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Quote of the Day: economic development in regions that need it cookbook to sell as a way to market the most. program and provide an additional source of “You can make more friends in two months income to support their cause in Cape Town,” ASSIGNMENTS by becoming interested in other people than Yashar Keramati, a 2009-10 Ambassadorial Scholar from Canada, recently returned to Koepke says. you can in two years by trying to get other July Fisantekraal, South Africa, to launch his people interested in you.” Dale Carnegie She teamed up with two other Ambassadorial Greeter . . . . ….. Henry Ingrassia Peace & Love International initiative. “If it Scholars and cooked with several farmers to Attendance . . . . Alan Janssen were not for the Foundation, I would not be learn traditional cuisine, using vegetables the Invocation..…… Jerry Kallman Foundation is now able to have come here to do what I have farmers had grown. The resulting recipes 50/50 . . . . . ……. Houry Karageuzian accepting Matching Grant, been doing,” he says. were compiled into the Seed to Table 50/50 . . . ………. Knarig cookbook. Net proceeds from sales of the Katchadurian-Meyer District Simplified Grant With violence and drugs dominating the streets of Fisantekraal, Keramati says that book are donated to Abalimi Bezekhaya to Set-Up . . . . . …… Jackie Kort applicationsRotary International help support organic microfarmers in Cape News young people have little opportunity for Set-Up . . . . . …… Mike Lanni Town. Clean-Up ...... Tom Ludwig education and positive personal growth. Clean-Up ...... Ross Mamola Peace & Love International aims to create “Abalimi-Harvest of Hope has inspired many Gear Scribes……Tom Marsden & It’s a new Rotary year and The Rotary such opportunities through music. to take ownership and pride in their Bill McGuire Foundation is now accepting applications for Workshops, held at least four times a week, community, leading to invaluable individual Matching Grants and District Simplified offer dance practice and songwriting development,” Koepke says. August Grants. Applications are accepted from July sessions. Through the songs, Keramati Darshan Mundada, a 2008-10 Rotary Peace Greeter . . . . ….. Harry Panjwani 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012 and approved concentrates on important issues like drug Attendance . . . . Joseph Papola from August 1 2011 to May 15, 2012. Fellow from India, applied his experience by awareness and respect for those of other developing a program in his country that Invocation ..…… Beverly Peene genders and religions. 50/50 . . . . . ……. Harris Reinstein The Trustees allocated $21.5 Million to the helps rehabilitate former sex workers and 50/50 . . . ………. Joe Shannon World Fund for Matching Grants allowing “The goal of this initiative is to create a integrate them into mainstream society. The Set-Up . . . . . ….. Don Steen funding to support all completed applications musical haven and nonthreatening space for program trains women to make tote bags out Set-Up . . . . . ……Neil Thoman submitted this year. The best time to submit the community’s youth, which they have of recycled saris. The bags are sold to the Clean-Up ...... Lynn Van Adder applications is from October 2011 through been denied,” he says. “A highlight was one public, serving as a source of income for the Clean-Up ...... Phil Wilson February 2012 for expedited processing. To of our outings where we were invited to Cape women. Gear Scribes……David Whitlock Learn more visit Rotary International’s Town’s biggest radio station to have our kids “Crafting these bags creates a safe and stable & Bob Cameron website www.rotary.org. perform live on the air.” livelihood for these women,” says Mundada,

Elsewhere in South Africa, Erin Koepke, a who credits the Foundation with giving him 2010-11 Ambassadorial Scholar from the the chance to sharpen his professional social Caring & Sharing Foundation alumni empower work skills. Please note: Let Henry Ingrassia know if you are communities in South United States, partnered with Abalimi aware of the need for a sympathy or get well card Bezekhaya, a nonprofit that introduces poor “My two years in the program made me to one of our fellow Rotarians. Henry’s contact Africa, India townships to sustainable food sources By Megan Ferringer, Rotary International News aware of the global scale of problems that I info: [email protected] or (973)636-2594. through urban farming. The effort resulted in was trying to tackle at local levels in India,” a number of farmers selling their produce From developing a music program for at-risk says Mundada, who studied at the University through the organization’s Harvest of Hope children to generating employment of North Carolina and Duke University in the For Donations to Our Club’s Foundation program. opportunities for women in India, former United States. “Whether it’s issues in India or Please make your check payable to: America, it helped me draw similarities Rotary Club of Ridgewood Foundation Rotary Peace Fellows and Rotary Foundation “I was eager to get involved with the and give to Lynn Van Adder. Ambassadorial Scholars are promoting organization, so I jumped at the opportunity across the globe.” to create an Abalimi-Harvest of Hope