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Rotary E-Club of Central Texas
Rotarian of The Month
Brigitte Pahwa
The first 12 years of my life were spent moving between Africa, Madagascar island and France.
My father was a physician in the French army, and was sent to the colonies at that time.
I was born in a country that is called now Central African Republic in central Africa.
When I was 12 my father retired from the army and came to settle in southern France, in a town called Grasse, where he opened his practice. The industrial base of Grasse is perfume.
I finished my schooling and went to Nice to study for 3 years in a trading school where I got a diploma.
My parents thought that all of us children (5) needed to be involved in helping in the community projects. So, from the age of 14, through a nonprofit organization, I went to the countryside on my moped, to support a young family with food, clothing and medicine. I painted apartments, pushed wheelchairs in the Nice carnival, visited people in retirement homes etc. I did this until I came to America.
All through my life I participated in diverse local projects like helping young children in reading in school, teaching basic English to foreigners, cleaning parks, delivering meals for Meals on wheels etc.…
Three international projects will stay in my mind forever. I enjoyed going to the Philippines and India to entertain the children in a hospital where they were waiting for their cleft palate surgeries performed by Rotaplast. The results were so immediate! When a young man comes to you carrying his child after the surgery and tells you “Now I am a happy father” you know that the surgeons have changed his life.
I also traveled to Togo in West Africa, to deliver impregnated mosquito nets to fight Malaria. A rotary club in Lomé, the capital, organized the deliveries all over the country. These Rotarians are full of energy and very optimistic even though they have big needs like water in the schools and safe drinking water at home. By the way I got this idea from a house of friendship in a convention.
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Let's have some December Fun with Secret Santa. We will draw names and then send cards and little gifts (maybe 3) not spending over $25. At the January meeting we will guess and reveal our Secret Santa. Please reply giving some information about yourself like what you like to drink, eat, snacks, hobbies, sports, anything that you can share about yourself. To keep yourself a secret use my return address on all the cards (Rotarian Joan Bohls, P.O Box R, Bastrop, Texas 78602)
. This is an opportunity to get to know another member Rotarian. (Building better friendship!)
From Mary Reynolds:
If any of you want to watch the Pecan Springs EAFK knighting ceremony on Zoom this Friday the schedule and link is below. Please share it with your members. We hope by the first of the year that the ceremonies may be live again for parents and Rotarians. . We will keep you posted. Mary Reynolds
Here is our EAFK Schedule for Friday
On November 12th, we will hold our EAFK Assembly for the Character Trait ofCONFIDENCE. For the assembly, you and your class will come to the cafe (at the time designated below). Even though parents are not permitted in person, we are asking you to please share this zoom link (https://austinisd-org.zoom.us/j/81357638974?pwd=RWxxbVQyeWxxdHpXa2IzSVRVSHFTQT09) so they can celebrate with us virtually including Rotarian guests.
Green Steps provides service opportunities through supporting the environment, the newest area of focus in Rotary. Green Steps is how members of Rotary E-Club of Central Texas does service together while being apart. We can each do our part and that is our service. Green Step #1 is reducing plastic by taking reusable water bottle and bag with you. Green Step #2 Meatless Monday focus is on the impact of meat production on the environment. Green Step #3 Plant Pollinator Plants. By replacing grass you don't have to mow, water, fertilize, or use pesticides and that is good for bees! Green Step #4 Mindful Mowing (wait until wildflowers go to seed. Green Step #5 Leave the Leaves on the ground. Green Step#6 Respect, Reverence, Respect in Relationship to Mother Earth by walking softly, leave no trace, feast responsibility, look to the Seventh Generation.
These steps we can all make together will make a big difference in our world.
One of the challenges of an E-Club and of the pandemic is building better friendships. So the goal of Rotarian of the Month is to know each other better. When you are named please forward me a picture and lots of information about you- like where you grew up, family, schools, career, hobies, Rotary service. We want to get to know each other. We would also like for you to do a "classification talk" at our monthly zoom meeting. Let's keep working towards getting to know each other better.
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Donors can modify or cancel their recurring gift at any time through My Rotary. After you sign in, click on the down arrow to the right of your name in the upper right hand corner of the webpage. Choose the My Donations link. On the Donor Self Service page, scroll down to the Your Active Recurring Donations section. Click Edit.
Go to My Rotary. Sign in (your sign in is your e-mail plus password) Donate to the Annual Fund either set up monthly of $10 a month or give one time at least $100.
The 30-minute program, “Delivering on our Promise of a Polio-Free World,” provided encouraging information about the progress and remaining challenges in the fight to end polio.
The Power of Nutrition partners with Rotary, other organizations for new malnutrition program in EthiopiaLondon, 1 November 2021: The Power of Nutrition
Kiwanis, Lions, Optimist, Rotary, join for week of service to Celebrate CommunityEVANSTON, ILL.: October 7, 2021 – Celebrate Community, a joint initiative of the four major volunteer service organizations, will launch
Join us for Rotary’s World Polio Day Online Global Update Rotary International14-October-2019 Mark your calendar to join us on 24 October 2019, for Rotary’s World Polio Day
Go to My Rotary. Sign in (your sign in is your e-mail plus password) Donate to the Annual Fund either set up monthly of $10 a month or give one time at least $100.
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