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Oct. 24, 2021
What is Purple Pinky Day?Purple Pinky Day (PPD) is a Rotary polio eradication fund and awareness raising day held on World Polio Day, October 24th, each year. Why 'Purple Pinky'?In countries where the threat of polio remains, children still receive their polio vaccine by mouth, unlike other countries where the vaccine is injected. When vaccinating children, every child will have the little finger (pinky) nail of their left hand painted with an indelible purple marker. This is important because the vaccine should not be re-administered within one month.The purple marker eventually turns brown and lasts for about one month. Vaccinators will check a child's left hand pinky before vaccinating to see if the child has previously received the vaccine. Hence, Purple Pinky.
How does Purple Pinky Day work?A fun event held in elementary and middle schools in Stow, Bolton and Lancaster. A week or two before PPD, Rotarians give a talk to students about polio, a disease they usually know nothing about as they have grown up protected by the vaccines they received as babies, and explain how Rotary has driven the polio eradication program. Parents are also informed and students are asked to bring $1 to school during the week of PPD, which is donated to Rotary's polio eradication fund raising campaign. When will polio be eradicated from the world?Many people comment they thought it was! Polio eradication will be only the second human disease next to smallpox, to be eradicated from the planet. In 1988, when Rotary started, there were 350,000 children paralysed every year, across ALL countries, by polio. In 2017, there were 22 and they were in just two countries. Polio is much harder than smallpox was to eradicate. For example, the virus can survive outside the body in water and only a tiny number of infected people show any symptoms. Polio eradication is 'This Close', indeed we are on a Countdown to History, but the final stage is the most expensive, and expected to cost about $7 billion.
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Oct. 31, 2021 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
We are excited to support ClearPath for New England in its Dogs2Vets mission, matching veterans with service dogs. The program, perfected at Clear Path For Veterans’ center in New York state, involves the veteran in the canine-training process working together, along with the trainer, to achieve individual goals. Join us in this tail-wagging fundraiser to purchase and train service dogs for veterans. $10 admission fee. Veterans, active military, and children under 12 are free! 🐶 Dogs must be on a leash no longer than 6 feet 🐶 All vaccinations must be up-to-date 🐶 Owners are responsible for removing all dog waste |
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Nov. 11, 2021 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
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Nov. 16, 2021 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
$10 per person for pizza, and beverages are on attendees.
Our service for the night will benefit the Stow Food Pantry, and they're collecting boxes of cereal, and cans of tomato or cream of mushroom soup through the end of November. Any brand is acceptable, and think of what your favorites are! Bring what you can, and we'll make sure it gets to the Stow Food Pantry, a fantastic organization right in our own backyard!
Come on out and bring a friend to show them what we're all about!
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Art of Problem Solving
Nov. 18, 2021 7:30 a.m.
Paula Castner is a founder and former COO of Seven Bridge Writers' Collaborative, a nonprofit organization committed to connecting, networking and supporting writers in Central Massachusetts. She is currently the director of Art of Problem Solving Academy in Waltham, MA, responsible for the education of 500 second through twelfth grade students. |
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Dec. 16, 2021 7:30 a.m.
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ShelterBox
Jan. 06, 2022 7:30 a.m.
Bill Tobin is Rotary Relations Manager for ShelterBox, a global nonprofit organization that provides emergency shelter and tools to displaced families around the world. ShelterBox is an official project partner with Rotary International. Rotarians around the world help ShelterBox to connect with local communities more quickly when disaster strikes. |
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Tend to You Inc.
Feb. 17, 2022 7:30 a.m.
Tend to You Inc. is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization founded in June 2020 and located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Tend to You focuses on providing support to cancer patients living in Massachusetts, particularly young adults. Tend to You assembles and delivers care packages for cancer patients in active treatment. These packages are bursting with high-quality, locally-sourced products made from all-natural ingredients. |
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Littleton Community Farm’s
Apr. 07, 2022 7:30 a.m.
Amy Tarlow-Lewis is the Founder and Executive Director of the Littleton Community Farm. The organization's mission is to reduce food insecurity in the area, provide farm-based experiential awareness, and be a place for community connection. It aims to inspire through hands-on exposure to agriculture and growing for the entire community. |
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Apr. 08, 2022 7:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
We are sponsoring our annual financial Reality Fair at Nashoba Regional High School on the morning of Friday, April 8. Here’s your opportunity to volunteer and provide a valuable life lesson to ~250 10th graders at Nashoba Regional High School while having fun at the same time! Volunteer materials are provided in advance: You can find the 2022 volunteer handbook on nashobarotary.com in the Download section. Additionally, please invite others to volunteer -- we need at least 50 for a smooth, efficient event! The more the merrier, and the more of a positive impact we can make on our students! |
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Apr. 09, 2022 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley and the Humanitarian Club of Littleton High School invite you to our Rise Against Hunger food packaging event on Saturday, April 9, from 9am-noon at Nashoba Regional High School, 12 Green Rd, Bolton. Help us package 20,000 meals in two hours! Children (4+) are welcome. We need helping hands and sponsors. A $10 donation will provide dozens of meals.
This is a video from an event a few years ago: https://youtu.be/uMEy8-EalSo
If you want to help package, please RSVP to http://events.riseagainsthunger.org/Nashoba2022 Rise Against Hunger gets food and life-saving aid to the world’s most vulnerable people and works to end global hunger in our lifetime. Established in 1998, they have provided over 225 million meals in 74 countries. Charity Navigator gave Rise Against Hunger 4 stars, the highest rating. https://www.riseagainsthunger.org
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