As you know, we try to keep these emails to one per week. But with the Governors Line headed to International Convention with a significant time zone difference, I didn't want to miss the chance to share this opportunity with all. My email yesterday spoke of the moving presentation from Ramesh Ferris at District Conference. For those of you who were not there, the Northwestern University Rotaract Club has a great opportunity: On Tuesday, May 30th at 7:30 pm over Zoom, we will be hearing a presentation on Polio awareness and prevention from guest Ramesh Ferris. Ramesh is a Polio Survivor who resides in Whitehorse, Yukon. He has travelled throughout Canada, India, USA, Puerto Rico, Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, all to convince more people to support the end of polio. Ramesh has spoken to delegates at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City and to many, many Rotarians at various Zone Institutes and District Conferences. In 2010, he raised C$300,000 for polio eradication by hand-cycling across Canada. His efforts are tireless, and we are so thrilled to welcome him into our club space! His speech will be over Zoom. He will remain online for Q and A. At 8:15, we will screen Dare to Dream: How Rotary Became the Heart and Soul of Polio Eradication to raise awareness of polio and celebrate vaccine efforts. Dare to Dream is a high-quality, full-length documentary film that tells the story of how a small group of visionary Rotary leaders dared to set a breathtaking goal of eradicating polio for all of the children of the world. This meeting is open to any Rotarian. You may attend the full program in person, or just attend the Zoom portion of the program online. Thanks to Aimee Resnick for sharing this information. Yours in service, Marlene A. Frisbie District 6440 Governor Nominee Designate Member of Rotary Club of Woodstock 815-341-3423 |
