February 14, 2008

Today’s Scheduled Speaker:     Anne Guerrant, the Guerrant Foundation

President – Martha S. O'Connor - Secretary – Bonnie Guilbault  - Treasurer – Dona Eubank

Guests: David Guilbault, Bonnie’s husband

Attendance:    Martie O., Corey B., Eileen S., Kent H., Jan S., Bonnie G., Dona E., Ben E., Patrick deH. Ben E., Ron F.
Invocation: Ben E.    Pledge & 4-Way Test: Martie O.     Happy $: Bonnie

Announcements:  None

The schedule  for February is: 

            Feb. 21 - Ogie Shaw,Executive Director of Community Fitness         
                Leaders;President of Ogie Shaw Fitness
            Feb. 28 – Kimmey (Mi Young Ki)

TRS Board Meeting after regular meeting.  Members are invited to attend as well.

Speaker: Anne Guerrant played tennis on the pro tour for 9 years, ranking as high as #11 in the world.  She played at Wimbledon, the US Open, and all the major tournaments.  Her record includes wins over Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King. In 2005 she and her husband, Terry, visited a micro credit lending program in India.  They were truly inspired by the dignity and ambition of the women entrepreneurs they met. They started the Guerrant Foundation to help women and families improve their lives through tiny loans to start businesses.

One half of the world’s population lives on $2/day.  70% of those 3 billion people in poverty are females. Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace prize winner along with the Grameen Bank, began loaning small amounts of money to the poorest of the poor of Bangladesh in 1976.  With tiny loans these impoverished people were able to begin to generate an income and break the devastating cycle of poverty.  The Grameen Bank, which Dr. Yunus founded in 1983, has helped 6 million people in Bangladesh lift themselves out of poverty.   Today there are about 3,000 micro finance institutions around the world helping over 100 million people.   The Guerrant Foundation supports Opportunity International and the Grameen Foundation.  If you want to make a donation, please contact Anne or visit the website at http://guerrantfoundation.org or
Call:  (480) 219-6600  or  email:  admin@guerrantfoundation.org

Dona drew the winning ticket, but not “The Queen of Hearts”.  Sorry, Dona.

Adjournment:  The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 A.M.