Pittsfield Rotary Club 1-2-07

Visiting Rotarian: Ed Brokaw, Abilene, TX

Visitors:  Bill Durall with Johnson Stilwell

               Dr. Jake Brown, Chiropractor, who will be taking over Mark Meleski’s practice, with  Mark.

Student Guests:  Amber Moffit, daughter of Jeff and Ann.  She is duqally enrolled with JWCC in College English, Trig. And Spanish.  Spanish Club treasurer, VP of Student Council, in SADD, is a Saukee Peer Counselor, chair of food drive, serves as a part of Pike County Teen Youth Court, works at the Red Dome, wants to be and English teacher, then a Superintendent….Plans on going to SIU at Edwardsville.

Garrett Howland, son of Jeff and Sherry, is in Ag, College English, Physics, FFA, Basketball, likes to hunt and farm.  Works with Dad on the farm.   Plans to attend JWCC, then WIU in Ag. Business.

(how many times have we had two students who’s father have the same lst name????

A $500.00 donation for Rotary Polio Plus was received from former Rotarian Blake Roderick.

GSE team from Thailand will be in Jacksonville April 17 for a couple of days….it is a 5 member team, 1  man and 5 women.  If you would like to host one, or more, see Randy

January birthdays included Hamer, Becky, Dan B. Eric Bryn and Gary…

Program:  El Presidente introduced Phil Bradshaw who spoke on ‘SOY’

800 million people on this planet are malnourished….1/3 of the people are protein deficient….1800 children die each day from lack of protein…..and those who live are usually stunted mentally.

These statistics can be changed by the addition of ‘SOY’ in a variety of forms….milk, powder, tofu, etc.

In this country, we eat meat, and therefore are not protein deficient…..

It is estimated that people Aids infected need 50 to 100 percent more protein to reduce their infection problem, and many of the world’s protein deficient people have Aids.

The Soybean industry here has developed a  50%  soy protein  powder that can be easily added to the distressed countries normally eaten diet.  A few tablespoonfuls added daily will be sufficient to correct the dietary deficiency. 

The Soybean association only provides the education.  Other groups furnish the food materials.

Some Rotary clubs are providing Soy products, and even ‘Soy Cows’…which can make soy milk….where electricity is available.  A ’Soy Goat’ is available in other areas, which is bicycle powered….both produce ‘milk, using soybeans and unsafe local water, which is heated to a high enough temperature to make it safe to drink in the processing.