Author: Michael Barger

2022-23 Rotary Year
Issue 38-14
10/14/20222
President John Price
Editor – M. Barger
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For D5180

Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women. The effort of Albie Aware Brest Cancer Foundation were discussed by Courtney Quinn at our recent meeting. We learned that 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime.
In the US, there will be an estimated 287,850 new cases of breast cancer and an estimated 43,250 deaths from breast cancer in 2022.
Mammograms identify 87% of women with breast cancer and are the best way to find breast cancer early, when it is easier to treat and before it is big enough to feel or cause symptoms. There is a 99% 5-year survival with early detection in the localized stage.
Sacramento County has higher death rate from breast cancer than state and national average and did not reach the Healthy People 2020 goal for mammograms in the past 2 years for women age 50-74. Encourage those you know to get screened.

Leadership Conference
For the tenth year, Point West Rotary will put on the partners in Leadership program for students from Encina Preparatory High School back at Sac State. Contact Sandy Thompson or Larry Challis for information about how you can help.

Prospective New Member
Charissa Gorre is applying for membership to PWR. She was born in Sacramento and attended Norte Del Rio where the school won State Championships on the Debate Team, Contemporaneous and Impromptu Speaking (1977-1979). She attended ARC, CSUS attaining a BA in Social Sciences 1984. She attained an MA in English from National U. in 2006. During 1979 and 1980, Charissa was an Aspen Institute Fellow (amazing place. Check it out at https://www.aspeninstitute.org). She currently as Public Safety Coordinator/Administration of Justice Professor and Department Chair at American River College. Rotary's leadership in volunteer work/public service, support of youth in the community, and work to assist Human Trafficking and domestic abuse victims are the attractions to PWR.

Putt Polio Into The Past
Come to Haggin Oaks Golf Complex this Friday, 10/21 at 7:30 AM to help. Contact Dominic Porrino for information. Let’s get rid of Polio forever!
We now can ever closer with eradication of tis disease with the development of a new vaccine, novel oral polio vaccine type (nOPV2) that is more genetically stable and much less likely to cause variant or vaccine-derived poliomyelitis. Read about it in the Oct 2022 Rotary Magazine.

Meeting 14 Recap
Back at DPCC, Mark Copeland leads the pledge. Gary and the Sequinettes sing Sugar Shack. Dave Abbott gives us the thought for the day. Brian Laird, the faculty advisor to the West Campus Interact Club is made an honorary member of PWR and given a Paul Harris Fellowship. We are reminded that Putting for Polio is next week. New Paul Harris Fellows for our club are distributed. The 6 new major donors are honored. Bea Maurer and Mike Bede and Mike Barger are bell ringers. Our speaker, introduced by Paul Adams, is Courtney Quinn, from Albie Aware Breast Cancer Foundation discussing the picture of breast cancer statistics for California and the Sacramento area focusing on early screening for high risk patients. Happy Bucks were given in honor of visiting former PWR member Tom Slagle. Two wheel spinners today with Paul Adams spinning to the “Loser” (although we all know that Paul is not really a loser) and Paul Cunha spun to win “Coffee in a Cup.”

Mark Your Calendars
11/5-6—District 5180 Practical Relevant Leadership Skills training.

PWR Meetings—
Fridays, 7:30 AM at DPCC* (+ Zoom)
Oct. 21—Haggin Oaks Golf Complex—Putting for Polio
Oct. 28—Speaker Jerry Reynolds
Nov. 5—at Leatherby’s on Arden. Speaker Dave Leatherby
*(unless indicated)