John Servin of Charlotte

Rotary Thought

Some Polio Plus statistics from District Governor T Tall:

1. No outbreaks of polio (P1 or P3) in past 3 weeks
2. India & Nigeria have passed their "critical" evaluation test to determine whether eradication is feasible
3. Polio now is endemic is only one area of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Their vaccinators are the heros. Several have died during vehicular ambushes. There still are so-called Days of Tranquility.
4. Between 1988 and 2010 ca. $7B has been spent in eradication. $657M in India
5. A new serum (Bio-Pol) which immunizes children from both T1 & T3 will be used starting in November.
6. The Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) has thrown its support behind the effort.
7. $93M of the $200M challenge has been raised. Goal is $2K per Rotary Club
8. Best prospects are new clubs and new Rotarians.  

Announcements

• 9/24 – board meeting
• 9/30 – club assembly

Reports

Harvest Festival Parking

Bill Root, the parking czar, reported that we parked 2005 cars this year, smoothly and without any chaos thanks to the work of a well-organized and energetic crew of Rotarians. A special thanks to Bill for keeping it moving.

And here’s a record of what they did:

John Dupee caught this picture of Bill Root hoping the driver will pay him to wash the windshield. While Bill distracts the driver, Steve Dates is contemplating siphoning gas from the "mark."

Hands to Honduras Booth

Linda Gilbert reported that their food booth was really fun and well organized. They earned more than $1,100, better than last year. If you brought a plastic container to drop off your baked goods, it is waiting it for you at Colleen Haag’s office.

Car Raffle

The planning for the Oct. 30 event is “under control.” He will be contacting people to help with solicitation for door prizes. Ric Flood said that letters to those who have had raffle tickets in the past went out last week. Rotarians were encouraged to respond promptly, arrange to share tickets if they want to, or sell lots of Pumpkin Raffle tickets (a chance to win a $250 car raffle chance by buying a $10 ticket).

Point of Order

Steve Dates, chair of the Halloween Parade, asked that Fritz Horton be fined for using the term “under control” when that phrase is exclusively the trade mark of the Halloween Parade committee, as registered by Irv Rose.

Special Project Day

John Beal suggested that members of Charlotte Shelburne Rotary give some thought to possible special projects to be photographed on Oct. 10 as part of a new Rotarian Magazine photo competition.

Sergeant at Arms

Don Condon levied some fines – Ric and Fritz for using the term ‘under control,’ Bill Root for arguing with his authority, and Eric Hanley for lateness.

Happy fines:

• Steve Dates – for Elaine Dates winning a district Garden Club competition with her State of Vermont arrangement
• Dave Rice – for flowers and condolences from the club on the death of his father
• Joyce Errecart – for her grandson’s second birthday and for her surviving the visit during his “terrible twos.”
• Paul Bohne – for a two week trip to Alaska and Vancouver, B. C., -- with a photo of a Rotary plaque in a Vancouver city park
• Terrell Titus – for graduating from being a “hot momma” to becoming a “hot grandma.”
• John Hammer – a late fine and a welcome to guest speaker Philip Ades

Lucky draw:  Dr. Ades drew one of the numbers being shared by the table, but Terrell chose the wrong card and the pot continues to grow.

Guest Speaker

Dr. Ades is head of the cardiac prevention programs at Fletcher Allen Health Care, focusing on preventing first heart attacks and second heart attacks. He said that many people have heart attacks because they are predisposed by family heredity, but many factors are “things we do to ourselves,” he said. These include not being responsible in knowing our “numbers” (cholesterol numbers, blood pressure, blood sugar and body weight) – since all of these things can be corrected or improved.

Dr. Ades is an advocate of healthy eating:  removing unhealthy elements from our diets (transfats, saturated fats) and keeping weight under control. He also advises regular exercise, with walking being the most accessible, inexpensive and effective, as long as it is a habit, given priority in daily schedules.

He worked with Eating Well to write a cookbook and recommends it as a help for anyone who would like to eat a heart-healthy diet. Sales of the book support the healthy heart program at FAHC.