Rose Shaw Elementary School EarlyAct FirstKnight® Service Club has around thirty fourth and fifth grade students who work with Rotarian advisors from the Rotary Club of Southside Corpus Christi, Texas, Rotary International District 5930.  Southside Corpus Christi Rotarian advisors guided the service club members on options for international service projects.  After seeing photos of children that were crippled from Polio and learning this crippling disease could have been prevented if the children had been immunized, one of the service club members stated, “We have to help them!” 
 
The Rose Shaw Elementary School EAFK Service Club and Rotarian advisors participated in a fundraiser raising $540 (US) in less than two hours. We are all appreciative of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2:1 match.   With some help from their Rotarian Advisor, Richard Espinosa, the students learned they raised enough money to vaccinate children in five schools their size.
They EAFK Service Club members made the following comments:
“EAFK means that you have to help people end polio… Early Act First Knight Club is the best of the best.” Mariana Aviles
“EAFK has been a lot of fun…No matter how big the task is we can make a change.  For example, Polio was a big task but we conquered it because we are one big family that helps the world.” Fabian A. Reyes
“EAFK means that you are part of something…The thing is that you get to help people get better from a disease called Polio…” Kayla Benavides
“Early Act First Knight is fun to me because we are a Rotary Club that gets to help other people.  I’ve learned about polio…” Meischa Coleman
Rose Shaw Elementary School EAFK Service Club members are a Gift to the World.
 
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Rose Shaw Special Emphsis School EarlyAct FirstKnight® Service Club Poem
Rose Shaw Special Emphasis School, Corpus Christi Texas
EarlyAct FirstKnight® Service Club sponsored by the Southside Corpus Christi Rotary Club, Corpus Christi, Texas District 5930 | December 3, 2015

Every day we work hard
Always thinking
Right on time
Looking for ways to help
Yes, we are always helping .
Always by your side
Cool people
Try our best.
First in volunteering
Intelligent students
Really helpful
Super nice
Totally awesome.
Knightly students
Not mean
Inspires kids
Great friends
Helpful
Thinking of Ways to help.
 
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EarlyAct FirstKnight® Service Club sponsored by the Southside Corpus Christi Rotary Club, Corpus Christi, Texas District 5930 | February 23, 2016
Back Row: Roman Livas, Nancy Ross, Richard Espinosa, Nina Espinosa, Rotary District 5930 District Governor Elect Debbie High, Patricia DeLeon
Middle Row:  Roland Livas, Juan O’Campo, Oziel Camara, Meischa Coleman, Abram Gutierrez (President), Alfredo Gutierrez, Briana Almeida
Front Row: Santiago Garcia, John Owen, Katya Gamez, Cindy Trejo, Evelyn Puente, Jasmin Sanchez, Jaylin Colchado (Vice President)
“We are this close”
 
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John Owen, Immediate Past President, Rotary Club of Southside Corpus Christi tells his story of when he contracted Polio as a young boy.  He thanked the EAFK Service Club members for their hard work to help end polio.  
Photo:  John Owen and Katya Gamez holding a photo of John when he had to be in an iron lung.