Rotary District 5240 Gov. Brenda Cressey visits Santa Paula club

Also in line for kudos, and a special District 5240 pin, were Joe Jauregui for his efforts on behalf of Habitat for Humanity and Maria Bombara and Ginger Gherardi for being the ?ones who really make President Valdes look good!??You need good quality members to achieve goals for the community, and the community and the world depend on Rotary clubs. Rotary is continuing its global quest,? to eradicate polio, still a major concern in Asia and Africa, said Cressey.The Polio Plus effort started in the mid-1980s, and the 100th anniversary of Rotary, 2005, is the target date for riding the world of the devastating disease. The effort is a challenge: the ?virus travels, it knows no borders,? and has been found in countries thought to be polio free.Rotary commitment to Polio Plus will hit one-half billion by 2005, Cressey noted, and ?as long as one case remains, no child will be safe. . .once achieved, polio will be the second disease eradicated,? after smallpox.To continue such efforts, new members with ?Quality of the heart,? must be brought into Rotary, said Cressey. Rotary attracts community and business leaders, but ?It?s nice to be important, but equally important to be nice. Rotary?s business is humanity and its product service. Rotary changes the lives of many people and changes the lives of Rotarians.