RI SPOUSE/PARTNER AWARD WINNER!

Candice Talbot was selected to receive the Rotary International Rotarian Spouse/Partner Service Award. Only 50 individuals were selected to receive this prestigious award for the 2016-17 year. Below is the nomination application that was submitted to RI:

Dave contracted polio in 1955, & post-polio syndrome has been an issue for the past 12 years. Candice has helped Dave in an ever expanded array of daily activities, including helping run Crutches4Africa, the international project of Mountain Foothills Rotary, which has shipped 88,000 crutches, canes, wheelchairs, & other mobility devices to 26 countries. Dave & Candice have personally led the distribution trips in most cases, & have had a booth at every RI Convention since 2007.

Candice handles much of the day to day operation of Crutches4Africa including emails, picking up donated mobility devices, stacking & moving them from trailers into storage, & then helping load 40’containers for shipping.

Dave had a series of heart attacks in November. During his rehab Candice ran Crutches4Africa including overseeing loading 2 containers in Maine & Georgia, & a work day at the Parker CO storage barn. Candice orchestrated these well & with her usual and exceptional proficiency.