Infection, Print Making@ the Rotary Arts Festival, Public Relations & the Rotary Foundation.

Last Week

Antoinette Moolman came to talk to us about infections, specifically infections in hospitals.

Antoinette is an Associate Lecturer in the Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Unit at Wits and she is an Infection Control Specialist.

What was particularly interesting was how late it was..in the 1970's ....that infection between patients and visitors was taken seriously and something was done about it.
When you listen to a talk like this the amazing thing is that any of us are alive at all!  If you shake hands with anyone or breathe, even, you are at risk.

I rather stupidly deleted the picture of our visiting artists...if anyone has one with names etc then I will replace this blank paragraph.
Well it's not quite blank because this is something you can do at the Rotary Arts Festival.  We have effectively established an ongoing business with our donation of the press last year and Joan Sainsbury has mentored the embryo business on our behalf.

This Week

Our guest speaker will be Nombulelo Yena (Buli) of the Omnicom Media Africa Group.  She is an Implementation Planner…type of strategic Media Planner.  She and Michell Brook, Media Director have been assisting us on a daily basis with the Arts Festival.

Buli will introduce the agency, what they do and how they are assisting the Rotary Arts Festival.

The Association of Fundraising Professionals recognized The Rotary Foundation with its annual Award for Outstanding Foundation at its 2017 conference in San Francisco.

Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair-elect Paul Netzel accepts the Award for Outstanding Foundation, on Rotary's behalf, at the Association of Fundraising Professionals 2017 conference.

The award honours organizations that show philanthropic commitment and leadership through financial support, innovation, encouragement of others, and involvement in public affairs. Some of the boldest names in American giving — Kellogg, Komen, and MacArthur, among others —are past honorees.

The announcement came on 15 November, known to industry professionals since the 1980s as National Philanthropy Day. The award was presented 2 May at the AFP’s annual conference.

Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair-elect Paul Netzel accepted the award on Rotary’s behalf, and Eric Schmelling, Rotary's chief philanthropy officer, also attended the conference. The event drew more than 3,400 senior-level fundraising professionals from 33 countries.

“In our Centennial year, we are deeply honored to receive this recognition from the Association of Fundraising Professionals,” said Netzel.

AFP’s committee of judges cited Rotary’s comprehensive campaign to eradicate polio as a major driver of the selection.

With the generous support of our members and partners, we’ve taken on some of the toughest humanitarian challenges in the world, none more so than the devastating disease of polio,” said Netzel. “We will defeat polio, and it will be a landmark achievement for global public health.”

The committee also mentioned that Rotary applies a methodical, purposeful approach to support a wide variety of causes, from providing clean water to educating the next generation of peace professionals.

“This award helps to spread our belief that service to humankind truly changes our world, and for that reason, it is the greatest work of life,” said Netzel.