Three new members were inducted by President Greg Wims.  Is this a record?  Please give Katey Boerner, Clyde Garrett, and Marvin Address a warm Rotary welcome.

Rich Carson talked about the new Rotary literacy program to improve primary school literacy in Ecuador.  It will train 25 master trainers who will then train 500 school teachers. Our Club is one of the Sponsoring Clubs, and our Foundation has contributed $5,000.  Becoming a civil society member of the Association of American States enabled Rotary to address one of the top most needs in South America: literacy.

Beyhan Trock told us about the Prostate Cancer Study spearheaded by our Rotary club: using Rotary members to obtain a large set of consistent data to make comparative studies to find relevant biomarkers. The study protocol has been submitted to Johns Hopkins. It will address collection and storage of questionnaire and blood samples. The execution will start with the B-CC Club, expand to 3 other clubs in Mont. Co., followed by expansion to the District. Afterwards, Johns Hopkins, Rotary International and the National Cancer Institute will be involved to fund the expansion at the national and international levels.

President Greg Wims told us about the Club’s support of this year’s water projects in Kenya.  The goodwill generated prompted the head master at one school to make the financial sacrifices to become a Rotary member. The second school has started an Interact club counting 30 students.