POLIO COMMITTEE UPDATE!
Posted by Mary Jean Ewing (Boulder Flatirons) maryjeanewing@earthlink.net
This past month has been very busy for the Polio Committee and we have also received wonderful support from our District at many levels. We are grateful!
On the 15th of April, the committee reviewed Club support for the Polio Plus campaign. We showed that 19 clubs had met our Committee Challenge of $50/member, while 14 clubs had met the goal of RI President John Germ of $2,650. The Rotary Club of Golden held a wonderful program on Saturday, April 22nd, "Celebrating 30 Years of Women in Rotary” which included Dr. Sylvia Whitlock, first woman Rotary Club President of Duarte, CA, as well as our District 5450 Women PDG’s - Talee Crowe, Karen Sekich, Diane Kessel Knight, and Mary Kay Hasz. The combined wisdom and sharing of their “aha” moments as women in Rotary resulted in a very rich program for all of us.
Polio Plus will also benefit. The District Conference this past weekend was rich with speakers, entertainment, sharing from many Clubs and fellowship. Carl Tinstman brought us up to date with the “End Polio Now” campaign; Grant Wilkins, PDG and Past Rotary International Director, shared his work with the USA Rotary Advocacy Committee; and we recognized Littleton Foothills as the highest per member donation of $145+. All in all a lot for us to celebrate! Thank you all who make this District great.
We have two months of this Rotary year remaining. You might wish to use this short video in your Club as a reminder of what we do and how we do it for Polio Eradication: