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Quota Clubs “Score the Gold” with Service
As the world celebrates Olympic success in gold, silver, and bronze,
clubs in three Quota countries—Canada, the Philippines, and the United
States—step up to the winners' platform with projects that provide
encouragement, comfort, and hope to youngsters.
CANADA
Owen Sound Quotarians Big Scorers in
Service
PHILIPPINES
Head-to-Toe Help Provides Hope for Children
in Need
UNITED
STATES
Bearing the Pain Is Made Easier with
Magnolia Quota Bears
Grand Rapids Quotarians Care about Kids
CANADA
Owen
Sound Quotarians Big Scorers in Service
When it comes to pitching in, the Quotarians of Owen Sound, Ontario, are ready to take to the field…the soccer field, that is! Not willing to sit on the sidelines, club members got into the game by sponsoring a children's team from the "under twelve" division. While their team finished in third place, they were able to capture the gold medal during the playoffs. The final game was a "real nail-biter" as the Quota team took the lead in the final moments and scored the winning goal—all to the delight of Quota members cheering in the stands. In the photo, above, past Owen Sound club president Jean Wilson gives her grandson, Marshall Veroni, a congratulatory hug as he savors both his gold medal and his ice cream treat provided by club members.
While the children were winners on the field, club members championed
an important topic on the sidelines—instructing the youngsters on
protecting their ears and ways to prevent hearing loss. Owen Sound Quotarians
prove that we are all gold winners when we share with kids.
PHILIPPINES
Head-to-Toe
Help Provides Hope for Children in Need
From the tip of their tongues to the soles of their feet, sixty-eight children of Harong Kan Sagrada Familia, a center for the multi-disabled, were given some special treats. First, the Quota club of Legazpi-Mayon provided each child with some new clothes; then, to make it more of a celebration, the garments and footwear were distributed at a party where every child's favorite meal—fried chicken—was served.
Club members measured each child's feet for the exact shoe size, since every youngster will be given a pair of new slippers. For children who live in a world of suffering, receiving a pair of well-fitting shoes gives the message that there are people who love them as well as care for their needs.
For young Nino Bersabe, the day had special significance. The eight-year old, who was orphaned at a young age, received a modern and compact hearing-aid. The fourth of eight siblings, Nino now has an easier time communicating with his family and friends.
In the first 15 months since the Quota club of Legazpi-Mayon chartered,
membership has increased from 15 to 36 members. This active group has
embarked on a total of nine service projects ranging from a symposium
on deaf awareness, the awarding of hearing aids, a magic show for children,
to visiting incarcerated adults. These Quota members embody their creed
of humility in service, love for others, and inner beauty.
UNITED
STATES
Bearing
the Pain Is Made Easier with Magnolia Quota Bears
Charlie Fannin, grandson of club president Marilyn Fannin, snapped Quota
members delivering a batch of their homemade teddy bears! Pictured left
to right are Genevieve White, Director of Nursing at Magnolia Hospital;
Norma Hayes, President of the Hospital Auxiliary; Kathy Pyle, Chairperson
of QI of Magnolia's Teddy Bear Committee; and members of Quota's Committee—Janie
Foreman, Golden Tradewell, and Mary Hogland.
For 40 years the Quotarians of Magnolia, Arkansas, have been stitching teddy bears to bring good cheer to youngsters in the hospital and rural health center. Upon entering the Magnolia Hospital, children are presented with a teddy bear in hopes that their stay will be a little bit brighter. A hospital visit may be upsetting for them. Being away from home, treatments, and shots can be overwhelming to little ones. But hugging their bears could make the experience a little easier.
Making the bears is an assembly line process. Individual members cut the material from the donated cloth while others paint the faces and sew the bears. They all take part in stuffing the washable teddies.
The children will have their special teddy bears to remind them that when they were in the hospital Quota cared. And for the Quotarians who have sewn over 120 bears this year? They have already given out another 200 of these washable little critters and have 100 ready to go.
UNITED
STATES
Grand
Rapids Quotarians Care about Kids
The
members of Quota International of Grand Rapids, Michigan, invest in the
success of deaf and hard-of-hearing youngsters in their community in multiple
ways!
Through charity golf classics, these Quotarians have raised enough money over the years to provide more than 20 Sound Field Amplification systems for classrooms at Harrison Park Elementary and Jefferson Elementary. In addition to amplifying classrooms in the Grand Rapids Public School system and providing funding for equipment in a number of Shawnee Park Elementary classrooms, Grand Rapids Quotarians volunteered to enhance the visual field of these schools as well.
Each spring for the past five years, club members have spruced up the courtyard gardens at Shawnee Park Elementary School, home of the Grand Rapids Oral Deaf Program. With planting, weeding, and watering the flower beds, the enclosed play area is a visual delight for the children. This Quota club has successfully created a feast for the senses with these two integrated club projects.
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