Ricky Leal
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Today's Meeting:
Please join us today for a presentation on Veterans Affairs from Jessica Grogan, Veterans Administration Licensed Psychologist. She will be discussing the effects of PTSD with returning service members after combat.
Check out our very own Rotarian Lt Col Cliff Moriarty, the featured speaker at Raymondville's Veterans Day ceremony this past Tuesday. He is pictured here as he was feautured in the Atlanta Journal Constitution's newspaper:
Nick Mazik was the guest speaker at our last meeting. Nick has spent the last two years abroad living and studying in former Soviet states behind the Iron Curtain, most notably including Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, the Balkans, Romania, and Central Asia. He has most recently spent time in Ukraine during the current unrest and troubles with Russia and has spent the last year studying the events leading up to the current crisis, the evolving escalation, and the possible future outcomes for Ukraine, Russia, and Eastern Europe. He gave us a summary of his studies and experiences in Ukraine and closed by answering questions from the floor.
Applications are currently being accepted for volunteers who would like to work in a medical clinic in Costa Rica for 14 days, scheduled for June 2015. Volunteers will work as a member of the Global Health Team administered by International Service Learning. At the clinic, volunteers participate, under the direct supervision of local, licensed health professionals, with patient interviews, taking vital signs, performing basic triage, and filling prescriptions. Volunteers also have the opportunity to closely observe the examination, diagnosis, and treatment process. Teams are led by professional staff and accompanied by bilingual assistants." Please note that level of participation is as involved as each team member is comfortable with. Rotarians and their family members are not eligible. Additional details are available on the District website at www.rotary5930.org. The deadline to apply is Dec. 08, 2014.
Kathy Preddy presented members of the MMA Interact Club a Certificate of Appreciation for their efforts in raising money for the Rotary Polio Plus Project.
The annual Feast of Sharing event will be held on Nov 21st. Our club will be working on the shift from 1:45 to 3:00 PM. Anyone interested in helping should contact Kathy Preddy.
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Nick Mazik was the guest speaker at our last meeting. Nick has spent the last two years abroad living and studying in former Soviet states behind the Iron Curtain, most notably including Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, the Balkans, Romania, and Central Asia. He has most recently spent time in Ukraine during the current unrest and troubles with Russia and has spent the last year studying the events leading up to the current crisis, the evolving escalation, and the possible future outcomes for Ukraine, Russia, and Eastern Europe. He gave us a summary of his studies and experiences in Ukraine and closed by answering questions from the floor.
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