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Carol Chamberlain, Colleen Bonadonna, District Polio Chair, India, Jan Rowley, National Immunization Day, Thank You
Thank you, District 7600 Rotarians:
District 7600 Rotarians are among the most generous donors in the Rotary world. As a district, we are among the upper echelons of giving to The Rotary Foundation.
Chuck with Reem Ghunaim, Executive Director, Rotary Action Group for Peace
Our Rotarians give not only money but also time and sweat equity. We have Rotarians participating in National Immunization Days (NID) in at-risk countries; this year we are being represented by Carol Chamberlain (Warwick@ City Center), Jan Rowley (Prince George) and Colleen Bonadonna (New Kent) in the India NID in January. Colleen, District Polio Chair, has been on many such NIDs. Earlier this year, many of our 7600 Rotarians traveled to Honduras as part of the work with the pediatric heart surgery clinic we helped establish in a widely supported global grant. Your support of the Foundation makes a world of difference by helping others in need – from supplying vaccine that protects children from the polio virus to providing water filtration systems that protect villagers from deadly waterborne illnesses. At home, you are ringing the bells for the Salvation Army, refurbishing parks, donating and distributing dictionaries, and many, many other good works in our communities.
So, at this time of focus on family and home during the holidays, I thank you, our District 7600 Rotary family for your generosity and caring. I am honored to be among you. Because of you, we are Rotary: Making a Difference.
Chuck Arnason
District Rotary Foundation Chair
The recipient of the James Russell Pierce Foundation Leadership Award was William “Bill” Henn of the Rotary Club of Petersburg Breakfast. Bill received the award from Suki Pierce (Rotary Club of Virginia Peninsula), the widow of Jim Pierce. This award is conferred on Club Rotary Foundation Chair who served his or her club and The Rotary Foundation with distinction.
tablets, or laptops got the chance to engage with live videoing of the topics presented by the superior Foundation leaders on August 5. After turning their volume down on their devices they were invited to join the live videos, adding comments, and posting “#rotary7600” periodically. There were a few amusing discoveries, e.g., one must have a Facebook account to join in, but a couple of folks signed up that day. Others were delighted to see how easy it was to join in on the fun on their smartphones.
breakout that this writer particularly enjoyed was the Engaging Humanity in India – National Immunization Day (NID) presented by Colleen Bonadonna (New Kent) and Cora Huitt (Bon Air). The breakout was a sensual visit to a typical NID in India. From soft lights, incense, tea, bindis, and actual photographs from NIDs in which Colleen and Cora had participated, the session was a sampling of the adventures volunteers experience on NIDs. These two 7600 Rotarians demonstrated that it is not only our donations, but the time volunteered by Rotarians by which we Embrace Humanity.
