PRESIDENT MARYLIN GALIMI

PRESIDENT-ELECT KEVIN VISCONTI

SECRETARY MICHAEL GEORGE

TREASURER DAN MORROW

SERGENT-AT-ARMS JAMES MORROW

Syracuse Rotary's Mahogany Ballot BoxAnonymous Syracuse Rotarian

If you are a Syracuse Rotarian and have missed Club meetings recently, shame on you... And, on top of that, you haven't had the opportunity to take note

the beautiful mahogany box which now sits on the corner of the reception table.

A gift to the Club from John Mar-sellus, the box replaces our ballot box that has seen better days. Dan Morrow is responsible for the cast RI wheel and it's installation, along with the replace-ment of a broken lock clasp.

Taking into account John, at the least, had something to do with the Marsellus Casket Company, one must possibly consider that the box may have original-ly been built for another purpose. Just a theory. Maybe a suggestion box on John's desk, perhaps? z

This Week: Aarogya Seva in HaitiDr. Daya will describe how Syracuse Rotary can help

Dr. Dyaprasad Kulkarni

"Aarogya" is a Sanskrit word that means "overall well-being" and "health of mind, body and spirit." Generally speaking, it means living a healthy life without disease and having complete health in mind and body. “Seva” is a also a Sanskrit word meaning “selfless ser-vice” or work performed without any thought of reward or repayment. In ancient India seva was believed to help one's spiritual growth and at the same time contribute to the improvement of a community.

The city of Jérémie in Haiti is a com-mune, the rough equivalent of our own townships and municipalities, and capi-tal city of the Grand'Anse Department, the first of four levels of Haitian gov-

ernment, with a population of 31,000. Jérémie is relatively isolated from the rest of the country and was one of the worst hit areas during hurricane Mat-thew in October of 2016.

The current situation is extreme-ly problematic with not enough food, water or medical supplies for the peo-ple still stranded in temporary shelters or living on the streets. In addition to volunteers, medical consumables are desperately needed in Haiti and will be desperately needed in the year to come while the community continues to re-build and heal.

Aarogya Seva has worked with sev-eral organizations from the U.S. which deal with offering free medical supplies

THE ROTARY CLUB OF SYRACUSE • CLUB #42 • ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 7150 • CHARTERED 1912 • FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2018

A Look Ahead

see VAN ROBINSON page 2 >>

JANUARY 1211:10 am

Syracuse Rotary Club Board of Directors January Meeting

12:00 pm RCS Club Meeting

Program: Dr. Daya - Aaragya Serva's

Hurricane Matthew Haiti Relief

JANUARY 1911:10 am

Syracuse Rotary Foundation Trustee January Meeting

12:00 pm RCS Club Meeting

Program: Marie Morelli,

Post Standard Editorial Writer

JANUARY 2612:00 pm

RCS Club Meeting

Program: TBA

FEBRUARY 212:00 pm

RCS Club Meeting

Program: TBA

FEBRUARY 911:10 am

Syracuse Rotary Club Board of Directors February Meeting

12:00 pm RCS Club Meeting

see AAROGYA SEVA page 3 >>

Syracuse Rotary's Ballot Box, courtesy of John Marsellus.

LUNCHEON PROGRAMS ARE NEEDED. IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA FOR AN INTERSTING

PRESENTATION, EMAIL OR CONTACT KEVIN VISCONTI AT 315.234.8167

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NOTICE The following Club meetings will be held in the Members Lounge, downstairs, adjacent to restaurant:

March 2 • March 23 • April 6 • May 11

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2018

NO ROTARIAN BIRTHDAYS

44 The number of cards left in the Queen of Hearts

drawing for 12/22

P&C Close to 2017-18 Goals$10,000 and 100% Club ParticipationJames Morrow | P&C Committee Chair

The Syracuse Rotary Foun-dation reports the 2017-18 P&C Campaign has received pledges and gifts totaling $8,220 from 33 Syracuse Rotarians, two-thirds of our membership and less than $2,000 shy of P&C's $10,000 goal.

The twin 100% goals can be achieved only if all 58 Syr-acuse Rotarians contribute.

The Club thanks those who have already given and if you’re one of those who just hasn’t got around to it, please join the effort now to replenish the Syracuse Rotary Foundation’s coffers by pledging your generous support to this year’s P&C Campaign. Pledge cards are always available on Fridays at the hospitality table. Simply fill out a card and return it to myself, John Lewien, or mail it with your check to The Rotary Club of Syra-cuse, 800 Nottingham Road, Syracuse NY 13224. z

2017-18 P&C CAMPAIGN

82%$10K GOAL

FRIDAY | JANUARY 12THE ROTARY CLUB OF SYRACUSE B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R SJANUARY MEETING | 11:10AM | DRUMLINS

Hurricane Matthew RecapDestruction From the Caribbean to the U.S.

weather.com

Matthew formed from a tropical wave that pushed off the Af-rican coast in late September 2016. It took a few days for that system to organize as it moved westward in the Atlantic. Three days later, however, the system gained sufficient organization to be named Tropical Storm Matthew near the Windward Islands.

