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| Todays Program about Days for Girls sparked quite a discussion among the club members and guests |
Upcoming Rotary Programs
April 24, 2014: Keith Rittel, Superintendent of the
Provo City School District to discuss upcoming bond
May 15, 2014: Andy Kirby, Project Director for the Provo City Center Temple
and Emily Utt, from the Chruch History Department will speak about
the new temple being built at the site of the old Provo Tabernacle
Report of Provo Rotary Meeting Held April 17, 2014
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| President Glen Zaugg Conducts Meeting |
Todays meeting was conducted by President Glen Zaugg with Ron Roberts playing the piano and Jill Moon leading the singing of the National Anthem. Jill Moon led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, which was followed by the opening prayer.
There were many guests attending today. David Rogers introduced Brian Blumer, Parley Hansen and Micah Howard his guest from UVU. Jonathan Cavender, potential new member and local attorney was attending with us. We are anticipating inducting Jonathan next week. Don Jarvis introduced Carson Ralphs, President of the BYU Rotaract Club and Kilee Endicott, Vice President of the BYU Rotaract Club. In addition there were ten guests associated with or interested in the Days For Girls organization. Chaplain Paul Warner noted that Alan Blom's health was improving, that Linda Palmer's father had fallen but was doing better under Linda's care, and Ricky Hood's son had had a close call with death, but corrective surgery solved the issue.
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| Jill Moon leads the Pledge |
Sergeant duties where handled by Tom Powell with appropriate fines issued that support Club service projects.
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| Knowing what Tom's hand signal means could save a fine |
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| A large contingent of guests attended today's luncheon to hear about Days for Girls International |
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| BYU Rotaract Pres. Carter Ralphs and V.P Kilee Endicott |
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| Guest Melissa Phillippi |
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| Guests Rob Young and wife Debbie Young |
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| Jonathan Cavender potential member |
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| Guests from UVU |
SPEAKER
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| Ann Lewis introduced our speaker |
Ann Lewis wife of John Lewis introduced todays speaker, Celeste Mergens, Founder and Executive Director of Days for Girls International. Days for Girls is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing washable feminine hygiene kits to women and girls in third world countries where disposable products are unavailable or unaffordable. Products are distributed by a grass roots organization of certified Ambassadors of Women's Health recruited at the local level. They teach health, hygiene, safety and sanitation. They also provide information on reproductive health, rape and self defense decisions.
There is a Utah Valley affiliate to the Days for Girls International.
Celeste Mergens is a Rotarian and more information about her organization can be found on the following websites:
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| Celeste Mergens, Founder of Days for Girls |
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