Swansea Rotary Meeting Schedule
Swansea Rotary will not meet on December 24, 2009 or December 31, 2009. There next scheduled meeting at Clinton Hill Golf Course in Swansea will be January 7, 2010.
12-18-09

Paul Harris Medallion
The Rotary Foundation has discontinued providing the Paul Harris Medallion in the presentation packets recognizing Paul Harris Fellows. However our District has purchased a quantity of the medallions for presentation at no cost to the individual. Please contact Jack Langowski, District Rotary Foundation Chair, to arrange to receive one for your recognition ceremony.
10-20-09

Ella Lacey Honored With Service Above Self Day in Carbondale

Carbondale City Manager and Rotarian Allen Gill delivered a proclamation last week from Mayor Brad Cole making Saturday, Oct. 24, Service Above Self Day in Carbondale to coincide with World Polio Day and in honor of Ella Lacey's volunteerism around the world.

In celebration of Ella Lacey's award for her volunteer service around the world and to inspire other Carbondale residents to follow in her footsteps, this Saturday in Carbondale is "Service Above Self Day," a celebration coinciding with World Polio Day.

To date, Ella Phillips Lacey has volunteered more than 6 years of collective time to fight polio, clean water, test for HIV/AIDS, prevent discrimination against women, teach English and improve children's lives in Ghana, Ethiopia, Egypt, India, Malawi and Sierra Leone while her local volunteerism has focused on literacy, health and women's issues.

A retired community health systems professor from the SIU School of Medicine, Lacey's work with Rotary International, the Centers for Disease Control's Stop Transmission of Polio, UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the Peace Corps has earned her the Service Above Self Award, which is granted to only 150 Rotarians out of 1.2 million worldwide for her body of volunteer work.

To celebrate Lacey's achievement, Mayor Brad Cole has issued a proclamation designating Saturday, October 24, as Service Above Self Day in Carbondale.

One of Rotary's greatest successes has been its polio eradication program, which started in 1985 when there were 350,000 cases reported in 125 countries. In 2008, there were 1,308 polio cases reported in Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Nigeria, for a 99 percent decline. Upwards of 222 million vaccines will be administered globally with Rotary's help this year. World Polio Day will be celebrated on Oct. 24.
10-22-09

Anna-Jonesboro Club Meeting at New Location
The location of the Anna-Jonesboro Club meeting is changing immediately. They are now meeting at Creek Lemon Restaurant at 145 W. Vienna Street in Anna.