Once Matthew reached the eastern Caribbean, it became a hurricane and rapidly intensified becoming as a Category 5 on October 1 with 160 mph winds. Matthew then made landfall in Haiti and eastern Cuba on Octover 4 as a Category 4. From there, Matthew hammered the Bahamas on October 5 as a Cat-egory 4 hurricane.

The southeastern United States was then hit hard by Hurri-cane Matthew as it moved very close to the coasts of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. Matthew made one official U.S. landfall on October 8, southeast of McClellan-ville, South Carolina, as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds.

Hurricane Matthew struck southwestern Haiti near Les Anglais on October 4, leaving widespread damage in the im-poverished nation. The National Hurricane Center estimated maximum sustained winds of 150 mph at landfall. This made it the strongest storm to hit the nation since Hurricane Cleo in 1964, and the third strongest Haitian landfall on record. Hur-ricane-force winds affected about 1.125 million people in the country. The Haitian government assessed the death toll at 546, although other sources reported more than three times that fig-ure.

During Matthew's passage, high winds, heavy rainfall, and deadly tides lashed the Tiburon Peninsula in southwest Hai-ti. Nationwide, the hurricane nearly or completely destroyed around 200,000 homes, leaving 1.4 million people in need of humanitarian aid. Monetary damage was estimated at US$1.9 billion. Nearly complete crop damage occurred in Grand'Anse and Sud departments, leaving the impoverished population without a source of food. Communication networks and the road system were also compromised. After the hurricane washed away the Petit-Goâve Bridge, southwestern Haiti was temporar-ily unreachable from the remainder of the country, which slowed the distribution of emergency aid. The ongoing cholera outbreak worsened after the hurricane, killing at least 29 people.

With insufficient resources to respond to the hurricane dam-age, the Haitian government requested assistance from other countries. The United Nations launched an emergency appeal for nearly US$120 million in aid, and countries throughout the world provided money, supplies, and logistical support. Before and after the hurricane's landfall, UN agencies provided food, materials, and a peacekeeping force to residents. z

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including consumables and equipment to NGOs and hos-pitals offering services to marginalized communities. Ap-proved by the World Health Organization, these Disaster Relief response items will have a positive impact on the hospitals and clinics of Jérémie and should fulfill their needs for a year or more, depending on the size of the hospital.

The estimated value of a 40-ft. shipping container of medical supplies and consumables is $450,000.00US plus a $24,000.00US import tax and a shipping cost of approx-imately $4,200.00US.

The sourcing for all the medical supplies and consum-ables is finally complete and they are being prepared for shipping to their destination in Haiti.

In other Aarogya Seva news - the Story of Ekam. In 2013, Ekam was only 21 when he lost his hand in an ac-cident. Neither he nor his family could afford a prosthetic, which could cost anywhere between 2 lakh and 50 lakh Ru-pee ($3,000US to $80,000US). “I thought I would be this way for the rest of my life. Then there was a medical camp in my village that changed everything.”, says Ekam, refer-ring fondly to the camp organized by AarogyaSeva in part-nership with AIP-NO Medical Yatra in January this year.

At this camp Ekam was promised a prosthetic, free of cost and today he has his life back on track.

“I can even ride a scooter” he says.

Aarogya Seva is thankful for all of the support and kindness this past year that helped them serve over 10,000 people, initiate four new clinics and roll out several new projects and plan to increase their humanitarian services this year, as well. z

SYRACUSE ROTARY PRESS

FRIDAY | JANUARY 19THE ROTARY CLUB OF SYRACUSE F O U N D AT I O N T R U S T E EJANUARY MEETING | 11:00AM | DRUMLINS

Aarogya Seva assists in Haiti << from pg. 1

Medical supplies in a wharehouse awaiting shipping to Haiti.

A $450,000 list of Medical Supplies for Aarogya Seva's ongoing Hurricane Matthew Disaster Response in Haiti

