Have you ever wondered how and why The Rotary Foundation (TRF) was started and who initiated it?
Do you still have questions about Rotary’s Annual Fund, the Endowment Fund and Polio Plus?
Well bring those questions and others to Rotary on Friday and have them answered.
The Rotary Foundation (TRF) presentation on Friday promises to be informative, will inspire you to learn more on it’s evolution and impact of doing good in the world and hopefully will cause you to take action to continue it’s good work today and in the future.
We want to welcome each and every one of you to our travel blog. We can't wait to tell you what we are doing.
Thank you to each and everyone of you who have supported us, whether it was through a donation, emotional support, in-kind donations or just encouragement. We THANK YOU.
So, let's go on this adventure TOGETHER...me and you (see latest blog post below).
Today we drove out to the Huruma slums of Nairobi. What an experience. All the cars, trucks, animals, and people coverged into one chaotic torrent going every which way. The roads are so worn and full of deep holes that it is a wonder we didn't lose a tire. Smells of cooking meats took turns with smells of human waste, exhaust fumes, and garbage wafting into our windows. Once we were actually in the slums, we were instructed to close our windows to prevent people from reaching in to take belongings.
The slums are gated, and the roads are very narrow. Not to mention they are littered with trash, people, goods, and children playing. I have a newfound respect for our drivers, who are also our guides. After squeezing our 3 vans through a winding maze, we arrived at the Ark Childrens School, home to 355 kids. We were met with grateful teachers and excited students. Our first mission was to give deworming medication to all the students. While they had sour faces for us due to the not so great taste of the medication, their frowns turned to smiles when they were given a piece of candy, a rare commodity.
Next we grouped off into 3 rooms where we saw all the sick children, and a pharmacy room to dispense the treatment. Then the children came flooding in. In just a few hours, together we examined and treated around 100 children and adults for a wide varity of ailments. We saw scabies, tinea capitus, folliculitis, skin infections, fractures, lice, malaria, molescum contageosum, ear infections with perforated ear drums, tonsillitis, ring worm, pneumonia, pharyngitis, urinary tract infections, and prenatal cares. I was in the pharmacy and it was very busy. All the children were ushered in for their medication with eager outstretched hands. The 4 hours we were at the school flew by.
Afterward the ladies of the community invited us up to check out their hand sewn bags and purses. Most of us had to take home a gorgeous colorful hand sewn souvaneir, for an unbeatable price to boot. Before our journey home the school leaders, and our entire team took up hands and said prayers and thank you's.
After our long day we were all famished. Four of us attempted to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in the back of the van while driving. The roads were so bumpy and wild, it was like making sandwiches on a roller coaster. Our ride back to the hotel was long, rough, and congested. It was rush hour in Nairobi and the roads which were usually crowded were now a discombobulated cluster of chaos. Single lane roads turned into 3-4 lane roads of cars, trucks, people, and bicicles going every which way. Finally after battling traffic for a few hours we arrived back at our hotel, ready for evening dinner. Tonight will be a refreshing hot (hopefully) shower, and a good night's sleep to get us ready for a new adventure tomorrow. Tomorrow we will be traveling, and internet access may be sporadic.
2016 Bicycle Fest coming to Thiensville June 4
By Erik S. Hanley
Thiensville - The Thiensville Police Department is sponsoring their annual Bicycle Safety Fest Day from 9 a.m. to noon in the Thiensville Village Park, according to a news release May 25.
A skills course for bike riders, safety inspections, refreshments and door prizes (including bicycles) will be offered at the event. Kids will receive safe bike riding materials and they can also register for licenses.
Extreme Ski and Bike mechanics will be in attendance to provide the safety inspections. Dr. Theirl will provide helmet fitting, the release states.Registration is June 1 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Thiensville Police Department, 250 Elm Street. Class sizes are limited to the first 40 students with a registration fee of $25.
For more information contact Officer Gary Belzer, 242-2100 or visit the village website at villageofthiensville.wi.us.
Mark your calendars for the evening of Thursday, July 21st for our annual meal-prep for Advocates and family cook-out at River Barn Park's Sommer Pavilion.
On Saturday, JUNE 4, our M-T Sunrise Rotary partner, Ozaukee Washington Land Trust, is planning a short workday to PLANT native tree seedlings and shrubs in Pukaite Woods. We'll probably work up to four hours. CAN YOU HELP FOR SOME OR ALL OF THOSE HOURS?
The new trees & shrubs will help crowd out re-growth of the buckthorn along the streambed from which OWLT volunteers (and Dave Schlageter) removed mature buckthorn through the fall and earlier this spring.
Please respond, and let me know if you (and any family or friends) can join us even for an hour or two on June 4, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. We need to know what tools/equipment we'll need.
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On Saturday, JUNE 4, our M-T Sunrise Rotary partner, Ozaukee Washington Land Trust, is planning a short workday to PLANT native tree seedlings and shrubs in Pukaite Woods. We'll probably work up to four hours. CAN YOU HELP FOR SOME OR ALL OF THOSE HOURS?
