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From the President’s Desk

Announcement

Rotary Club of Agege

A Publication of Rotary Club of Agege District 9110 Nigeria Vol. 32 No. 05 Date:04/08/15

RI Nos: 21968

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Rotary Club of Agege installs new President and Board September 13

C o m e S u n d a y , 1 3 September 2015, the President and Board of the Rotary Club of Agege will be installed.T h e i n s t a l l a t i o n ceremony would be used to raise fund for the implementation of projects which focus on the six focal areas of Rotary International.The ceremony is slated for The Events Centre, Hakeem Bello Street, by Afrika Shrine, off Lateef Jakande Road, Agidingbi, Lagos.Chairman, Editorial Board, The Nation Newspaper, Mr. Sam Omatseye is the Guest Speaker, while Engr. Peter Toyin Omotosho, Chairman, Eyes on the F u t u r e G r o u p o f Schools, would chair t h e i n v e s t i t u r e ceremony. The Olu of Agege Kingdom, Oba Kamila Isiba is the Royal Father of the day

A powerful image hit the Rotary world last week. It was an image shared on every social media platforms and website.

Wait a minute! This is Belinda Gates, spouse of the richest man in the world following women on a dusty road in Malawi carrying water on her head. She was also pictured with a woman in the village washing dishes.

Question is can you see the wife of a Dangote, Otedola or Adenuga doing the same around here? From the image we saw, no security presence around, no fierce looking dogs or gun totting snipers who would be on the kill should any harm tries to come to Mrs. Gates. From the picture I saw, Belinda was content with carrying some 20 litres on her head. I doubt if she had ever carried any load of that weight on her head.

What does this tell us: He/she profits most who serves best.

Our service to humanity should not be at a cost. It must be freely given. The idea of the three Ts must guide our service in Rotary - Your must use your talent, give your time and spend your treasure for the benefit of humankind.

May I through this medium express gratitude to all members for participating, and actively so, during the visit of the District Governor to our Club last week. At the end of the visit, the District Governor declared our club an Excellent Club. I plead that we c o n t i n u e t o r e m a i n a n excellent club.

PSThe insta l lat ion of the President and Board comes

thup Sunday 13 September 2015. Please plan to be part of the programme. Send your congratulatory messages and advertise your company and products.

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Minutes

Minutes of Meeting of the Club Assembly and Club’s Fellowship of Rotary Club Agege during the visit of the District Governor, Otunba Bola Onabadejo held on 28 July 2015

DG'S CLUB ASSEMBLY

Call to Order 1410hrs

PRESIDENT'S OPENING REMARKThe President welcoming the DG and his entourage to the Club Assembly. The President called for 1 minute silence in honour of those Rotarians who passed on recently including the Charter President and Rotarian Kingsley Orobosa. He further launched into the revitalisation of the Rotary Club of Agege, to bring back the glory days. He handed the proceedings to the District Governor.DG commended the WC President for starting well; if there was any club assembly he had been so very well received it was RC Agege. DG introduced members of his team.

Rot. Pat Ikeloha DGERot. Femi Adelekan District SecretaryRot. Segun Ogunye Chief of Staff to the DGRot. Goke Adeoye Deputy DSRot. Yinka Adewunmi DG's PAPDG Kennedy EjapkomewhePDG Somo Omoniyi

Rotary Gbenga Sunmoni was asked to give the history of Agege.

Presentation:- President presented the Board's projects for the year to the District Governor. The DG said the plan to increase MEMBERSHIP from45 to 56 was not challenging enough. DG would not accept the goal of our projections as to making the mega Club, where at the end of this year is Agege going to 30% ?. It is better to promise and over perform.

Gender and Age: Change - the 48 member participation to be changed to 60.

He counselled the Club on goals set and ensure that the club strives to meet the

goals.

DG FELLOWSHIP MEETING – 1845

Rotary Grace: All Rotarians

4 Way Test – MM, Juliana, Cole and Ligan

Object of Rotary – Rot. PP. Laleye

Decoration of SAA – PDG Somo Omoniy by PDG Kennedy

Rotary Songs – by Tunde Ogunmekan, raised N11,500

Welcome Address – VP Adebisi Ade-Onojobi-Salako

The District Secretary, Rot. Femi Adenekan introduced the District Governor. The Governor thereafter addressed the club. He commended the club for kowtowing the strategic direction of the District and Rotary International, admonishing members to help grow the club, pay their requisite dues and introduce their friends to Rotary.

