Hi Rotarians. We are so happy to hear that the Rotary Club can join us on Nov. 22nd. Please let volunteers know to arrive at 8:30am and plan on being here until 11:30 am/noon. Volunteers can park in our parking lot (or use the upper church lot, if ours is full.)
Dress comfortably. Your group will be assisting us in receiving and sorting a large donation of food.
November is Rotary Foundation Month. Our Norristown Club encourages each member to help observe this with a contribution to the Foundation, We ask you to consider donating $100 (or more if you are so inclined), so that the Club can get recognition for the “Every Member, Every Year” effort of RI.
In addition, our Club sponsors a lottery to award a Paul Harris Fellowship to one or more lucky contribution members by pooling at the points given annually by the Foundation to each contributing Rotarian. The pool is used to draw members’ names and use the pooled points to reach the 1000 level which qualifies the lucky Club member for a Paul Harris Fellowship. This is fun, and encourages all of us to participate. The drawing will be held at a meeting at the conclusion of the campaign.
Please consider writing a check any amount is appreciated) and bring your check to the weekly meeting at Jeffersonville Golf Club so I can send it to the Foundation with the appropriate contribution form. If you prefer please send your check to me at my home ( indicated below). Any questions, please call me for clarification. Thanks for your generosity, Rotary Spirit, and help.
Last Thursday the Club welcomed two leaders from the Norristown organization PROJECT LIBERTAD, RACHEL RUTTER and TAWA De SOUSA. Rachel created the Project Libertad in 2015 with the goal of bringing legal representation to new immigrant youth involved in proceedings pertaining to possible deportation. She spoke of the situation these young people find themselves in where they may not have anyone assisting them in determining available paths to remain in this country, especially when their immigrant status is in question. Rachel is currently the only source for legal representation to these chi;dren.
Rachel outlined the history of the group, stated the goals of supporting the immigrants, educating the community in the areas of myths, stereotypes and immigration causes and needs.
She went over the factors leading to their decisions to migrate tenth U.S.A. despite the dangers. The concerns are gang violence, domestic violence, sexual abuse, poverty, lack of education among others. She feels that many of these are a direct result of U.S. foreign policy in Latin America.
Rachel played a video demonstrating the fear a young child faces when facing a court appearance.
TAWA De SOUSA, a bilingual case worker , told her story of the path she had to go through to gain her present legal status in this country, and how PROJECT LIBERTAD had helped her in this process.
If you want to learn more or contribute to their cause, check out their website at:
Each week we ask a community leader to come speak to the club. Guests are Welcome !! If you would like to speak at a future meeting, email us at RotaryofNorristown@gmail.com. Include your contract info and a brief description of your topic.
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