Celebration of Service
The golf package raffled off at the Celebration of Service was won by Dr. Ray Nicholson. Congratulations Dr. Nicholson!

Board Meeting
The May Board of Directors meeting will be Tuesday, May 18, beginning promptly at 10:45 AM in the G.A.R. room at the Coliseum. All Board members are requested to attend. If you cannot attend, please contact President Brian Williams.

Needed: Administrative Assistant
A new administrative assistant is needed as soon as possible. If you know of anyone who might be interested in this part time position, please contact Christy or President Brian Williams for the job description and requirements.  

Good News & Bad News on Polio
The good news on polio is that in the first quarter of 2010 there were only 71 new polio cases reported worldwide versus 328 in the same period in 2009. Other good news is that Bill Gates has obtained a pledge of support for the polio eradication efforts from the Sultan of Sokoto, spiritual leader of Nigeria’s 70 million Muslims. Last year Nigeria had half of the world’s 1,600 polio cases. The bad news is that polio is breaking out in new places. Very recently there was a new polio outbreak in Tajikistan, which had not seen a polio case for 19 years. A new polio front recently opened in Uganda. This was Uganda’s first polio case in 12 years. New polio cases also popped up in Mali, Togo, Ghana, and Kenya. Polio spreads through water contaminated by human feces. Polio paralyzes just one person for every 200 infected. If a few cases of polio are discovered, it means that thousands of additional people have been infected. Accordingly, massive vaccination campaigns are needed to achieve the total eradication of polio. Polio has evaded a two-decade-long, 8.2 billion dollar effort to kill it off. The “vertical” strategy to eliminate polio is now coming into question. The vertical strategy worked with smallpox, but it has not yet worked with polio. Some consideration is now being given to a broader, “horizontal” strategy to treat other diseases as well as polio. The basic idea is that if the child is being treated for polio, it is probably a good idea to give the child a vaccine for diphtheria, hepatitis B, and yellow fever at the same time, and also give attention to sanitation problems. – John Whinrey

Enrichment Grants
Over the next several weeks information on the classroom enrichment grants will be outlined in the newsletter. The Public School Enrichment Grants are the collaborative efforts of the Rotary Foundation, the Public Education Foundation, and the Love Foundation.  With the funds from all three foundations, we are able to award $32,200 to worthy public classroom projects in the Evansville public schools for the coming school year. Forty-nine applications totaling $72,358.19 were received from public schools and instructional offices. Twenty-four grants from 16 schools are being awarded funds. Grant awards range from $430.00 to $2,500.00 and total $32,203.71.

Reading Rotarians
Thanks to everyone for helping with the St. Mary’s Reading Rotarian program in April. We look forward to working with you and others in the fall. Sincerely - Cathy Sickman Renner

Steve & Sally Jennings Scholarship
Jeff Deig and Randy Miller introduced the Friends of Steve and Sally Jennings Scholarship to the Rotarians present at the March 23 meeting. If you would like a donation card, please see Jeff or Randy. Gifts may also be made on line at: www.evansville.edu/give.

Thoughts and Prayers
Please continue to keep all Rotarians and their families in your thoughts and prayers, especially Ray Arensman and family as his wife Mae recovers from a broken hip. and Bill Spice and his family.