Polio Week in Lewisville Proclamation Celebration

Members can start arriving 4:45 pm to order their food an beverages. Event starts at City 5 PM with a Challenge Party at Alkeys Lounge and Eatery in Old Town Lewisville and ends at a 7 pm in City Hall with a Lewisville City Council Reading a Proclamation recognizing the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club, Lewisville Noon Rotary Club and Rotary for its work in ending polio world wide.

Party at Alkeys Lounge & Eatery Oct. 21st to Celebrate End Polio Proclamation

The City of Lewisville City Council to recognize the

Rotary International, the Lewisville Morning and Lewisville Noon Rotary Clubs

by Proclaiming Oct 21st through Oct 28th as End Polio Week in Lewisville

At the October 21st, 7 pm Lewisville City Council meeting, council will proclaim the week of Oct 21 through Oct 28 as End Polio Week in Lewisville in honor of Rotary and World Polio Day which is celebrated internationally on October 24, 2019.  Members from both clubs will be celebrating the event prior to the council meeting 5 pm at Alkeys Lounge and Eatery with food, beverages, fun and End Polio Now challenges between club leaders.

Rotary and our mission to END POLIO worldwide.

Rotary members will begin arriving at 4:45 pm to order their food and beverages.

At 5 PM - Master of Ceremonies John Solerno will be kicking off the celebration by introducing our challenger games, our challengers and encouraging all present to donate to End Polio forever by purchasing End Polio Now stickers in honor of their favorite challenger from their favorite club. Members will prominently display their stickers (think I voted) as their challenger attempts to win the challenge.

Rotary members will be encouraged to wear their End Polio Now gear (hats, shirts etc. with END POLIO logo).

 We will have 3 challenges; each challenge will have a challenger from each club:

1. Club Presidents Challenge - Lewisville Morning Rotary Club President Tom Rowe will be challenging Lewisville Noon Club President John Kazor at Corn Hole
2. Councilman Challenge - City Councilman and Lewisville Morning Rotary member Bob Troyer or his designate will be challenging City Council Member and Lewisville Noon Rotary member T.J. Gilmore or his designate to a game of pong.
3. Police department representatives from each club will participate in a Dart Challenge.

Following the 3 concurrent challenges, John Solerno will award the trophies and introduce Rotary District 5790

At approx 6 PM, Governor Peter Scott who will say a few words about Rotary's Challenge of eliminating polio world wide in the remaining 2 endemic countries Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Finally, prizes will be awarded to the event participants with the most outrageous End Polio outfit, the most attractive End Polio outfit and the 3 attendees with the most End Polio Stickers displayed.

The event will conclude at 6:30 pm to give sufficient time for participants to walk one block to Lewisville City Hall to meet in Council Chambers for the 7 PM Proclamation.