The District Governor inducted two new members, Mr. Femi Erinle and Mr. Ademola Aderogba. The Governor made micro-credit presentation of N60,000 to six beneficiaries and 20 white canes to the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigeria Association for the Blind.

SAA – Adeniji Agboola – N7,000, Agboola N2,000, Basiru N5,000, N4,000Ojumakin – N1,000

Dewef - +2000Olayiwola10,000 [pledge]Bisi Salako 5,000 pdSomo 5,000

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WE CARE VISIT TO THE MOJEKWUS

Oluyadi5,000pdSeyi 5,000Osinuga5,000pd

ATTENDANCE

ROTARIANS 28/7/15

1. Kolawole Ojelabi2. Dele Balogun3. Mohammed Mijinyawa4. Kayode Opeifa5. Fatai Oluyadi6. Mojekwu Okechukwu7. Biodun Bello8. Olawunmi Salako9. Seyi Martins10. Omoniyi Oluwanisomo11. Adeniyi Agboola12. Tayo Laleye13. Samuel Olayiwola14. Bashiru Adewale15. Idris Siyaka16. Kennedy Ejakpomewhe17. Otakpor Uzoyiechine18. Akinyemi Temitope19. Adebisi Ade Onojobi-Salako20. Oluremi Cole21. Oluwole Toyin Ligan22. Yemi Shodimu23. Odekhian Juliana24. Oredola Nubi25. Ademola Osinuga26. Oyewole Wunmi27. Gbenga Sumonu28. Efosa Airen

VISITING ROTARIANSP.P. Leni K. Quarshie - RC Accra RidgeROTN. Herve Mang - RCROTN. Akintunde Ogunmekan - RC VGCROTN. Adesanya Abayomi – RC KetuROTN. Samuel Ayetutu – RC Omole GoldenROTN. Fidel Ogwuozor – RC Ogudu GRAROTN. Bola Onabadejo [DG] – RC Akowonjo8. ROTN. Gbenga Ojo – RC Akowonjo9. ROTN. Niyi Adesanya – RC Ikeja South

10. ROTN. Kola Shodipo – RC Gbagada11. ROTN. Abdulazeez Adenike – RC Gbagada12. ROTN. Ayo Adeyemi – RC Akowonjo13. ROTN. Wale Ogunbadejo - RC Gbagada South14. ROTN. Busola Satuyi – RC Okota15. ROTN. Femi Adenekan - RC Gbagada South16. ROTN. Pat Ikeloa – RC Gowon Estate17. ROTN. Yinka Adeogun – RC Onigbon18. ROTN. Tayo Alabi – RC okota

GUEST:

1. Mustapha Yusuf2. Olufemi Erinle3. Bello Abiodun Judson4. Ohaegbu Chika5. Ademola Aderogba6. Busola Omori7. Adaba Hanna8. Olajide Fumilayo9. Opelu Akinola10. Akinola Emmanuella11. Oteri Alex12. Oteri Victor13. Tanimowo Alex14. Ojelabi Olumuyiwa15. Tunde Mohammed16. Fumilayo Okewoye

ROTRACTORS:

1. ROTN. Gbadamosi Akeem – RC Agege2. ROTN. Saani Babatunde – RC Agege3. ROTN. Salami Luqman – RC Agege

DISTRICT GOVERNOR’S VISIT

Generating set and mosquito treated nets donations to General Hospital, Orile Agege

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DISTRICT GOVERNOR’S VISIT

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50 Things Every Rotarian Should Know About Rotary

1- DEFINITION OF ROTARY How do you describe the organization called "Rotary"? There are so many characteristics of a Rotary club as well as the activities of a million Rotarians. There are the features of service, internationality, fellowship, classifications of each vocation, development of goodwill and world understanding, the emphasis of high ethical standards, concern for other people an many more descriptive qualities.In 1976 the Rotary International Board of Directors was interested creating a concise definition of the fundamental aspects of Rotary. The turned to the three men who were then serving on Rotary's Public Relation Committee and requested that a one-sentence definition of Rotary be pre pared. After numerous drafts, the committee presented this definition, which has been used ever since in various Rotary publications:"Rotary is an organization of business and professional person united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world.”Those 31 words are worth remembering when someone asks, "What is a Rotary club?”

