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Embracing Humanity key to experiencing the Rotary spirit

The Rotary Club of Tupelo understands the importance of Rotary Internationa'sl theme for 2011-12, "Reach Within to Embrace Humanity." Embracing our fellow men, women and children around the world is not only central to Rotary's motto, "Service Above Self," but it's an important factor in working to achieve peace across all kinds of borders, both real and imagined.

In embracing humanity around the globe, Rotary continues to work to eliminate the scourge of polio from the face of the Earth. The Rotary Club of Tupelo contributes heavily to this cause each year.

Additionally, another goal of the Rotary Club of Tupelo is to see every child in Tupelo and Lee County be able to read and receive the best education possible. Our club annually gives hundreds of dictionaries tomake sure every third-grade student in Lee County has a copy at no cost to them or their family, or the school system. Our club also regularly supports great causes in our community, such as the Antone Tannehill Good Samaritan Free Clinic, Salvation Army, and more. And in our club's biggest community event each year, the Rotary Club of Tupelo is proud to be able to recognize the top students in grades 7-12 of the Tupelo Public School District at our Rotary Scholars celebration.

Are you interested in being someone who will share in promoting the common good in Tupelo and Northeast Mississippi? If so, we'd love to have you become a part of our club. Simply talk to any of our members, or come to our club meetings for more information. Our club meets every Monday at The Summit conference center (formerly Ramada Inn) on North Gloster Street in Tuplo at Noon.
 
What is the Rotary Four-Way Test?

The Four-Way Test is a series of questions every Rotarian should ask themselves concerning their treatment of others. The questions are:

1. Is it the TRUTH?

2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

O'Hargan wins Celine Dion tickets, immediately gives them to friend Scoville; Waters named Rotarian of the Year

And the winners are . . . really there were three. Above, Rotarian Bill Waters, left, shares a laugh with Wayne Scoville following the April 23 meeting of the Rotary Club of Tupelo. Waters was named the club's Rotarian of the Year at the close of the meeting, and Jim O'Hargan held the winning ticket drawn in the Celine Dion concert raffle. However, O'Hargan, immediately upon learning his raffle ticket had been drawn, chose to give full prize to Scoville. Congratulations to all!
Celebrating Girl Scouts
The Girls Scouts of America officially turned 100 years old this year, and the Girls Scouts Heart of the South chapter was on hand to share with Tupelo Rotarians some highlights of that organization's history. Also on hand to share what Girls Scouting has meant to her was Danielle Johnson, above left. Looking on as Danielle spoke was Girl Scouts Heart of the South Executive Director and fellow Rotarian Jenny Jones.
Behind the success
Tupelo Rotarians recently got a glimpse of life behind the scenes of Mississippi State football as Megan Mullen, wife of MSU head football coach Dan Mullen, spoke. Above, Mullen and Tupelo Rotarian Cameron Floyd talk following the meeting.
 
Untangling a web
Author, journalist and Ole Miss professor Curtis Wilkie, right, shares the inner workings of the scandal surrounding the saga of former Oxford attorney Dickie Scruggs. Wilkie discussed with Tupelo Rotarians a portion of what he learned while investigating for his book, "Fall of the House of Zeus." Rotary Club President Julianne Goodwin looks on.
 
 
 
 
 

Time to ramp up fight against polio

FROM ROTARY.ORG:

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has made significant progress since the launch of its new strategic plan and the bivalent oral polio vaccine last year. In India and Nigeria, the sources of all recent wild poliovirus importations into previously polio-free countries, the disease declined by 95 percent between 2009 and 2010.

The World Health Organization calls the progress encouraging, "but the job is not yet finished, and we must see this through to the end," said its director-general, Margaret Chan, at the World Health Assembly in May.
In addition to the gains made by India and Nigeria, 15 countries in Africa have stopped outbreaks of the disease that started in 2009, reported the GPEI Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) in April.

The GPEI's leading partner agencies -- the World Health Organization, Rotary International, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and UNICEF -- and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation welcomed the report. They particularly noted the IMB's assessment that polio eradication is "entirely feasible" and "desperately needed," and that countries that are off track in meeting GPEI milestones can be brought back on track with support from national governments, donors, and the spearheading partners.

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