Bed Linens and Towels, Caps, Hats, Surgical & Surgical Shoe Cov-ers, Nonsterile & Sterile Gloves, Goggles, Protective Masks, , Pa-tient Surgical Gownsi ncluding Paper Protector & Coverup Cloth Gowns, Surgical-Nonsterile Gowns, Surgical-Sterile Lab Coats, Tunics, Scrub Suits, Surgical Dres 2X2, 4X4, Abd Sterile Dressings, Bandaids, Steristrips, Tape, Transparent Dressings (Tegaderm), Dressing Change Kits, Laceration Trays, Wound Care Kits, Gauze & All Other Nonsterile Dressings, Kerlix/Kling Dressings, Disinfectant, Nonpatient-Sterilization Products, Sprays (Cidex), Liners - Trash Can & Laundry & Plastic Bags, Mopheads, Sharps Containers - Send Only w/ Lids, Large Biohazard Containers for Equipment Steriliza-tion, Tapes, Indicators, Wraps & Pouches, Primary Tubing including Blood Tubing, IV Start Kits & Sets, Needles, Mixed Gauges, Syring-es - 3cc 10cc 12 cc, Blood Drawing Supplies, Vacutainer Holders & Needles, Butterfflies, Lancets, Tourniquets, Pediatric Baby Bottles & Baby Equipment, Pediatric Diapers & Wipes, Casting Supplies - Stockinette - Web Roll - Plaster, Fiberglass, Cast Shoes, Cast Splints, Wraps (Including Ace) & Slings, Hose Ted (Antiembolism), Pat Ap-plicator Swabs (Q Tips), Tongue Depressors, Cotton Balls, Bedpans & Urinals Containers, Basins,, Emesis, Water Mugs, Pitchers, Glass-ware, Paper Supplies, Towels, Cups, Napkins, Toilet Paper, Dishes, Patient Supplies (Soaps, Shampoos, Mouthwash, Toothpaste, Belonging Bags), Slippers, Nasal Cannulas, Nebulizer Supplies, Oxygen Masks & Tubing, Ventilator Tubing & Supplies, Alcohol & Betadine Pads/Swabs, Disinfectant, Skin Cleansing Products, Skin Specialties (Barriers, Protectors, Gels, Ointments), Skin, Adhesive/Remover, KY Jelly, Scrub Brushes & Skin Prep Sets, Anesthesia Sup-plies, Masks, Ambu Bags, Resucitators, Airways, Bite, Blocks, Chest Tubes & Drainage Units, Drains - Surgical including Penrose & Suctions Types, Endotracheal Tubes, General & Thoracic Surgery Packs & Supplies, Drapes - Sterile, Tracheostomy & Cricothyroidot-omy Supplies, Tubes & Kits, Drapes - Nonsterile, Irrigation Syringes Tubes & Trays including Tur Irrigation, Nasal Gastric & Gastric La-vage Tubes & Kits, Scalpels/Blades, Surgical Marking Pens, Suction Canisters & Lids, Suction Catheter - Tips & Tubings & Connectors, Suture & Suture Removal Kits, Staplers & Staple Removal Kits, Uri-nary Bags (Leg & Bedside), Urinary Catheters, Trays & Insertion Sets, Intravenous Solutions, Nutritional Supplements Adult & Pedicatric Formula Glucometer, Laryngoscope, Light, Exam, Lab Supply Kits, Nebulizer, Otoscope/Ophthalmoscope - Battery Operated, Reflex Hammer, Sphygmomanometer, Aneroid, Hand Held, Stethoscope, Suction Machine, Desktop / Portable /Aspirator, Thermometer - Mercury, Tuning Forks, Back Board, Batteries/Bulbs for Flashlight, Otoscope, Etc 1, Crutches, Gurney, Stretcher, IV Pole , Surgical In-strument Kit, Minor Procedures Treatment Table, Folding Walker, Adult Wheelchair, MEDICATIONS: Malaria Kits, Cholera Kits, Ener-gy Bars, Water Purification Kits/Tablets, Cholrox, Antibiotics (Ci-pro), Pain Meds, Anti Hypertensives, Diabetes Meds, Anti Fungal Creams, Menstrual Hygiene Kits, Personal Hygiene Kits.

The Rotary Club of Syracuse, Inc. is really comprised of two entities; the Club which was chartered on June 1, 1912 as Club Number 42 in the Rotary world, and the Syracuse Rotary Foundation, Inc., the not-for-profit philanthropic arm of the Club founded in 1957. Together, the Club and the Foundation have served the Greater Syracuse community with uncommon distinction and vigor, leaving a long trail of accomplishment in the best of Rotary’s traditions, all of which has contributed to giving The Rotary Club of Syracuse an honored position in our community.

www.syracuserotary.org | James Morrow, editorSYRACUSE ROTARY PRESS

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2018

New Member Application: Notification Week 2 of 2Membership Committee

In accordance with the by-laws of the Rotary Club of Syracuse, Inc., the following prospective member: Mary White, has been approved for membership in The Rotary Club of Syracuse, Inc. by the Board of Directors on December 8, 2017. By-Law Article X - Election to Membership, Section 1 - Active members, Sub-section 3 and 4, state:3) Upon submission of the application to the Classifications and Memberships Committees, the name of the proposed member, the firm represented, the classification under which he or she is proposed, and the name of the sponsor shall be published in the Rotary Press for two successive weeks, during which period any member of the Syracuse Rotary Club in good standing may file written objections with the Rotary Office, which shall refer the same to the proper committee for consideration.4) Upon completion of the publication an the deliberations of Classifications and Membership Committees, the

Committees shall report at the next meeting of the Board of Directors. If both Committees recommend approval, the Membership Committee shall move for election of the prospective member.The individual listed below has voluntarily submitted an application for membership to the Rotary Club of Syracuse, Inc. via electronic form at www.syracuserotary.org. This is the second and final syracuse rotary press publication for this applicant.

*********************************************************************DATE OF APPLICATION: ......................... NOVEMBER 13, 2017PROSPECTIVE MEMBER: ...................................MARY WHITEFIRM/EMPLOYER: ..... WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITY CENTERPOSITION / TITLE: ..... PROGRAM OUTREACH MANAGERCLASSIFICATION: .................................................................. TBDSYRACUSE ROTARIAN SPONSOR: ............ JAMES MORROWRECEIVED VIA: .................. WEBSITE APPLICATION FORM*********************************************************************