Our speaker this week will be Kathy Buck, our District Governor. A long time member of the Emmett Rotary Club she'll bring us up to date on all the news from Distirct 5400.

 

 

 

The community of Mpintsin in the Western Region of Ghana is water starved. People rely on unsafe water sources from a stream and ground water for drinking and domestic use. Today, the women and children in this community spend much of their time in search of water for drinking and domestic uses. This affects the health, education, and economic prospects of women and children as valuable time that could be channeled into economic productivity and education is spent seeking water. Children do not have access to clean water at school, and they often abandon school in search of water from far and near to assist their parents. When funded, this water project will have lasting impact on this community by facilitating universal and equitable access to safe, sustainable water by connecting them to a water treatment facility.

 

RYLA stands for Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. It’s all about Rotarians working with youth in leadership development. Each year we hold a transformative summer camp for incoming High School juniors to outgoing seniors. Students are mentored and taught by talented young people from communities throughout southern Idaho and eastern Oregon. RYLA provides a memorable opportunity to learn, grow, have fun, and make new friends. Learn more and sign up at https://ryla5400.weebly.com/.

May 16th- Epic Day of Service

June 15th - Golf tournament
 

 

Thanks to Tyson for sharing his work with Water for Good.....amazing that so much of this world still has no good water......Our guest was Kim Cafferty, Bill's brother. You old timers will recall Bill and Jack Cafferty.......If you go to Big Bun, be sure to ask for the Cafferty Burger......Rotary Minute was about a "Wine to Water" event in Gainesville and South Sudan......Our suitcase of children's clothing destined to Ghana is almost full. We'll be adding a bunch of Shoes That Grow.....Our new By-Laws were approved....it can be found under Club Docs on our website.....be sure to invite a guest to our meeting on the 17th - Mayor McLean will be our guest........Our Epic Day of Service project will be a line painting project at McMillan Elementary School...details to follow....Greenbelt is clean......