C o u r t e s y : S t e v e G a r r e t

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50 Things Every Rotarian Should Know About Rotary

C o u r t e s y : S t e v e G a r r e t

2 - THE OFFICIAL ROTARY FLAG An official flag was formally adopted by Rotary International at the 1929 Convention in Dallas, Texas. The Rotary flag consists of a white field with the official wheel emblem emblazoned in gold in the center of the field The four depressed spaces on the rim of the Rotary wheel are colored royal blue. The words "Rotary" and "International' printed at the top and bottom depressions on the wheel rim are also gold. The shaft in the hub and the key way of the wheel are white.The first official Rotary flag reportedly was flown in Kansas City Missouri, in January 1915. In 1922 a small Rotary flag was carried over the South Pole by Admiral Richard Byrd, a member of the Winchester, Virginia Rotary Club. Four years later, the admiral carried a Rotary flag in his expedition to the North Pole.Some Rotary clubs use the official Rotary flag as a banner at club meetings. In these instances it is appropriate to print the words "Rotary Club" above the wheel symbol, and the name of the city, state or nation below the emblem.The Rotary flag is always prominently displayed at the World Headquarters as well as at all conventions and official events of Rotary International.

Bill Gates' wife fetches water, washes dishes in Malawi

Melinda Gates, wife of the richest man in the world, Bill Gates and co-founder of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation washed dishes with women in Malawi during her recent visit.The 51-year-old mother of three disclosed that

during her visit to the country, she joined women to fetch water. She cheerfully recounted how she carried 20 litres of water on her head, something she never did.She further said it was a sweet and nice experience, but it was tough for her.She added, “The woman in the middle, Chrissy, carried 40 litres of water and I

was very impressed at how the women were able to do this with ease.”Her photographs were captioned:“Helping wash the dishes during my home stay in Malawi. Women spend much of the day cooking and then cleaning up. It's a reminder that it's a lot more time consuming to do dishes when you can't just turn on a faucet caption.

Top Right: Melinda Gates, wife of the richest man in the world, Bill Gates joined Malawian women to fetch water.

Bottom: Mrs. Gates with a woman at the countryside washing dishes

July 24, 2015 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.“Rotary's commitment has been the number one reason for the recent success in Nigeria,” says Dr. Tunji Funsho, chair of Rotary's 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.”Nigeria has increased its domestic funding for polio eradication almost every year since 2012 and has allocated $80 million for the effort this year.Funsho also applauds religious leaders who

championed the vaccination efforts to families in their communities.Despite the historic gains in Nigeria, health experts are caut ious about declar ing victory. Funsho says the

partners must strengthen routine immunization especially in hard-to-reach areas, in addition to boosting sensitive s u r v e i l l a n c e t o p r e v e n t resurgence of the disease. If no new cases are reported in the

Global Polio Eradication Initative

next two years, Nigeria, along with the entire Africa region, will be certified polio-free.“The virus can be introduced from anywhere where it is still endemic, particularly now in Afghanistan and Pakistan, into areas that haven't had polio in years,” Funsho says. “It is important we keep the immunity level in Nigeria to at least 90 percent.”For instance, Syria experienced a sudden outbreak of the disease when 35 cases were reported in December 2013. None had been reported there since 1999. “Immunizations become imperative for history not to repeat itself in Nigeria,” says Funsho.In June, Rotary announced $19 million in grants for continued polio eradication activities in Africa, including almost $10 million for Nigeria. Since 1985, when Rotary launched PolioPlus, the program that supports the organization's polio eradication efforts, its worldwide monetary contributions to the cause have exceeded $1.4 billion.“We've come a long way and have never been so close to eradicating polio in Nigeria and around the world, but it's not a time to fully celebrate,” says Funsho. “We have some grueling years ahead of us before WHO can certify Nigeria and Africa polio-free.”

NIGERIA SEES NO WILD POLIO CASES FOR ONE YEAR

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