On Thursday, February 19, 2026 our Rotary District's All-Club Meeting was held at Safari Ranch in Richmond, Texas.  Our club was represented by the following members:  President & PDG Nick Giannone, PDG Ed Charlesworth, Robin Charlesworth, Ed Socha,  Robert Stein, and our two newest members Daniel Casper and Sir Billy Dorsey.  Additional guests at our table were Fabiola Giannone and Carol Stein.   Our club's exchange student from Brazil was sponsored by. our club and also sat at our table.  Prior to the meeting we were also represented at the EXPO by Robin Charlesworth's ICC (Intercountry Committee) table and tables promoted by Dr. Nick Giannone for Umbilical Cord Blood Donations.  DG Tom Kelchner also invited Nick to present with a panel of experts a brief introduction to the concept of cord blood donations.  The keynote speaker was representing the Bill Gates Foundation,  Andrew Stein.  He is the Deputy Director of Polio Program's Outbreak Teams with the Gates Foundation.  An iron lung was on display as you entered the building which was relied upon by polio patients to maintain breathing ability.  Rotary maintains our commitment to eradicate polio so future generations will not suffer from this disease.  

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