Danielle Polland, President of Action For Women Club
Gold Coast House named in Nicaragua
Next Kids Day Out in January
NO MTG  Dec 25 and JAN 1....next MTG Jan 8!!!!
 
Attendees: Mike, Ed, Jesse, Jay, Lynn, Clarisse, Emma
Guests: Danielle Polland(11th grader GN North),
             Diane Polland (Coldwell Banker RE), Elliot Polland (lawyer)
 
Danielle Polland is an 11th grader at GN North and is President of Action For Women Club at the HS. This is an umbrella organization for two Foundations : Fistulla Foundation (www.fistulafoundation.org) and AFYA (www.afyafoundation.org).
In addition she is involved with Special Olympics in our area.
 
Afya is a 501c3 charity that distributes medical supplies and humanitarian provisions to Africa and the Caribbean. 
Danielle requests  us to support her Afya activities and the Club will discuss this early next year. The Club is always pleased to see a a HS student helping to make a better world.
 
Kids day out..a great hit..around 50 needy kids in Westbury School District spent a day with Gold Coast Club at 2 museums,enjoyed Imax movie,lunch and T shirts and goody bags. Thank you Manny for the idea and funding!!
 
Next Kids Day Out pencilled in for late January with kids from Brooklyn.
 
Nice pictures and thank you note from Tony D'Urso who is building a home in Nicaragua for improverished villagers that will be named Gold Coast House when it is finished in honor of our contribution to his bridges to community (www.bridgestocommunity.org) project.
 
Lynn working with John to obtain more publicity for Club's activities via submitting articles and pictures to local paper.
 
Mike constantly updating our Website www.gclsrotary.org
check it out..thnx Mike.
 
 
NOTE     NO MTG  Dec 25 and JAN 1....next MTG Jan 8!!!!
 
Happy Holidays and New Year!!!
 
 
                                                                           Regards,
 
 
Jay Mancus