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COMPASS

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The Publication of the Rotary Club of Arlington
North The Friendliest Club In Town since June
4, 1982
July 27th, 2015
www.arlingtonnorthrotary.org
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Nigeria sees no wild polio cases for one year
July Birthdays

July 16th Reg McDaniel Kelly Lewis July
22nd Doreen Bruner
Today marks one year since Nigeria last reported
a polio case caused by wild poliovirus, putting
the country on the brink of eradicating the
paralyzing disease. The last case was reported on
24 July 2014 in the northern state of Kano. If no
cases are reported in the coming weeks, the World
Health Organization is expected to remove Nigeria
from the list of countries where polio is
endemic, leaving just two Afghanistan and
Pakistan. Nigeria is the last polio-endemic
country in Africa. The continent is poised to
reach its own first full year without any illness
from the virus on 11 August. Every Rotarian in
the world should be proud of this achievement,
says Rotary International President K.R.
Ravindran. We made history. We have set Africa
on course for a polio-free future. But we have
not yet reached our goal of a polio-free world.
Raising funds and awareness and advocating with
your government are more crucial than
ever. Progress in Nigeria has come from many
measures, including strong domestic and
international financing, the commitment of
thousands of health workers, and new strategies
that reached children who had not been immunized
earlier because of a lack of security in the
northern states. Rotarys commitment has been
the number one reason for the recent success in
Nigeria, says Dr. Tunji Funsho, chair of
Rotarys Nigeria PolioPlus Committee. We have
infected political leaders with this commitment.
The government has demonstrated this with
political support and financial and human
resources. And that went down the line from the
federal level, to the state, to the local
governments.



July Rotary Birthdays

Hank Jacobs - 26 years Barbara Lucas - 14
years



Upcoming Speakers July 27th Joe Bruner
The Rotary Foundation August 3rd District
Governor Troy Secord



THE FOUR-WAY TEST OF THE THINGS WE THINK, SAY
OR DO 1ST .. Is it the Truth? 2nd .. Is
it Fair to all concerned? 3rd .. Will it
build Good Will and Better
Friendships? 4th .. Will it be Beneficial to
all concerned?

 
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WHEELCHAIR PROGRAM RAFFLE!



WNBAs Shock Relocating to Arlington
The lucky member or guest whose ticket is pulled,
gets a chance at winning ½ the Pot if they draw
the Ace of Spades. See Annys Laufer for tickets
for this weeks drawing the Pot is upto almost
645.00 This benefits the
on behalf of our Club.
The Shock will play at College Park Center on the
University of Texas at Arlington campus, subject
to approval by the University of Texas Systems
Board of Regents. Additional information about
the team will be forthcoming.The WNBA at UT
Arlingtons College Park is a natural fit for our
city, will be a regional draw for fans throughout
North Texas and will further compliment the
excelling sports programs at the university,
Williams said. -

July 30th Mike Becknal Adnan Bahar August
6th Doreen Bruner Friend August 13th Greg
Miller Need 1 More August 20th Terry Ip Need
1 More



2015-2016 Board Committee Chairs President
Scott Reading President-Elect Mike
Becknal Past President Adnan Bahar Secretary
Mike Becknal Treasurer Kelly
Lewis Sergeant-at-Arms - Open Club Membership
Craig Forster Public Relations Don
Pittman International Chair Annys
Laufer Rotary Foundation Joe
Bruner Vocational Service - Terry Ip Community
Service Open Family of Rotary- Doreen
Bruner Program Chair Greg Miller and/or Kris
Hinckley










We have the New Rotarian at work Rotary shirts
in. If you would like to purchase one they are
13.50. See Kelly Lewis /
lauferlewisteam_at_aol.com



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