Once again, we'll assist the Zoo Boise staff in carving pumpkins for the annual "Boo at the Zoo",which will be Saturday the 26th. We'll work from noon to 2:00 on Thursday, Oct 24th. After the event, the carved pumpkins will be given to the animals for "enrichment". We'll be working outside, so dress appropriately, We recall that last year it was cold and rainy! There will be hundreds of pumpkins to carve!
October 24th : WORLD POLIO DAY! Make a donation via Venmo...especially if you weren't able to contribute to Kick Out Polio game Oct 12th! Our club money will be pooled and matched by the Gate's Foundation, 2:1!!
World Polio Day is a time for Rotary members, public health advocates, and all who want a world free from polio to come together, recognize our progress in the fight to end polio, and talk about the actions we need to take in order to end polio for good.
All donations are matched 2:1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, tripling your impact!
After-Hours Event Opportunities comng up. These are free to attend. 5-7 PM. Our members are welcome to attend, mingle, and spread the word about what a great Rotary club we have!
Thursday, Oct 24th: Merchants Moving & Storage, 11345 W Executive Dr, Boise
Thursday, Nov 14: CSHQA, 200 W. Broad St, Boise
Thursday, Dec 12: Interior Environments, 1290 W Myrtle, Ste 160, Boise
We are moving ahead with our Shark Pond Event! You will recall this is the program called Entrapov, developed by Ben Davidson from Pocatello Rotary in which entrepreneurs in Africa can apply for a micro-loan from our Rotary club. We will have a panel of judges who will interview the applicants via Zoom and select the most viable effort. Our first meeting will be Friday, November 15th at 9:00AM. (Here's picture of Agnes in Ghana who received a grant to purchase a sewing machine).
We desperately need help identifying two more host families for THIS year who live in the Timberline school district. Unless we find one within a few weeks, there's a chance Ken may have return home for lack of housing options. As it looks, its unlikely that Timberline will have another exchange student next year, so if you know anyone who would like this valuable experience, now is the time to take the opportunity! I need the Club's help I've been through most of my good contacts. The host family does not need to be a Rotarian. Ken would be a normal member of the family and the family's responsibility is to provide room and board. Please reach out to a few contacts personally to gauge some interest. I'm happy to make calls or share some of the Rotary brochures on hosting, too. Please let me know who would consider being a candidate. Hosting is for only 3 months. We need to find one family to host from late November to around March, then April to June.
The Wise Family reached their goal of $15k in muffin sales for a water project n Ethiopia......Congrats to Cornelia who completed 200 miles on the Portugal Camino!.........Richard and Elena celebrated their 30th in Hawaii.......Terry enjoyed Boston and Maine and Lobster........always enjoy the Fall colors......November 12th will be a Club Assembly.......there will be no Rotary meeting on November 26th, Thanksgiving week......thanks to Carrie for running our meeting last week..........
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